Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-10-29
1871. 1912. 1913. To

Thus appears, that OF the whole Of enormous
importation amounting in three years 57476,235 bush
els the United States furnished 1858 25s that IS TO saw
not quo Onoeighiconh pant. Prussia alone one Of the
countries around TIE Baltic, furnished IN ore year double
as much as the United States in oil three and upon sun
total. actually supplied ono-third Of the whole demand
H. after this exhibition the Baltic are stl to be
regarded hubug then must say tina, they resemble
reality than any that fell under our
observation.
IL Is easy account for the disparity between
tho amount Of imporltons from the Baltic add from this
country Il arose, great from The cheapness Of
labor IN the st named country which enabled the farmer
20 wheat at cost If stoas twenty per cent less than
coud be raised IN this country aud until wages are re-
duced the level which Mr. Walker aud those who
with him, to be aiming, competition except under
very extraordinary circumstances, be hopeless d.
ring those three year, the price Of wheat the ports OF
DsntEc Hamburg Amsterdam, Antwerp and Odessn stood
ct lO3. Az the seaports Of this country stood during
the period atlO1 being four nts more in the bush
81. According official documents laid before Parliame,
that time appears that the eights on wheat from, the
in and around Europe in no instance exceeded
10 cents. According to the report Of Mr. Ellsworth conn
missioner of patents IN s43. the average irepb, from,
York to Liverpool IL IS SO cents per hundred weight
and bushol Of wheat is supposed weigh at least Sc
pounds the half Of hundred weight the freight p,
be az least seventeen cents. The farmer tber
from the conuGcni Of Europe lands his wheat nj
Tor I6 per bushe the American farmer for 1914 com.
What TO compensate for this enormous difference 4,
proper observe that in forming this average we have
three years whom the average was higher In gu,oo
and lower in this country than had been for thirteen pre
ceding II II had been made for the whole Of those ,esr
she difference would have been at least hiftydvc CENTS I'm
she bushel
What, We ask. there In the naurc Of things to pre-
Of precisely the same state Of aairs
II We have been 90 long surpassed by other Countries in
chs particular what prevent them from beating us
againl Cen any one but ab.uaouonist imagine that
ahero wall be failure OF crops Europe regularly every
yesr. through oil succeeding time i only hope Of
deriving revenue enough 60 poy the expenses Of bur.
thcnsome dependent upon such Calculation a. this
Il this market, The uncoran ani nuctuaung nature Of
which Sufficiently evident from mere inspection NJ the
table We have laid before readers fair equivalent Tor
che have sacrificed "a obtain i'll
Even nov, assured by friendly voice. on the other
side Of the Atlantic that any speculation upon the present
scarcity m England will be hazardous aud i timed: for
ssys That warning voice TIE capital Of England will
drsv supplies from al quarters Of the Globe
There only oac possibe condition Of snsrs a. fer az
can eco n which our county can fulfil tho misso lon
ersiaousy assomod Tor w. by ST. Walker sad the Editor
- the Unon When che people shall have been re-
duccd 10 the condiuon OF che Russian cert, or of the
German bOvt--When they sbal have b.on compelled
caro- with ihe Of their brow, miserable
piusnoe Of sSpenec dsy-whcn hey shall have lost
si pride. ell hope Of better future, al desire even 70
shove thc conditions Of their vfcchsd existence then
and uli hcn, isay eTpco tls vision accom-.
pii.hod II the sieni6esni Topafks u Mr. Walker thai
whsn lowest Eag aud, couon highest and the
fsssr.o be- sksu b. natural sease ihen one
- che olgecs pee Ffade. 10 such eoadion Of
seesy PesdJ possible. Pr oar part, hope Ibe