Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1843-07-06


BREABsTUFFS.
The 81 Louis papers contain he fslIouing
eirculnr q references 10 he e0Hine Wheat Crop,
sssued By eeatenan Or thar ely who has given
ucsh attention 70 he subIecs.
CIRCULAR
o. rh.prsPssi III. pst'tn, srs,p;ng wAeas GRIP.
81. LovIs. MAY 10, Ists.
70 ~ cozzsspondenfs.
Production. consumption. expectation,
and im poFtalion. are, or should be. lunda-
mental words, 10 amerchant' vocabulary
TO buy low. and sell high. Go qualified
exieni,l Is his busineks--his legitimate
calling and 10 accomplish 6oM these
objects, be mnstlook 70 statistics Of supply
i and demand lin other words 10 procqc-
ton and consumption basis Of an
trade. Hence Prices Current with t..
bles Of imports and exports. when report
ing facts. are valuable 10 the intelligent
calculating merchant; and sometimes con
9csusions drawn from such. sources are a
help to increase his gains. or 10 shield
him from the loss Of those already &C.
CURED.
The WHtAT CRoP or this country i
second 10 importance only to Cotion. 1
estimated itsyield 10 l842-in my annual
circular-z<al ITO miIlionso bushels, which.
ct 60 cents bushels low avefsge--is
So millions Of dollars, being probably
two thirds the value Of the whole Cotton
crop Of the Union, abpreseni prices The
one, however. is comparatively an article
0f luxufy-ihs other. Of dire necessity,
Al extensive failure Of yield 10 ihe latter.
would cause great pecaaiary dis.ress--a
wide spread failure 10 The yield Of the
former. train Of physical evils. as we'll
a. pscuniary distress. which would strike
CONSERVATION 10 every inhlbi,ant Of the
land. Happily. We have no basis 10 al
tteiPale such result the present year !;
hui. We are 10 possession u information
which, Ia mercantile point Of view, de-.
SERVES. I think. 10 be beeded.
The object Or this circular Is 10 give To-
my ccffesPondents information on The
prospect Of The present crop, and 10 this
end | some time since addressed letters
70 judicious persons 10 all lheSgrain States
of lhe Union. and to their several SECTIONS,
asking informaiion relative 10 the crops,
and, with due allowance for the prone
meas Of man TO under estimate The produc-
iions Of COPS bounty. proceedslo draw
my own conclusions from this data, and
from oral testimony. az 70 the yield Of Tie
present crop. u unhesitatingly believe,
from the information | am possessed Of,
/ that the Wheat crop of,this year will fall
short one fourth al least, Of what il was In
the year 1872 Let Us see then bow We
shall stand. il this estimate. proves correct,
/ when the new crop comes 10 market, vii:
10 September and October next. The
sospings Of the present year estimate al
8 per cent. on those OF last year. est.
mate ;he:old grain States. at 2 per cent.
The increased sowings+in Iopd will be
allleas, 20 per cent, andsin Ohio. Michi.
gao. Illinois, and Missouri at least-say,
for the Union, an average Of 5 per cent?
The crop Of le42. as per my annual cit.
colar isl 10 millions. The consumption,
at III bushels 10 the head, SO, 250.O0D
misunderstanding a surplus OF 26. 75o. 600
10 be disposed Of from Isl October, 1872
70 Isl October, lS43. OF this surplus at
least 10000, 900 will be taken 10 foreign
markets - Canada and the other British
Provinces, together with the West India
Islands. (other than British have alreaat
taken more than millions, "a barrel Of
-four estimate at 5 bushels oil wheat, all
though ] know the Eastern is mol 50
much and South America andthe Mex
lean ports have taken upwards Of 3 mit- |
lions more. I,compuie The years export,
10 millions. as above, place the amount
Of old Wheat unconsumed when last /
years crop came info market, at 4 millions
bushels. |
! 4 estimate the average East and West |
production OF last year. 20 bushels tothe
acres thus ll0.000DO Of bushels will
give .. 900 900 acres 70 which add Tor |
this year 5 per cent additional sowings,
will give 27o, 600 acres more, making an
aggregate Of 6,775. 900 acres-which. d
II bushels TO the acre for seed, will con.
sumo s.662. 800 bushels Of the yield DC
1912.
nov proceed 10 reeapi,ui.te in figures
Crop Of 1919, 10000 900
Adder ,utPiu. % hand ofprioryssr, 100000
Making. on ,,os,. ls4a. on hand, ll4.oOo 900
Consnrnptioa from ist Oct,
is42, 10 As, IS, $50 GOO
To be exported 10 Grain and
Flour during ghe year, lo0oo.oo "A
Seed for present Crop s.66s,soo
---toi. et9 500,
Leaving On hand LIT Ost.isas. iaos7 500
Nov i, !. .rpsy sAe.s statistics % ,As crop q
HID.
surplus on hand lst oetoher. 1s4s. l9.os7, 500
Add Crop Of 1919. ITO, 00O, 900 /
Add for additional sovings Of isls. $4,000
IL, So, SO
nIsPeslTioS. 4
Consumption ofNts4S, SLOWING no in
crease Of popqlstion--say 8 ~ S. 2So. 900
Do. for increase ID popnlaiion. SQo0,ooo
Allowing expefl i no greater 10 tSts
$. So - Is. ,ss Ss,. is 800 s sSS
Short crop &c ls&s. which estimate. 90
before, ii least one.fourth Of the MI
whole crop 81 ~ and the planting 4 |
q IS. VIZ. lis so. 900 bushels-one /
faurshil IS. SIS 900
-EssA
Disposition, isS,7s7 500 |
Yield, ~. So. 500 i
Deficiency On DC II ost isa4. 6.sOo. coo /
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