Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-04-21


country is. aud will continue TO be pros
porous
ls,-The extremely favorable accounts
al the prospects of the Western grain crop.
We are not exaggcrsting when we say that
the various accounts from the West iusti-
Is the belief that the crop Of this year will
~ unexampled IN amount. The area soxn
last fall was very considerably larger than
usual; and no such favorable seasons for
the farmer as last winter and this spring
have been known for thirty years.
2'l-1he steady revival VI all kinds Of
trade and industry. rs evidenced by the
Custom House returns, the strikes among
workmen for higher wages. the increased
exchanges at the banks. and the reports Of
merchants ana manufacturers throughout
the country
3l-rhe quasi certainty that the Euro
pean Peace Congress viii at least post
lsuRe for year Of two a war in Europe.
Ith-The continued advance and spec
ulation in cotton in the foreign markets.
The amount of net profit reaped by the
planters of the South from their cotton
this year viii probably considerably ex-
reed one hundred millions of dollars, q
large portion Of which will, of course,
come here for investment.
5th-Ths continued abundance Of mon
ey nj home and abroad. lit is quite likely
that We shall see a six per cent money
market here this fall: the revival of bust
ness viii Of itself lead to this. But the
condition of the government treasury.
which must continue to pour out mo: e
gold than it receives, will together with
receipts from California and elsewhere
fully connterbalance the export TO Europe
6th-The certainty that no breach Of the
peace is, this year to grow out of orr rcla-
items, with Great Britain, Mexico. Nicara-
gua and Paraguay.
Tth-The prospect of further additions
to the worlds stock OF the precious metal,
from Frazer River, Pixies Peak and else
where.
Sth-The prospect Of an enlarged mar
kct for manufactures in India-which has
been non- consumer ever since the outbreak
OF the rebellion; in China-respecting
which see Lord Elgin's report on the
probable future trade of England and the
United States with Gankow and the neigh
boring towns; in Russia, which, since the
introduction of tho railway system, is
doubling It's consumption Of foreign man
ufactures; In Japan and elsewhere.
9th-The fact that for eighteen months
the citizens of the trading countries of the
world have been comparatively lille. have
lived economically. undertaken no new
enterprises, and gone through general
process of liquidation.
The aggregate of these favorable facts
and prospects presents picture. the like Of
which has. perhaps. never been witnessed
before by our oldest business men, and
forsshalows for the early future a period
of such activity and prosperity as even this
country never knew before
The New York Tribune wants to insure
future prosperity by crop that will DO
adequate to the wants of call the world
and the rest OF mankind" 1t breaks out
:hus:
FARMING PRospECTs.-Though we do
not multiply citations. it is certain that
Winter Grain is generally looking VOL
throughout the country rluch better than
the open. broken character Of the last
Winter gave reasons to hope. There may
be local exceptions. but the present pros
poets for u good yield of both Wheat and
Ryo are excellent. while the frequent
fIeczings and thawings of tho ground since
Iast November must have proved widely
fatal TO the eggs and larve of insects
We confidently hope for heavy crops Of
Winter grain this year
But it must he considered that the gen.
eral yield Of last year was very light one
throughout the Free States. Wheat did
well in the South. as did Indian Corn in
the North. but the Great NVost--the gran
AIRY Of America, and to some extent of Eu-
rope also--hsd lighter yield per cultiva
ted acre than ever before. We estimate
the Wheat crop of the entire Union at
less than ten bushels per acre, and that of the
Free States ut less than eight bushels
Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota had
the best of it; but even they did not avor-
age middling crop of Oats. Hardly a
third of crop was realized throughout the
eountry-in the West. hardly more than
was sown. Indian Corn did better; in the
North. very well; in the South, middlag
WE'LL in the West, there was rather more
than hall crop. but not much more Iowa
had probably less; Illinois and Indiana;
not much more; Ohio, at best, light
yield The aggregate deficiency in the
Grain harvest of 1888 must DO estimated
by hundreds Of millions Of bushels
We say. therefore. to the few who have
made the inquiry, and to whoever may
think our opinion worth hearing. there is
positive and signal deficiency of grain
In the country at this moment, and you
can hardly sow and plant too much. We
do not mean that any man should plant
or sow twenty acres when he has only
help, team and fertilizers to cultivate ten
thoroughly; but we do say put in the
crops: put them in well. and rs large al
area as you can fully take care Of. There
is great European War looming on the
horizon--it may or may not break out this
year. but all the craft of Diplomacy. al
the pleading of Christianity. cannot pre-
vent it. That war will create An immense
demand for our Provisions; but oven were
it to be ultimately avorted. the immense