New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-09
Qustecs..........-.-.. 80
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Total ...................".....ie4s -


This will barely make NJ the average o. the four
previous YEAR,; while after Christians, unless we have
unusually mild Winter, the imPorts VII Cease iof
four months in consequence ot the not We nave
FORUM had large arrivals dnripg the past month
of september. and we hear thsi the Americans are
making extensive preparations for getting "a much q
possible " Atlantic sestcard before tbs frost s1x
IN. On tie other hapd it quite certain that there
will lie large and continuous deuapd for foreign corn
from this time til March or April, on account Of the
damp al inferior character OF the wheat, and the
very smal stock OF Ole native remaining on hand
Thus as week o. less thar % OOc qrs were seut rom
London by the Eaaezn Counties Rail way slouei and
1t IL calculated by eome the factors bas fully 1000
ora stm into the country durirg the seek by all
eonyeyarces, beyond what vas osed IN London. This
10 far more than was mpor ed IL IL therefore popf
be that before the ports the Continent reocso after
the Winter. the greater part OF The in ,ofted wheat
! will have been consumed
| According to eccounts received rom France which
will be tound; length IN another column, tie harvest
N me Dorth.r rgTts Of that country has been almost
ss DnfGvorAb.e S. TIA; with IA The crop, appears
would hive beel good bot for the noessant rams ~
which extensive damage has been done to the gram
This hss efroued both ON the shock aud before was
cut A good deal Of tie mischief, however, has been
prevented by the OF the mote.tes, which ars get
ting into very general use. The pan IL to eet suaI
number Of sbeavss tgethsr, witt their heads ineas
to each other then make Large sheaf or bind three
four seaves together ut the foot ana opening theIn
place them IN inverse position over the others form
ing cap which shoots OF tie rain and prevents ths
inner Eheaves from sustaining any damage. This could
be practice6 In this untry well IL France, and
With ~ good al effect,
Under these circumstances the markets already feel
the prtss and buoysnt. But So II 10 probabe
that We shall have large delivery Of English wheat
after harvest il keep the price from rlsing extfay
sgenily high Any such mobilization OF rates depends
| however, upon the amount o; TIE iuportstiops, se
there will he enormous rsUge between the prioe Oh
the rest and inferior wheats Of home growth. Al In
sancs OF this occurred lest week 10 Mark lane when
factor sod the same dsytvo samples belonging to
the came person-the one, old, witch brought 6ss
| while the other. ne~, MADE only AS. per or. This
vii afford pretty gocd idea Of the injury the crops
have sustsDed, which we are oonvir ced s much more
extens;ys than mos. persons, even In the trace arc
aware Of
There ;s curious calculation IN q work by the late
d.. DsvenaI., quoted by Tcoke in his History OF
Piices relative 20 TIE effect Of deficient hervess on
the price Of wheat a. showing that II rises III much
greater proportion thar the deficiency itself would ap-
pesr 70 warrant. The following considered by the
writer the OF increase urcer diersn amounts
Of deficiency; that estimating the natural price at
sos PER Or, g deficiency Of ,,.,
Onetsuth VIII raise the pcs... ltths l5, to ssa
Tvo.epths viii :se tn. Price it.h. o! 20. say 70 Cos
Foas tenth. viii raise t the be- p3S sq. M ls9
FiyeenttI viii raise the pdoe slths or 2s sv 70 z'.
This vae the calculation O. The last csLtury and
had beer fully realized il more disaut times In the
BIB century the price rOee one year TO ! Ii per Or
nut IN the present day there disturbing csusee to
prevent such calsues and modify the eVils OF bad
harvest: At the same time, the price ~'l OF course
st be proporonGtely advanced az the deficiency IN
hoaeh 10 any such extent IS in cur earlier
| history.
Here is abundsnt food for the thoughtful, and We
commend i, To the consideration of cur Western resd-
ers. Pertaps il return, The Mar| Lane Ezpre's and
s readers viii be interested in the following bite OF
statistic ELECTED by our request Of Lest week. Ssyss
corresporden, a. Rock Island, H.
1.-The sssessor r-turns for this county show that the
Tfaro M rlQ 81 with
! Ii 26 5.S i have obtained from fifty farmers, one or
mere from each township 10 the county, tue number
Of eacn Plan ed and the yield gisng An average
OF IL bushels AID 81 pounds 10 the scre Oar Popus-
ttn IL Little over II COO Allowing a. bushes 10
each reIsop fo- home consumption won leave us
425 600 busbtls for exporta ion. The same returns
give SO 29l scTes planted with COIL
Tbe "a yet IN tee field and there cannot 81 any
tine be 30 sccurs.A esinate made Of the yield per
acre as of wheat for the that Sill or nearly a
feed largely to stock directly from the hed snd al Tue
! end OF each week many could not tell how many
wseop loads trey rad hsrvssted. estimate the yield
at fifty bush.ls per acre which gives L round numbers
500 00o bushels for this county. lev think then
feos will turn out hundred bushels To the acre
| nsay from sixty TO eighty but | think their esti-
mates too high although he present crop tie largest
| 90 70 quality and beet 81 70 qushty ! have known
curing lie twelve years have resioec here IL prices
role yery lov FOR com, much Of the amount nov in
hards Of farmers IL tbs par, Of the country VIII be
! two or three year, IN finding is way 70 market.
| Sureiy L1ert ulutL % cOiu isSylsi Al VIZ "OH'y
CAL show record Ike this Ard here something from
De ksib County, in the Stase, which tells tale
almost as catering:
! To Re Edisor Of ThsH T. Tr,Ssr<.
"ss Your sic CROP, in tie .;us Of the 80 induce:
fs positively sScesIsd from We farms winch own In d
fsert this county, and Jesse ana the ore on Wh
I've keep careful look With esnh ons and Know the
sz Of each sei by tbs, may not fear eI'
sgge.sion. 500 49,, p..l.- al
Farm No 2Whea. @ $40 bushels Barley, ~ 6IV, Oau,
Bssy sai O.t. ,h injured By early front'
Pam No 4-whe. 2li; os.s Barley. and Corn not
"F.n no 5-wb-ss POI osts Barley Corn and Rye, 81
boH.-yhes; aai Busy S'i Corn ~ Oats ''i Pc
| .osoes GboUtc1 ~ . mi n
Ths Laakes OF toe whole ot"hea' -0ti pH
! l., 45i; RYE Il Potatoes 2S0
Ny csnSo ed less than 20 bushe per acre and my
am v,nces that thsse crops are the s7erAg. Of tbs
county Much grain ia lest frou the inpossoiy o. oot4ns
labor fell o. price only aoout one bali o. TIE gt',n
oss AZ and hgh In price TIE average on
fsrus L. this county will this year turn Of half ths s1. 10
grain AID Of then double the amount a. winch 'ny can
the crop %, never Before raised ehespy Need
,sy that comfy prssen now peculiar '0i GU"
| rsdon" , - =.
There are such letters We wish for publication
VII not many other farmers ssnd similar ones and
thus enable US TO present fair statistical view OF the
crops L az sections Of TIE country in advance OF that
respeciabs slow-cosch, the Census Bureau at Wash
inston
SINGULAR NATURAL PHENOMENA IN
MICHIGAN.
HAVE WE AN EARTHQUAKE AMONG Us.