Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-10-08
THE wEATHER-CRoPs. &c.

Snow AND CooL WEArHER.-0ur exchanges in variou.
sections of the North and Northwest speak Of snow and
COOL frosty weather The Chicago Journal of the LIST
inst says:
THE first snow have heard of this season
fell in this city yesterday afternoon Itcame down in res
ular winter style tor about 6se minutes Further North
We understand the earth whitehead in places
Cold weather has set in unusually early this season We
have not had really warm day since the middle OF Au-
gust IL has been cold enough for overcoats
lo the last three weeks Our only consolation that
Indian summer is vet 90 come"
The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Of the same date also
says:
"A severe storm commenced during last night
and the first day 81 October strong resemblance
Decembei THIS u an unusual feature of equinoctial
storms ls severity and the heavy weather upon the
lake will result in disasters the shipping and We NAV
look out for the Of wrecks and mhaps the worst
character"
CorroS AND SueAR-The n o. Crescent of sotb nj,
says:
Another change In the weather took place last NIGHT
From the pleasant September atmosphere we are As il
we're, transported TO the autumna weather of the Arctic
regions IL is however, dry, and will aid tho gathering
OF toe crops, As II presumed II extends well into the
terror. Our great staple appears moving upward
that in price, and appears fast the receipts
sampled they are purchased. FACTORS the demand
freely. but al the same time enhancing their
We think that will be fully satisfied with the pre-
sent prices obtained for cotton il they arc not ".
should infer that they hard please The weather
all that could be desired for sugar but as that prouct
without kind of doubt doomed to be unusually short
this season, it is hardly safe estimate what the crop
will be. IL may be 10000 hhds., and NAV be over
1t may not exceed 100000 hhds II is involved in uncer
taintv Something more definite be determined in
regard to cotton, because that staple is being gathered
rapidly for market, and show is made for H.
The Savannah Repu Ilican OF the 29th inst. SAYS:
The general of advices from the Cotton Gee
tions ct the country lead to the apprehension that the
crop hts received more or less injury from the
seasonabe ros and the prospects are that the Weld
this season will be smaller than the lowest estimate
anticipated fortnight since At that time s225 OOO
bal'- thought to be fair figure at which 10 fix it
the quarter million reduction from the last crop being
made owing to the late spring the drought during the
greater part Of the progress of the growing plant and 9TH
rr drawbacks Now have reports Of rot and the ap
pearance at the boil worm FROM sections while from
others we hear OF rust lice, the boil worm and the CATER
pillar doing their portion Of the work OF destruction and
as u these not disastrous enough trosts have already
leht thci bghtng influence. These have in.
duced the behef-and We venture the Professionalism
the crop OF this season will not exceed $500 900 bales
The high prize of the staple and the excited state Of the
markets in this city New Orleans aud else where are thus
accounted for.