The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-01


dian corn, besides 356, 2S4 barrels of wheat flour.
| He publishes the following table Of exports 10
England, from 1910 TO lS44, showing undenably,
in spite of tariff assertions to the contrary that the
notifications of the English tariff have been Of the
utmost importance TO the United States. The year
1910 was one of short harvest and high prices and
| in 1912 the corn laws were modified 20 per cent.
EXPORTS OF CERTAIN ARTICLES TO ENGLAND.
raow, lbs. $3.50 sss l,7issao seSssl4 4sse.aoo
b ba%' a DO. 1889 S $3.50 ,Ssssss
| Cheese, do. l,4l4,1Si 23l36l3 6,2Is,963
Flour, bbls. 62o,el9 2Os02l 249l5 l6l ,29G
| Meal bushels lOl e36 ia3 6B5 1875
| Flaxseed do 1891 1920 34ol5 lo,col
So true is il that the export trade of our agricul-
tura products is beginning to be of such high import
ance to interests than one to cause the state
of the English harvest already to be watched here
with almost as much anxiety as IN England. Con-
Trajectory accounts, this point, reached here by
the last steamer. We have been at some pains to
inquire particularly into the matter, and have ar
rived at the following result:
The seeming contradiction is reconciled by the
difference of the dates in the advices received.
Many of the circulars made up at the end OF the
month, and many of the commercial letters were
written with reference TO those circulars.
| Now, up to the Both May, the weather had been
cold end unpropious, and the fears of the people of
England, ever extremely sensitive on the subject OF
harvest, had already, in anticipation, begun TO trace
out the consequences which would be likely to hap
pen from short crop. Thus the "London Econo-
mist" of the 3lst, paper which devotes itself with
extraordinary ability to the examination of the ma
teria interests of Great Britain, and has shown it.
self capable of telling the of prices speaks
Of the prospects of the harvest in the following
words:
eve have again. of late, received several letters the
subject OF the future prospects OF wheat We cannot feel
in any way surprised The susceptibility Of the public
mind this subject when consider that in the present
state OF the law any important rise attended with serious
consequences to many interests The price OF wheat Is
question which enter less into every calcu-
laon of mercantile moneora hsc al and political ma
ture The recent ungenia weather and the unusual late
Of the has naturally produced great uneasiness
from all parts Of the country have been OF much
less favorable kind. In most districts less more, the
plant in much that large quantities have been
ploughed up and with spring corn The original
breadth OF wheat sown was, however very great There
is unquesonaby sufficient stock OF wheat in the coun.
try to carry till the hurvest without any material
he lost sight Of that last years crop very early
and that OF this year very late the produce Of last harvest
months From this time till harvest the OF prices
be regulated much the OF the weather. and its
is that the stock OF wheat In the country and the
breadth sown such not TO justify advance oil
Rod Of the year is however during the next three months
the growing crops; and certain u.s. that
what injured"
The price of grain, however--although it had adj
i vanccd little, being one to two shilngs dearer on
| free wheat, and two to three shings per quarter
| higher in bond, account of the demand for Bel
gum--stll kept at that low point, which showed that
the apprehension of deficiency was not general.
i On the 7th September, 1874, the price stood at
Sos. Id. and the Economist predicted lower
prices contrary to the received impression at that
tiure- i-.~-'-l,".. On thn Goth OF November, the
price was 4Gs. I'D. The same paper again stated
'that The price was nearly S. lower than in Sep
TENDER, and we have raaeon tn exnect an ad.
4 vance thereon during the spring months" the
date ofthe last number, (3lst May,) that from which
we have extracted the above, the Gazette price for
the week was ASS 3D., and the six weeks average
Ass l0d.
4 After the Goth May, the weather changed COM
pleely, and from that time until the sailing Of the
T steamer the crops continued TO come forward Wig.
orousy, and more than regaiued what they had los
: by the easerly winds The Liverpool Albion
notices this change, and the reports Of the corn
markets of the Sd June refer to it with evident
satisfaction. All this, however, serves only Ia
show how extremely sensitive the public mind is
on this particular point, and how likely 1t is to be
easily impressed by any changes in the weather for
some months TO come.
J, The agricultural tables prepared by Mr.. Ellis
worth, lately Commissioner of the Patent Office
have been repubshed in England, and a subject
|, Of much comment These tables, it will be remem-
bered, evinced falling off in the production oil
! wheat throughout the United States of about five
per cent, in place of considerable increase. 1t is
Staieu, we some OF inc Ono papers, ana
journals published in the western part of this State
b that these tables, like all government statistics
which we have any knowledge, are erroneous, and
that the yield of 1874 was actually greater than tha
of the preceding year. In Ohio alone, the tables re-
. port deficiency of 100000 bushels, with an in
crease of population from 1000 to ], 1896 000
STILL these tables are the only authentic matters
to which English corndeaers can refer, they hav,
been taken as the standard of export from this
, tnent; and they have inferred from them tina
: the yield of grain in Canada was also de6cien
t in an equal ratio.
e Under the operation of the liberal provisions o
the revenue laws affecting trade with Canada, tn,
! imports of wheat and flour had increased in 1874
from 10000 to $4,000 quarters of wheat, and from
326, 900 to 767 900 barrels of -four The compare
: lively high prices Of May, June, July, and Au
gust of that year. ranging from SOS. to SIS, hat
eaused this increase of a business, which, however
: was not even then attended with any beneficial re
suits to the shippers, and therefore is likely b.
, repeated
The private letters of the 4th June all concur i,
representing the prospect of good harvest tina
time very fair one; and the circular of Wilkin
c son and Jewsbury, of the 4th June, makes use o
I this language in regard to it:
"Ihe manufacturing districts stated to be in full ac
tvity and from the above are likely to continue for
'he agricultural reports are more satisfactory than
any former period in the
appearance Of overwhelming produce OF every kind
which may in some measure prevent prices advancing
I'll rapidly"
In the mean time, with regard to our own harvest
we continue TO have the most contradictory state
ments. The late rains have done much good eve
E in that part Of Ohio and Indiana where the whea
was said to be cut off entirely; but it is sad on tn
: other hand, that out Of shoaf of that grain
r brought into Richmond, not grain of wheat was b
e be found. In Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and Ne,
e York, however, there is no question of a full an
abundant crops and we refer, proof of this, to tn
s continued dullness of the market at Buffalo an
n Rochester.
! a large quantity of breadstuls and provisions /
: spare for England, if she requires it, II is we
d known that the shipments Of sailed provisions hav
all been unusually profitable, and the trade is like
to grow up into a far more important branch of OK
8 ports than the great staple ITSELF All we want il
s continued regard for the free and liberal principle
d true political economy, worthy of free peopl