Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-11
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a writer in the Boston Gazette OF. w edncsday
makes the following statements IN rea' ION to the
tual exports Of Flour from the United States to Great
Britain, and appends it his estimates the pro
babe exports during the present year In inserting
the latter, we do 1t without designing TO express all
opinion as to their accuracy. The estimates may
may be we'll founded. and in the present case
doubt not they will pass with the intelligent reader
for only rs much Us they worth Ball finer.
FLOUR
The entire exports of Flour from the United States
TO all parts of the world in the year $50 ending 3Oh
September, 225 G8i barrels.
And of Wheat, A, 289 bushels
Which exceeded the averane eX-
ports for eight years previous
bout 100000 barrels
And Of Wheat, 10000 bushels
The average exports of Flour 10
G.. Britain from the u. States,
for eight years past amount TO 9i,5TI barrels.
Bat, owing a deficiency of crop
in England in 1895 exports
there for 1929 meet SAID de-
ficiency, increased and amount
ed that year to 22I,I7G barrels
And, owing to the deficiency of
crop there in 1929, exports
in 1880, ending 3oth Sepem-
Der last, amounted to 32S,lGa barrels.
Which exceeded the average ex
port of eight years previous 23 COS barrels
During this period 1t will be borne IN mind, that
the Gram countries Of the continent Of Europe frn-
ished large supplies 10 Great Britain md when the
ports opened in Eng land last summer, a very large
stock of Gram and Flour then W bond. was entered
mon' his slnce) there was not remaining III bond IN
all Great Britain i'll Wheat and Flour 10 exceed
10000 barrels Flour.
We now come to the probable demand in England
for the year 1881.
The consumption of Great Britain is estimated
az something like II millions Of quarters, or say
Il3 millions bushels. The deficiency of the crops OF
1880 is varously estmated-soue say 5, some ii;
and Ireland, usual supply country said be shor
ter. Circular statements from sources in which much
confidence is placed, estimate the qu ntlty that wi
be required in England before the harvest-from
abroad-at two millions of quarters say three
millions and half barrels of Flour
The next enquiry is, whence is England to get this
supply half of it, without occasioninE scri
advances in the countries whHnce these supplies
DRAWN
announce short crops-and of them, instead Of
furnishing supplies, likely to need supplies
themselves; and the disturbed state of the Grain coun
tries the existence there of large en-
bodied armes-even should occur, increases
the difficulty Of furnishing supplies to England. Al
now concur shat the main supplies for England are
looked to from the U. States
II then behooves to look at home and estimate
our ability to DEMONSTRATING regard to wants
for consumption, and that of markets about us th.
side of the ocean, mainly depending upon us
The ports of England will doubt be open by oi
before the close of Ap-and as the stock IN bond e
be entered, will be far short of former periods there
is scarcely doubt also that the ports will continue
remain open up TO the result of the harvest If the
statements and estimates of deficiency and supple,
prove any way correct, wide allowance may be
made for error exaggeration and still leave us d
market in England for the export of + our there fol
the year 1881, ending in September, equal to en-
tire export to all places in 1867 and which export
from official data may be TO have exceeded the
average exports of eight years past about 400, O0C
barrels
We have no data estimate tho extent of the cror
of 1880 in the United States -but whether abundan
or otherwise, it should be remembered that our owl
consumption is vast and rapidly increasing.