New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-22


The commercial editor of The Montreal Witness
having made extensive tour in connection with the
recent great railroad celebration, reports as follows
respecting the crops: To
The state of the crops is the chief topic of interest
in commercial point OF view, at this season OF the
wear and propose TO give condemned summary
Of the information on this SUBJECT CLEANED IN the
course of a recent extensive tour.
In the Northern and Eastern States the prospects
were fair, but heard of nothing worthy OF special
remark except that wheat is being again successfully
cultivated in many places that were considered run
ont for that crop twenty more years ago. In Mary
landsand Virginia farmers complain loudly OF an al
most toal failure of the Winter wheat ON account OF
severe fross. Much of the land sown IN this crop had
10 be plowed again. and 1t seems the soil ana ell
mate are not favorable for Spring Wheat scarcity
Of wheat is there fore, believe certain III that ex
tensiye region the and other crops though very
backward were, however, considered likely TO turn
out we'll In the southern parts of Ohio, lndl-
ana and illinois the crops were promising th0lgh
yery much later than usual. Indeed the WIN
ter wheat was little or 10 further advanced
than in Canada, and corn was only lew inches
high al the same date that in former years 1t
lad been in silk. No one, however, was alarmed at
this state of,hings, was p-pulary sad the crops
never suffered irom late Spring. In the pralrles
of Illinois the entire absence Of shelter prevents the
grow ID OF inter wheat, but everything appeared 10
be favorable for Spring wheat and corn, aud tue
Chicago papers were loud in their joyful predictions
OF good crop generally. The reports from Iowa and
Wisconsin which We did not visit were also good.
In Michigan and Western Canada, which are very
similar, The crops generally look remarkably well,
though singular.v enough, everything Is from week
H. ten DAYS later this about Toronto than IN the
vicinity of Montreal In lower Canada We were very
much pleased TO see vigor Of vegetation OF grass,
grain and trees, unsurpassed by any region through
which we had passed and We have little doub, tha.
tie valley Of the St Lawrence WILL al no distant date
be- again a. celebrated ever for the growth Of
wheat.
We base 10 predictions the facts thus presented,
although West IN papers freely predicate upon them
gradual fall OF prices till Harness. which will con-
mepce. il is sail in Kentucky and Tennessee in a
week or tive. This decline Is the more confidently
Anticipated inasmuch a. the quantity of as, years
crop coming in greatly exceeds expectation. The ex
portation Of wheat and corn from Chicago, in May,
Isl was much greater than in May, 1856, and corn,
e,pecialy il continuing to come in freely. Against
this however TO be the fact that the Mchigan
ard Ohio millers had 10 resort to Chicago for
wheat 10 keep them going. very unusual state Of
things caused in Ohio by the partial failure Of two
wears crops in success On owing 10 the prevalence Of
the weeyll.
Ii nav be remarked, O. one obvious result Of the
very protracied seed time this Spring that there will
probably be mach greatev breadth sown and planted
u.Gn in an ordinary season; and the long con-
tnued COOL showery weather, has been fIs orabe for
the pastures and hay crop and consequently nor the
production OF batter cheese, asd beef AL over ihIs
c, DiineDt