The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-31
TIP CitOTS AND 1TIE BUSINESS OF
CHARLESTON.

After undergoing fearful struggle since
the close oil the war, such as few com mlInities
have hal TO encounter, we are hopeful that
The coming ycnr upon which we arc now enter
ing, will show commercially marked improve
inent in the amount Of business to be transac-
ted over the pnst two years of gloom and de-
preston. Our reasons for this anticipation nrc
the generally fnir crops of wheat, corn, &C., now
secured in nearly all Tint section of the
State above tho senbonrd districts, nmount-
ing 10 tlreefourtIs of the surfncp and
population of Soutl: Carolina. wlicI,
places these people beyond tho rench
Of wnnt for the comiug year and in many
cases afford them n supply of wheat, and
some corn for market, and stopping the impov-
erishing drain on the pockets of tho people
for the absolute nccrssnrcs Of life If
our information be correct, the demand
for corn in this Stule for tho coming
twelve. months will bc very light, the
crops Of upland cotton, mp TO this time, promise
well, they are backward undoubtedly md have
had IN some quarters too nucl, rain, hut If we
shonld he blessed with n Int and dry fnll,
which we may reasonably hope for after the
lntc cool spring and wet summer, the general
prospect IL for II much improved yield Of up-
lnnd cotton when eoutrastcd with the past two
seasons. TO offset this fortunate Wow NIL ac-
counts represent tho Sea Island crop of tho
Slate AS in most deplornblc condition, anil IN
10 This time, owing to the damaging effect Of
the gnlc in the mouth Of June, with tho floods
at water which have been prccipitatcd Oh the
plant throughout the summer anil the general
report of the caterpillar, now apparently
spreading in most qunrtcrs, it is feared that
The crop of long cotton now about to he gnth.
cred, will under no circumstances exceed hnlf
the crop of last yenr-this, united with the
present prospect of very low prices FOR this
puality of the staple, will, We arc fearful, pro-
duce trying crisis with many Of our scaboari
cotton planters but should u lnte and dry
season be vOuchsnfed TO them H. is TO bo
hoped that the result may not he ns gene
rally disastrous rs present appearances would
ntlicute
The rice crop of the State, except on the
plantations high up the streams which have in
many places hecn drowned out, promise to
nltnru lair yield i'll proportion 10 the land
planted, nn'l shonld no disaster occur hand
come increase may he expected on last years
crop which will uiFord IL timely assistance 10
his much depressed branch of the agriculture
OF the Statc. The present prospect, we think,
affords good ground for hope TINT the coming
wintor and spring will see restored to our
gool city much Of the trade which was lost
to her for time by the disasters of the war,
but which we think will speedily return with
large and valuable additions, if our people arc
only true 10 themselves, md bring to the assis-
tance of the work The energy and business
sngacity which has built up prosperity ill other
We annex list of exports for the past sea-
son, with their approximate value, md MI
estimate OF the probable exports for the season
Just opening. t