Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-11-05
The Foreign Market for nrendstufrs.

The Foreign Market for Breadstufs.
The following excellent article from the Baltimore
Suna neutral paper, conducted with great enterprise,
tact and ability-on the advantage of a FOREIGN
MAREEr FOR OUR BREADsTUFFs, cannot but prove
highly interesting to cur readers, at 4hts time
In some remarks the other day we assumed as
fact universally admitted that foreign market for
our breadstufs is good and desirable thing. The
opposition this subject, while il refuses 10 .contro-
vert the above fact, is nevertheless quite peculiar 1t
is held IN the first place that market can, under
any circumstances, grow up for American produce in
England In the next place it is contended that if
any demand should exist, II will be very limited
extent, or that it will be only temporary thing.
Finally, the cause OF whatsoever demand may exist
now henceorh and forever, to be debatable point
great political question, of vital importance TO
success In partisan warfare. The latter being an
affair with regard TO which we entertain no concern
apart from the truth, leave it in conDexion with
the opinion expressed lii our remarks of The other
day. Ii is put forth from sundry and distinguished
sources, that shall be disappointed in the anticipa-
ton of any extended market for breadstuffs and
general produce, and that the repeal of the British
corn laws will be OF no benefit to our agrculturiss
This, leaving out Of consideration present facts di-
rectly controvertng the point, deny. We believe,
on the contrary, that the foreign demand from the
continent of Europe and Great Britain will, in very
few years. greatly exceed the calculations of very
liberal expectations on this subject
1t has been apparent for several years past that the
population OF Europe is seriously in advance of the
natural sources of supply of food; that multtudes in
all OF the European countries, in some more than
others, are very insuffciently fed, and that many
millions sustain life, throughout great portion of
their existence, upon inferior and unusual vegetable
products. We have little doubt but the last doubling
of the population of England has been an entire
increase, and above the sufficient and wholesome
animal and vegetable produce of the whole land.
The evidences in favor of this proposition pain
fol but irresistible; the days Of merrie England
numbered with the past, yet they of the last
century they have faded amidst all the splendid dis
coveres of science and art which have adorned the
present century, and why Simply because the last
doubling of the population, the fearful Of de-
mand for the support OF human life has been coming
on. Look at the growth of London, Liverpool,
&C., and almost every town and village In England
since the year 1900 when the natural demand
perhaps about equivalent 10 the supply Let reflect
upon the devices resorted TO to put off some sensible
yet intangible evil how uneasy has been the condi
ton Of the nobility and the gentry In consequence of
the murmurs and deeds of discomfort throughout the
land; how has parliament devised plans and means
to appease the public voice-the public appetite,
might say-yet plans and without bread, were
of avail. AT length comes the repeal of the
laws bread is TO 90 into the ports of Great Britain
duty free, and hum of happiness, buz of joy ay,
general Jubilee " bursts forth from every quarter
of the land 1t is therefore just and natural infer
tuCe, uut Win pTGsSHl VI 0iedt
ain reduction Of the price Of flour, and the intro
duction of corn meal, will of themselves produce
market and encourage demand; natural demand
that will he equal at least to third of the entire
produce Of that country. But this is not all; the
steady increase Of population which must necessarily
be, through all time hereafter, constantly extending
more and more beyond the amount Of the supply, Will
establish permanent and regularly increasing de-
mand upon the United States.
brief glance at some Of the statistics of England,
for example, will illustrate meaning. The
population of England in 1901 in round numbers,
S,3OO,C00; in 1911, il was 9,550,00G; in 1921 it
was ii, 100000; in 1881, it was ID, 100000; thus
exhibiting average increase for every years of
about l6 per cent; calculating therefore at the
ratio of progress the population In lS4l was about
100000; and now, in 1916 it is about sixteen
millions, Q6,000,000.) From 100, when the popu-
lation was between four and FIVE millions, TO 1900,
embracing the whole country, it will be that the
population was about doubled while from 800 to
1850, embracing only half century, the population
will be doubled again. If from the same data we
are at liberty to infer that in twenty-five gears the
population will be doubled again, IT will amount TO
80 900 000 and how, let enquire, is this additional
l6 000,O00 to be fed And as the work is in pro-
gress how the constantly increasing hundreds of
thousands per annum to be fed, if from foreign
countries, when average crop Ut grain per annum
from their soil is far too little for them
England contains about 81, 100000 of acres, of
which only about 6O0O0 600 Of acres are uncutivated
Nearly TIE whole of this uncultivated land is
tain, heath, marsh, moor and wood land but a very
small portion, if any, capable of cultivation, now
lying idle. How then shall England feed her own
people! Even the increased demand for animal food
will materially reduce the grain lands, and leave
her dependent upon other nations for half Of her
daily bread. These facts alike applicable to
Scotland, ireland and Wales with some slight diver
sty of proportion; and on the continent Of Europe
we find data, though of different character. yet
exhibiting similar consequences We may, therefore,
nationally infer that the United States must therefore
be important of supply for the grain market
of Great Britain.