New-York daily tribune., 1863-05-15
Agricultural Prospccis.

The latest reports obout the wheat crop at the
West, particularly in Ohio and Indiana, arc not as
favorable as we could wish. The Eagle, Of Union
City, Gays:
a In many portions Of Randolph and jay coun-
ties there is likely TO be an almost total failure
of the wheat crop. A great deal OF II 10 now past
redemption"
An acquaintance, just from tour through Ohio,
SAYS Il at be never saw the wheat look worse.
From ether States we have more favorable re-
ports Some of the Rebel papers are Dragging Of
their prospects OF a great wheat crop.
In Europe the prospects appear favorable. The
Nark Lane E1preis Of April u says:
The lAAt week was more ike March than April.
from the dryness Of the atmosphere and briskness oi
the wind. This, however, is calculated 10 complete
the pprovement in the condition OF the wheat
les and may serve salatary check TO the we'll
established plants. Still the Spring corn would DC
greaiy benefited by a copous fall Of rain, especially
on the light soils; and indeed, the grass'lands ana
vegetation generally wosld be seryceably adj
vanced.
! "Some parts Of Germany appear 10 want showers,
/ though the Continent generally is reported 10 wear
very favorable appearance as respects the growing
crops. Our long-sLanding complaint "a TO want ol
fen6ifht benefited must bear small proportion to
what has already passed into consumption a. unre-
muusratye rates. The Continent, still IN suspense
for English orders, and apparently confident that
| they must come, keeps about the same range Of
i prices but own markets remain wholly with
cut activity, foreign holders must venture on con-
} gnments even if they wait much longer. Indeed.
had not samples here improved, We think prices
would have been written lower In the state Of the
Wheat trade France and England are precisely sini-
lar except in their several capitals Paris rather
maintaining prices against the country, and London
being more depressed. Our political an,icipations
however, seem nearer 10 somber reality than wher
penned. Poland s not put down, but nearer 10 IN
dependence in the spirit Of her people and tie nec
I vention Of Europe; while Federal America, appa
rently getting desperate with disasters shorter II
supplies aud prices, is less likely than eye
TO overwhelm Us with imports"
John Bull evidently feels jolly over the idea o.
Federal America getting desperate with disas
ters, and will be glad no doubt, to hear that oul
wheat crop partially fails in any section, so that we
shall not be able 10 overwhelm England with bread
stufs sueb for instance the cargo Of the George
Grswold. We quote further from Tie Expyeu.
"Many are sanguine that prices will improve
also and that something may turn up in their favor
from the unsettled state Of matters In America
Supplies thence e-falDg off; and although theil
canals are just opening, when an increased amount
may come IRON tue interior, tie export merchants
are acting with great caution, owing 10 the sudden
changes in the exchange and in the value of gold
rendering trade 20 uncertain. risk IS run in exc
cutting orders, and materially tends to check bus
ness in cereals
Yes, and that risk is that gold and exchange viii
continue to Decline not that we shall fail in supply
Of cereals for the weather could not be more favor
able than it is now for our grea. crop Of Indian
corn.