Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-22
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

FRIDAY, Nov 9l,lS62.
The R ileigh Standard publishes a table compiled from
the ceusus of 1850, showing that in the twelve counties
In North Oarolila, now in the pofssssion Of the enemy,
the ru pber of slaves was 81 9o2. the lumber Of bush.
ella OF corn raised, 8 4l7, 500, and tie value Of tie pork,
beef aud mutton slaughtered, s5s7 2Sl. Il. Is a rea-
sonabls calculation" says the Standard. 'and the facts
would support the assumption, that the increase Of slaves
in these counties for the past ten y,as wsr 20 per cent,
which, added to the above, would make As 4s2. whose
aggregate value at an average Of $500 would be s22..
TAI 600. There has bseu q still greater iucreass in Il at
T, gion since 1850 in The culture Of corn-hsrce We put
down the average increase to be one third, which would
make 4 $50 $50 bushels Of corn raised in the above
counties in 1850, which, at 81 per bushel, would be
81 $50, $50. There as been q corresponding ~increas' Ia
the production Of pork, beef and mutton, which, in
1860, must have been valued at $7s2 974. bu. at pres
ent prices would be worth to the sovsrlmen 81. S4s. s22.
Here, then, IL will be seen that the misguided policy
which a lowed the enemy 10 enter HatterAs. has been at
a sacriaca Of Norfolk aad untold ir jury to VirgiLis. and
tie ruin Of twelve counties in Eastern Carolina Of graf
value to tie South for their bread ard meat, and almost
ths entire loss Of $22 TAI 900 in slaves. But Il must
be remembered that We have made no estimate of other
crops besides corn, and of the immsnss Losses BY the
breaking up of III, tar and turpontins, the f .hing, the
lumber and single interests, which far exceed In value
the farming operations Of that wealthy section"
10 the fourteen counties lying upon and east Of the
Wilmington and Weldon railroad, not in the susmys
liner, the numb. r Of slaves in 1880. vas 1855, the
numosr Of bushels Of corn raised, 6 .2oS, b44, and the
value Of the pork, beef, ETC., $l,S7s. $40. "co the rum
Der of slaves add 20 per cent. increase, and there we're
10 the above counties, in 1860. 90 SO6 slaves, which, At
the average value Of $500, make $40 65S 900. Add the
Increase of one-ihird in corr, which 10 perhaps Q small
est mate for the present yea, and We have SSH
392. bushels OF corn, which, at 81 par bushel,
w,uli ben.ss 81 ,Ss2, in the above IA couatiss for 1850.
The pro Iust in pork, beef and mutton, sddiDg tee ont.
taird increase, would be, in 1860, 81. s65 097, but which
would be worth to the government now, 50 595. 2sl.-
OF the productive wealth of these counties, We leave out
Of the circulation the value Of the other crops-cottou,
peas, potatoes, &c, produced large ), an the III psntinr,
tar and lumber interest, far more valuable than the corn
aud bacon products. These statistics, though p,rhsps
flliug below the truth, show to the mos. careless obser.
YER how important it is to protect tie Eastern part OF
the State by every possible means in the power Of the
government sgiinst tie invasion of the Yankees. Ev
cry North Oarolinian is deeply interested in their protec
ton, and tie government must see that to guard thess
great interests, is absolutely essential to the preservation
Of the army and people from starvation and ruin"
A correspondent Of the Jack ION Mes ssppian gives
s,me interesting particulars OF the salt mining opera
tions at NV Iberis, La. The minas are situated on an
island IN Vermilion Bay about fifty miles from Franklin,
LII, VA. Bayou Teche, and are owned by Judge Avery
who, If the blockade continues, will soon be the riches,
man Ia TN. coofadefacv-ar tia cnntinent itsalfb-
Though this invaluable deposit Of salt was discovered
last May, il il only a. this late day beginning to bs wolk.
I'd with some energy. II Is now proposed to work a.
lssst 900 hands, and furnish sal. 10 the Government
aud people, not by the 100 lbs, bat by the Monand t1ns
per day, at the rate Of two cins per 10. Tie salt Ii, 8
from Is to Is ,est below the surface, Ia q stratum Of u
known thickness. 1t is blasted and drawn out BY wind
lasses. snki are unnecessary, at the mines. as the salt
is solid and dry, and may be carried any distance, with
out dr. IL 10 now sold 40 the rssesf ~ OF. Der ID.
The same writer Il. z. G aTss) vindicstes the Gov.
eminent agents at FraI ki1-hsssrs Brosdwsll and
Payne-from tho charge of carrying on an underhandsd
game Of private speculation. He says:
L; s alleged that they purchase sugar By the Thousands
of hogsheads, and that the army cannot ue II all-snd
some Of it crushed at thatl 1t may not DO known that
our army, be'crs the consCrip: Law vas passed, required
one hundred h~ogshesds per DAY ot brown. and the hos
pitfalls ton or f.esn htg,hesds Of crushed or rtfled
sugar, and both several hundreds Of barrels Of molasses
per day. So far as | can learn, they have not been able
even 10 deliver this amount per day on an average tho
year rount. Tn sugar region is now open to us, and it
becomes them TO move OUT the las; hogshead they ian
| get transportation 10 move it With, Tor within one MOI tn
We may be cut of from il; for, 80 coon IS the river
| rises, unless We have ~gunboats and rams atoat, tie enc.
my vii tou olless occupy the sugar country
TIE B,ton R ,ugs Gaz,.;e says tins recent fierce, viii.
cling frost has played sad havoc with the fugsr cane =
TIE fields Of that beautiful staple, but a day or two be
fore, presented a bssutiful emerald appearance, IS they
dalied 10 and fro in the passing bretI,. Now they a-e
as ys;chsd I'd dry a. if the burning Simeon Of The D .
ssrt had passed over them. Bat little seed cane on the
Io.lAnds, ,ill be saved, and many will be compelled to
depend upon the stubbl, and rattoons for mex year.
At Tallahassee, Fla, Flour is held At $50 per BILL;
MOlm,es 81 per gallon Salt $40 per bus. Nafs are held
At $50 per ksg in Atlanta, g.. 10 Petersburg, on Wed.
~u.s1.y, slSs in gold Was sold, at auction, Tor s44i 60 in
paper mO~uey-bsins q premium Of 22o per CT. for tie
gold.