The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-04

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The Journal Of The Ministry Of the Interior for June,
published at st Petersburgh) contains the following
article - The failure OF the crop and the potato
disease produced last in parts Of Europe and
especially in Ireland, England France, and Northern
Germany scarcity which has been constantly increas
ing since tho autumn This calamity Expresses the peo
p' very heavily and of science in vain strive to de-
wise some means that will supply the place of bread All
the proposed schemes merely available paper and
It would be in vain IT, in order to check the Of -four
the sale OF new bread were to be prohibited (Which Is
alleged is consumed in larger quantities than od) IL
will never be possible to satisfy pereons with sup
ply only sufficient for half that number All these ar-
fetal resources lead to nothing and the poorer portion
Of the population without means to support themselves
and mpeled by despair proceed to perperate Of
violence, perish by thousands in Ireland for ex
ample For the averting Of this scarcity the various
That Of Great Britain has allowed the free i'm
portation of from the LIST Of February OF the
duty corn and -four has been considerably reduced
until the 3lst of July inst In like manner. the duties
on grain in Belgium Holland, Hanover, Oldenburg, Ho
| stein bavaria, Wurtemburg Baden, Rhenish Prussia,
and Wesphaa, either altogether abolished very
considerably reduced In Naples, the expectation Of
of Sardinia, where at the time, the duty
upon imported corn has been greatly reduced.
porous years Of lsi5 and 1916 had laid up considerable
stores OF grain compelled to the chief
ket OF the countries menaced by fanne and, in fact,
the exports of during the past well as the orders
for the current year were unusually large From South
Russia upwards of 5000 900 chetwerts of
shipped of last year, and chetwerts which had
wintered in various ports of the Black and the Sea
OF ASop had already been bought abroad before the
mand considerable that the prices wheat rose
in February from silver roubles 90 copecks to rou
bles 20 copecks per chetwertan event which had
occurred since the year 1917 These high prices also
caused this unusual appearance, that the corn was
brought to Odessa in winter wagons with horses and
oxen. In this month there already sold upwards
OF 100000 chetwerts of grain from the government
New Russia and the surrounding districts From Arch
angel $4,000 chetwerts of rye 600 chetwers OATS
and $4,000 pools Of rye meal exported last year
sa shipped during the past year 600 chetwerts Of
sioug FIR peid all
supplies were given in both places for the year ls47-
From St petersburgh chetwerts Of rye 81 900
OF wheat and about 5000 chetwerts oats and
barrels Of I'VE meal shipped in lsl6 to England
Holland, Belgium and the German ports. Even before
purchased for shipment at the end of January about
$4,000 chetwerts Of rye 100000 of oats 10000 of
wheat and about 600 sacks OF rye destined for
land-altogether about 100000 chetwerts of grain
Such considerable purchases OF the Exchange
OF TINS city ana the increasing scarcity in those coun:
tries justified the expectation of still further demand
from abroad; and the consequence of this
sarily be rise Of prices in St. Petersburgh. SO It
| happened and that, moreover, to extent which
was wholly disproportionste to the supplies
hand for apart from the stores Of grain in the capital
the arrival OF the supplies OF graiu laid up ON this and
the other side of Rybinsk well In that town itself
looked for These stores are however so consider
able that after making provision for the capital and
dcduotng the quantities ordered for foreign countries
large rosiduary surplus remains available Notwth-
standing this, the prices for here tn spot
almost doubled In order, then to guard against the
prudca effect of such high prices On the sale OF bread
In the capital the Minister Of the Interior after consult
ing with the representative of the military governor of
st Petersburg has ordered that the poor of IN ctv
meal shall shall be delivered from the Crown
at roubles 30 copccks per chetwert to the bakers
however to each % chetwers a time Mt the price of
silver roubles The last mentioned is
upon the consideration that very OF the
OF ST Potersburgh bake their bread home but the
most part satisfy their demands at the shops OF the
bakers and small dealers These bakers and dealers
must therefore be placed In position 70 be able TO FIX
the price Of bread without fuctuaton at copper CO.
pecks per ID On the other hand the dealers Of
this city have expressed general wish TO lay aside
tenth part Of the supplies accruing to them In order
to sell to the inhabitants OF St Petersburgh at the fol-
lowing prices, viz Rye meal at roubes so copecks per
barrel oats, at roubles rs copecks buckwheat at
q roubes per ohe.wert Now as a considerable srri-
| val Of grain u expected here as upwards of
100000 chetwerts have been fhpped of from,
the various river ports there Is no reason tn fear
that the price in this market will be or
further rise will take place. IL might be expected that
~ least have beneficial Influence the interests Of
The husbandtnan In the corn-growing districts Th,
however has not b. the for whilst here In 81
etersburgh, the sack OF rye meal Is sold at silver rou
bes the chetwert OF wheat roubes 80 copecks and
oats at roubs per chetwert prices have hardly risen
ut all la the lower districts thence follows that the
proh which VAS the peculiar due Of the producer has
gone ana Ia nt goinv, into the pockes of tho mer-
chant alone How IL this striking phenomenon in q
po'cp-economical point OF view be explained and
now comes that the rse of the market prices has
scarcely any influence upon tue price OF corn nj the
place Of production Wherefore have prices oEIy risen
70 an Insignificant extent in the growing districts
whilst IN st Petcrsburgh they been doubled The
prncpa reason Is. thar husoandmen srdless OF
their own prort have not taken the trouble
certain TIE course Of the trausmarns trade and the
prices in the 81 Petersburgh market; the buyers
thereby placed in potion the prices most profit
able TO themselves aud buy up the far below the