Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-08-22

1t Is now late enough so n very good
general estimate can be made Of our crops
for 1877. A Washington dispatch to the
New York Tribune says:
The latest returns received at the Agri
cultural Department show that the winter
wheat crop, already safely harvested, Is
the largest produced in this country for
many years, The spring wheat is also III
excellent condition, and an unprecedented
yield is anticipated The cotton prospects
are also more favorable than last year at
this time, the product now being estimated
mt upwards of 1900 900 bales. The wheat
crop of last year was 26O,000,000 bushels.
This year it will be more than 1926 100000
bushels. The average export for five
years has been 81, 100000 bushels The
largest amount ever exported in one year
was 90.O00,OO0 bushels Of this years
crop not loss than l00,OQO,000 bushels may
be sent abroad.
The wheat crop in Vermont is the best
we have had for many years, and the corn
crop looks quite promising, notwihStand-
fng the wet season, having made an i'm
mcnse growth, and bidding fair to ripen
unless the frost comes much earlier than
usual.
From some sources the crop of Calilor-
mia is reported as suffering from drouth,
but the great yield of the eastern coasl
will more than overbalance any deficiency
which may arise in California. England,
however, is not so fortunately situated.
The Mark Lane Express of July 2llh
says;
English weather has been broken and
showery, with cold nights Wheat is ex.
pected 10 be fair crop, if fine weather
ensues. but will certainly be IL fortnight
late Blight is attacking grain in some
districts, aud barley and oats are reported
DOOR. In Scotland rain storms have dam
aged crops, somewhat Nevertheless, no
serious apprehension is felt for the crops if
good weather returns. Prices are firm
and advancing, and the demand for Gel calls
is greater than the supply.
The yield this year will be below the
average, which coming upon Il market
nearly cleared of homegrown grain will
leave her very largely dependent on for
eign supplies. These have come from,
beside our own country, India, Germany,
France, Russia, Egypt and Turkey. The
Turko-Russian war will practically put
these last three sources Of supply out of
the question, though Russia may still sup
ply some through her railroads to the
coast, and so out over the Baltic France
may be counted as nearly out of the field,
as present protpects Indicate crop leaving
little if any over what will be needed for
home consumption. India is making pow
erful strides in supplying England with
wheat, having increased her exports from
100000 bushels in the season of 1928 to
over 100000 bushels in 1861; while
during the first six months of this year
she has sent out nearly 100000 bushels,
From these facts we may safely conclude
that while our largely increased crops will
prevent any general advance in prices, the
large foreign demand will prevent any Sc
rious decline. But outside of this, and be-
yond all human calculations, will be the
operations of spectators who will control
the markets as far as possible in their own
interests; but those interests will be op-
posing ones, so they will keep each other
in check in the main, and only temporary
disturbances will result.