The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-11
The following is the setual estimated yield for the
United States for the past twcnty-four years

The receipts of molasscs from the interior during the
year embrace 337 06 barrels against 80 007 last year
and 2S0, ,l72 the year before The exports have been
,3l4 barrels against "a 62 last year. and li3 29 the
year before
OF West India noasses the imports have embraced
g. 12s hogsheads and tierces aud 4937 barrels against
last year, 23,s74 hogshcads and 81, ,621 barrels 4
The total yield of molasses for the year is estimated
by Mr. Champonier about 10 578 100 gallons, (allow
ing go gallons to each 900 pounds Of sugar produccd
against last year $3.50 gallons the year before 49,
271, 149, and in 1854 '55 20, 1880 gallons.
The receipts of tobacco during the year amount to
e29 hogsheads against "a 96I last year and So
the year before The exports have been ,542 hogs
heads, leaving the stock hand on the LIST of Sep
tember 29,093 hogsheads, against i3s06 the pre-
vious year. The crop of the past year was large and
there has been consequent reduction in prices With
regard the growing crop the accounts usual at this
period of the year, conflicting and it is yet too early
to estimate the result with any degree of confidence
greater breadth of land has doubt been planted but
of the most productive districts the planters
hopes have been disappointed by unproptious weather,
and it appears doubtful if the supplies placed the
market will exceed those of the past year.
The receipts of -four for the year embrace 52l 32
bbls against 1885, 3ls last year. and JOG the year
before The exports comprise l,1l4,47S bbls Prices
for -four this year have ranged considerably below those
OF last the highest rates Tor ST. LOUIS superne DenS
Sc in September and October S5 rs in November 81 80
in February, and "a ga in March. The lowest rate
quoted was So 90 in June and July.
The receipts of wheat during the year have embraced
425 Sls sacks, against 1921 last year. and s6 100
the year before The exports have been 36G 929 sacks
Although the receipts show large filling of compared
with last year. the range of prices has been considerably
lower the highest rates quoted being 81 35 for prime
white and 81 25 for prime red, in the middle of De-
cember The lowest have been s2t cents for prime red
and 81 for prime white, in June and July.
The market for Indian has exhibited only mod
crate degree of activity The receipts have been mate
rally less than last year. when they showed deficiency
of nearly 900 sacks compared with the year before
Prices ruled high at the commencement and have closed
at further advance, but in the interim have exhibited
many fluctuations and generally low figures. Last year
the exports amounted to less than half the receipts lcay
ing upwards of 1875 900 sacks for consumption including
therein the plantation demand and those shipments which
are not included in the cearances During the past year
they have comprised than two-thirds of the
ceipts leaving for consumption above less than AGO.
600 sacks With such in the supply over the
demand for consumption prices have necessarily been
duced to the limits of orders for shipment, and have
consequently been controlled by the course of foreign
markets The following table shows the receipts for the
aet f,vaiv b y.