Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-09-08
Average. IL.


Here il will be seen that at the four PRINCIPAL
marIs the average price for wheat for seven years is
only II cents per bushe, while during The same pc
rod the average price al Boston. New York Phila-
delphia and Baltimore was 81 40. But as this ne
Rod includes the years 1887 and 80, when grain
was unusually high in the United States we ought
to make some deduction from that price. We there.
fore leave out the year 83S, when the prices here
were the highest, and this will bring the average
down to 81 30 per bushel But with this allowance.
TIE balance Is % cents against Us. But the cost of
transportation must also be taken into the account
The Brstsh report TO which we have referred gives
Inc cost OF freight we'll the Price at the several
ports From This it appears that the average cost of
freight Is only IL cents per bushel to England II
wiii not we think. be pretended that the fre ght
from The United States can be less than ~ cents
per bushel Mr. Ellsworth, in his Agricultural Re-
port made TO Congress in 1S43 though he labor.
hard TO make out the position, that we can eompete
with The north Of Europe in the corn trade allows
that freight from The United States TO England can.
ho be less Than 80 or SO cents per Wheat can
not weigh less than so lbs and on that estimate the
freight would be IL or Is cents per bushel.
Now with so cents balance against US in the first
cos'' and s or cents against in freight, can we
expect 10 compete successfully with the continentl-
But may be asked If the odds is 20 fearIuly against
US how have we been able to send anv wheat 10
Englandi There are several causes which have
have
gener ally sent II in the share Of -four and not Of
wheat The quantity Of wheat which would make
barrel OF Hour, would exceed ia bulk and weight
the Dol Of flour, and hence the cost OF Transportation
would be in some degree reduced Il will also he
iound true, that between nations where there IL
great commercial intercourse, articles will be occs
sionally shipped on which .5gcs ~ m n,of, n
vessel is to sail for q foreign port at given time
and she Is partially destitute ola cargo she will take
freight aboard for mere irihe. Or IL speculator
who has a large quantity Of -four on hand finds the
pice declining ~ our own market he will send n
abroad though ata sacra6ce. In 1910, when we
exported greater quantity Of -four TO England than
during any other year. our harvest was sbundan,
while the crops on the continent unusually poor,-
And besidesihe great Indebtedness Of our merchant.
10 those Of Great Britain. compelled them To send
something BY which their credit could DO sustained
These IN our estimation are somo Of the pripcipal
causes which have enabled ne 10 furnish England
the small quantity Of grain we have.
II we are right IN this view Of the subject II vyu
be seen that our direct corn trade with England has
been accidental rather than otherwise. That the
corn trade is somewhat accidental and IL affected h.
local and Temporary causes, sppesrs from the C,ct
ia 1887 we imported fof or own oopsumption
nearly 100000 bushels Of wheat. and 500 400 nd
i came direct from Great Britain Itself l