New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-15
THE CROPS.

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The late crops Of the season are now mostly housed
As was feared, the early frosts in the Northwest
reaching southwark to embrace Onethrd OF the State
of Illinois, did considerable damage to the Corn crop
Accounts from the section thus affected report much
sott and immature corn. Throughout the country,
however the crop is above the average annual YIELD
though not 30 very largo was expected would be
three months ago
The Potato crop Is large but unfortunately the
tubors arc infected with rot much SO that dealers
refuse TO buy in large quantities and prices are con-
sequently low.
Tho Apple crop is fair in the Western States, and
the fruit is Of excellent quality. In the Middle and
Eastern States. the yield is light.
The Hop crop has been over-eStimated It will
not, as has been supposed be unusually large, but
will barely exceed the average harvest.
Grapes are in fair supply, but Of inferior quality
In many localities by of early frost the fruit
failed 10 rpen, and hence is dry and insipid Good
grapes arc very scarce, and in great demand.
Though we are without definite information or the
yield Of the Bean crop the high prices, active inquiry
and small supply indicate short crop.
The New. York market has never, hitherto, been so
completely oyerrun with cattle, hogs and sheep.
They are poured in upon us from all parts o. the
West. whore the supply seems to be iEezhaustible
and both growers and dealers are anxious TO sell at
present prices, which gradually settling toa lower
basis.
TURKEYS were never before so abundant throughout
the country Small poultry also in full supply Pres
ent high prices therefore, purely speculative and
musteventually break down. The quantity OF Butter
made this Fall is truly enormous and vast supply Is
held By both darymen and Dealers who have overhead
themselves and will now be compelled to reduce their
stocks at lower figures, as the supply is quite too
large to maintain present prices. The accumulation
of Cheese even exceeds that Of Butter and must for
the same causes, experience decline in price. Wool
is in good supply. The shearing was larger than
! usual, and of fair quality The army demand having
ceased the market is inactive, and has already e1pe
rienced a marked decline.
The Cotton crop is coming in slowly and with great
regularity. After overcoming the effects of defec-
tive seed early frost flood and drouh, the planter
| found relief in most proptioUs Summer; in the
early Autumn the cctton.felds, from Texas to Vn-
| ginia promised an abundant yield Of fine staple.
Much of the cotton was late for tho season. but the
| stalks were vigorous and Of luXurant growth, and,
with favorable Fall, would have produced up to the
full average yold per In ordinary seasons, with
good seed and fair Spring aud summer weather,
the cotton plant will attain degree OF
maturity by tire LIST Of September. that places IT
/ beyond serious damage by the army-worm. which
usually appears in the Valley Of the Mississippi about
the second week 10 September The stalk, being then
we'll boiled, may be deioa.ed by the worm without
/ Of He al
This year, however the crop was fully three week.
| late in arriving az maturity. The army-wom
made is appearance in the lower portion
of Texas about the list OF September. A
week later. it appeared ia great numbers in
Louisiana and Mississippi and. before the middle OF
the MONTH had crossed Alabama into Georgia. Fields
that had been planted with good seed, and were we'll
cultivated, suffered but slight damages but all late
cotton in the low lands of the Gulf States fear
fully destroyed. Lands that on the LIST OF the month
promised bale OF 400 pounds to the acre. on the 10Th
of the same month presented most barren prospect;
on some, half bale 10 the acre. on some quarter,
on some, nothing will be gathered.
Middle and Northern Texas escaped with but slight
injury; Arkansas, Northern Mississippi Alabsma,
Georgia and the country lying north OF this line were
uol nletFcu ny tho'nscV'' i'V 'iiO i"A"" AMY We
have most doeful accounts Of the condition of affairs
both corn and cotton reported to have failed The
reports Of severe drouth and Of early fost to
be nothing more than tricks of trade and untrust-
worthy We are safe therefore, in counting fair
average crop for the planted in those regions
not visited by the army -worm." These, however,
are not the best cotton lands and hence the aggregate
yield will fall short of our former estimates. While
$500 OOO bales would have been gathered under favor
able circumstances, il il nov doubtful whether the
crop will reach Z, 600, 600 bales.