, 1864-02-16

,-,y,
..on hc ooo'o tap'o ~ wtl We seen Iaa' tle eEase
W .,hho'e p1o'nees noie n'sn"!ncs' Ii tp.oposllon
70 tne nuHoeF 81 oisiaest@. tnan my otner state.
kor os1aucer uhio nAs NJ as1eFles producing leSS
haa nois "lta = distlilefaes: Thl'c fennsyiTania
mas III alssleres pfoaacln: only ahout onehalI the
auo9nt mAHulacsuseo IN tals osatc. IN eome % the
southern States tue establishments must small
i:.as' !os jnganees N HcEtn;Gasonna, where there
Nei@ cssneiisnHentf, manufacturing: only a0o,tss
gallons u tic year 1S0 In ths region VIC understand
every farmer has still Tor Ills OWL uae and convc
'nlfnce. = - t'v' - 1s4''t- =
It II also noticeable fAcs- IN connection with the
above table, that In tho slave states particularly In
tue slaychreedfpE and cotton, States. the manufae
lure o. hfr'ines Was less 10 1e than IN 1850. and
tneee statca we're to tho breaking ont OF tho rebel
Hon; ever 5eas eeeoanng mote aha more dependent
on tue Noftaern saates foE Aer supply OF whiskyfas
Aheeeu thes whgie iof Amos. every other article
manufactnfed. This explains .ha unusual advance
WHICH look place IN tue price or sptftta
at tue eoutn ~ soon - the Feoeliton broke
ont, nnd teiofe eScn pread:tuns or any OF the
necessar7es OF life had become enhanced In value to
any grent extent Tbs rebellion was nursed and fos
tered alike pF the sptFie Of anarchy and High 4iuts
AnS wlleL the supply oftho Attet fell on there was
much lamenta,!on.
1eforu,ers and others hare held and ADVANCED tho
tbcorr that to }sat{on Of e1a,n Into snirta ouaht
tn ha nrnh,b;ted by Congrtaa. Thev arxue Tins:
"Tbe.c ere one hundred millions OF gallons or wlskY
nanufactured in the Unlted states annually, which
will consume Coz bushels Of grain, which ought
to go to feed the world Instead OF being sent forth In
The spe OF liouors to destrpT IT, But On
this tu1ect there Is much popular Ignorance In this
State the whlsky ia made 6om about thres.fourths
and oneiourth EMAIL grains, such re, barley
and sometimes oas and wheatl but 1t must be 1ecol-
ected that much Of the grains thus used is damaged
and. consequently almost unit for human food. For
Instance, heated or musty corn will make - good
whisky 1stound CON, and dsters whru they can got
the former ut reduction OF two three cents per
bushel they take 1t In preference. Aud but for this
demand for stil1esitB in the United States, tho large
amount Of corn which is annually shipped from this
city In heated or damaged condition, would BE-
scarcely saeabe whereas IT sells At only few cents
pcf bushel bstow the PRIDE Of sound grain. So ali
throughout the West and Northwest, where ngrieut-
tursts have but few or Insufficient barns to etpfio
their grain and lin couscdlcnce OF which large nor
tons fthetr crops aze they can sell It 70 d.
1srs pt reduced price, when for purposes OF food 1t
would not be worth tts freight to sp 1t to any mar
fct We reco1Iect In 1gss. Hhcu tho wheat was soft
.,d 1,,t, ftha farnons strrnn.tnff> and II bec1mo
taken and aold to 6tst1lJcts at the East
At fron sixtynye to cto per bushel-when
n con1j mt tnve hrnrht ty ceuts per bushal TO be
as,.vs .~ln aonr In si,.e susn tho far
mers West pastcularlTp hare m Interest In en-
cou1aRlng the 'mnnufhctnro Of fughwlnes in th-4-
midst They take al their damaged crops far prices
without ' h!ch outlet taeY Touid omen be ruined.
II must also be 9erne In mind IN connection with
the Eun used IN dstllcsles mat 1t not all lost In
the nano!aetuFe OF hisnE1nes.' II veil known that
TIC o1fa1 nom hss lae1ies Is valuable fos feeding
stock. and taefe ls not aistalcsy IN The whole
conat15 nut ieeas eatto aua ioze In PROPORTION 70
ia extent. ger hstance IN tha city fv dlssiAesies,
with running capacity Of 12oo bnshes laily, have
constantiy on eana ABOUT f'o" neaa OF bect Castle
beingtattenea p tao slops ana oasl.
aEe.e - ssa, .noe1ss ouees w wnch' N connecuon:
WNo ne ~. .A " 1,!sn~me9' tae.c l. musa
igaesaace. ns suppo.sa ~ many asau ING Wnissy
,eao 1.1a kosa ' =. ossesases' 1nu os-