The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-31
COMM ERCIAL.
FROM OUR COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENT

INV YosK, Aug. ~, 1854.
The have adopted the cry Of short crops and
drought a OF and popular alarm, but
and incoheren evince contempt for
thinking qualities Of readers That the drought has done
damage crops there doubt but the attempts
create of famine in this country that account
ply ridiculous How ridiculous apparent ia the columns
Of the New York Tribune Thus 1t a,teHfs to use the
sori crop cry TO show the necessity of a
tariff and the other urge the suppression Of disileres
Tn Friday the 18th, it upon the tariff and IT stated in
relation o the corn crop follows;
The total deficiency O! the crop cannot fall below
two hundred millions Of bushels worth one hundred millions
of dollars for much Of usually worth seventy
dollar per bushel the farn where it grown
and the loss on roots grass ana co si oeqw
another equal amount IN other words the harvest Of this
win be worth the country two hundred millions of
dollars ess than had to suppose II woud be
That TO saw Of crop coo 600 bushels Of corn,
much worth dollar per bushe the farm where ii
Is grown" This necessary 10 make out
ricuura loss Of $500 100000 in consequences of which
Ii viii found equally impossible this year pay for
all the goods already received from Europe the
way The paving for them do not exist and the.
must either held for better times reexported, ruin
ouy sacrificed sold TO consumers who will never for
them"
This was on Friday On the day, Saturday, il al
legged that bushels of grain annually distilled
and order for the consumption OF this
quantity for liquor, it states
In year like 1883, when the crop sight
es) be substracted the ders without
convenience the OF food but 1854 when the
hons of bushes win be terrible addition the distress
take quarter of that quantity of food for purpose much
than throwing it into the mud under the feet Of the
cattle and swine Of Indiana Illinois The price a
hh has been sold of late by the great
producers will account for s extensive disling and
viii astonish all uniformed readers Tea bnshc has
been coassdered paying rate by those large tarmers whose
prairie fields often measured by miles, and much
low price has been received for the grain In
deed it has been plenty and SO cheap that would not bear
in the w9steul to swine who compelled
their fat to market because its price low il
would not for hauling and when converted into
beef il still worse"
This certainly rather pleasant II the Friday
correct and bushels worth
tainly thrown swine, sold 10 for
distlny fthe estimate Of Saturday is correct and
worth transportation then loss Of 200 900 bushels
would be great affair and certainly viii ruin the
country Since far better for farmer who considered
10 paying SO bushels the get 20
for Is bushels, he will get the money and have hall
the trouble and expense of delivery Both these estimates
however strained for object view, which appear.
to be to promote panic.
The supply of food viii probably be short Of the
of the Unon although may be possible that the quantity
spared for expectation viii be diminished The wheat
crop Of itself not supposed TO be under the usual
Weld while the quantity Of land settled last year.
the stimulus of the high prices brought much larger
quantity under crop The quantity Of wheat exported
abroad bushels and California took large
quantity This year foreign wants win be lees and Cafor
MIA raises her supplies hence the yield Is large
usual per acre, the crop viii be larger than last year. Th
Canada crops good and under the treaty if ratified
they will be available for American consumption. The
crop usually in of the national wants, and consa
cradle portion may therefore be spared The quantity of old
the country supposed to be large also the sup
ply pork rise in and diminished make Of Ior,
sustain both these afces at fair prices through the
and higher prices viii in degree check consumption
although immigration The fact is remarkable
that during the five past years .e immigration Of German
the United States has exceed that OF the Irish
which than one bali Of the whole in ls4s fol
lows