Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-15
THE CROPS. &c.

Contrary to all our previous Information and
expectations, The intelligence Of The crops in The
great Yves, is most unfayorabe. The N. York
Express publishes The following letter, which our
readers will take for what il is worth We will
add that The Editor OF The New York Tribune,
writing from Detroit, confirms This bad news Of
the cro,s in Ohio, Wisconsin, Northern Illinois,
and Michigan. In The Southeastern counties OF
the latter Slate he says, the crop will be less than
One-thvd that OF last year A leading manulac-
turer Of -four al Detroit estimates The export Of
-four by Michigan from the next crop al not more
Than $50 900 barrels al most, against 100000
barrels lin flour and wheaD from her last crop
Correspondence Of the Express.
BUFFALO, June 10, l647.
In The course Of nearly Twelve years cores
pondence, have never commenced lelIer 10
you with such gloomy feelings as now. have
DELAYED writing my usual monthly notice Of the
crops Tor a few days hoping thai there might be
some mitigation in the evil that has been threat
ching u.s. But my worst fears are more than re-
allied The wheat crop of Western New York
will be almost if not quite, an entire failure
Il is now so far advanced as 10 put the fact be-
yond all contingency OF doubt. have taken
pains 10 see farms, and 10 examine fields, in The
best wheat region West of The Genesee river
As vel, have not heard OF single instance
where The plant has escaped The ravages OF The
fy- that bane and curse OF the wheat.grower.-
The attack is uncommonly severe; in field
which examined this week, and il was as fine 10
look upon as any ever saw | did not lind sim
gle stalk that had less than 5, and any number
that had from 20 10 30grubs. In many instances
the farmers have ploughed in The wheat, and SOW
ed oats that they might not lose the use of their
land
lam aware that it will be said dts The old
story;n wish il was, but there is no mis- AXE and
no unnecessary alarm. The fact is too palpable
10 admit OF doubt But the truth does not end
here. have been al considerable pains TO as
certain from persons in Ohio, Indiana Illinois.
Wisconsin and Michigan, The stale Of their win
Ter wheat, and all tell the same story.
In Northern Ohio, what was left by The frost
has been attacked by the fly, and the same in In
diana In Northern Illinois, The frost DESTROYED
almost the entire crop, except an occasional field
in The iimbeIed land. Thousands Of acres were
sowed 10 spring wheat, but even that begins toe1-
perience the effects of The fly. The same holds
good as il regards Wisconsin and Michigan
These five States will not produce one.hat the
wheat they did last year, and think not one
third
Still we have much to be thankful for the In
dian corn crop promises well now, anu tnele nave
been more acres planted this year than ever be-
fore: both in his Stale and West, il has been put
in without slnt-and should we have late sea-
son, the crop will be most abundant.
Iflhere be large and absorbing foreign de-
mand for breadsuffs for 60 days longer. the old
crop of wheat will have gone entirely out of The
country, and we shall come upon the new crop
with an increased demand and decreased sup
ply. To me, The future is gloomy indeed.
The arrivals continue large much larger than
was anticipated by many. But The volume OF
wheat and flour will decrease until the new har-
vest; and unless freighIs fall, corn will begin 10
come forward The quantity will be very large,
making, if the demand continues, perhaps Ave
millions OF bushels.
The corn Exchange has been tolerably we'll al
tended today, but prices have been lending down.
wards for several days. II seems to be the lull
before the storm. Sincerely yours, P.