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the largest ever grown in tlae United States. Not only this, but the home 

 demand upon it was much the greater of any other year. "Without referring 

 to the demands of the war, M'e notice those only arising from the great distilla- 

 tion of 1862, 1863, and the great amount of cattle and hogs fattened upon it. 



The pork packed in the west, as far as reported, shows that in 1862-'63 the 

 number of hogs packed was 4,392,085 ; and in 1863-'64, 3,389,427, showing a 

 decrease of 1,002,658. The return of the fattening hogs, as shown in this 

 report, from the western States, presents a decrease of this year from the last 

 of about twenty-eight per cent., or 949,038. Together, the decrease since 1862 

 is 1,951,696. 



Allowing fifteen bushels of corn as necessary to the fattening of a hog, this 

 number would require 29,275,440 bushels. So that there will be a lessened 

 demand to this amount on the crop of 1S64, that there was on the crop of 1862. 

 We have no data by which to determine the additional bushels consumed in 

 distillation in 1862-'G3 over what will be the probable amount in 1864-'65, but the 

 present large supplies of whiskey, and its decreased consumption from the high 

 tax, will decrease largely the distillation in 1865. Xor do we know the differ- 

 ence between what was necessary to fatten cattle in 1862-'63, and that which 

 will be required in lS64-'65. But altogether the demand for these objects on the 

 crop of 1864 cannot be less on the crop of 1862 than 20,000,000 bushels. In 

 round numbers we may safely place the lessened home demand for corn for 

 these three purposes at 50,000,000 bushels. Then the greatly lessened number 

 of horses, stock hogs, and cattle, and the greater economy that will be observed 

 in feeding, should not be overlooked. AVe cannot err much in supposing that the 

 amount of corn for exportation of the crop of 1864 will be fully equal to that 

 of the crop of 1862. 



The exports of Indian corn to Great Britain have been as follows : 1861, 

 24,722,816 bushels; 1862, 21,830,328 ; 1863, 23,774,976; and in eight months 

 of 1864, 4,564,832. Its price in New York has been as follows : 1861, 72 cts, 

 per bushel ; 1862, 64 cts. ; 1863, 82 cts. ; in January, 1864, $1 30 ; and in July, 

 1864, $1 68. At the last date, it was selling in England at 85 cts. per bushel, 

 gold value. 



EiXGLISH PRICES. 



The general prices in the English markets were as follows at the close of 

 September : Flour, for Aniericau, from $4 56 to So 28 per barrel ; wheat, 

 from 61 13 to SI 29 per bushel of 60 pounds; corn, 78 cts. to 89 cts. per 

 bushel of 56 pounds ; rye, 93 J cts. per bushel ; barley, 77 cts. to 96 cts. per do.; 

 oats, •42i cts. per bushel of 33 pounds ; meadow hay, from 2 cts. to 2^ cts. per 

 pound, or from 840 to $55 per ton of 2,000 pounds ; clover hay, from 2^ cts. to 

 3^ cts. per pound; potatoes, from $14 40 to $15 60 per ton of 2,240 pounds, 

 or from 39 cts. to 42 cts. per bushel of 60 pounds. 



These prices may seem to be small compared with present American prices, 

 but it must be remembered that they are based on gold values. To be compared 

 to those of our currency value they should be more than doubled. 



THE CROPS IN THE PACIFIC STATES AND TEERITORIES. 



This Department has endeavored to place itself in regular communication 

 with the States and Territories of the Pacific coast and Rocky momitains. But 

 until railroad connexion is formed with California, it will be impossible to do 

 this so as to report their agricultural condition, as is done that of the nearer 

 States. But with such mail facilities as now had, matters of much interest may 

 be published in our reports, irregularly, of all of them; and hence the continued 

 efforts of this Department to extend its correspondence in these States and Ter- 

 ritories. In this article we design to give a general notice of their seasons and 

 crops. 



