New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-20

abur dtnt and potatoes tnere ana mere continue az
preeent rates. may expect to see real Irish pota.
toes selling in our markets before spring.
OF the crop in this country we have already given
consider able information. We repeat, that in dis
trcis most affected by drouth, the potatoes on dry
land were amos. wholly destroyed except some Of the
latest planted, which merely lived through the dry
weather, and are Tow growing and likely to make a
tolerable crop. In the drouthsected regions all tina,
were planted upon land which always falls in very
wet season likely to turn out of the best crops
foryoars. The rain came just in time TO make the
tubers grow quick and consequently rich and 30 far
advanced into the wet season that they escape the
rot We were shown sample the other day Of Eng
li:h pink eyes, grown by Mr. Schuyler Of Herkimer
County, That were equal to anything we have seen
for many years. The fe that exhibited at the
State Fair az healthy, fine looking tubers We
used 10 exbume from the soil Of old Connecticut long
year, before the rot had ever been heard Of. From
the report Of every State and County Fair that we
have seem we led 10 conclude that II the crop is
not large one, the quality is better than il has been
before for several years.
The Hereford Times ssys;
awe have never SEEN during the psst eight year.,
such fire potatoes "a have appeared IN this market
the pteseuf fall and the flavor is sup nor 10 what
has been for YEAR, We notice also that the crop is
superior ss well abundant all around US, except IN
W isolated cases where there are always failures,
owing 10 soil and cultivation, not to the season.'
A friend from Tolland County, l6 miles east Of
Hartford stated to at Fair that potatoes had
not not been as GOOD in that county for many years,
though all the fields On dry land that were planted
early had eeo end before The rain it was feared thai
the entire crop would be worthless.
letter from Ltchfeld says the late potatoes in that
county will yield well and Of excellent quality.
The Rhode Island pspers say there is no disease
among The potatoes that State and the quality bet
ter than it hos been in former years and from the best
Information likely TO turn out fair average yield.
In various places in Massachusetts, and Vermont
potatoes are selling at railroad stations for 25 3Si, 37
and AZ cenisc bushel With fewexceptons, in all the
New England States the aggregate yield of whole
toxn will exceed any former year Of late, Of good
sound potatoes free from disease and Of that mealy
rich quality 20 TO them in olden time, that
their value for human food much greater than it has
been during the prevalence of the rot.
The Hudson Star says:
"POtaiOes are coming down in price gradually aud
there is gOOO reason they should do so. The nigh
price otnsIded for this vegetable has been altogether
unwaIrSnttd by the cIrcumsfsnces Not en- Instance
of the rot has, to our knowledge, been mentioned.
The crop Ills season has almost Invariably turned out
well"
Its true that there were just grounds Of appreben-
sion during the drou'h that the potato crop would be
O complete failure, because they require great dea'
Of rain during the formation OF the tubeTs or very
moist soil to perfect Ii emselyes, aud all that we're ad
vaneed 10 certain stage before the drouth finished
their growth prematurey with scarcely aoy fruit up
the dried up vines But the late rains came according
to promise and DOW the earth teens viii this good,
for tha nd vat ia lmO
beyond their reach in this City, without any reasola-
bic cause beyond Whist VIC have staedthat is, the in
terest of the go.botween.
Farmers with an unaccountabe perverseness Of stu
pidy, have done as they alwas do. when any article
of produce is highfar higher than their utmost hopes
ever anticipated; are holding back for still higher
prices When potatoes we're SO 80 a barrel, current
and quick sales there less arriving than at any
other time Ard DOW cannot learn of the arrival OF
single canal boat load of potatoes, notwithstanding
their abundance on the Delaware and Hudson Canal,
and the Erie Canal and branches, and particularly
within the reach Of The Northern Canal. If holders
along there routes are determined to keep back all the
potatoes for high price in the spring, il is not di-
cult TO forttc the rosul Of that speculation. The
effect Of favorable weather upon tho potato crop
within the last four weeks has entirely changed the
compared with twenty years since high too high for
economical food but owing to the habits of the people
and TO the large immigration of class who have al
ways lived upon potatoes, we must have very large
quantity TO supply the demand OF This City, even at
On txiravsgan: price, such as has prevailed for the
last year, until consumers have come to the conclu-
sion that the price demanded is warranted by the want
Of an adequate CROP and therefore pay the demands
of the retailer without question; or II they do queS
ton, TO get for that they will soon be higher,
because there scarcely any in market, aud very
few expected. This is simply a--not So There is
certain evidence that an average aggregate yield in
bushels will be realized this season. Even allowing
that msny farmers lost the entire that the drouth
everywhere diminished the yield per yet owing
TO the fact that more acres than usual were planted,
particularly on account Of the backwardness of the
spring and high price of -four for late crops and be-
cause none have been lost by rot, have probably
lsrger supply for the coming winter than wehave had
before for years Again there has been greater econ
omy in the use of potatoes this fail than ever before
Everybody who read the accounts of the drouth be.
leved that this description Of food would be higher
than ever before, which belief WAS also induced by
those who undertook to oresta the market and con-
seouently very few have been fed to cattle for the
very good that the current price was too high
il would not pay.
Finally, we sum up our opinion, which may be
taken by those interested for what is WORTH as fol-
lows:
Owing to the breadth of ground late plsnted-to
the drouth and consequent keeping back the growth
till late-to the prospect of very high price, which
has kept farmers from sending the crop forward-to
the great economy which has been practiced every
IL Of