The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-04-11

The Recent Rae in RIour and GraIn.--
-IsfospeetIye Rriees or Farm Pr0s
ducts--State or the Crops .--'The Con.
ditIon OF the Roads.
ffpla lss cipehuaatf Came ef;Heaen6an, los
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An important feature In the general
markets at present-a very important
one, indeed-is the excitement in dour
and grain. and the high prices estab-
lished. This is mot the result of spec
ulation, but OF abso1uts scafcity. IN
regard to wheat 1t may be remrrked
that " 9 are now feeling the full effect
OF the failure Of the last crop. The coD-
lsumptionthas now SO far gained upon
the supply as TO render IL difficult for
miIlers to meet even the Diminished
consuInptive demand for four This,
of course, exciteS a speculative move
ment, but the effect of the latter will
be TO cause farmers To hurry 10 marker
whatever remains of the crop, not
only IN this section, butthronghout the
country. Meantime, people will be
compelled TO use u substitute for wheat
flour. Bread becomes q SERIOUS Item In
household ex penses, when Hour lat re
tail, reaches SIG 009l7 90 per barrel.
Corn meal and potatoes will OF necessi-
ny take the place OF flour 10 a large ex-
upon a market more bare than has been
Experienced for great many years,
| This being the case, 1t is particularly
pleasant 10 know that the growing
wheat crop WAS never more promising.
In some sections the breadth OF land
planted was not as large as usual owing
| TO the scarcity OF seed, but there Is new
ertheless, a fair average of land under
Il winter wheat, and II the harvest
turns out as we'll as 1t now prom
Uses, we shall have a large
yield. The crop Is, Of course, still
liable to suffer, but let 1t suffice for the
| present, that the prospects are excel
| lent. aud the season decidedly faYora-
BILE. Afarmer remarked a week ago
in regard TO matters IN his county:
tine mud is deeper, money is scarcer,
and wheat looks betler than at any
| former time within my recollection"
This Is true OF this whole section of
country. A country merchant from
Southern Illinois was asked aboutthe
condition of things in his neighbour
hood. 'Well, The remarked, there is
a mud hole out there" GLOW much of
ahole2" was the next inquiry. Pretty
large; II covers several countless" This
mud business accounts for the scarcity
OF corn, oats and other articles OF pro-
uuce. During February and March the
roads were bottomless. consequent
| lY farmers were unable to baul
their produce to the railway sta
tions. Now the roads are better, the,
farmers are taking advantage OF the
tine weather to work in the fields. This
takes precedence of everything else.
We are, therefore, not yet feeling the
effects of the improved roads. But let
no one suppose that we are to have a
continued scarcity OF produce, with the
single exception, perhaps, Of wheat.
Presently there will be a rush 10 get
stuff TO market, and people who operate
upon the idea of u continued scarcity,
viii be seriously hurt. There were
good crops of corn, oats, potatoes, and
minor articles of produce last year, and
there Is large surplus remaining in
the country, which the high prices
prevailing will bring out. There are
plenty of cows, too, to give milk,
aud milk means butter; there has been
no hen cholera that we have heard
Of, and hens have not quit laying
eggs. We shall, therefore, have plenty
of eggs after while. Grass is back
ward, but 1t is now coming forward
rapidly. This will facilitate butter
making. Sheep are plenty, and have
been as productive us usual. Good
grass will soon give us plenty of nut
ton, and spring lambs will shortly be-
gin to crowd our markets.. In fine, we
are not going to have n famine, and
people who are calculating uponfa con-
tlnuance OF famine prices nau Detter De-
gin to put their houses (hnarcially) in
order. And when farmers come to sell
what they have for sale, at the high
prices prevailing, money will be COM
partively plenty in the country-nOt so
plenty as mud was few weeks ago,
but twill be-in fair supply, aud our
agricultural friends will come out of
the season'for marketing the tail end OF
OF their crops in pretty good condition.
But, aside from all this, the extrava-
CANT prices will have u good effect up
on the next season, in that farmers Will
be stimulated to plant largely of spring
crops.