New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-25

thus TAR ouiBtrpped III COnpct!tloh III Ihe iIGe VI
Improvement.
We think there is no reason to doubt, that the
Central Railroad of Illinois will be constructed -
The magnificent donation OF lands by Congress
would seem to place the matter beyond doubt
But in addition to this, when the project is ard
ed in its naked simplicity and GRANDDAUGHTER 1t
is considered that one of it's termlni is to be on
Lake Michigan another high up on the Mtssissip.
p and another at the junction OF the Ohio aud
mississippi two of the nobest streams in the
world and that 1t lie to traverse country OF M
paraeed fertility, the Imagination can scarcely
conceive o! an enterprise ifaughI Win more mag
nifcent results.
The first and most obvious Of these results will
be the building up of great cities at each oil Its
termini, and especially at Cairo. Chicago and
Galena would doubtless grow rapidly and would
soon 0uetiraple their population. Bat Caro- would
spring up as if by magic, and would rapidly fulfill
if she does not exceed, the most sangulne predlc
tons of her friends. With the Mississippi on the
one side and the Ohio on the other, and with
railroad piercing the center OF the State ana rest
ing its other extremitles on Lake Michigan ana
the UJpper Mississippi Cairo would at once over
come all the local obstacles of her position, and
assume her rank among the proudest cities OF the
West With such advantages as she would then
possess, she might defy the entertainments OF the
two great rivers. Money and labor would not
then be lacking, to fence out the waters, TO dram
the surrounding swamps, to fill in the low grounds,
to erect houses construct wharves build steam
boats and mills and to provide all the other con-
yenences for vast and varied commerce.
We have never doubted that Cairo was de-
signed by nature as tine site of great city. Let
the Central Railroad be completed and she Will
fulfill her destiny at an early day.
But the building up of three large cities would
be the smallest of the benefits which this road
would confer upon Illinois. 1t would open Tor her
produce cheap and certain avenue to market at
all seasons; it would build up towns and villages
along the whole line OF the road it would enhance
the value OF her real estate to the amount OF NIL
lions; it would foster trade build up manufacto-
ries and develop her agricultural interests to an
almost incredible degree.
We are indebted to the 1lbaay Journal for the
following statement
The Canal and River navigation having closed
| for the season. the present appears httln6 time
to ascertain what amount OF Flour aud Gram
there is here for the Winter trade. In doing THIS
we have not taken hap hazard assertions, but
have instituted strict inquiry, and we are contl
dent that the result of our labors approximate as
near the truth as be ascertalned by any per
son. We compute the stock Of our in this city
in the hands of regular dealers and commission
houses this morning, at 30 800 bbls. and ID i've
mills in and adjacent to the city, ZOO barrels max
ing total of SO 200 bbs. being about the same as
our estimate Of asst year. In addition to this,
there are about 10000 bills in the East Albany
Railroad Depot onehaif Of which is owned by
remainder subject to the orders OF commission
house in this city
The Stock Of Wheat here we find to be much
larger than it was last year at this period. The
amount in store, owned and subject TO the Will OF
commission men, is 1854 bushels OF winch 90,
724 bush is Genesee, I6,0 900 Michigan and l2,s20
bush Ohio Beside this, the miers have fair
supply on hand In the five mills there IS no y
$4,000 bush. including 1880 bush Genesee,
10000 bnsh. Michigan and 1880 bush. Ohio;
making total in store and mill OF l53,544 bush.
By reducing the Wheat to barrels, allowing
bushels to the barrel, and adding 1t to the amount
in mill and store, we have 63,9o9 b6is OF biour'
exclusive of the 10000 in the East Albany Depot.
The table published yesterday shows that the
exports Of Flour, Wheat and Corn from the LIST
Sept. up to the latest to Great Britain more than
doubles those OF the same period last year, and
should they continue III the same ratio during the
suspension of river navigation the stock of Flour
and Wheat in the city of New-Yorf which is
now variously estimated at belug equal to 100000
or 600 600 bbls Of Flour, will be pretty muaa e&-
hausted.
We do not consider the stock OF Flour aud
Wheat here, more than sufficient to meet the
wants for home consumption, and to supply that
portion of the country which looks to this market
for their bread But we may be told that the
Western Railroad will furnish supply for this
purpose grant it, but who willfunish the Boston
and Housatonic road, with supply to be distribQ-
ted along the line, as it will be wanted during the
ensuing two or three months We never knew
the stock OF Flour so equally distributed as it's Mt
present. The largest. amount any one frmhas in
store in this city is 25O0 bbls and from that figure
down to 200 bbls.
O other grains we have but meager show
We can learn OF only $500 bu, old corn in store,
and but little if any new. The stock Of Oats we
estimate at 60OO bu. Rye 5000 bu. and Barley
1000. In the two latter we do not include the
stock owned and in possession of masters and
brewers. The stock of Barley and Barley malt
now in the mailing and brewing establishments
in this city, is varousy estimated at from 100000
to $50 600 bushels