Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-09-25
1881
We then have a total OF persons,

The estimate in this country oil The consump-
ton of -four is one barrel 10 each individual. The
county of Monroe in this State, raises one mil
lion Two hundred and fifty thousand bushels oil
wheat acknowledgement 10 Two hundred and hity
thousand barrels OF -four, and halt as much as the
highest prciendcr in Massachusetts alleges is la.
ken By that State for consumption from all other
parts oil The Union.
The same ridiculous professions are made in
reference 10 Pennsylvania Yet The county Of
Lancaster alone raises more wheat than can be
consumed by all the iron and coal miners and
manufacturers in the Stale. In order 10 get over
these difficulties We are told sometimes that we
mus, include the families who are dependent on
these operatives This would moi help the mat
| Ter essentially, as if We allow five persons for
each laborer The county named would furnish the
whole quantity required In collons and WOOL
lens however, the mass Of the operatives have
no families, being generally unmarried persons.
The number oil persons empoyedl ncoal mines AID
in the mandatory Of iron IN all lis branches in
Pennsylvania in 1910 was 1850; allowing five
persons 10 each OF these and there would be de-
pendent on them inclusive II $50 persons. live
suppose the number 10 have doubled since that
time so that there would now be li3 500 persons,
they would only consume 6l1, 500 bushels of
| wheat. The county Of Lancaster raised in that
year ,l29,271 bushels, more than so per cent.
! beyond what tho.c operatives wond consumc.-
The increase OF The crop Of Michigan annually
is more han all that is consumed by The manu-
faclurers in The United States. II all they con-
sumo were burned up every year, il would moi
make a hall cent difference in The price OF wheat
| on bushel.'
Thus far Free Trade: but lie, US subjoin few
other facts:
The crop Of Indian corn for 1916 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 10 twen,y-eighi millions barrels OF flour.
Within the last four weeks The price OF Indian
corn in this market has risen, in consequence OF
large shipments 10 Europe, from fifty cents per
bushel TO eighty cents per bushel, which is an ad-
vance OF sixty per cent. on lis value.
Flour, within The same period, had risen from
81 TO IS per barrel, which is an advance of %
per cent
Rye has experienced much greater advance
than wheat.
All other articles of agricultural produce, as
we'll as provisions, have advanced considerably
in price in consequence of foreign demand.
The enormous amount OF wealth which this
advance adds to the capital OF The country, and
which goes chiefly into The pockets OF The tar
mers, can easily be estimated By referring 10 tab
ular statistics. We shall not pretend 10 indicate
the precise amount; it will be seen al glance
that it must be prodisious; We will even venture
to say that it greatly exceeds all the wealth tina,
all The cotton and woollen manufactures OF The
nation could make Tor it in ten years. Yet The
farmers, who are so deeply interested in The
spread OF The principles OF free trade, are most
audacously asked 10 sacrifice their stupendous
interests, that a lew upstart manufacturers may
be allowed 10 coin money for themselves. They
are requested to foIego The vast advantages OF an
unlimited trade abroad, Tor problema,ical home
market which, after an experience OF half a
century, we are authorized TO say, will never
open. Ii is quite incredible how the agriculturisls
should have allowed themselves 10 be duped in
this respect as much as they have been.