The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-27
FROM The \. y. Expras.
THE CROPS IN EIGHT OR NINE STATES

THE CROPS IN EIGHT OR NINE STATES.
letter from Georgia says that they in the midst
their wheat harvest and that both quantity and
quality it is the best had in Georgia An
Of oats viii be harvested
Cotton is not looking well in Georgia or in MISSISSIPPI
pi but pretty well in Alabama generally.
Visitors from North Carolina bring fatterng accounts
Of the wheat crops, but sing different tune tor the corn
which is represented as small and sickly as yet
In Virginia the mers adhere the rule of last year
and refuse buy for future delivery Purchases OF
wheat for July delivery have been made in Fredericks
burg at 81 SO per bushe
The Galveston Texas Herald states that "a sack Of
new -four received Mt Galveston Saturday, June
18th from Brazora the first fruits of the season. and the
forerunner of millions to follow
An Iowa correspondent writes June 18TH that wheat
promises an average yield that corn, oats grass, &c
look promising for abundant yield, and fruit of all
kinds plenty, except peaches Number of stock hogs
about as last year But few potatoes planted owing
the high price of seed. Corn selling at rs cents and
scarce wheat 81 so potatoes, SO 81 Is per bushel
From the centre of Indiana, where the other
day thousands of hogs feeding in the rich fields Of clover
a correspondent writes follows
Il have resided on Fort Harrison prairie for thirty
years and have been close observer Of the
and crops have never known favorable APP
pearance for large and abundant crop OF everything
AS the growth, it il fine beyond conception and
everything that is capable OF bearing blossom bud
from the shortest twg to the test tree to try TO
excel in its abundance If the continues favorable
it though the western world will groan under
the weight Of it, productions, and its granaries will be
filled to repletion
In Alabama the varies from halt leg to little
over knee-hgh, and is locking we'll Should it not be
cut off by drought when maturing, there win be plenty
raised to meet the ordinary wants of the country.
A letter from Troup county Georgia, June Is, speak
in. of the neghborng country there and in Alabama
says
Wheat Is now being harvested and is said by all per-
be the very best crop made in this latitude
Oats rye and barley are equally good, and much
larger crop than usual of all these smaller grains
New wheat has been selling freely at 81 per bushe but
buyers have quit this market believing that it will
I soon rule lower-say 20 to so cents. Corn, though
backward, looks remarkably vigorous of stalk and
color. ~
OF the rains north and west we read chat the oldest
settlers in Minnesota Witnessed anything to
pare with them The night OF the 18th, the quantity OF
water that fell equivalent to nine inches Great
damage was done to property along the rivers and
streams In Michigan and Northern Ohio and Pennsyl-
yana considerable property has been destroyed and the
proacted wet and cold weather dishearng 10 the
farmers
THE Ngw JERSEY FnuT CRop. The Monmouth Inqui-
rer says has contradictory reports concerning the fruit
crop that county The impression is that the yield of
.peaches and apples viii be by large Small
fruits will be tocrably abundant Wheat is poor oats
quite ordinary and potatoes about mddlng Gar
den products and truck bid fair to be hardly average
On the WHOLE the unvorabe spring has told disastrous
y the prospects Of the year and large number
fruit and other trees killed by the severity of the
winter.
The Paterson Guardian says Mr. Richard Berlan of
Lower Preaknc III that country, has raised Ol spears
bales of wheat from grain
The Guardian learns that several Of the pearl hunters
have left off work and taken to pitching pennies
profitable business.