Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1846-10-20
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Tie period has arrived at which some
estimate may be made a. 4, TAI, genera
product Of bread stuff. yielae,l by our
kind old mother earth, during the year
1876. ~ esth a95 SCI 80 ~
( We have already stated that the crop
ofthe United States was unusually luxu.
rant this Sc ls3a. With the exception OF
a single sectiea ofcouatry embracing the
most ofthe state Of Maryland, and a part
iot Pennsylvania, Delaware, and of ea q
ern Virginia, in which most luxurianr
growth was overtakeh just before an | ttn
ring llrvest by a fatal series Of wei waat s
er.--with this exception. we say a larger
and better crop of Wheat, rye and oats
never was pr5duced ia this country szp7n
The steamer that arrived last Friday
brings us reviews Of the crops dfEarope, I
which are manilestly made up in great
and very possibly published with IL view
To speculation. They should lie received
with due caution. So far as they .tsaay be
depended upon, they show, that the crop
tof'graiH ON the British Islands, is about. a
fair average, but not adequate to supply
the deficiency which the failure ofthe Do.
tato crop will OCCASION. The low cean
tries, Holland, &c. are deficient in their
rye cr0p--to them very Important
France is absolutely startled by the fail
ure oftheir wheat, oats, and potato CROP
and will require considerable supplies,
i''rwhich, according to theirjourhals they
look to the usual graineries of the cont.
nent without finding an adequate relief
. With regard to the grain crops on the
continent the LONDON Morning Chronical
efthe lst instant, makes the following
important statement'--.It may ln said
generally, that throughout the whole of
the. south of Europe the wheat crop is de.
ficient, especially ia the countries border.
ing on the Mediterranean, which will all
require considerable aid to make out the
years CONSUMPTION. In central and nor
thern Europe tlieawheat crop is better,
but nearly throughout, with, some excep.
tons, tbesrye crop has failed. There is
a considerable demand for wheat in the
Rhenish provinces. There are buyers
hefefro Germany, looking for wheat in
bond for shipment thence 1t is the o.
pinioR of some of the best informed con.
tinental merchants that all the wheat of.
iiierior quality which comes into this
country wiltlbe re exported in bond. 7" y
The{increase in the price of corn has.
created great deal of discomfort in
France. Some serious riots have taken
place5in the departments, and the papers
speak as if they thought that the discon-
tent had by no means reached lis utmost
height. s lnthe middle aud east OF France.
the discomfort had taken more alarm.
ing shape. Every days papers bring ac
counts of incendiaryl fires in different
quartz RS, and they appear to lie daily in.
creasing. 4, ~ s8f -. al .sr.
The Paris Presse. publishes the follow
ing notice Of tie craps in France, on tho
anthoFity4ofa private CORE spoHdeni: +
u I'VE are about to enteron one of these
icalamitous years in which the sordinarN
resources arc, not sufficient for the food
of the people. ,Phe crop of l843lis EN-
Btirely exhausted, and that OF, 1916 has
produced less than fair average. The
bIys harvest has so completely failed thre':
out France, that it viii scarcely produce
sufficient for seed farthe ensuipg year.
Some farmers have not 'threshed their
crop, as they fogsd !: would not pay the
kexPense. Wheat is 10 general of good
quality bun, contrary to the sansuiile ex-
pectations of the farmea the tprodnce il
less than that of.Is45. The. oats lave
been searched 2byl the sun in, several de-
paEtments. They are Interior in quantity
| and quality, every where, hut Par,Icularil
n tue departments where they serve for
/ The taod Of the Inhabitants. Dry yegeta
biesr such as peas beans. and lenti!s. viii
not produce q sufficient supply for the en-
suing whites. Cabbages and carrots
IsaFe exceedingly scarce. Potatoes have
lsheeR attacked with the prevailing disease
I'm 1 z departments and cause serigus all
] prehensippsfvr the future, So much FIR
Francs. Let US now examine the pros
/ pect IN foreign countries. liz Belgium
there are no complaints Of The harvest.
q but i VIII not produce any ossFplus for
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