The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-09-02
The Crop. and Trade in the North

The Crops and Trade In the North
west.
The Chicago Tribune, of Wednesday,
says:
The inactivity and stagnation with
which the commerce of the country,
both East and West, has been character
ICED during the spring and summer
months, are giving way to a more
healthy condition of affairs, and on az
sides we hear of gradual imp ovei me-
in business, with the unshadoWeu P,a
pect that the fall trade VIII DC i.t-
and prosnerous one. The country, III
the conrse of a few weeks, Will DC III
nos;tion IN nav MP ola scores, anu MAKE
r.. rnrcbases. ali of which she has not
49, om poI,le to do at any time during the
rast summer. owing to the partial fall-
pc of last years wheat crop, and par
I'll destruction of other cereals. The
wbeat harvest of 1867 is nearly secured,
and there is but one opinion expressed
regarding the yield and quality-it was
never better The high prices obtained
last winter and during the early spring
encouraged farmers to plant literally,
and the result was that much larger
area than usual was sown. The
weather could not have been excelled for
harvesting; the crop is now almost en-
tirely cut, and is being threshed and
marketed as fast as cars can be had to
transport it to market. The cat, rye
and barley crop are i'll the same category
In some sections the corn crop is re-
ported backward, and it is said that con-
siderable damage has been sustained III
cOnsequeuee of the dry spell; but where
one report of this sort comes to our ears
we hear of twenty of an opposite char-
acter. Some ears, plucked within Sixty
miles of this city, were exhibited on
Change Yesterday. They were closely
examined by experts and pronounced
excellent in quality. The berry was
large and full, closely packed on the ear,
and should no September frost inter
vene, cannot fail to yield largely. From
all the reports we have heard, we are
satisfied that the crop will turn ont u
fnll average, should no disaster over
take it between now and maturity.
The greenbacks which have been &C
cumulating during the summer months
in the vaults of the banks in the Allan
tic cities, are being restored to their le-
gitimate place in commerce. Every
express train from the east brings its
packages of currency, to be used in NOV
ing the crops to the seabOard. The
farmers are anxious to sell ut the present
prices, believing that the longer thresh-
| ing is delayed, the greater will be the de-
probation in values. The country ware
houses are rapidly filling up. Train
after train of cars carries its precious
load to our city, aud we hear complaints
that on some roads there is not enough
rolling stock to move the produce.
Wheat is accommodating at the various
shipping places. Some of the roads
are Obliged, in order to meet the
demand, to run the trains back
empty-refusing to take lumber or 9th
or heavy freight-in order to save time
and accelerate the movement of the
grain. At present prices, the farmers
| find perfect flood of greenbacks flow
| ing into their hands, and they will now
be able topay taxes, settle up old scores,
pay debts, and have sufficiency left
wherewith to crafty their tastes for a
portion of the Injuries of life, in the
way of food and raiment. Lumber will
be wanted for improvements, such as
barns. fences, houses, etc, ard this will
cause an increased demand for labor.
The latter will be productive of more
active request for the productions of
our FORCES, looms, and other mechanical
appliances.