Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-26


on the condition of Crops and Live
Stock, for the month of January,
1879, says:
CORN.
The price of corn in this country is
governed entirely by the quantity
produced and the consumption, the
quantity exported being so small IN
proportion TO the enormous amount
raised that it exercises no influence
on the price. The immense crop of
1877, the largest then ever raised in
the country, having been 1,342, ,000,-
600 bushels, was valued at S4S0,643,-
600: the crop of 1878 exceeded that,
but the overproduction brought the
price much lower, and the crop, which
was 1.371,000,000 bushels, is only
valued at 1896, 100000.
WHEAT.
The average price of wheat for the
wear 1876 was Sl04 per bushel; for
the year 1877, stimulated by war in
Europe. the increased crop was worth
S1.0S; but for the year 1878, with an
increase of upwards of 50,000,000
bushels, the price had fallen to lS
cents per busbel on December l, 1878.
The crop of 1878, which amounts
to 422. 900. 900 bushels, is worth only
1929, ,G00,000; while the crop of 1877.
which was 3G5,O00,000 bushels was,
worth S39i,000,000.
T. 900 of u-haot tha ro,fea {
greatly influenced by the European
demand For the year ending June
so. 1878, it was found that we ex-
ported 92,000,000 bushels of wheat
Ihour irclujed), about 25 per cent. of
our whole crop.
COTTON.
In giving the prices of the cotton
crop, we are guided by the prices re-
ceived by the planter, which have
ruled excessively low this winter, the
average for the whole country being
about 81 cents per pound. The great
value of this crop is founded Oh the
demand for export. Prior to the war,
in 1859 and 1860, the amount i'm
ported into Great Britain from the
United States was four-f -fifths OF their
whole importation during the war
it fell of to less than 2 per cent
Starting in 1866 at 81 per cent, we
find that in 1873 we had regained the
position we he'd prior to 1861, and
that four-fftbs of the cotton used
and manufactured II Great Britain
came from the United States
TOBACCO.
The price of tobacco is reported as
very low this year, being, for the
whole country, an average OF 90 cts.
Der pound on December l. 1875.
This price is mainly the result of an
overstock of poor tobacco last year.
We have no accurate data Of the yield
per acre or proIUct OF 1877. The
total amount exported and marufac
tured was a little above 463,000,00O
pounds. Allowing 6 per cent. for
that used al home and that which
eyaded the tax, we have crop for
1877 of about 400, 900, 900 pounds.
The acreage for 1878 was 76 pei
cent. of 1877. The quality OF to
bacco produced was generally better
and heavier, making the yield pei
acre rather more than that of the pre-
vious yer, except in Kentucky, where
it fell off slightly.
We estimate the total crop of 1875
at 393,000.000 pounds (worth SO,
OO0,OO0), against 490, 0,0OO,0 900 pounds
last year.
POTATOES.
The price of this article of prime
necessity to the people has not ad
vanced yet to the relative proportion
that price bears to production. From
returns made in 1878, We find tn,
average price to be 5S.S cents PEE
bushel. With crop almost identica
with that of 1876, We have a pric'
much lower per bushel, and a tota
value OF S10,0o0,OO0 less than thai
year. With crop some 100000
bushels less than last year the tota
x-oIuo does NOT eoual that Of fba nv