Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-11-20
farm ano houstboIO.
.E.,e;k .:- re Farmer.

There revival in all branches Of business
is 80 marked that even those who have
been the most skeptical during the past
summer, are forced to admit that it j. 8
fixed fact. The revival Is everywhere.
all over the country, In every branch OF
industry, and none but the deaf and the
blind can tail Of oomprehvndiug it. II
Is heard in the whir aud buzz OF machiu-
cry; il is seen in the fiery glow OF tie
furnaces, In the heavily laden freight
trains and in the crowded busine-.
streets Of our cities. and there i no
branch OF industry that does bot feel it,
inyigorating influence. The iron mark
e. which i our best business barometer.
has not shown such buoya8cy for wears.
All the ioundries, furnaces. rolling and
nail and other iron mills are in full blast.
working with an increased force. and
day and night, and are still far behind
their orders. The sudden change from
lethargy 10 activity among the iron
manufacturers. is most remarkable. and
such has been the advance in prices and
the great demand for the product. that
England which for several years has
been driven out of our markets. i
again competitor.
The rise in the price OF breadstufs has
been rapid and the end is not vet. The
foreign demand exceeds all previou.
calculation. Several large steamships
are constantly at the wharfs in New
York, loading with grain and as fast a.
one receives its quota and steams away.
another Il ready to take its place. Sail.
ing vessels are also brought into requis
ition in all our principal Shipping ports.
Tor transporting grain TO England.
Freights have advanced. and the shin.
ping interest SO vital 10 this State. las
not looked so well for a long time.
The rise in breadstuff, Is not the re.ul,
OF speculation, as was clearly manifested
in recent operations in the New York
market. \ combination Of Spectator.
endeavored TO break the market by
throwing upon it several millions OF
bushels OF wheat. The cable Heported
little stagnation in the English market.
under the sudden load, but IN the course
OF few hours it had passed. and price.
were as firm as ever. This proves be.
yond doub: il any further proof were
needed TO establish the fact, that the
deficit is very large aud that the de-
nsnd for our surplus bfeadstufl. is i'm
perative.
How long this activity in the produce
market will continue, no one can posit-
lively tell; some predict that it will soon
be over and that prices will again re.
cede, while others who have been in the
markets all their lives and made them
constant study, give il q. their opin.
ion that the price OF wheat will continue
to gradually advance. and that we need
not expect any falling off until after
another harvest. Corn also feels the
effect OF the European demand. and tn,
advance in price is almost as marked
as that upon wheat, and this in turn
effects the price of pork and lard, bon
OF which have materially advanced
Butter and cheese have also advanced
In the markets within short time. tn,
former from six to eight cents pel
pound and the latter from three TO five
Beef and mutton now command a read,
sale and though the prices are still com
parativeiy low, steady and permasen
advance is quite certain. In short Their.
is nothing that the farmer raises tina
does not feel the business impulse. anf
upon which there is not an upward ten
dency OF prices. AT no time since 1873
have the farmers of the country ha,
greater cause for encouragement tina,
now.
And the credit of this business revivs
does not belong to any political part
as such, though both of the great par
ties of the country may and do claim i,
1t is due in great part to the farmers, 4
the hardy tillers of the soil who. no,
withstanding the discouragements uu
der which they have labored, have pre-
pared the land and put in the see
which has resulted in two successive
enormous crops. These crops hav
turned the balance of foreign trade t,
our side and filled our Golfers with for
eign gold. And moro thsn this; the,
have placed in the hands of our farmer