The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-03
The Crops ana Trade Prospects.

FIom the NJ Y, Herald.
The report of the Commissioner of Agrcul-
ture for August and September, which we
published on Monday, is very encouraging.
There is an abundance of everything for our
own consumption and to spare for exporta-
ton We speak of those things necessary to
sustain life. A small crop, in a few localities,
of wheat, rye, corn, or potatoes is more than
made up by a large crop elsewhere, so that
the general average is abundant. This is
gratifying news to all, but especially to the
mass of working people, for there is no reason
why prices should not be moderately low
during the fall and coming winter. Besides,
we shall have some provisions to spare for ex-
portation, to help in meeting the large foreign
balance against us. Then we have a fair
cotton crop, considering the condition of the
planting interest in the South. We cannot
tell positively what the amount of that cop
will be, but, Judging from all the facts before
us, we can form pretty correct estimate.
We think there will not be less than two and
a half millions of bales. This, at the present
price, which will not probably go down
much lower, will be equal in value to full
crop of four to five millions of bales anterior to
the war. We think we may safely estimate
the crop worth two hundred millions of dol
lars. Added to these abundant agricultural
products,we shall have for the year little short
of a hundred millions of the precious metals.
That is the basis of our trade, commerce, and
income for the next year.
The politicians may keep the country dis
turbed, yet our wonderful teeming soil, rich
mines, industry of the people, and bountiful
Heaven, still make us prosperous. country
may be ruined in time even this rich country
might, by long continued disturbance and
baneful legislation; but we have not come to
that get, and we have a surprisingly recupera-
tive power. Nor have we any fear of coming
to such a condition. for the people, in the long
run, will understand their own interests, and
apply the remedy to existing evils. The ruin
Gus legislation of our imbecile and corrupt
Congress will soon be checked. The eyes of
the people are being opened to the danger,
and they will correct the evil through the
ballOt-bo There is no reason to fear the
good sense, vitality, and resources of the
country will keep us in our prosperous career.
We see in the revival of trade through the
interior the result of a productive season. AL
though we have not felt this so much in New
York and the other great Atlantic cities up to
the present time, trade is reviving, and we
shall soon have the food tide. This tide begins
first in the agricultural regions. The great
activity there, and in the West particularly,
has turned exchange in favor OF those parts of
the country; but the tide VIII soon turn, and
there will be a rehux towards this metropolis,
and exchange will be in its favor. The un-
erriug barometer of trade is the Herald. Our
columns, replete with advertisements, indicate
the state of trade.
Advertising has increased to an unprece-
dented amount, more than at any correspond
ing period in former years, and this is the
| sure sign of the commencement of activity in
trade There is scarcely any branch of bust
fl,af laid hofo, Al
public through our advertising columns. In
| deed a large portion of the business that was
done formerly by agents, at considerable ex-
| pense and trouble, is now carried on through
| the simple medium of advertising. At a small
cost and with the least inconvenience, parties
wanting to buy or sell, wanting TO employ or
to be employed, or wanting anything else, are
brought in direct communication with each
other, The metropolitan press is producing a