The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1844-08-31

cheap. what can this wheat be sold for
by the grower? | was in Michigan Int few
DAYS since, and had n conversation with practi-
ga farmer and extensive wheat grower, who re-
sides about 60 miles from navigation. He told
that he could raise ,thea al forty cents per5ust
ell, and all orcr Mat price paid for his land, He
has railroad to ulvgaton and sold his flour,
or some oft, last. year IN Boston. Hc--hving
about 900 miles from Boston, al d obliged to Use
$50 miles Of railroad aud canal transportation
can come into successful competition with our
turner's who have but a short distance TO tide
water, and the cheap ghl from Baltimore to
Haston This is but ono individual in some half
dozen Western States and Territories where
there thousands who do likewise.
The cost ol transportation from Bniia
10 to New York is from 8 to 10 cents
per bushel. Add % cents for transporta-
!ton ircm the farm on which it is grown
to Buffalo, which is very high allow
ance, and we have wheat at New ork
which the grower can afford to sell al
rs cents per bushel. The prices OF
Bread stuffs at New York, it is well
known, regulate the prices in Baltimore,
and il wheat bring but rs cents there, il
will not bring s. here-much less * as
With this increase of more than 100 per
cent in wheat our population has not in'
creased on the sea board 20 per cent and
looking al these FACTS we cannot but see
that the increase of production and not
the Tariff has lowered the prices. If the
Tariff has had any effect, it has been to
keep down this increase, because, as every
MARS own sense will tell him, if the
manufactures Of our own country are
closed, as they must be but for the Tariff
the thousands and tens of thousands en-
ploved in them, are forced 10 becC me pro-
ducers instead Of consumers, and finding
home in the great w Isl, they will add
millions of bushels to our surplus, and
raise wheat at 40 cents per bushel instead
of buying it at IS As"
knew the reply to this is, that
lfs!he Tariff is reduced England will take
or surplus. Let us Judge the future by
the past In lS42 our Tarlffhad reached
It's lowest point. The new Tariff was
passed, think in August, and did not &"
into eliec. until September, teola'e IN that
year To have any effect on the export Of
flour to England. Our crop was estimated
at zoe. 900. 100 bushels whcat-eGual TO
. 100000 bills. -four. Now of this en-
ormous yield how much did Englan take?
Why, only 2O5, 1874 bbls: flour. and 49,
S51 bushels of heal--on which they I'M
posed duty of 80 per cent-'whllst the
amount of American -four received al
Boston alone for the same year was $685.
400 bbs., equal nearly to one half our ex-
ports for that year to all the world
" heat and Flour are now selling IN
England al less than they can be imported
for from this country even at the present
reduced prices here. The highest price
quoted by the late arrivals is 33s. sterling.
Let us figure out the cost of shipment from
New Y ork of 400 bbls. ltglves the fol-
lowing results
SHIPMENT or FLOUR TO ENGLAND.
Pro iorma sale of 400 bbls American -four, ship
ped from New York, and sold ot highest price
quoted by the last arrival, say at 33s st%g':pcr
Dbl. 400 bbs. -four at SIS, st'g. aG6O
CHARGES.
Ius. prem. on $1,000 al l l-4,pvr cent se5 90
Policy %
Or Is 9
Freight of 400 bhls at IS. 3d. as
Present duty AT Is. I'D. 24i 3
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