{"newspaper_name": "The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register.", "edition": "01", "page": "p2", "byline": ""}
Nantucket, Sept $50 great scarcity Of the
aiturnnal fruits Of the earth, as that now exper.
fenced, has perhaps never before been felt by
the inhabitants ofths island. ltappears that the
VERY great drought Of last summer was not con.
fined even to this vicinity Corn, an article
which We have hitherto imported in large quan.
tties from the south, isnow quick at one d0iLa
per bns'el. The crops of the present yearin
this place will not supply one fourth of the wants
OF our citizens. Potatoes are also scarce; they
bring 65 cents readily; and other vegetables IN
proportion. Here are 10000 bipeds and quad.
rnpeds, men, horses fowls, pigs, geese, cows,
ducks and sheep, living upon crpeciatiout A
few cargocs Of ea'ables Of almost any description
would now find good market.