The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-07

nss Of Us wheat eroo sne Az.
county csnss for just ana i the sub
bslov toe average 5as the hisa rans icss
made mp In good degree for the deficiency and srus
and, result doabt there il near or full ona
quarter more acres OF land to wheat in this
commonly and The spring have b.sa 1ougs IN
favorable There has been little freezing thawine
weather Of the hind that so severely tries wheat par
The Rochester linton OF 3cth ult says, bona Ida
sale Of wheat ON the ground-the incoming crep-yas
made ON Saturday and the drst have heard OF being
made thus season One Of the most extensive farmers ID
an adjoining contracted for the sale Of the proiust
Of about one hundred to be delivered
after harvest, 1t fraction less than two dollars pee
bushsl The purchaser was . count miller. haad.
some advance made the spot bind the contra t
The inference from this sale s that present Indications
are that the opening price for the new will not be
to harvest and portant changes may occur TO Affect
The Niagara FALL Gazette states that the distractions
Of large portion Of the wheat rop last season. BY
viii occasoned depreciatiDn IL the price OF farm ands.
and 10 cause anxiety farmers for their crops
Of this year, and adds that shoald the weev destroy
~ pOr ion OF the present crop, farming lands wiz
ufIer q further decrea,e ID value.
viRaIsIA.
From accounts rscsivsd from all parts Of the Valley
the Enease Wing thin.s the prospect for an abundaas
wheat crop quite aastsipg :.
prod ny fao crops OF wheat and We ere glad to
learn that hhe hiss good prospect for the present year
The Peoples Advocate informs that the crop IL re-
garded promising, nOtwth tanaing the unprop ti0a
weather. Rain, however, 10 much needed
DELAWARE sees
The Dover Reporter o. the z4tn ult says The wheat
throughout the state IL lookf.g as hnsy We have
it. There every Indication Of abundance
ct as to command the drs prices. With ordinary
sessonatl. weather there !. every prospect OF fuu
harvest this year OF gram frait and vegetables
WISCONSIN,.
The Milwaukee Senme II toe 26th ult says: -TmeIy
and rains have faan throughout the inter oe
OF our stAe wthio the pass week. add ander their 60.
mai influence tbs winter whssti coming forward hney
Accounts from a'ns largest wheat growing counties
concnr In the stasenent toa the grain ooss vigorous
and loauri.Dt and holes form better promise even
than isst year The farmers busy in all directions,
putting 10 their spring crops and tie yet unbrosen
prsirits md open, pes alive with AMI teams
turning up the sod The soripg, thus far has Deem
most opit ous and with orinay sesthsr tbs crop OF
Wisconsin. this ye,r viii be douol- that Of any PREVIOUS
season There lis every LIKELIHOOD too that farmers
viii OBTAIN ,emuperatDs prices for all that they
raiss; for besides he oeUaod which may be expsssed
from the sea- board We shalt have fifty thousand new
corners TO feed a. home
INDIANA
The Risirg Sun Ulster, Of the 2sth ult says;-rse
wheat crop, from What .e learn promises we'll in
this vicinity From the abundance of bios the
rut airing trees, We angur iavo-aby concerning the
frut crop, should old friend Jack Frost delay bli
visit.
The yincennes Gazette OF tse 2sth nit, says:-Ths
warm weather and rains during the past have BEEN
The msa OF bringing vegeat on forward with unusual
rapdity The wheat, IS general thing, throughout
the country never looked oeter dnsr
Oats, in any cases, are coming on aueiy OF wheat
and about an average br-act tn Of land Last
IAll Inc quAnyuy OF land SOW 0At5 Is peObaOiY
larger than usual The breadth OF laud which viii "a
planted with corn, IL from fourth % half larger
soutbern parts ucisna illinois. It probable
that there wi not be SO potatoes planted here
M me srsrc; aud nsn prise Q. seed
throughout there will upqaestonsbly be mos. abun-
dant crops Of all the staple articles Of agriculture in hia
NEW JEhsgY.
TIE Belydere Warren County laeaigencer says that
the crops in that section Of the State look fourshng
The Ekton Cec'l County Why furnishes the following
aH o. our farmers planssd corn during the
breadth Of acres planted In the county this year The
wheat fields are improving he spring advances but
the prospect Is not 80 ncou az as desirable. The
old supply Of wheat ia nearly misunderstanding il mott
enough in the county TOR home consumption. There is
The sos Repic, has received The most cheer.
ing accounts ON the farmers In Ammo Arundel county,
to be in oss thrvDz Sai healthy condi on and bids
fair to yield soundsn'ly In fact the late rains hsva
Journal says that rain wanted portions
OF ADegsny county In some parts the wheat looks in
fine condition.
GRoReI..
The Cssfville Santd,a says After unusually har1
winter, We are at length blessed with most charming
sprzg weather. and the woods and gardens already
beginning to show the effects IT, In this region the
peach crop is not th.n af destroyed while othsr
fruits .re scarcely injured at all We have seem
wheat look better ana there every prospect Of largs
crop Altogether the prospects Of the farmers in this
TEXAS.
The present crop of wh.st it is said by fhe Austin
papers will be larger in rravs and adjoining counties
than ever before.
The Messenger, published 1t Hannibal No., learns
from farmers that the prospect for good wheat crop
throughout North rn Missouri pro missing than
they have been Tor some years past.
16h-As far be judged from the statements OF
our snges the growing crop Of wheat in the West
winter sDd weather generally favorable, and the
young blades 'oos vigorous under the fostering In.
husncss Of spring rains and sunshine.
in Illinois the pr speots OF abundant wheat crop
are also good We learn from the Alton Courier, the
editor OF hch paper has recently msde trip acrosa
the central PORTION OF Illinois, that however short the
crop may have been last yep has not deferred the
able time curing the fail for sowing their wheat and the
result shows that there least twenty per cont
more acres row In wheat than in any previous year
The weather has been exceedingly favorable and II va
should be pleased VITO our ordinary spring Illinois win
have amount Of weAti 10 that sin gle which ii
would be d fHcult to estimate
THE GRANARIES OF THE WEST.
:, From the st Louis Republican, April 3D.
receipts should continue heavy they are ct pre-.
sent until the cose Of the the WITH MS wiz
prove Of the most commercial poiot oe
largely last year receps for the sms and
fhe amounts coming for ward appear to BE- increasing
out larger Supplies q grain than toe illinois, this season
falls far b hind her azgregase o. shipuents Should
received have no hesiiatioa stating that grain
business Of this market oi at the close, In
cIeaee OF ~ ieist twenty Der cent over no opera
onf Of aay preeeoipg year The comparative paucity
receipts from the Upper Mississippi Is attributed BY
many 10 low waters AND tgh freghtsby others to q
scipty surplus We hear IL stated however, by those
who in constant with traders ct pro-
mnent points that large lots Of grain held ready
for SHIPMENT awaiting only fair opportunities for trans
yortAtion.
1t is somewhat singular that With these liberal sup
pies ard tar prospect for their continuance, thar
prices should be at tbe figures which our market re-
ports exhibit. Wheat corn, and oats are nearly at
twice the sum they commanded one year ago.
Monopoly OF the Hobosen Ferry,
TO HE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
have been q comnnser the Hob,ken ferry for .