The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-05-16
Crop ProSpects.

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intsests of ii. countr are nov measur-
ably in suspense, awaiting developmentsf
in regard 10 crop kroap ects,4 Unon the l
results OF the next harvest, Very much
depends--more perhaps than at any pre-
ripsy periqi ia ule hissoeDof tue couusq /:
We have had three failures of the
wheat crop4i IN succession, and as coAzt
sequence -four Commands famine prices,
ana we are importing wheat from Europe =
while gold is at n premium of 3S. This
is fair indication of the state of the
country in regard to the supply OF wheat
This, in Connection with the fact that i
thu price Of -four iss at the;present time,
eighty per cent. above the asers &c OF the
last twely G. years shows how nearly sup /
hplies 10 the United States are exhausted. [
Another failure OF the wheat crop would, |
therefore, bring ruin upon the business
| inteyestsa of tlieB country. This gives t
| extraordinary importance to the reports {
/ from the Agricultural districts, and to tue /
| cheering intelligence, we are receiving !
runsssal .alue viii be attached. Mabing I
allowance for the deficiency inthe amount /
! of wheat sown last fall, the prospe,t is /
/ that We shall have a full average crop. /
| Tue crep is still exposed to accident. !.
asuch as rust, fy or frost, but the circu:n
tsstances are all in it's favor, and it is hard
lily probable that any general injury Will
he sustained. Where the prospects are
aeverNg sere SO tine we may not expect,
i at worst, to hear Of damages other than
din exceptional cases Within sixty days
] from this time new wheat will begint to
tIarrive7sfrem the South, and thereafter
tthc business Of converting this grain in
Ito currency will progress rapidly The
d rnarkets will all be bare and ready to take i
y whateyer farmers can prepare and rail-,
roads carry. This will lead to the DIS.
sbtribpGon Of money WHICH is now in un-z
4 healthy abundance in New York. and
twill tell fayorahlyl upon the mercantile
4 interests of the, country in advance of
/ the fall trade. ar..t... - ~ -,.--.-....
II The only article which the West now
bias in any considerable quantity to sell
,ils corn. This commands q high price,
aPbepgo worth 81 10 per bushel in New
u York. Shipments are rapidly increasing,
and the movements in this line will serve
! to, check the upward tendency Of ex
4 change, and add somewhat to the sup
! ply of money. at the West. The wool
F clip. will be next in order. This viii be
unusually large in quantity, bu. prices
a viii be lower than last year, and it is not
/ al, hot no az TO Ia do
It pressed condition of manufacturers, will
open. early or with any great dergee OF.
spirit. Wool will sell, however, and the
| west will relize largely in money, which
"a Will still further operate upon the eN-
= chances. in Our favor Gin. Gazette.
9 IT'S A FACr.-So completed and total
= ~ err attic is our neighbcr of the Iele-
d gram, having been ..aN Msaqe to all men, y
g during his brilliant editorial career, that
even when lie relates an incident, we al
: ways make few grains of allowance as
Oh to its truth, until it is verified bv other
: evidence. Such was the case, when he
published that our friend Thomas Hunt
of the vicinity of this city had .sowed
: wheat last November, and only part of
.J1 1t grew 1t is now coming up, after hay
4 ing lain the ground all winter, and prom,
ises fair to make an excellent crop. > We
enquired of Mr.. Hunt, in regard to the
truth OF this remarkable case, and he
informs US that it is even so-the wheat
Il looks fine, and has every appearance of
making a good crop, although some
I what thin on the ground
: tS3sIZ OIL -. 30 J2aL.-g9 = ~
r The EL EPHASF--The elephant which
4 the Government has so.long had on its
h hands without knowing what to do with
5 him, was safely lodged at the Spots
!. wood hotel Richmond, Va, last eSatur-
day. IAN immense crowd gathered
\ alopgs Main street to see the show, but
r were disappointed by the escort going
another route. 9 u 5J,L -g-if9Ii -
In short. Davis was lodged in the same
! roomlwhich he occupied in 1851, proba-
bdy ahoutsthe tim OF the grand route at
Bali Run.su What a contrast Then the
!, Confederate chiefdanced off his ntoxics-
ton of joy in the same room where nosv
he awaits tn e d etermina ton of the Gov
eminent as to what shall be done with
him. He probably occupied the same
. room, also, when he approved the tor
ture of the Union prisoners at Ander-
sonville. He can, therefore, regaIe his
meditations on another contrast-Davis
then, and Davis now:-and he will proba-
!. bly, find no difficulty in satisfying his
own mind that Divis now richly deserves
: to pull hemp" IN atonement for Davis
then. --5 .F
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