The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-09-13

some slight consolation: 10 the
English landowners aud farmers
who are suffering from this com
petition, he remarks that Amen
can landowners AMI farmers in
the Eastern and North Eastern
States also complain of the com
petition of the Western aud North
Western States in farming pro
duce:
"This condition of things arises
from the low rates, both by rail
aud water, from the Western and
! North Western States to the at
lantic ports, and from the .tevel
opement of the agricultural inter
terpsts in those States, due to
their practically illimitable capaci
ty for agricultural production, to
the fact that the cost OF prOdnc
ton il much less than in the more
easterly States, and to the fact
that the railroad system of the
country has been widely extended
throughout these States, thereby
securing cheap, rapid, and rpgu
lar transportation. During the
year 1866 the average rate for
the carriage of wheat from Chica
20 to New York by Lake and
Erie Canal was u little over q
cents per bushrl, but during the
year 1873. 10y the same route, the
average rate II cents, and by
rail II cents. During the pres
ent Year the average cost Of trans
porting wheat from the region Of
the Red River ut the North, in
the Northern part Of the State Of
Minnesota, to the City OF New
York has bAen only 26 cents per
bushel. This is IL marvel Of cheap
freight"
During the last 81 years the
exports of bread stuffs from the
United States have increased
enormously. In 1860 they were
valued at $24,42O.O 600 ; in 1875
the bread and lueatlSt"tf~ export
ed were valued at $1S1,777,tNO
In 1877 the total production OF
wheat WAS 3G4, 1914, 600 Bushels,
%prMiuced 81, all area of 2G,277,0OO
acres, alI average yield per acne
of 1879 bushels. This WAS the
highest average yield during the
+ years, the annual average yield
of the years 1868. II being 1912
bushels per acre. The average
value per bushel in 1877 was 1OS
2 cents. In 1868 the average Va.
ue per bushel was 1924 cents
but this seems to have been al
ex exceptional year. The diminished
value per bushpl Of the other q
reals in the United States il
shown still more fOrcib'y than III
the wheat crops. Corn, for il
staDce-the total production OF
which in 1877 amounted to the
prodigious quantity of 1,342,55S
600 bushels, grown Oh All area O1
j .369, lib acres-fell in average
value per bushel from G2.S cent.
: in 1868 to 1913 cents in 1877 thu
annual average being 49.1 cents
Rye in like manner fell in value
from ola cents per bnshel il
1868, to 59.2 cents in 1877, til.
annual average in the Iecennia
period being 1877 cents. Oats
which were valued at $50 cents
per bnshel in 1868, fell to 80:
cents in 1877, with al annua
average in the 10 years Of 40
cents. Barley was valued at $50
2 cents per bnshel in 1868, an.
at only 63.9 in 1877, with All a,
nual average in the like period y
800 cents.
"From statistics it appear.
, that the exports of bacon ant
hams we're fifteen times rs grea'
; in 1878 as in 1870; beef tire,
times and II half las great; iart
nearly ten times as great :; ant
preserved meats more than 81,
teen times as great. The ave
. age export price of bacon ant
hams in the United States fel
from 1871 cents in 1870 to g.,
cents in 1878; Of lard from 1911
cents in 1870 to 8.8 cents in 1873
and of pork from 1872 cents il
; 1870 to G.S cents in 1878; Will,
! Oh the other hand, the price O
sailed beef increased from T.:
, !, cents per 10. in 1870 to 7.6 cent,
! per ID. in 1878. The rapid extel
sion of corn culture has Increased
, the pork supply very much b,
yond the requirements for HON,
! consumption, thus leaving a yea
J " increased surplus for export,
} ton to foreign countries. Tn
> falling price of corn seems Il
' have c0rrespondea nearly will
! that of pork and pork products
7 the export price of the forme