Smyrna times., 1854-08-09
Prices of Wheat aud Corn.

we nave taken this very interesting article
from the American AgricuIturist, for the espe-
cial benefit of our agricultural readers:
At the Office of the Van Rans;elcar manor.
at Albany, for long time past there have been
large amounts of rents payable in wheat. or \
cash equivalent Hunts Merchants Maoazinc
gives the price of wheat at this office. on each
first ofJanuary, during the past sixty-two wears:
and as both parties have been interested in the
price, we suppose this is one of the most rcIia.
Bile records IN this country. We find from this
record, that the price of wheat has been 81 pcr
bushel in each Of the following years, viz. 1891
1909, 1920 1927, 1880, 1884, 1885. 1871,
and lS52.-At 81 per bushel in 1896, 1905.
and ls44.-Over So in 1913, 1877, and 1887,
being 81 % in each sfthese years.--AtSl-75
to 81 o13 IN 1901, ISL, 1914, 1916, 1918,
1919, 1929, 1889, 1913, and IS54.-At 81 so
to 81 624 in 1897, 1900, 1902. 1910. 1896. ard e
lS3S.-At 81 % to 81 433 in 1895, I79s. 1901,
l8OG, 1907, 1923, 1924, 1881, 1882, 1888, I942
and l848.-At 81 12k to 81 1872 in 1899, I7O3
! IS08, 1872, 1910, lS4G, 1847, 1S49 1850, 1851,
and l853-At 7jc. in 1703.-At TIC. in 1921,
At size. in l626.-At 933c in 1845.
From this it will be seen that during the
whole PERIOD the average price has been 81 301
per buShcl; that it has been less than 81 but
tour times, and over 81 only three times
During the last twenty years the price aver
aged 81 20 and during the last ten years the
average price has been only 81 20
There is an anxious inquiry on the mart of
the farmers now, to ascertain what will he tb@
probable price Of wheat and Indian corn. AFR
the harvest OF the country is fully completed.
1hcfe are so many contingencies to be taken
: ihto consideration IN naming future prices, it
is impossible for the best informed and most
t sagacIous, to give any thing more definite on
p this point than shrcwd guess Some assert
! that Red and Mixed wheat will come down in
THIS market, In the course ofthe ensuing winter.
. from lOo to 10 cents per bushel, while tie
@ lncr Kinds ot W hltc wheat, Will not range above
100 to l30 cents. Corn they thiul, NAV u,
+ average over 63 to 20 cents scr bushel. Others
Il again are so Sanguine as to believe that Red
ana Mixed wheat will not be less than IG4 10
il lSo cents, and the best White Genesee, 1870 To
q 2pO cents, and Indian corn. 7:} TO 7s cents Der
h bushei. Our opinion is, that both wheat corn
- and nearly every other kind of rrain and rr,
,t duce, are higher at this present moment than
pl they can possibly be again after harvest. far
20 least one year to come and that those who d
10 sire 10 Sell at ALL should do at the 6cSf Drcrs
nj hFy c0h obtain as soon as their grain and
an reg efGdtcS Gre rcady for market; and ticl,
h ne! VIII 40 well to push iHtO markct uith al
g. possible dispatch
-. considered opinion last week, at puqe 3l2 q
AIS 'he AmfF'fan AgricHiUriSt, that the crop O
oil Wheat IN the United States ana CanaIa. is NOR
;s than all avcrage-in i3ct. much the Iarrcs
rr ever grown on this Continent. With tile ex
iii c1F'iu' "i rance-and it NAV vet be th, SAT-;
ot W'ui ihHt country before harvest Is oveF-ih
"H1"' crop through ii Europr, il Envpt. i
l.. Algeria, and other countries bnr, criuG ,,n II,
H. '1'@''' FFa"e'r' Will be very large and tn
.ci .'i.c'S must consequently colne Gown rapi,i
'!ictc--lA fac; thcy mad al.,1,y fallen con, i,
,yc crap y "ui last AuvIcrs lcori Europr.
Inc baltic Sct viii be kept opci. ul.doaLtod
y hy the SUI cro. avail forces @. fra,ce and tr,.
rs nf'tai"' 50 that wheat wilI he exrorted from ii
!. | &c tfi!iah grant nee L. u.u.i.
cd. ne ONLY thing nuw that can have an &c;
III Aroh keeping up prices is the var IN Lur,p
ana tAt dn..cuity OieX porting wheat from Oa,.
in Sa' Hitherto when IN waut Gent Britain NJ
ace rance nave drawn largely from that port: b
ra- whether any nation will be permitted 10 do
mis- ',ie coming season, will depend entirely up,
are C.le views OF the belgercnt purties Wr tl,,,
np. however, with the great abundance cIsewber
18th liiat Tue exports or nOn-exporis from Odcs
ito tlliS year, will make very little difference vi
are tle Price OF wheat aud Indian corn in this cou
,les lEy and that this consideration .huuld bare
- ue weight with our farmers in the ajspositj
ON. OF their produce.
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