Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-07-04

IHteresfing Statistics for WAeaL Gro,o,y, and uJl
The following from the Buffalo Commercial Adver,,.sr of
June H. possesses interesting facts for the attention
OF the Wheat-Growers and Miers:
The decline in prices Of flour and ,vbeat I'M. SiD t
been the source % disappointment TO great MANI VIZ on
Grated last Winter at very high rates. calculating upon large
PiOhs 10 De now realize d, and IL appess that those
newsae entirely irustrsed calm view into the cause,
al this particular Iuncure may not perhaps come ,.
Alter last harvest the crop OF wheat 10 h
very large one, and almost every individual engaged in
Tue Trade looked tor the ruling OF low prices unless some
thing occurred 10 create foreign demand Shortly
lier~ard we began receive accounts from England T
he probable failure OF the Crops there, which immediate
gave spur 10 prices, and purchasers were made for
Shipment 70 taat qulrer-advces continuing t. be reeev
ed conrmatory in that respect speculation started ppt
prices ran Up IN New ork 81 per barrel for -four IL
appears that rate could not be continued (ahough many
anticipated IS to SlOD and why IA few figures will
show. "
The actual average crops OF wheat in Great Britain
Tor The past lew years, has been equal to 20 millions OF
quarters OF imperial bushels Of 20 lbs Acco,ding n,
all well informed sources, the crop OF wheat 80
w" aseeTa'ned shortly after harvest De abou, 10 mil
hons OF quarters, requiring million OF quarters 10 h.
received rom other countries make up said de6eienev
crops on the continent being rather short Of previous
years TINS country was naturally looked for what sun
Ples pieat Bilan stood need OF hence the contained
shipments to that quarter up 10 the present time
Now what - the state Of there By a.t aJyrss
received from that section, per berna the quantity Of
wAea aud Hour under lock OF ia bond, the United King
DOM made up to the 9Th OF April, Is thus shown:
Wheat 9S7 a. -
Flour an s7I -
reduced to whea, will equal $50 600 quarters-makin
tai OF wheat upward OF 1900 900 quarers-50 Der cent
more Than their sexual deficiency. The above s,,ck ir
BOND has been accumu ating since, and IL would not bo
surprising 70 ihe quantity increase near two million, o
curriers' before any would be released which Is altogeb
er awaiting the Parliament on the nav corn mn
Ol crop OF wheat last doubt was the largest
ever gitnered n this county The Comm ssoDe of Pa
'ens VINO has for number Of years collected statse,,
Information OF such things, puts II down about LOG mil
ions OF bushels bot that IS evideaily below quantity;
On would he neaFe fh.t
lion VI 20 millions OF Inhabitants, the
Consumption would be equal to 30 600 OOO Inn.
ADD for seed M non 400 -
Would leave for export IN OOn oon -
The quantity lett over tue previous crop not tak,n an
the estimate such may average about the same fro, on
crop TO smother Tue number O bushels put down for
port vii. be perceived, about double Of What Gre,,
Britain required SAY ~ millions OF bushels of so Ibs r
ordinary export demand seldom coming up TO 10 millions Of
bushels or 2OOOOOO bbs Hour Present indications snow
that the above estimates Of the crop ia this country Il nor
far, II At all. Of the way.
The whole error therefore. has been that parties diJ
not LOOK tar enough To see what Great Britain actually
wanted. las that was the only source W. could exn.et IN
carry Oft our extra surpus.) bot went bindI into ~ ,,,,
ciPnung that they would be able 10 send snony
here-and because she required small quantity larger
amount must necessarily follow. some would pr,b,IIy
that the iliure Ol the pota, crop m ireland vop
quire an extra consumption OF Hour Tue hi Guilty IN tb,,
respect with tue poor PeasantTy OF that county was den
cheney OF means 70 purchase such an article OF and a
any one would lake the pains 10 examine the English pa
Pers, they would find evidence Of this n the continual
walls OF wheat, &c. at the different ports ia England from
the very fdHshsd districts in Ireland No they went on
their coarser ARTICLES such Pea, beans oatmeal &c Oh
which there Is an abundance. Again. since the Spring has
opened, arrivals have tikeu place IN England nom inc
Baltic and other ports on the Continent wheat uowith-
standing the talk of great scarcity there also.
Prices will entirely depend on our next crop flor n
Is apprchended shipments TO England pretty much a.
an end 0r the time beingJ which oil appearance will be
largc-i nrt larger Than the llsior the high price. last
Fail doubt stimulated farmers pot IN greater breadth
Of ground m conjunction with which nothing has yet sp-
peafcd materially Co affect t5 yeld hence low prices mus,
necessarily cnsue-un.ess have another 6t,si,bfar
country % supply P'rPeeuvey' and get up speculation
with is unhappy results, such a. are experienced