Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-06-27
IuH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
RICHMOND WING.
TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Tn. cn.no Trade.

osd "It 10 matter of great Importance To the farmers
Virginia. from tho the mountain height
81, I'M which they deeply interested; therefore, Mess
Eiitor becomes aud al Others OF the fraternity, u
Investigate th, natter and expose tho imposition that i
sought perpetraed farmers Urge upon then
the necessity OF adopting speedily to break down
the existing MONOPOLY; in concert and resolve tn
purchase guano the present ja6sble which
~ t Is held With that view let them hold meetings
their respective courthouscs, in July venture the
prediction, that u the mcrs submit to the recent sd
vance, will expire before another will be
\. iii put upon It. l. .-lI .f Respectfully yours"
i1e We fully concur with correspondent in the i'm
portaace of his suggestions and in connection with
the subject we publish to-day an able munication
on the Guano trade which recently appeared in the
.s Culpepsr Q6sereer, The facts forth in that
muuication show plainly that there is something
wrong about this tradc-an evil that Should il posi-
BILE, DO speedily corrected After paying very high
prices for guano since its introduction into this
try another effort is made to raise the price
our farmers. They have borne the high prices for
several years past in the hope that they would soon
be able get Guano cheaper but in place Of the
ticle getting any cheaper it gets higher year after year.
and from the way the trade has been worked there
appears to be end to the imposition practiscd upon
Them so long they are disposed to submit to it.
n That there is good reason for the increased pr~
ces of Guano manifest from the communication we
publish, showing that in the principal ports where
H
much greater quantity received within few months
of this year than was received during the whole of
year. and far greater tnn the year previous tothat
1t will be that the Guano brought into the city
p of Alexandria as exhibited by the Custom House
books for the whole year of 1853 1903 tons AID
that from the first Of January 1854 to June 9TH there
were Brought into the same city 1000 tons-aso a
portion Of the Guano received there in 1858 too late
for last fall crop, on hand for use this year In Rich
mond the amount stands ,531 3-4 tons from Jauua-
ry LIST, 1854, to June 9Th, 1864 while for the
period in 1858 there only ,4S0 IA tons brought
this market In Baltimore for the first quarter in
1858, 753 TONS and for the corresponding quarter in
~ IA 5l9 TONS We know not what the Of
the writer's information this subject and there
fore prepared vouch for their entire accuracy
but presume they correct.
'. Now with this state of the guano trade where is
the reason for seeking to impose higher price upon
the farmers? IL cannot be said that the increased
demand will sustain the high rates asked. We do
not believe that the demand of this year has increased
any thing like the supply, as exhibited in the fore
going statement, yet, purchasers must pay more
when they get it at the rates required by the
Peruvian agencies and after the article falls into the
hands Of spectators, they to pay, suppose
Just what SPECTATORS have the conscience ask 1t
was oau year, anu from cations, al
ready, stronger effort will be made this year to
speculate on guano. We have heard Of merchants
who from fifteen to twenty thousand dollars bet
ter off by thier guano operations the present year. We
wish to see fair profits made in all branches of trade
but those sought to be reaped in the guano trade
and instances where immense profits have been rea-
zed by spectators that know of, is carrying the
matter little too far. Agriculturasts are not able
to submit to it, and should not do so il they were.
But correspondent suggests, what's to be the
remedy9 While they continue to pay the price ask
ed, there appears to be probability of obtaining i,
lower; and to submit to one advance may only brn5
another This has been their experience thus far
The contest must be between them and those from
whom they buy. There is every probability that
there will be enough OF guano in markets, this
ssason, to supply the demand without leaving much
margin for speculation, if purchasers manage proper
y. If farmers will determine not to buy at cxorbi.
tant prices holders will either have to come down or
meet with heavy losses. Our farmers it seems to Us
have the remedy to great extent in their own
hands They can better afford to do without guano,
for while than merchants can afford to keep il In
the absence of any better suggestion, let them try
this plan for W ar at least, and how il will work
Guano merchants would soon come down in THEN
demands ard it would not be long before there would
be n wonderful change in the market