The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-04
The Crops and Improved BUSINESS.

The review of the New York market
published i'll the Inter Octan yesterday.
reports a substantial increase of bust
hess in nearly every department of
trade. The leading influence in oring-
ing about this Improvement ~ the good
wheat and corn crops of the West. The
wheat crop of the entire country is es
timat,d al 325.OOO,O % bushels. II is "A
good crops estimates are likely To be too
high, but III this case the later reports
except, perhaps, frcn Iowa. make "A
better showing than the earlier esti-
mates. II is estimated that of the 325.-
OOO,O0D bushels grown this year, there
Will he 1VD.OoO,OoO bushels for sale or
export. This is not IA reliable rs the
estimate as 20 yield. becaus- the amour
reserved for homr consumption, seed
etc. is slhj.ri ~ vari.tIon. When H.
price of wheat $ low. people eat Nor.
whea bread than whenthe price. is high
AM tbs COZ Iteration must enter into
the calculations rs ~ the amoun, of
wheat that farmers Will turn into
III Iney.
The surplus in the United States has
ranged within the past six years from
5I.CO.ooO u 1j.00.Uoo bushels. In the
four States of Minnesota. Ioya. Wis.
cOnsin and kinsS, the wheat crop this
year * eds that of laB. year by - 90.
Oo2 bUSie's. In Minnesota much of IA,
surplus will be taken up by the mills in
that state. and will app ar in the expor,
lists in the shape of flDrr. The main
fact Is, that however this whe It reaches
the Eastern or foreign markets the cron
this year will bring Ia the farmer, a..
100000 more than did the crop last wear
These four States furnish fully one half
the wheat for export. and in the otn.r
wheat growing States, excepting Cali
fornla, there Will be. considering them
ia one group, "A corresponding flpw of
money for the surplus wheat.
II IS easy Ia understand Just WHY this
fine wheat crop should exercise 80 po- |
tent an intiuenc" in moving the wheel. |
IF business. The farmers Of the W.st
have wheat for which there ~ A good
demand that is likely Ia continue. And |
the demand comes from those who have |
the money 20 pay for the wheat.
AS TO the influence that foreign crops
Will exert upon the demand for oursur.
plus wheat. II may be said that Will. |
the season in England was no, a favor |
able n for wheat, the crop AT the low.
est estimate will exceed that Of las,
year. In France. it is said. there will
be a fair average crop. In X Issia the |
average export OF grain had risen with
the past three years 100000 bush
els, ard At "A recent congress Of mer
chants and railway men in Russia IL
was reported that 5D!cDOODD bushels of
wheat remained in the southern prov.
lnces awaiting transportation To the
This represents the falling of
IN the Black S@a shipments from Rus
STA. Both IN Russia and India improy-
transportation facilities are erercis-
a favorable infiIsnce in the grain
But with all that can be done, IN
the arrangement and s~.aynatior
BIZ the war. the surplus crops Of
The United states will be NEEDED.
Fortunately for The farmer the com
;rop IN nearly every corn growing state
nearly AZ well a. the wheat
crop In Nebraska and other states on
line the corn = beyond injury by
and has escaped The grasshopp-r.
- too early 10 make estimates a. 20
his crop. but a god corn crop is always
valuable adjunct TO a god wheat
rop. IL Is certain TIA. there is a good
emand for corn now. with prospect
4 batter prices. f.
The potato crop TO many farmers ia
ne tha. brings much ready money .
here are no general reports a. 20 this .
rop. but IN some sections The yield j. A..
.rge. and the quality unusually good. .
nd u IS fair 20 assume that the season !
as been a favorable one. All in ali the
rofnise Of improved business seems
by the fscs-Inter-Cosan i