The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-09-22
We then have a total of persons

The estimate in this country Of the consumption
-four is one barrel to each individual. The coun-
ty of Monroe, in this State rases one million two
hundred and fifty thousand bushels of wheat annu-
ay-equal to two hundred and fifty thousand bar
rels of -four, and half much the highest pre-.
tender in Massachusetts alleges is taken by that
State for consumption from all other parts of the
| Union.
The same ridiculous pretensions are made in ref.
erence to Pennsylvania. Yet the county of Ian.
| caster alone raises more wheat than can be con-
sumed by all the iron and coal miners and manufac.
turers in the State. In order to get over these diff
cuties, we are told sometimes that we must in
| cude the families who are dependant on these
operatives. This would not help the matter essen
TALLY, as if we allow five persons for each la
borer, the county named would furnish the whole
quantity required. In cotons and woolens how.
ever, the mass Of the operatives have no families
| being generally unmarried persons. The num-
| Der OF persons employed in coal mines and in the
mandatory of iron in all Its branches in Pennsyl.
vana in 1870, was 1880; allowing five persons to
each of these and there would be dependent on them
| inclusive, 71,750 pessons If we suppose the num-
Der to have doubled since that time, so that there
would w be l43, 500 persons, they would only
| consume TIT 500 bushels of wheat The county OF
Lancaster raised in that year l,129,277 bushels
more than fifty per cent beyond what these opera
tIves would consume The increase Of the crop OF
| Michigan annually IS more than all that ia con-
sumed by the manufacturers in the United States
II all they consumed were burned up every year. j,
would not make half cent difference in the price OF
wheat on bushel.
Thus far free trade; but let suboin few other
| facts: ...
| The crop Of Indian for 1885, will be more
than five hundred millions of bushels.
| The crop of wheat will exceed one hundred and
forty millions of bushels, which would produce
equal to twenty-eight pons barrels Of -four.
Within the last four weeks the price of Indian corr
IN this market has risen, in consequence Of large
shipments to Europe, from fifty cents per bushel t.
eighty cents per bnshel, which is an advance Of sixty
per cent. on its value.
Flour, within the same period, has risen from a.
to IS per barrel, which is an advance of 25 PEI
cent.
Rye has experienced much greater advance thar
wheat ..,.. ..
| All other articles ofagricutura produce, as well
as provisions, have advanced considerably in price
In consequence ola foreign demand
! The enormous amount of wealth which this adj
vance adds to the capital of the country and which
goes chiefly into the pockets of the farmers car
easily be estimated by referring tabular statistics
We shall not pretend to indicate The precise amount
1t will be seen at glance that il must be prodgous
we will even venture to say that il greatly exceeds
all the wealth that all the cotton and wooien manu-.
features Of the nation could make for il in ten wears
Yet the farmers, who deeply interested in the
spreud Of the principles of free trade are most auds
cousy asked TO sacrifice their stupendous interests
that few upstart manufacturers may be allowed To
coin money for themselves. They are requested 70
forego the vast advantages Of unlimited trade
| abroad, for a problematical home market which
after experience Of half century, we are author.
lzed to say, will never OPEN 1t is quite incredible
how the agriculturists should have allowed them.
selves to be duped in this respect much as they
have been.