Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-08-19
Free Trade and the Farmers.

The first load Of new whoa, this season arrv-
ed nj Milwaukee the 3lst Of July and was
sold at IS cents a bushel. /, was Italian and
red chaf' mixed. In relation to the crops in that
region the Vito pitie Sentinel remarks
From every direction we hear the best nc
counts Of the crop. and it is certain to be the
best one harvested for three years. The winter
wheat is everywhere excellent, and although the
spring wheat is in many plrts Of the State short
in the stalk. yet the heads are well filed and
plump"
Eighiy-fve cents is good price for Milwau-
kie. and lucky is the farmer who has got his
money. "The best crop in three years" can't
be consumed where it is grown. There must be
a large surplus. Where shall that surplus 60 2
For lack Of protection, American manufacturing
establishments are not springing up to consume
it snd there is not home market. such rs the
farmers ought to have, for their surplus wheat
Where shall it gof Now the farmers were told,
by one Robert ]. Walker and the locofocos, a
few years ago, that if they would 90 for Free
Trdde they should have grand markct-a never
failing market, and high market for all their
bread stuffs--ia Great Britain and they were
ucked by prophetic vision, to be realized IN
the year 1852 Of American exports to foreign
markets of about fire hundred millions Of dollars
and mainly agricultural products at that. Now
let us look at this great iocofoco market in Great
Britain, and see what the prospect now is for
American farmers. They have had Rob Walk
er's promise; now for the performance;
In relation to the crop prospects, The London
Mercantile Gazette Of July % remarks:
We are nov rapidly approaching the period
for harvest, and the prospects are certainly thus
far highly encouraging There are scarcely any
complaints respecting the outstanding grain
crops, and thou h potatoes are sand to be affect
ed 10 some extent by disease, thu prevailing OPP
Mon inclines strongly 10 the belief that shall
be favored with an abundant produce Of home
grown fond--llolders of grain have. therefore
become anxious 10 quit their old stocks whilst
merchants and millers have manifested a decided
reluctance TO purchase more of any article than
is absolutely necessary TO supply immediate
wants.
In some localities. small patches of autumn.
sown oats, rye. and peas. have been cut, and a.
bout The beginning of August, harvest operations
are likely the forcing hot weather should CON
tnne-to be pretty generally commenced ~ the
southern parts Of the kingdom. The advces
from abroad speak well of the prospects for the
ensuing harvest, and from America the accounts
are also OF a lhNOrhOlc Cntllcter; the prophDlltY
IS therefore, hat prices ot grain ,rH ru'e eren
ioioer during he merit icere monhs, beginning
'oh the first Of September, thin they haze yet done
since The commencement cfjrte trade"
Alas for the great ocoioco British market =
prices are to "rule even lower than they have
yet done since the commencement of free trade"
Alas for the $500 O00O00 in exports both guam
thy and value are TO be reduced in this grcat
free trade ere. Alas. too, for the Milwaukee
man The chlnce decidedly is that he viii uoy
err see his - cents perbushel back again. In the /
first place, IT he goes to British market, loco
focosm don't provide safe harbors on his lakes.
or draw the snaes ont OF the the Mississippi
so the man must pay higher for insurance to ret
to salt w ter, salt wuter, You know is const'tu.
hona', according to locoloco authorlly;l and if his
wheat survives the dangers Of the sea, and ever
arrives At Liverpool, it is destined to find the low
est prices since the commencement of free /
trade" On the whole, free trade holds out poor
to wheat growers.