The national Republican., 1867-09-21
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BUSINESS PR0sPECTs.

The business prospects Of the country
are generally good, though for short
time, or within week, the croakers have
lifted up their voices, and dismal indeed
has been their howl. Several newspapers
have, during the last two weeks, been
showing by 6gures-and figures, it is said,
wont lie-that in several Of the wheat
growing and corn-producing regions Of the
West the crop will fall far short of an
average.
A statement appears giving the falling
of in the receipts Of corn, wheat, oats,
barley, and rice, at Eve Of the principal
shipping ports Of the lakes. In this state
ment a comparison is inserted showing q
decrease from June to September l, as
compared with the corresponding months
last year. The decrease is found to be
about twelve million bushels less than in
1866.
1t is certainly not a little surprising
that after the many full and brilliant &C
counts we have had in the papers for
months past in regard to unprecedentedly
large crops Of oil these cereals, that now,
after harvest, we are given to understs nd
that all these stories Of great yield are but
30 many pleasant dreams, to be dissipated
and that all our fond hopes in this regard
must now vanish into thin air. Every re.
Hecting person will observe that it does
not absolutely follow, because n less
amount Of the produce of the West has
been forwarded in q givea time, that this
failure to ship wheat, ete., to the cast ia
proof positive that the articles above
named are not ttt.ere in abundance. There
may be otb.,r reasons than that of scarcity
which have led to this delay by the for
wr.rding merchants Of the West After
what we have been told respecting in
mense crops, we confess to pretty large
margin Of doubt in regard to the truthful.
ness Of this declaration of short crops.
These statements may have a disheart-
ening effect upon business and trade for |
time, but the stagnation cannot last long.
Produce may he kept back for time, and
theory of scarcity will suffice for limited
period 10 check the forwarding business ut
the lake ports; but this state Of things
cannot last. The articles in question are
there; they will be needed, and they must
be put upon the market. A short delay
may have q tendency to enhance prices,
but this must be temporary; it can't last.
No doubt this is the object Of the report
which we ore now considering. 1t is
brought about by concerted movement
to raise the price Of these various pro-
ducts. 1t will fail in the long run, for the
harvest fields Of the entire country have
shown productiveness rarely, il ever,
witnessed before.
When we look to the South we observe
decidedly improved condition in her
crops over last year, with perhaps the
single exception of the cotton crop. This
is short, or not coequal to many former
years; but it is estimated that the total
value Of all the products Of the South this
year will amount to $4OO, ,OOO,0 900. About
one-fourth Of this will go to the colored
population. With this large sum as the
result Of productive labor in the South the
people of that portion Of our country
must soon see revival Of business, and
they will find that healthy impetus has
been given to all their business enter
prises.
So we say, let croakers croak while
croakers may; their time is short. An
abundant crop has been vouchsafed us by
benefcent Providence, and we cannot
fail to realize its benefits, and quickening
impulse must be given to business in all
its departments throughout the country.
We look, therefore, to see brisk fall