Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-10-11


~ or fraudulently managed is fact altogelh
er too glaring for concealment or cont ADDICTION
But the Peruvian agents are honorable men; "
and there is only one reall Tlausihle supposilion
which would specially exempt them from a
charge ofpaitcipaton IN the fraud, and that is
the perfectly undisguis, d manner in which tie
proiessed purpose Of their agency has been eu
ded or defeated Il is quite pre- unable that
the most hardened and practical pocket spec =.
ulator would mol manipulate with the eyes Of
gazing crowd directed upon him. We sup
pose the Peruvian agents would scarcely be
more bold aud are disposed to give them the
benefit Of the supposilion.
And what then We are told that the
Messrs Barreda Of Baltimore hold a monopoly
OF the Gusno trade in the u ). under a con
tract, as agents. with the Government Of Pc
ru. We are told that certain conditions which
were imposed by thai contract, at least prom
ised by the agents confne their operations IN
the sale of Gnano directly TO the farmers and
planters of the United States, and also make
limitation of it's price to $40 per long ton
t22I0 lbs But how much Guano has been
purchased of the agents at this rate by fam
ersl Comparatively none We know of or
ders which have been lying in Baltimore faly
two months and are lyn g there now, untitled;
whilst vessel after vessel has arrived with foil
catgoes. But il is answered that the demand
greatly transcend. the suppl and hence orders
are not accommodated. We know that the de
mand has been great, and it has unfortunately
beenincreased by,whal we were ASSURED should
not exist. encouraged Competition between The
farmer and speculator. aud disc, limitations 9Th
ey .fra1du'ent or a4pid IN tdroy ofthe latter
whether for profit o. sport, we care not now 10
enquire. Aud how else conll ihn present
stale fittings have been brought about No
cargo,-noi ton of Gaauo can he soll, except
through the orders Of the Pcru,ian agency, or
their sub agents. These gentlemen being limit
ed in their sales to SIC The long ton, they are
always oit--"ith no supply on hand:-specn.
lators, however, in the same ties, IN Baltimore
Norfolk. Rchnond. Alexandra, &c, always
hare supply on hand, at go to 500 the slot
ton. Where do they get 1t. and how do they
get III Not from Me-srs. Barredl, Tor III ~ have
promised 10 furnish II 10 farners-not ffom
any one clae, for n)l a ION can b,. sold IN the
United States save through heir ordcrsl Can
the mystery be solve II We have heard,
however, that the Agents were imposed on by
draymen employed by spectators and dressed
up in homespun. That was more than a
month ago. TIE story Is as prohableas, without
connivance. would be the Continued successful
practice Of the trick.
There Is something pulpably wrong IN the
trade IN this artlcle-now become almost in
dlspensable 10 the agricultural interest of Vir.
ginia. A correction. stern and immediate.
should &c applied, and the present uncertain
and deceptive monopoly put down. If no,h;ng
else will suffice let The article be excluded al.
together, sooner than that our hard laborinp az
ricnltnrlsts should have 10 submit to the imposi
uons and extorions which have Teen practiced
upon them by foreign lobbcrs The result will
be d most serious falling off in the wheat CROP
OF the next year--in all probability as great as
IL not greater than,was the increase by the use
of Guano the present year. A very large mum
Der OF iarmersto our personal knowled &c in
anticipation OF a supply have made no prepare
ton whatever Tor wheat crop without it.
Their better 'ands are lying unfallowed while
those which will hot produc wheat without as
slsanco have been prepared and are now ready
for the scotsman. The consequence must be
a failure in crop unless the Guano be speed.
lily received. They vii, lose more than was
gained al the last ivest-and so much for
the agency Of Messrs Barreda & Bro We
must have more eficien, agency; the present
monopoly should be put down, or the trade
stopped. The farmers themselves can do
much to defeat present mposilions, by refusing
to buy Ton from spectators over SIG the long
ton. But 1t is by the General Government
that the business must be rectified We must
IN some way get the trade in Guano opened to
our own merchants and our own ships, and
we agree with a writer in the Washington