The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-07-29

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| trust, mol leal YOU to The unraason-
al|e conclusion. ihnt DIR city is void
IT interest. or unworthy # u passing
notice. Aljhongh ! aD not able t.
.rhrouise npnfdrFa and eatids4 with
o,t number yet hope 10 spend lie
fure your readers such intelligence Us
viii uloYe inlelesllur----eo as IL
lons. f,um one # The first railroad
q lies ia the South There has been
li'fht dote III orr city. IN the way Of
Improvements. for the last fnw months
and there never has been Witnessed IN
electromagnetic nmoue'aiY crisis, ms
has lrcn experienced lu,iug the last
twelve mt,l,hs I have every possible
hope. that our fears are now realized
and HAT IA bright and prosperous
future Is before us, Provisions Of
all kinds have risen IN rllee ~
s,,l an extent. aa 10 allhhsl dclat
thr poorer class Of its ehjnynent. md
in p,any naaes starvation IN u iTs hi
drpns forms hps presented itself l,e.
fore it4 unfortunate victim. While
Oh this sttl,inet ssm sorry to chronicle
single instance If human drraei'Y
and hive If the = almighty dpAlar." 4"
which has come under NY ohsetsa'lnn
aud wl inh. / have no doubt, would
no' meet With \ fingln appreciation,
among he ,toHt.i,haisiilz Il nations ot,
Gods gh'le. Daring the worst parf
Of the present year, when grain be-
came acatee. and offered Il suio and
tremendous gHIa to ii man Of capital,
q merchant of our city. IT, our shame
ho il peia) turned his attention 10 the
speculation il corn l'eihg u man oi
considerable ca,ita. he soon had
agsnts u every drectinp, buying, in
eono sections every bnrhel, leaving
whole settlements without bread Ell.
eagine al ,hn tall corn for n specified
time At the mills thus monol",l'zing
an article. On which Depended in
many instances the lives Of map aud
beast.' After having accomplished
li4 purpose. having stored away 10 he
nhunncr Of beny thonaand bushels.
and fixing price on the sann, which
few were enabled to give, vengepce
came down from heaven, and blasted
bis golden rrospsets. What LESSON
to man, who makes money bis whole
object aud study. say what lesson
to him who adores aud worshlpH the
" almighty dollar, !" Eeing unable
TO sell mS,cl, at tho eshulbitant price
and there being every prospect for otl
early and rich wheat harvest, brend.
siuil+ began to decline rapidly, Having
nearly the whole nmount of his stock
unsold Thinking be could not sell
at home, without u runjous loss, he
commenced shipping to several large
cities, losing in every case. He star
ted himself with 1000 bushels, to Sn-
yannah. Ga. aud I, turned home sick
waltirg God Z awful Judgement.
Az regards the crops in this section
Of The country. ! think there has ncv-
er been better prospect llavlng
trav' He'd over several counties, | am
onable 10 speak from observation. TIE
wheat crop has been harvested, and
proved excclleht-has not been ns
good for several years. The price
opened at 81. 25 per bnshel--i IL now
held At 81. 90 mud it IL my opinion
that 75cts will be the Standing Price.
Flour is now selling nj "a 90 per
hundred for good article, and will
fall below M so. Irish potatoes are
plenty At ST.. 25 per bnshel with n
chance Of decrease in price, there is Il
fair prospect for large crop. Corn
is now held ut 80 eta per bushel, be-
ing n decline of 5Octs. on former
prices. The stock on hand is linn
tied and price unsettled. | heard OF
an engagement Of about 1000 bushel
of new crop, at 2octs. per bnshel
delivered on the bank Of The river.
In bac(S there is little doing at
present., this being the,priuciple bacon
marketin East Tennessee, and u point
from which Georgia, South Carolina
and North Carolina receive their sup
plies It is now held at from l. to
12a far choice article, this being the
general price--and one might 90 to
-. e ..u. & - L.. 80. 49, aanutriaa