The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-26

we give below an estimate taken frsm Western pa
per- ny which will be that it is entirely out OF the
question: or shipments to be made in the way set down
there at profit to the producer The transporter gets
al me benefit and the farmer gets nothing compared with
Afarmer in the interior sends to Lafayette as bushels of
wheat ior which he ought to be paid in some shape for
transportation 90
He pays for storage and forwarding on the canal
IL cents, 37B
Transportation to Lake Erie, $50 miles on the canal
Is cents so
Storage and forwarding on the lake, II cents s7a
transportation to Kingston 10 cts. , 90
Marine insurance on both lakes 0 %
Five barrels to contain the -four, at 20 cents, 90
Ofa will pay for grinding
Freight from Kingston 10 Montreal 40 cts Dbl 90
River insurance cents Dbl. 0l0
Storage. Cooperage, and inspection at Montreal,
Freight to Liverpool 81 so Dbl. I so
Duty es on bush, IS payable in Canada. and IS in
Storage, primsge, inspection, cooperage d CON-
mission for selling per cent or 80 cts Dbl. so
Total expense s24 10
The IS bushels Of wheat will make FIVE barrels Of -four
which, at 27s sterling, amounts to 81 40
Deduct expenses to land in England, 2479
Leaving for IS bushels Of wheat $76l
or 80 cents per bushe By which will be that at
the present prices in England wheat be Bought for
~ cents here The producers in this country will not
raise wheat Tor this small remuneration They will de-
vote their lands to other crop Our extensive fields
OF the west will be stocked with cattle; other grains will
be cultivated or no more wheat be produced than we
can Consume at home.
The policy Of the English government in endeavoring
TO encourage the importation of flour from the Canadas
will not work to the extent anticipated The quantity
that will 60 forth from Montreal and Quebec, will be
very trihng Wheat bought in the interior Of Ohio,
can be transported to the city of New York. at price
.nuch less than at Montrea besides being its arrival
here third nearer Liverpool both in distance and ex
There has been excitement created in several of
markets relation to the brands that are put ON diff
ferent inspections Where inspectors are appointed on
political grounds, and changed every few years. there
not that reputation established that necessary give
COn6dpnce in he hrou Tbsip
at Richmond Va has been in office fifteen to twenty
years. and his brand well known and the greatest
maintains high character throughout the world
The complaints made and the receptions prac'ised in
viii cause we hone some at.raon in ths Oressnt as
regulating this business.
The utter impossibility of calculating the yield of
crops OF grain, prevents any estimate being made
which to form the least data.
The crop Of wheat growing in these United States
covers more extent OF soil than before sowed in this
country. From accounts that we have received,
should Judge the sowing to bea fifth more than for any
previous Last fall at seed time the grain was got
in in season. and in good order The winter has been
vere but not injurious to the plant The spring, far,
the least unfavorabls report from any section.
Judging from present appearances the chances in
favor of abundant harvest but in the whole
crop. and annul the most liberal calculations.
Below we give table of the way shall stand unless
ssme UNFORESEEN calamity happens to materially change
Bushels.
crop OF lo42, ITO 100000
surplus OF former crop on hand 4,00O,0e0
Stock on hand Oct l, ls42, 900
Consumption from Oct ls42 to Oct. ls43, at
81 bush. per head, l02, 600 900
Surplus on hand Oct. 1913, 100000
Equal TO 2 SOC, 900 barrels OF -four.
Allowing the crop of s4S to be equal ls42 ITO 900
surplus on hand Oct. ls43, 100000
l22,OOO,ooO
Consumption from Oct. ls4a, to Oct. ls44, ct
BUSH per head, l02 OOO, 900
Surplus Oct. ls44, 2oeOoOOO
Equal to 4500 900 barrels Of four which 81 bb
IS worth $4,000 000 hch must find market abroad.
The whole quantity of Flour exported from Barrels
the United States, in lS4l, 1,734,647
For 1912, sOO,O 600
For ls43, estimated at the increase, 100000
which will leave on hand in this country, rising of
100000 barrels Of Flour, after supplying all OF the
tual demand that can arise for consumption.