Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-02-26

We regret that the many demands upon columns
th, Of the year have compelled omit alto
setber the melancholy details with which the columns Of
the British journals crowded Of the unparalleled sui
iengs OF the people, only OF ireland. whose eOnd
ton public in the United States has been
peeay directed but Of the highlands and islands OF Scot
land likewise. Who in n state OF destuuon scarcely
less deplOsbe Details Of individual suffering. however,
tean scarcely add anything the sPpsns idea OF
ire nation deprived, by visitation OF Providence. of the
means OF subsistence.
Some idea may b, formed OF the extent OF remark
sbe essm from the fact that the estimated deficiency
Of gsin other crops reduced gram, IN Great Brl
TAIN for The year ending September |, lS47, sixteen
million. Of quarters the money value OF which, at Is per
ou,rter d. flsOOO.OO0. Tins estimate, founded uPon
authentic data, bss Judge both OF the universally
Of tie calamity, aud Of the OF the demand Thereby
created upon the plus products OF other counties We
c,n conjecture, With approximation the IN
fuence Inch failure OF the Brush has e1eried
tn susmenurg espec ally exports OF brcsdsus.
which certain class OF politicians siudiousy and uu
cund eudeavOng turn TO their sdNaniage by aser
bins H. n not exclusively. mainly TO the reduction OF the
tariff vt lS42-A measure which we sincerely believe has
moi caused the expectation to Europe OF single barrel OF
r or bushe Of grain would Otherwise have been
sent thhsr nor added a married. to its value That he
m deaton OF the British Corn Laws mignt have had
effect m ausmenng the quantity OF bresdstuhs sent TO
that kingdom. had Its been an average one Is
hs hy prooAbe-bu had that been the case the Prices 81
those stspcs would have been increased thereby IN
les, the authors mat modification wholly misunderstood
il, tendency for Us every intelligent reader the
primary and avowed design Of that measure was TO
MAKE BREAD CHEAP, and not to add to It's price,
And SUCH be its effect. whenever the
present extraordinary demand for breadsiuhs the eonse
ouonce Of extraordinary calamity shall cease and the
demand shall DC reduced the amount required IN Great
Britain supply only the deficiency, never very large
and for the supply of which shall always hnd se'ive
and successful competitors the graingrowing countries
Of Europel between the production and consumption OF
that kingdom when an average crop is obtained.
Hunt. Merchants Magazine for February, has an ex-
tended statement the OF the port Of \. York.
from which the following results are obtained:
Erport'tor ls45. Experts for lsi6.
Flour, 469, 500 l,ls342s
Corn, Sul,lS1 l'4o94oo
Wheat 3O46 l,47T356
The Tariff Of lsi2 was in operation in 1886 well
in IS45 with the exception of the month o: December in
the former year-and yet perceive that the exports
ls45 were quadrupled in lS46. How will this result be
accounted Tor by those who contend that the augmented
explorations are the result OF the modification OF the
tariff Such an assumption reiuted by this stubborn
fact which demons that the increased demand for our
products is wholly independent of the TO which the
opponents of the tariff Of Is ~ ascnbe It, and that il
suits another, obvious as well as much more
powerrul-to wit, the diminished crops Of Great Britain
aud The consequent fearful dispoporon between prduc-
lion and consumption in that kingdom.
F.om the same authentic statement learn the add.
tionaI instructive fact, that the prce flour
Is45 in the New York market, s. IL per barrel,
while in 1896 notwithstanding the larger quantity export
ed it was IS o. or cents per barrel cheaper.
During the las, month prices have been
what higher in consequence Of the panic occss.oned 10
the British mlrts by the distressing IRON the
interior Of the kingdom giving believe that the
extent Of the demand Tor breads;u could probably
be supplied by the surplus products OF other paris OF the
world But there has already declne-snd although
some sasacious believe that this decline will be
temporary, Others, whose judgment is no less entitled
respect confidently express the opinion that the ad
vices will inform Of st!l further reduction OF prce
consequent upon any previous exuggerauon OF the
wants o the kingdom but spon the immense supplies
pouring into the Engh ports, which will be fully adequate
TO supply them That the surplus OF the L. SAFES will
able US to supply demand however great there can be
no doubt and whenever that fact shall have been
taned the panic will cease, and with 1t, panic prices will
IN our opinion, no longer be obtained.