Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-03-24

FOR the support u ,her own population France. An N
yssss lst ~. and '43, sen, England svsfsxs ol
isoSooo eushcls Of wheat snnusly boz provsion-
ae 80 scarce In France tha, 10 difficult many place. In
mat hngdem TO popular and The Govsrn-
e has found In necessary TO suspend their navigation
"s anu permit gtain 10 come In In foreign bottoms from
any country BY the last learn that large ship
uens OF grain have been made France from Great Br.
tam. Morris this dearh confined to tho Of Europe.
INC great marts Of grain tho Baltic share the failure
the crops In the north OF Europe which England has
usually obtained nine teaths OF her foreign supply. Tho
London Magazine for December and January informs us
,ha on the Upper Baltic tho quantity OF grain exceed
ngy SMALL that the wheat expected down the vistua
faied In consequence Of the low and tho
carry fosts which closed the rivers that Upper and
Lower Poland there has been great falling oil in the
that the Lower Baltic ports there scarcely any
thing doing IN wheat Tor shipments in OF the
exhaustion OF tho old stock and tho of the
supplies. Letters from Stettin as late as December
state that the arrivals OF wheat from the growers hard
~ sufced Tor the local consumption and that what comes
to hand meet. ready sale for city Al Hamburg tho
great mart OF ,he trade. learn best author.
~ that the stock 10 unimporant, hardly sufficient for tho
local wants.
The prices these northern ports as compared with
mer years show tho great falling of In tho supplies in
that great sranary OF tho world Tho average price Of
wheat At Danzic from 1880 lSll inclusive was ninety
cents per bushc but in November last sold AZ bish
$3.50 per bushe Al Hamburg tho average price for four.
teen years ending with ls44 81 per busho
IN December last IL had risen to 81 50. At Stetn where
the price has usually been about FREQ on board wheat
has recently commanded 81 S. free on board The price
arsaw has formerly been about 95 free on board
out tho December price has been high So Those
prices coppared with the former ones leave no doub,
OF scarcity of grain in tho grain section, of En-
rope Nor has this falling oil been confined wheat; tho
crops OF barley, oats, and beans
tahed and the potato crop has been still worse.
Know oil no period when there has been such gene
raj failure OF crops In all parts OF Europe during past
year. and heneo the general apprehension famine not
only In Ireland but the continent Lot any man exam.
Inc these facts, and he will be loss for the
OF prices and tho Extraordinary demando grain
and meat To ascribc these changes the modification
oil English corn laws is too ridiculous DO seriously CON-
Hdered But rs an effort has been made to de!ulo the
grain this country by ascrbing th, IN
commercial regulations. will state few fact, which 90
directly TO show that tho effects wo must asctibe them
To commercial regulations directly the opposite Of those
predicted by the friends OF free trade both in Europe and
America. The great argument of Mr. Secretary Walker
was, that reduction OF duties would induce G..,
Britain to repeal her laws and that this would 40
ehespen gram IN England increase the consumpion
10 that extent that large quantities OF our grain womb h,
required for the English market. Now the fact is that
the prices IN Great Britain instead being reduced have
ADVANCE nj least % cent and tho present prices are
the result Of her legislation the effect has been directly tho
reverse OF what predicted. And tho same i, true of
prices in this county In November Is45 one year be-
lore the modification OF tariff -four sold for from &C
30 10 $685. while IN January last one month after the Ia
mn had taken effect could be purchased for from so
to $500, being decline OF 81 ,25 per barrel And at the
present Juno the prices arc no higher than they were i'm
November aud December 1915 one wear befor, Mr. Wal
ker's famous tariff took effect.
But the fact must look other causes than TO COM
crcia regulations tor the demand and tho
causes amply sufficient account for the change, No
human foresight could upon the aIos, mi
ersa failure OF the crops and for the the present
Executive TO seize upon this calamity. which spreading
suffering and death through many foreign Counties To sus-
tam weak Administration, argues temerIy rarely to be
met with is placing the demands party above those of
humanity, and roing the mslortunes Of our brethren
could easily extend these remarks but you good
sense VIII readily supply their place Hoping that the pros
penny OF our country may in future depend upon eps
a'on at home rather than famine abroad subscribe
myself, respectfully, your friend and obeden servant
CHARLES HUDSON.
WEsrMINsrEH, (M,ss) March ~, Is47