Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-03-28
THE FOREIGN WHEAT TRADE.

In the proacted Parliamentary discussion of the
ca policy Of Sir Robert Peel find frequent statements
facts that without and value in this country
Mr. GoRE, in the of speech in favor of the pro
posed repeal Of the British laws, referred the objection
frequently urged, that that event. the British market woue
be deuged with foreign He thought such result ut
tery impossible and proceeded show that neither from thu
gangrowing countries of the Continent from the Uni
ted States, could any very great supply be expected
consequence Of the of its production With regard the
prices Of in the various ports of continental Europe hs
made the following statements derived he alleged, from
merchants and others extensively engaged the European
trade which will be found worthy of attention in THU
country and especially in those sections where very large
expectation of wheat and other grain Great Britain is con-
6dently expected
sAs concerned Dantzc the prices of wheat at that port
according the statement of Mr. Jacobs who put ordinary
priced corn on board Tor 4Os quarter were ms follows Price
per quarter Sos freight to London As. 3d. insurance
ls ID charges, IS. 3d. duty, 3s. 3d. making 66s 3d.
Another gentleman also in Dantzc house, had assured hin
that the charges Of eightagc, insurance. landing, and ang
amounted to los per quarter At Odessa for the three years
ending in ls40 the price Of wheat 34 3D. when sold on
the spots the charges for eightage amounting los l0d
and being he knew from competent authority, never be-
low los per quarter He had also been informed by
chants largely connected with ODESSA thai they unable
to import under Ass to Sos. quarter and considera-
bio quantity Of Odessa is always carried the shores
the Mediterranean"
These facts, he thought, sufficient to show that SO
far Europe concerned, apprehension need be felt
that the British market would be deluged with foreign corn
As to the United States he said quito true that the
tent Of land which could be put under cultivation prod-
gious but he dcduced from the reports of the Agricultural
Socicysevera Of which he quoedha this very abundance
of land led to careless and unscenc cultivation and that
the small quantity produced, compared with the great
of land cultivated and the high price of the labor expended
upon it, kept the price American ports much higher than
in the ports Of Europe that great expectation from
that quarter could be expected.
Sir G. CLERK also alluded to the subject and said there
could be greater mistake than to suppose that Great B
tain would derive any great supply Of grain from the United
States. He proceeded to say that
elm 1890 and 1898 the population of America was only
1000 900, and she had exported larger quantity of
than any year snce except 1910, when the preceding
harvest abundant than had been known still
small portion only found its way into the English market In
America very accurate agriculture statistics collected with
the census every ten years. and that in the year 1910 might
be relied By the Of the population and quantity of
wheat produced in the United States in 1910 and s43 and
the total quantities Of wheat and flour exported and of -four
shipped for England in the years 1910 and rs43 appeared
that in 1910. lS43
Population. ..............I7, O69,45 10, 1873, $50
Estimated crop Of wheat 10, Coz, 900 1855, s57
Total quantity Of wheat exported. 2l5, los 81, 1893
Total quantity of flour exported l,s97,50 Lie,
Quantity of -four shipped for Eng
land. ................... e2o,9l9 90, se6
Leaving only four bushels ahead for the American popua
ton including the quantity used for seed The return show
ed that while the population had increased 100000 three
years. and reached 90 00O OOO America could export little
than half what IL did in 1910. Those Staies which
bordered the Atlantic, and advanced in civilization
had not than they could Then Great
Britain not the only party America supplied with -four
the Brazs supplied by them they supplied also
West India Islands. There very little chance therefore,
under any circumstances, that great additional supply
wheat would come in from that country"
Several other members made aluson to the branch Of
the general subject and the general impression have
been shared by nearly all of them that in could there
be any very great importation Of grain from the United States
[Courir q Enquirer.