Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-10-01
CROPS ON THE EUROPEAN CONTINENT.

CRorS On The EUROPEAN CONTINENT
The Paris Presse publishes the following notice
of the crops in France, on the authority Of pri-
vate correspondent: e
'We are about to enter ON one of ,I,osc c,,,r;-
seas years in which the ordinary resources arc no,
sufficient Tor the food of the people The crop of
io93 Is entirely exhausted and that of ISd6 b,s
produced less than fair average. The rye harvest
has so completely failed throughout France. that !;
wi scarcely produce sufficient for seed for the en-
suing year. Some farmers have not thrasbed Iii;
crop, as they found it would not paw the exnense
Wheat is IN general of good quality, but, contrary
10 the sanguine expectations of the farmers tho
Prodace Is less than that Of 1915. The oats have
been scorched by the sun in several departments
Ahey are interior IN quantity and quality every
where, but particularly in the DEPARTMENTS where
they serve for the food Of the inhabitants. Drv
vegetables, such as peas, beans, and lentils. will
not produce sufficient supply for the ensuing win
yer. Caooages and carrots are exceedingly scarce
potatoes have been attacked with the prevaling
aisease IN IL departments, and cause serious appre,
nensions Tor the future. So much for France =
Let us now examine the prospect in FOREIGN conn
tries. In belgium there are complaints of the
harvest, but 1t will not produce any overplus for
expectation. In Holland no decline in the price Of
provisions Is expected. 1t is further said that at the
opening OF the States General the Government will
demand an extension of the bill passed last wear 10
encourage the importation Of foreign grain Portu-
gal Is menaced with an approached famine. and
SPain Is TOO poor to assist her neighbors Swtzer-
iand Will be compelled to seek provisions from A.
oroad. Among the countries which commonly ex-
port corn Pomeranla has no wheat to spare. May
cnce cannot suffice for the demand of Switzerland
ana or hsace Alexandria and Odessa have no
wheat III Their stores, and the prices generally
rising even before the failure of the potato crop in
ireland was known. Ii may therefore be asserted
rs general proposition that Europe is placed in
U1lllCult position with fbn Of
population.
France, particularly, has reason TO be seriously
uneasy. Let us suppose in fact that the present
harvest is merely bad. and that even if we do not
take into account the loss Of potatoes and other We
geabies, we should require according to the calcu-
iatlons OF Nj. de Montveran, supply of corn for
10 days. But TO this deficiency of Is DAYS, we
must add at least ID days more taken by anticipa-
ton from the crop of 1915. France must therefore
ind months supply from abroad. We must con-
sequentIy import during the course OF the wear a
bout 6,ooo,OOO hectotres Of grain. But all Eu-
rope has never collected in her stores more than
i4oOO,oOoof hectoitres for sale-merely trfe
more than double the quantity of which France has
need to complete her stock of corn But let us adj
init tfat foreign countries can supply us with the
grain necessary until next harvest and let us see
whether our merchants are capable OF fulfilling the
duties OF national purveyor. We can refer to
one year IN which the imports approached to the
amount required at present. In 1882 we imported
4-IO IL
tres of corn, weighing 81 ,563 600 metrical quin
tails. There were S.575 ships, of at least 100 tons
each, employed to convey this grain. This year
we must import one-third MORE and we NAV add
mat TINS immense enterprise will require capital
OF l2O,OOO,O O0f, and that the consumers must SIM
port surplus of expense to the amount of so OO0-
OOOf. Had we wished to penetrate into the details
or the corn trade-had we taken into calculation
the influence of the deficient mode of communica
tion OF the poverty of the small consumers and of
the rapaclty of speculators-the picture would an
pear overcharged, and should defeat our object
hut 1t Is sufficient for to have demonstrated that
Inc situation OF the country is grave, and merits
the attention of the Government. A firm and pro-
vident activity will be sufficient to overcome all
difficulties and to carry TO the next harvest,
he faIs Ref0Tnic states that the progressive
rise In the price OF wheat has caused correspond
ing rise IN the price of flour in the Paris market
onr Parls letters of many previous days (says
the London Times Of the 18th ult referred to this
ta.llul subject Fish" says our correspondent,
appears not in the market. Meat is extravaoanty
nigh. The finest piece { fiet d'aloyau, the ssSun-
day side" OF the suroin) costs SO sous (1Sd) the
pound good veal, 22 sous. Bread is rising We
getables beyond price-the best potatoes for exam
PIE, are tree francs (haf the boissenu or
stone Of Ia lbs eggs I'D. the dozen every thing
else In proportion and bear in mind that we are
yer only at the commencement of September"
=, WYNN regard 10 the grain crops on the continent
the London Morning Chronicle of the LIST instant
makes the following important statement s'It may
be said generally, that throughout the whole of the
south OF Europe the wheat crop is deficient, espe-
cially In the countries bordering on the Medterra
mean, which will all require considerable aid to
make out the years consumption. In central and
northern Europe the wheat crop is better, but near
~ throughout, with some exceptions, the rye crop
has failed. There is considerable demand for
wheat in the Rhenish provinces. There are BUYERS
here from Germany, looking for wheat in bond for
shipment thence 1t is the opinion of some of the |
best informed continental merchants that all tho
wheat of inferior quality which comes into this
country will be re-exported in bond.''
FROM THE NATIONAL ISTELLIGEScER
DEMOCRATIC pROcpCcS