Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-10-26
WHEAT CRop-wooL-BUrrER. &c.
PAUL DILLINGHAM;.

MILWAUKEE, Oct. l6, 1866
| Editor Wdtchman The sunny days" of
Autumn are now with US, and their genial
warmth and mellow air call for the lovers of
nature and invite us to leave our homes. and
go forth to enjoy our "lndian Summer"
After the "rainy season. which was our CON
slant discontinue during the month Of Sep
tember, we are in a better mood to enjoy the
sunny October. And now besides the stu
dent, the scholar aud the pleasure seeker,
the farmer finds these Autumnal days full Of
pay and profit, for they give him an opportu-
nifty to prepare his long garnered crops and
hurry them forward to the market. The
crops Of 1866 are now fairly moving, hastened
by the weather, and the long trains aud load
ed boats speak of this Eastward move. Thus,
in the large cities, and among the specula-
tors, there is now busy activity, and par
tcalarly among the Western towns.
/ Milwaukee receives more wheat from the
first hands, than any other city in the world.
Chicago leads the " Cream City " in the
receipts of corn and Of other grain, but this
city receives about twice the amount of wheat.
Duriug the last year there was received here
over fourteen millions Of bushels of wheat,
while Chicago received about eight million.
During the last week there was received over
seven hundred thousand bushels. From this
port, the wheat is shipped by boats to Cleve-
land, Buffalo and Oswego, and thence by
canal and rail to New York, Phiade phia and
the Middle States Oar vessels take it to
! Ogdensbdrgh, and thence tits carried by rail
70 Vermont. Boston and the New England
markets. Freight on wheat to Buffalo, ranges
from II to l6 cts. and to Oswego and Og-
densburgh 25 TO 80 cts. per bushel. As the
season continues and the demands for vessels
increase, the prices advance and the owners
/ of boats fad themselves in a lucrative busi-
ness. spectators buy cargo of wheat
and are obliged to wait several days for a
vessel, and during this time pay per cent.
storage on their cargoes. and when a boat
arrives they use their efforts to charter her,
and the fortunate one does so at an unfortu-
nate price, and the far eff consumers pay the
difference in small advances on bsrrel Of
extra or superior -four.
The principal traffic in wheat is in spring
grades, as the winter wheat amounts to
small partin proportion to the spring. All
the wheat that arrives here is inspected by
an Off 3er appointed by the Chamber OF Com
merce, who ipspects it according to its weight
and quality, and grades it, No. one, two,
three, or rejected wheat, as he fnds it to be.
Therefore, an Eastern buyer is safe in order
ing certain grade, as it is established by
fixed rules and the Inspector is held by bonds
to faithfully perform his duty, and he is not
allowed to speculate while acting as such.
The price of wheat is considerably higher
tfsan it was during the last season. Rejected
wheat this season, brings more than No. one
did last year az the same tins, aud therefore
the farmers have reason to congratulate them
selves, that while taxes are lessened, the cost
of living, in a measure, is less and hired la
Dor is cheaper, they are recruiting more for
their crops than they did during our civil
war.
The season West has been favorable to
butter making and the receipts and shipments
have been large to and from this city. Ow
ng TO the overstocked EASTERN markets, but
or making has not been so profitable during
1866 and spectators have lost money.
The wool market has been duIl in the
West. This commodity is held for higher
prices, and there is no activity displayed in
this trade Good, dne wool is sold 10 this
city at Al and as cents, and extra fine is
bought at 46 cents at the outside figure.
The Boston and New York wool markets. Of
? Npufr'f lhhNNUNN NuV " "teN0ths oht eho ooiho
dullness which has characterized these mar
kets has marked our own.
business generally has been very active in
Milwaukee during the past season and our
Wholesale Houses have never experienced a
better trade. q. N. G..
1HE NATloNAL Uhl.E VuTE.-rhe Wash
ington Republican gets off the following joke
on its own party:
1.-The Democrats and Republicans are
making great deal of fuss about the Penn-
sylvania election returns. Let them wait
until the vote of the National Union party
is announced. There was such party form
ed st Philadelphia, with National Union
Com nittee and Sub Committees, authorized
- raise money, to organize the States, and
send out documents We ask the public to
suspsnd judgment until we learn the vote OF
the party, or hear tho official report of the
committee why there was no such party Or
ganized.p
A Topeka (Kansas) dispatch says that the
Indians have declared war. and are near
to Fort Garland, New Mexico, in strong
lfosoa .