New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-03
BUSINESS PROSPECTS.
The following circular of Mcs>is. M'kiliop
Spraguc contains information which will be OF inter
est to the business public:

The following circular of Mcs>is. M'kilop Il
Spraguc confirms information which will be OF inter
est to the business public
OFFICE OF THE COMMERCIAL ACESCY,"l
IOJ ind l II WoIth-.t Juy 8, 1870.
Since ON last publication We have aivircs fiom more
than POO different places Ii the Slitrs OF Texas, Msoui
Florida Alabama. Minnesota Kentucky. Kansas ana
Mississippi, besides few from different points Ia the Ter
ritorics
From Texas VIC are advised that have appeared
in tie cotton in p0ra, Of Travis County, and tbs genn
inr army worm. Miliican. in Irtzos County Edst
il reported having mldo its appearance In the late
wheat in Collin County. bat the crop throughout the
Site is nearly all hr, esed, and the yej will be very
large.
From Missouri % counties report damage by grasshop
prrs to such extent hat wheat III not bo more tGd
onc-orrth an average crop. Farmers have been r"plan
ing AMI in The counties rtftIed 0eHpct to realize sbout
hall crnu Of corn The fIuit c.Op has also suffered
seriously: IL counties report no damage I."m f.aS'
hnptr~ Int In many Tho Niner vAc'i itS been hI!t,i
hy fra,t. the under cultivation - greatly ftrds"
but ia, wheat CROP though excellent III sIiur pia.+ |i
CAc.unn ~ VII AT, Scui Eastern Miss 'nfi may he COZ"
sidIcd likely 10 Weld an unusually large c4oi, o al
ccroi,ls-Tu except aIplt - promising r'iaik"Dt well
,r a., l,f IN "ur-,Ialf the state ana iot worse ~
te other hut last year. III most cases. INC crops were
T,nrj AL icos continue very favorable. Corn Il safe,
ana men j. every prospect Oi ahin liant crop Tho
area under cultivation IS iHc.oas'.L ut oro. except
From ,aban Ne have report Of g counties. All state
ilaI t!e iet uucr cultivation increased cuirhicinhN
Dut the increase ia ,c,in III" nol exceed t"9 per cen.
yrst Is nearly and crop inc Lo~ and largest ~
MANY years. Cotton small. but VII i""ied c'i'
worked. in line order. AMI pronisin- Corn ffr crop.
Unless rOs DISASTER shoG'i o'tI',h. &c cO.'o e.
ia August, fo state wl !" il'hcf u! - yer cent i' q.
any lile uiins the .si iYc ar. ic0pt arc w"'hlht
Wen, and IL general IIlineis ana planters arc Aeep1 Out
f"o, Minnesota we have reports OF 80 counies. and Of
these only Two port dllDahc by -r-shoi!ci~ some Oi
me couc, re oited nave heer settled oIy few cars,
ami "a, IA wear increases t!e cultivated Daring tha
next month weeks. should Tue weather prove -
proitI"s rs ne ealci or pa, i'iIt "i .e ato' 'o
cops will be- OF the VERY best The prospects O t'c s
pies. wheat and oats. were never 1ei,et.
raIy good Tho planting has heon unusually extensive,
and he prospect mus !ar j. that the crop Will greatly eN
crrl In i.iy and quantity that Of tic past saNr
selsona be Wcat4cr continues te com cioP WH % inf
above AN average. The same canOt be SAID ot wheat
which IA now benz harvested. The average yield per
acre viii no, be- equal 10 last year. though from Tie IN
crease! area the quantity vii be about the same Dnt
qaliiy good Hemp, hay and every crop except
Ton K5nsas rc,orts continue to come OF the
tenor ~ Ia aot tho western part OF The Ste p"i-
isng heavy and good crops While TIE eastern VIII have
A., l-nely Uf thu grain
after The IN grafton " tho grasshoppcrs In some com
ties IN Western hasas the gan crop e.'In%ed S a,
should tlIil the loss in one part VIII be more than
covered by the increase In the oticr az
Prom 5iissIssippi some ca'ncs report 1000 crops
greatly increased. ana Gber soirw hat diminished wiic
others report an ncrtn.edarc under cotton as well rs
grain. The average cf the cotton crop throughout the
SLATE Will exceed last year but not largely. IHrmet as
in good snrits They sec tie PROSPECT OF very abundant
cros Everything has been better worked ihn usual
ard cotton thou small il well rooted, looks healthy,
aud il IA prime order the wheat crop sale suu very
fino: tie crop much larger than usual Let the weather
coutiuue favorable Jew weeks longer ana the most
abundant crop of many years Will he the result
I',o, Tho Indian Territory arc advised that the
failure OF the crops last year by drourh and griaso
pcrs caused tho people 10 make greater eyeitOs tta
heretofore. Very many of them enla ged their heids :"
thai there are 215OU acres under cutYd non,
nnd a greater variety of grain grasses HutS ETC. If
being raised than heretofore should ne -rusoh
IA favorable as IL has been, there Will lie surplus oI
trm the grain raising portions az othcI Territories the
reports arc that the prospects are excellent ~
MCkILLoP N SPRAGLE Co.