The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-08-05

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Lots .ideaace N propeyfy-La Spfcyia-
tors-7he Land ONicc-P,'ice Of Produce
Fine Prospect fCrops-Woh Price Of Lire
-Emigr0fjon-LaDd Claims.
FoRr DEs MONIES, July 9. 81.
Our town is improving very f,st-there
have been eleven new buildings put up this
spring.-three of them storcs.--One of these
| built-2l by 60 IT,, and it is now filled with
goods, said to cost 50, 900. There will be IL
good many more buildings put up this fall,
and expect to get my share of the work.
Ny son William works at Mill-wri ght ing, and
is doing wel-hc makes from three to four
dollars per day. lie has now three saw-millS
Oh hand for which he gets $3.50 piece, and
the timber all taken out to his hand, and cast
wheels furnished.
Town lots on Second Street are selling at
$500 lot of 66 it. front and running back
132 IT. Property that sold two years ago for
500, cannot now be bought for $1,000. MY
son bought lot for $40, and refused $500
for it, this spring. There is no land near town
but is held at from thirty to fifty dollars per
acre, and some as high as $500 per acre.
The capitol excitement, together with the
railroad and the steamboat navigation, have
put property up to the top notch. Land that
was sold two to four years ago at two or three
dollars an acre, is now changing hands at from
ten to fifteen dollars, all along the line Of the
rail road. This country is full of land spccu-
lators, and the taverns have been so crowded
that they would hold no more. One evening
seventy three travellers took supper at one
hotel. There are four tavcrns at this place.
The Land Office here takes so, GOO per
day, and the Receiver has to employ man
to carry the money to Burlington, as he is 50
much engaged that he cannot leave the Office.
Several new counties are just orga, lied, and
the land is in market, which causes great
rush to the Land office.
Corn is selling at % cents per bushel-
wheat IS cents; oats % cents; bacon Z to 9
cts. per h.; beefG to cts; flour So 80 per
cwt.; wool 80 cts. per lb.; hay So per tom
prairie timothy So per ton.
There is the finest prospect for wheat, oats
and corn, that I have seen since came to
the West, and | think there will he more
the two last years put together. There is
also large stock Of hogs on hand. Cattle
are high. Cows from % to 40 dollars-OXen
so to TO dollars per yokc.-lIorscs such as
would bring $40 when ] came here, are now
selling from 100 to 120 dollars,--hogs 3 cts.
per Id. live weight; sheep ~ to dollars;
butter 10 cts per lb.; eggs cts. per doz.
Groceries are high enough.
There is food Of emigration coming i'll
1rom 20 to 80 wagons cross the Dcs Moincs
daily, and all going west of this lPolk) coun-
ty. To Dallas, Madison, Warren, Green, and
other counties, south west. and north there
has been quite IA rush; Webster county now
is taking the run, as there is better chance of
making claims there. 1t is the practice in
these new State to go on the public land. and
mark out a farm before the land comes into
market, and hold Oh until the land is offered
for sale, then buy it if you can, or get some
man to luy your cam-right, or enter it on
the share $. so that Your land will cost you
totbing-this causes men to rush into Il new
country, and the poor man is the first settler
| will not advise my friends Of have amy
to come to the West, but / am we'll satisfied
that | came here, and my family are better
pleased than myself, and are doing better than
myself. and we are doing better than we could
have done in Maryland. ". Nee.