Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-06-29

WHEAT.-lu lie UrSt tTansnCtlOn IN InN article
for the season, in this city that we have heard Of
took place Wednesday. Four Thousand five hun
dred bushels changed hands. st figures which we
were unable to obtain. Messrs. uerner 4 Hurt
If Stapleton Mills, wore the purchasers.
We expressed the opinion yesterday that the
crop was much better one than had been preiic-
tod it would be. We are strengthened in that be
lief this morning by the reports Of our exchanges
from various portions of the country. The New
York Tribune has extensive information TN the
subject We quote from its article for the benefit
of our agricultural and commercial friends:
This week we have adyiees from Ohio, Indiana.
Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mime
sota. Iowa, Texas. Kansas. Alabama, and from
various portions Of our own State. An Western
New York, it looks az if the wheat. with the ex-
ception of the Soue's variety is not likely to lie
much damaged 10y the midge; and it is possible
that even the Soule may escape. The larvae are
deposited in the kernels, but in some ucaiiies
thanks to the fne weather sufficiently hard
glaze has been made to protect the kernel from
puncture. A c"rrespondent ia Cayusa County,
writes that in his neighborhood "Whest promises
splendidly. but is not yet out If danger from the
nudge. Spring crops generally are verv good
but corn has been much inj ured by worms. We
see no nudge rs yet" In Sc. Lawrence County,
timely showers within the last fortnight have made
the crop prospects better than they were at our
last adviccs. Despite the drouth, early sown
wheat and other cereals are nearly a. forward
usual, while corn and potatoes. though checked
by dry weather, are pushing vigorously aheud.-
The hay crop is spoken of as very small, 10 much
30 that in some localities meadsws have been bro
ken up and >eeded to oats.
From Tennessee the accounts are of conflict
ing nature. Of the Spring wheat. now teing har-
vested. that which was s"wn in the middle OF Jan.
uary is very fine, and indeed. the late .own. but
this is still liable to be stricken with rust.
and <,f .N,i
Use to be very good, and about Holly Springs, and
in some of the neighboring districts wheat is bet
ter than the farmers had anticipated, though the
yield will nowhere be large.
Cnpious showers have fallen in some of those
portions Of Missouri in which the drou,h had been
most severe, and great change for the letter had
been made in the crops.
Negotiations is well forward throughout Min
nesota, in some places almost n fortnight earlier
than last year. Wheat. oats, rye, and corn all
described as remai kablv fne. and it is presumed
that if the present prospects are not materially
changed a very large quantity Of grain will be
poured into market from this district of country.
The local papers speak Of an unusual breadth Of
wheat having been sown, and Of its looking very
rank and thrifty.
One of Our Iowa correspondents v b, hos known
that State for many years writes us that the pros
poets for corn and wheat were never equal 10 those
Of the present season; certainly not in central
Iowa. AT FOLK lily corn ID eelllnR AT ~ cents
wheat 81 90 butter 6 to cents per b.; potatoes
20 cent?: straw berries 10 cents per quart; and
eggs cents per dozen. At those prices one
need starve. Another Polk County cor es p. ndeut
who, on his return from the Chicago Convention.
examined the crops along the route, s'ys that
wheat. oats and corn promise better thau they
have for q dozen years past and he thinks that
the present moderate prices of farm produce, land
at 81 SO to $40 per acres, according 10 location,
and lumber at 81 90 to ten shillngs per hundred,
Iowa offers great inducements to Western emf
grants.
The Indiana whet crop is in many pnrts serious
ly damaged. In Laporte County,is asserted, that
not than one-skth Of the crop will yield FL
teen bushels to the acre; one quarter MAJ give ten
bushels: and the larger portion of the balance will
not be worth cutting owing to the ravages nf the
nudge. In PORTIONS Of Berrien County the inqu
ry is not 81 great. but on high land Tie yield
will undoubtedly be small The Shelby, Parke
Cunnersvilc, and Randolph papers speaks more
eneourasingly of the prospects in their several
sections Of country.
Ohio is more favored as q general thing than
her nrighbOr. although even she has not es-
capped injury hy the nudge in some Districts
Throughout the great wheat belt Of the
State. the crop will be O fine one. and in Cen
trail and Southern Ohio the harvest is about COM
nencing.
The CATTLE DIsEAsE.-Some of the Rockingham