New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-29
THE POTATO CkOP-CONDITION AND
PRICES.

committee of the Rock Island Co.. H., Agrcul.
tural Society say:
Potatoes may be considered nearly failure there
being not One-quarter OF crop. In some fields
fifty bills pull,d in succession without finding
potao-then few bills Of potatoes and then nothing
but tops again.
At Depo-it, n. Y, The Democrat says:
potatoes will be better than last year both in
quantity and quality"
At Cincinnati. NE Gazette says:
"Potatots which usually range from 30 to 30 cents
Per busbel are selling Al 81 10 81 20
We have seen many load sold in Cincinnati for
" levenpenby bit L bushel'
Tie WatDJury american says:
while the fruit tees in this vicinity are nearly
barren this ear the trees IN LChfeld, and through
out the county generally are Loaded with winter ap
pies OF the choicest varieties which were never farer
ara handsomtr than the present year. The potato
crop also promises to he abundaut-snme mammoth
specimens of the Woodbury. Recs were exhibited
at the Fair.
The Springfield Mass Republican says:
1--WE DO not believe there the shadow of a shade
Of NECESSITY for the high price of potatoes IN tos mar
ke, The best varieties of this escueni a!e selling IN
ihe border towns Of Massachusetts, al the way from
IS cents TO 81 per 5ushe-the latter being the pce
for the Garter esteemed the best in the Springfield
market. Ia New-York, MerceIs are retailing at
only 81 81 while here. IN the very midst OF the po-
tsto section Of the State, consumers are obliged TO
pay So 50 Per busbeL'
Slight mistake that. They may be quoted in
some know nothing peper at 81 37l per bG'hel' but
thew sell for that per basket, which Is very differ
rt thing as the basket hocsfgeeighihs OF bushel.
The retail price for less than busbel Is 81 snd up
ward per busbel.
Tie Woonsocket Patriot says that the potato crop
in that vicinity is very good and the yield fair with
little or no disease.
The Worcester Spysays
considering the size and quality aud the freedom
from disease the crop in ths County IS the most van-
able one that has been raised for the las five years
The plIce las fallen one half since the rains
Tie Palmer Journal speaks of potato paradise
in Brimield where good potatoes can De bought for
two shilngs bushel, (33!c., and in southbndge We
understand that they have been sold low as % cents
One farmer in Ware told The Amlnrst Express
that he has the best crop OF potatoes that he has
ey er raised both as 20 quantity and quality
Some farmers say that their potato crop will be
stockholders that it Will be good it has averaged
for the past few years.
A. Fichburg good potatoes sell for AZ cens bush
81, and at Brandon, Vt, for 81 cents.
Tile Montpel,er Freeman says:
Potatoes are plenty enough in this section OF Yer
mont There are not onl, as many bushels raised as
iaftyear but they ole Ct much better qualIy' Anu
Though the State generally we learn that the crop
comic ered a. gooa if except year before isst as
sry we have bad for the lat SIX or eight years 9e
crtstest ipjury from droutb in this State will De N
nastursee Corn may be fourth .ess and apples are
probably half lees than usuA.
A letter from the same place says:
Potatoes are abundant and OF excellent quality 10
this vicinity. Fears of injury by drcuth caused me
price to start hgh-from so 10 30 cents per 6qshe'
Saturday sept % some two or three thousand oasn
els were tax en- in at The Railroad Station IN tbs place
al from 35 TO IS cents per bushe Tor whites Peaen
blows. &c and we confidently believe the priee WIZ
run a. low as 25 to IS cent? 10 few days severe
compe ;ton amorg buyers may prevent H. Duh not
secretly Of the article. .n
Up. S. English whites were bought by the Load Inc
! ed inst for IS cents per bushel.
A letter from Berlin VT says
"As 10 the potato crop, the yield viii lar e1oeeu
,he most sapguine expectations OF eli. farmers ina
! cou1t,d on a very light yield viii, therefore, 0.
mich disappointed for the better As yet inls grta
stsple has shown signs of being afflicted win ,h'
rot; plainly show ing that dry weather Is more laEor
! shle for them Gu this account than wet nave he
doutt but that Vermont farmers will be sols % up
| NV In a great measure, the wants OF 'ue IL .
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