Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-09-25
CROPS on THE EUROPEAN CONF.

CROPS ON THE EUROPEAN CONT
NENT.-lhe Paris Presses publishes the iol-
lowing nsiice Ol the crops in France, on the
authority ol a private correspondent;
We are about To enteT on one OF thos, Gu
lamituus years in which the ordinary resour-
ces arr not sufficient Tor the looi OF the peo-
pie. The crop oi 1913 IL entirely exhausted.
aud that l6l6 has produced less than a tsir
aNerage. Toe rye harvest has 80 completely
failed Throughout France. that IL viii scarcc-
" produce saiiicieul iur seed Tor th- ensuing
year. Some farmers have not thra she'd their
crop. as they found it would not pay the ex-
pcuse. Wheat Is IN general OF good quality
bat. contrary to the singuine expectations of
the farmers, the produce II less than that ul
1913. The oats have been scorched by the
sun IN several departments. They are inferi-
or la quantity and quality everywhere, but
particularly in the departments where they
serve foI the food OF the inhabitants. Dry
vegetables, such as peas. beans, and leniils
viii not produce a sufficient supply for the
ensuing winter. Cabbsges and carrots are eN-
Ccedingly scarce. Potatoes have been attack
ell with the prevailing disease in 2 depart
ments, aud cause serious appTehensionS Tor
the future. So much for France. LIT us
now examine the prospect in foreign count rieS.
ln Belgium there are no complaints OF the
/ harvest. but it will not poduc,.a any ovetplus
the price of provisions Is expected. IL il
further said that at the opening OF the States
General Government will demand an extern
siou OF the bill passed last year To encourage
the importation OF foreign grain. Portugal is
/ menaced with am approaching famine, aud
Spain Is too poor to assist her ueighbors -
Switzerland will be compelled To seek provis-
IONS from abroad. Among the countries which
commonly export corn Pomerana has no
] N.la -.
| the demand OF Switzerland aud ot Alsace. 49,
Alexandra and Odessa have no wheat in their
stores. aud the prices were generally rising
! even before the failure ol the potatoe crop in
! Ireland WAS known. IL may therefore be as
serted as a general proposition that Europe is
| placed in difficult position with respect to
the supply OF her population.
France, particularly, has reason To be scri-
ously uneasy. Let us suppose iu fact that
The present harvest is merely bad aud that
even IT we do not take Into account The loss
OF potatocs aud other vegetables. we should
require, according to the calculations ol NJ.
de MontveTan, a supply OF corn Tor > days.
But to this deficiency ol III days, we must
add az least l6 days more taken by anticipa-
ton from the crop oi 1918. France must
therefore find months supply from abroad.
We must consequently import during the
course oi the year about g 600 900 hectOlilrcs
OF gram. Bat all Europe has never collected
IN her stores moTc than II 900. 900 of hectol
tires Tor sale-merely trille more than double
the quantity of which France has need io
complete her stock of corn. But let us adj
NIT that foreign countries san supply us with
the gram necessary until next harvest, and let
rs see whether our merchants are capable of
fulfilling the duties OF national purveyor.-
We can refer 10 one year in which the im-
ports approached Ia the amount required At
present. In 1892 we imported food for ri
days, amounting To 3.767 1913 hectolitres of
corn, weighing 81, BOB 600 metrical quintals.
There were 1919 ships, OF at least 100 tons
each, employed tn convey this grain. This
year must import onc-thir1 more, and we may
add that this immense enterprise will require
a capital of 100000 000f., aud that the con-
SINNERS must support surplus of cxpcns, TO
the amount of ~ nl0 000f. Had we wished
TO penetrate into the details of the corn trade
hed NC taken into calculation the influence
ot the deficient mode OF communicate, 81
the poverty q, the small consumers. aud of
the rapacity OF speculators-lhe picture would
appear overcharged, and We should defeat our
object but it is sufficient for us 20 have de-
monstmted that the situation ot the country
is grave, and merits the attention of the
Government. firm aud provident activity
will be sufficient TO overcome all difficulties
and to carry Us 20 the next harvest
The Paris RJOTme states that the progress
i've rise in the price of wheat has caused a
corresponding rise in the price OF flour in the
Paris market.
Our Paris letters OF many previous days
(slys the London Times of the 18th inst, J re .
ierred To this painful subject. - FISH" says
our correspondent, appears not IN the market.
Meat is cXtravagantly high. The finest piece
| (flet d GloyGU. the Sunday side" of the sur
/ loiu) costs 80 sous (lSl) the pound COOL
! veal. p sous Bread is rising; vegetables be-
I You'd puce-thc best potatoes, Tor example,
are thfeetnncs (halt-a-crown) the b0isSedH
or stone Of II lbs eggs la. the dozen every
/ Thing else IN proportion; an bear in mind
that wS are yet only at tae commencement oil
September
! With regarl to the grain crops on the CON
I iinent the LONDON Morning Chronicle of the
LIST, inst, makes the following important
statement:
/ A." II may be sail generally, that throughout
the whole of th, south of Europs the wheat
crop is deficient, especially in the counties
bordering Oh the Mediterranean, which will
oil require considerable aid to make out the
years consumption. la the central and north
ern Europe the wheatcrop is better, but near.
~ throughout, with some exceptions. the rye
crop has failed. There is a considerable de-
mand for wheat in the Rhenish Provinces
There are buyers here from Germany. looking
for wheat in bonl for shipm ant thence. IL is
the opinion of some OF the best informed
continental merchants that oil the wheat oI
inferior quality which comes into this country
will b. re-cNpoucd in bond
USEFULRECEIPrS.