New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-31
FLUCTUATIONS IN THE AVERAGE PRICE OF WHEAT.
-icn May 20 June June g. June To- June %. June 81

The price 10 here given IN sternng currency per
quarter or eight bushels which is the usual grain
measure. Wheat is higher By 25 per cent than it
was last year at tho date. In 1897 on the hrst
Fricay in July, there sold in Mark-Lane H4 SUI
bushels of wheat at about S. 3D. sterling per busheli
willie on the corresponding Friday of this year. sales
Of 7O2 Cog bushels are re r,ed at about Is Sd. A
great many thousand farmers in the United States are
interested in the question whether this high price VIII
be maintained.
The accounts from ireland, which have all along
been peculiarly gloomy, are now more cheering and
il ia expected that the wheat harvest will not be de-
layed more than fortnight. The stories respecting
the appearance of the potato disease to have been
entirely without foundation, and learn from TIE
Freemans Journal that the crop is both healthy and
large.
We are sory TO learn that there has been so destruc
five a Srou,b in Western Vermont. The level plain
of heavy clay land between the Green Mountains and
Lake Champlan, comprising a "trip of country aver
appp some Is or 20 miles in width has been almost as
badly marched as parts Of Missouri and Kansas. One
farmer near Fair Haven tells that he moved thirty
Eve acres Of meadow and got only two tuns OF grass
from the whole piece.
On the other hand subscriber in Seneca County
Ohio compla that 10 tis rection they having 80
much rain as to iDjure the fine wheat crop which has
been harvested.
The Nte- Orleans Bulletin says that:
years has long aud drouth been exp
Saes In sections rain OF any
since the 1t Of April This is especially
tn Texas certain parishes this State and Middle Georgia
which section according TO WINTER torgA paper
more hss been fall in q hours than has been had
Of Jauu These, IT be SAID ere er
c.ptiosi cases Bot there but little difference IN
~ cocti IN OF the the cotton States Oo
eoan from districts Of Georgia Alabama rioIlua
ssppi Texas AID DOR cwn ss,e are 70 ssy I
ia these States ave been not ohy
3routh dented in its DURATION Ou
DE lad to struggle for exist Co IN e ice
tord iancs and power dew nlsn snd in
s,iveed up vegetation srocco had passed over u h
Consequence Of such weather Is obyious"
Another prominent Southern paper confirms tnlS
opinion and asserts that he crop in Mississippi
except Immediately in the valleys, is distressing fall
urei and the cotton crop, unless there is change III
the weather in brief tine, will be no better IL VIII
mature early and be sent forward TO market promptly;
but there VIII be a sad falling off in quantity.
So lad has the drooth been in Texas that the Grand
Juries of several Counties have called meetings in
their respective ursdicons for the purpose of adopt
ing measures Of relief for the poorer classes Of
ctzens who threatened with famine on account Of
the failure Of the corn crop. In their fear of famine
the people 10 have BEEN driven TO prayer.meet-
ings az last resource and preventive against drouth
nd we read of their having been very largely attended
In many places where such gatherings have not been
Of frequent occurrence heretofore.