The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-03

While Wisconsin, given forward in this faIupe YEAR
these large quantities of grain the local papers aver that the
stacks hardly yet touched The wealth Of .hat State
tins year must be very great and high prices ursng
to plant much possible Nevertheless great
ton Of the shorne Of supply and the earness Of prices Il
20 be ascrihed to leading eausesvs the small note
which has taken place. making the means Of uvipu rrap
ior shipment very difficult 10 b got and second the bread
"es" -ea;ed by the Tribune last for specu-
.sve purposes meeting has been held in New York
with the effect the reduction If the price III food
IL melancholy enough this age ID the world, fad
Of apparent intelligence assemble the fol-
lies propaunded by the bread rioters OF the past
tury The high prices charged upon the dealers If
they held the bread and would not sell H. Almost smulta-
neouy England Joseph Surge has threatened with
violence BY mob he does reduce the price Asys and
he proposes, in published letter. that any viii show
him how the price nay be reduced cooperate heartily for
that object 1t is obviously the that men,
men, can long keep up the price Of article Of general
production, for length or time control the exchanges
combination of circumstances, which they skfuy avail
themselves enable them to do for short time but
reaction will be prompt and efficient. Tie present famine
and distress Of the poor is however, evidence OF
may be done BY operating upon the ars Of growers
these generally Impressed with the idea that famine
such that frequently asserted BY Tribune last
mer, aTtuay to exist They may, BIZ withholding each
portion of his product from market actually what
really was at rst only chimera OF Horace Greeleys brain
The famine panic severely felt in the fall trade making
buyers exceedingly cautious involving esened production
and discharge of handprecisey those hands that
semble in the Park without purchase the
The Tribune in apoogzng for trick said that
did 30 to the bread If il has been saved meeting
IN the Park should demand Of him and bis plot
tsrs that they produce it now in the hour Of need
In England the high price of food, notwithstanding
known large harvest Of the past year. which turns
out much better than expected sustained in the view
of some dealers by the fact that large it unequal
to highlands wants without larger foreign supplies
this year be derived from any quarter Should the
rumors, now once aoo be perfected important
change may in this respect be effected popularity Of this
state of affairs diminished gold movement each country
being compelled to adhere its local the
recurrence Of would therefore, became The signal OF
very general activity in business ct advancing rates. and
this fact at least prevents further efforts depression
Exchange continues abundant for the Reconsideration
drawing at tn good signatures e. OF there
specie shipping and the supplies from California
those paid out BY the government find their way the
bank vaults in far greater proportion than they did The
ternai exchanges not favor Of the city
spring trade progresses after the holidays this may Be
pected to take place through the purchase Of goods
The produce markets remain firm and well supported.
Flour rather speculative with contracts for February dev-
cry. Sales wheat, 81 80 Corn, mixed 81 Pork
Sl1 . 81 81 mess, SIS.
The stock market closed firm and active with speculative
demand
Yours, PRENTICE.