The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-05
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good.
Taking the country as whole, the
crop OF winter wheat has been
mostly secured in good order. The
quantity is somewhat smaller, but
the quality and condition is much
better than last year. The crop in the
Carohnas was much injured by storms
while in the shock, but the quantity
grown IN those states is not OF much sig
niiicance, except to the growers, to
whom the loss was no doubt serious
one. The crop Of spring wheat is NJ its
very crisis. A dry August is needed 10
secure it. Such wet weather as attended
the last harvest would overload us with
soft and unsound wheat, and, in the pres.
ent state of our supplies, would prove a
double calamity. Prices are low, but
with large yield Of good wheat, farmers
in The existing relation of values would
have little 10 complain OF.
The prospects for Indian corn are as
varied rs usual The Middle and North
ern states east of the Allegheny Noun
tains have experienced II drought which
did much damage to corn. Tennessee
has suffered from the same cause. But
on the whole there is nothing in the nc
counts which reach us 10 lead one TO
doubt our getting full average yield.
The crops of oats, barley, rye, and the
like, all promise full average.
Tobacco has been INJURED by drought
on the Atlantic coast and Tennessee, but
there is large growth in Missouri, Ohio,
and West Virginia; and efforts at sspecu-
lstive advance, based on the assertion
that the crop will be short one, have
not had any important success. 1t is
very natural that operators in that direc'
ton should be timid, when they remem.
Der the disasters which overlook the
speculation in 1884.
The crops of rice on the Southern
Atlantic coast of the United States IN
Louisianna, and of sugar on the Gull
coast, promise to be large. The seasons
have been more favorable on the whole
to the growth of such crops, than usual
The prices oil these two staples have
| continued TO MAINTAIN al exceptional
position much above ante belt1m figures,
and there is room for decline.
The late clip of wool appears to have
been large one, and coming upon II
market for woollen goods which was de-
pressed beyond all precedent, it was very
naturally marketed at prices unprece-
IDENTIFY low. Trade circulars, however,
already note some recovery in this par
ticuiar.
The fruit crop in the Southern and
| Mluulo olales suhei'u i''''' law i''S'~'
but in the North and West there Is no.
thing to complain Of
The cotton crop promises large yield
not So large perhaps, AS last season, but
probably exceeding four million bales
The planting season came little late
and in June the weather was made quite
unfavoraple IN the Atlantic States by
the excessive rains and in Texas by the
drought. The prolonged high water in
the Mississippi and its lower tributaries
WAS an important drawback upon cotton
planting in that section; and recent Hoods
in the Arkansas and Red rivers also
have done much injury to the cotton
fields. From Arkansas we have com
plants of ''weedy" growth; from Mis-
sissippi stories that the plant is stunled'
and from Alabama the doleiul news that
the srmy-wor M has appeared. But all
these are incidents attending every years
crop. The WIDE section over which cot
ton is grown admits of variety OF local
disasters, without causing any important
reduction of the aggregate yield.
1t will be seen, from this sketch, that
despite late spring. floods and torrents
in many sections which usually escape
them, drought of some severity, ex-
tending over 3 wide area, and other
drawbacks, the prospects for the crops
Of 1876 are not by any means discour.
aging. With a warm and dry August
and no important early frosts, all our
reasonable hopes will no doubt, be re
allied. Our railroads and other carriers
by land and water will be fully and profit
ably employed, and With the assurance
of reduced taxation offered 10 the peo
pie by the prospects of n Democratic
victory, the return of 3 new era OF pros
perity for all sections OF our country
cannot much longer DO delayed.
THE Central TILpEN and HENDRICKS
club met again last night, and heard re
ports from committees appointed at the
previous meeting. A constitution snt
bylaws was adopted, and is ready for TIT
signatures of members The Presiden
and Secretary of the club were added t.
the Executive Committee. That com
mittee will proceed TO fit up the room il
Crsngle's building as a reading room, ant
have it kept open every day and evening
The next meeting OF the club will b
held on Thursday evening next, st q