Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-09-22
agricultural.
CrODs aud Markets.

striking characteristic oil IL mas OeeH tue
GOODNESS of the weather most OF the timo.
While we have had now and then one or
two uucomlortably warm days with the
thermometer between eighty and ninety
degrees, yet II greater part of the days
and nights have been unusually cool.
This peculiarly Of Tho season has had
il. influence upon the crops. Tho corn
crop generally i, very poor throughout
tho State. The cold and wet have retarded
It's maturity and caused tho ears TO be
small, and tho crop must necessarily be
light even should The hosts hold oH until
it has time to ripon. Tho market ptice,
however. i, not likely to be materially
affected by tho light crop in this State and
in some OF the other New England States,
since the supply from the West rules the
price, and there is apparently q good av-
crage crop there.
Wheat. favored by GOODNESS oi the sea.
son. surpasscs. in this State, any crop
harvested for several years. In Franklin
County thore were some rs iiuc fields OF
wheat rs were ever raised there. In Pc.
nubscot County, there are reported hand
some fields ol wheat and good weather
Tor hnryes ing. From ArOostook we learn
thut there never was seen there SO large n
breadth OF wheat, rye. barley. oats. pota'
toes aud various other crops, and all kinds
of large growth. The wheat was unusu.
ally tall and heavy. not the first sign Of
rust upon anything. Throughout the State
the wheat crop is the best Tor years. The
yield is reported at from twenty to thirty
bushels. which, ut the usual price Of wheat
will prove very profitable crop to oul
farmers. The present season has been
very favorable 10 the wheat crop. Usu-
ally our summers are too hot Tor wheat
II farmers would sew winter wheat, they
would, in great degree, obyiato the
warmth 50 injurious t0 this grain, and we
believe - good crop might be assured
almost every year. The Western crop oi
wheat is quite up TO the average. and has
occa-Oned some decline in prices. But
the decline is uot likely To increase much,
owing TO the moderate amount OF the Old
stock on hand. aud because there Is likely
To bc considerable foreign demand. so
that prices are likely 20 continue good
Other grains ia this State have done well.
The hay crop in Maine has been good.
Ga river iuterrnlcs it has been mOro than
an average. Upon uplsnds. owing 10
being winter killed last winter. Tho crop
has been only an average. In some sec
lions there was considerable old hay,
which, together with tho now crop, will
make rSthct more than an average supply.
Goncrauy in the Eastern States the hay
crop has been good. In the West, how.
ever. il was li.ht-in some sections very
Ii sht. Prices arc likely 10 remain good.
Th. apple crop in tho region Of Frank
lin County has been severely injured by
eating the leaves off the trees
a very light crop will be the result. In
Eastern sections ol tho State, the crop is
reported to be double that of last year.
In New Hampshire the crop will DO good
in some towns, while in others it will be
no better than last fall.
In Massachusetts apples are plenty and
OF excellent quality. In Connecticut the
apple crop is stated to be almos: failure.
In New York there seems to be good
average crop. Prices are likely 10 be
good, but mol rs high rs last season.
prices will rule higher at the
opening of the trade in winter apples
than later in the season.
II political economists are right in
asserting that good grain crop is the
foundation OF national commercial pros
psrity, the year 1874 3 ought TO be one oil
unusual progress, for never has such
year for grain been known. Throughout
the grain growing regions of the country
the crops are abundant. in the United
States the wiuter. sown wheat crop is
estimated To be thirty per cent. above the
average, and il is from this crop that all
the line family ilour is made. The Cali
fornia crop is especially remarkable.
Some lar seeing shippers say that
wheat, and consequently flour. must come
down in price considerably. Indeed
there are few large operators who say
they should not be surprised to see wheat
selling at sevenly-fve cents n bushcl, or
cheaper than corn. Corn, on the con
lrary, is very high in price, with pros
pect of very poor crop, in consequence
of the want OF sunny weather. Corn.
which sold ut this time last year ut seven
ty.two cents bushcl. is now quoted at
ninety one 10 ninety-two cents.
The result of the high price OF corn is
shown in the provision market The high
price has prevented farmers from raising
hogs. and The price OF pork and lard has
consequently increased nearly hundred
pei cent in the last year. The crop Of
spring 80 wheat is lar below that Of
winter s"wn.
Dry goods are at least twenty per cent.
cheaper, taking the average all around,
then they were at this time last year
that is, before the panic; and there is no
doubt that, in order TO command business
manufacturers have pail more attention