The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-29

part of the aboring population is in the camps of
Alfonso and Carlos. The Portuguese crop is SO
light as TO have excited an insu rectionary move
ment at Lisbon, designed to prevent shipments
of grain from the country.
France, Russia and Germany are the great
ri ,als of the United States in supplying those
nations whose production does not equal the
wants of home consumers, and in each of those
countries there was greater or less surplus of
the crop Of 1874 left on hand, though there is no
doubt that the deficit in each will exceed this
balance, and leave comparatively light open
supply.
regulated by speculative influences, but the gen.
eral range OF prices will probably be high COM
pared with the last year or two.
The White Frost Wis tation.
[Cticago Tribune.l
The white frosts of Saturday and Sunday
nights were felt more or less throughout Nor b.
ern Illinois, but do not appear to have been very
injurious or destructive anywhere in this State
IL some localities in the northwestern counties
tobacco has received some injury, garden vege
tables have been damaged littl-, and corn in
low places has been nipped somewhat. To what
extent it has been damaged will not be fully and
clearly known for few Gays, but the belief now
is that the growing crops Of this State have es
capped with comparatively slight damage
Farther north the frost has as might be ex-
fsred considerably more than Illinois, but the
actual damage may not prove very serious to
corn or vegetables. Small grain, of course, is
out of danger, having rlpened before the frost
| came. But W sconsin, while producing consid-
cradle corn, lie not great corn State. Michigan,
Minnesota and Iowa have here and there been
visited by frost, the corn aud tobacco on the low
lands IN Wisconsin suffering seriously.
Reports from Michigan are meag-r, but 1t is
to be presumed that little damage has been done
in that State. From the mass of dispatches re-
ceived we are hardly warranted in haZarding an
estimate Of the general loss, but it is safe to say
that Northern Illinois has 50 far had the worst OF
this untimely visit of the Frost King.
Having escaped the danger of a severe freeze
during saturday and Sunday nights, there need
not be much apprehension OF rel etitlOn OF
those visits Of Jack Frost for several weeks
perhaps month to come. At least that is the
fair presumption from experience OF former
years.
Our readers will remember the hard frost on
the night of September 2, 1853, wuich killed the
leaves of corn and vines throughout wide ex-
panse in he West on all low grounds, and even
on high grounds in many parts OF the country.
The damage inflicted aggregated many millions
OF dollars. There was another severe visitation
of frost twelve years ago on the nights Of August
20 and 80, which reached most of this State, and
was very destructive corn, sorghum, potatoes,
and other green crops. Wisconsin and Iowa
also suffered badly. 1t extended east over much
of Indiana, Michigan and into Ohio, doing much
mischief.
The loss to the farmers that year amounted to
tens of millions Of dollars. Spoiled corn was the
ruls rathtr than the exception. Ii will be remem-
bers d that water froze In many places quarter
of an inch in thickness. No reports have reached
US vet Of the recent frost which indicate any such
degree of cod in the Western States. But it was
narrow chance. killing frost throughout the
West at this time would inf ct incalculable lose,
b Cause corn is the great staple crop In the
greater part of the Western States. but there
has been enough frost to create a tutter In the
market and make speculation lively for few
days at least, and until the exact extent Of the
damag il ascertained.
he crop this season is unusually large,
and the rains have baen of more benefit than
damage to it, on the whole. We may make ample
allowance for the destruction caused by the
floods couple of weeks ago, and by the recent
frost aud then confidently anticipate good
average yield According to the signs noted by
the farmers, frost at this season is only expected
after an interval Of one month from the time it
first comes. A reasonable amount of warm
weather will servs to ripen the corn before that
time, and the yield will IN all probability be
abundant