Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-03-18
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Flour-cwt.... 3,595444 cwt....... 647, O40
1t here appears that of aggregate importation OF
some thirty four millions OF bushels OF Wheat into Great
Britain for the last year, the farmers othe United States
furnish only BIG 926 bushels We were indeed told an
repeatedly and the free admission of grain into the Uni
ted Kingdom would gives US the command OF the Bri
ts market, or at least furnish outlet or large guam
titles of breadstus; and It was the doctrine of Mr.
Walker and his schoo that our own Tarsystem should
be brought down to the free trade principle which had
found such favor in England But how fallacious have
all expectations turned out that founded upon the
belief that British tree trade would work for our benefit
The truth is that the grain growing countries of Eu.
rope. the Baltic countries especially are much nearer
the British ports than that they possess immense
advantage in supplying the British demand for foreign
grain. On the occasion of extraordinary scarcity
such as occurred some four years ago in England and
to some upon the Continent, the privilege OF
supply might be in our hands for time-but it would
not be so by OF the British system Of free trade
Famine prevails over all systems ofrade and its exac-
tions are memorable.
At thsmoment the price Of Wheatin New York is
as high it is in Lvepool-or il there be any differ
ence is tr1ing. We have before statement by
the Paris correspondent of the National Intelgencer
showing the average price OF wheat in France tor every
year since the beginning OF the present century For the
year 1850 the average amounts in our currency to
ninety four cents per bushel-less than the average
price for the year in own markets, In fact unless
casualty gives rise to European demand for
grain which may be transient, the farmers OF the Uni
ted States have upon which they rely
except the home market-,heir main dependence indeed
under all circumstances. What then is more NANTES,
than the wisdom of that policy which would enlarge
this home market, strengthen it, iortily It, and make it
steady and permanent! Let the manufacturers of the
country sustained that the Of breadstuffs
may be multiplied in the midst of agricultural producers
SO that both interests may recprocaly and mutually
eft each other and grow joint prosperity together
To keep pace with eur annual increasing produc :
ton OF breadstufs corresponding increase of consum
soil is required, whose labor, directed 10
other pursuits may add to the aggregate wealth Of
he
The returns for the last ten years will doubt
show astonishing increase in agricultural product
In the State OF Ohio notice that three counties Wayne
Stark and Ashland, produced last year over four mil
lions Of bushels of achedt The farmers in those three
counties engaged the Deputy Marsha Is to take the
statistics of wheat for 1850 we'll as for lS49-the
crop of the latter year having been smaller than the
average The result was as stated-each Of the coun-
ties OF Wayne and Stark raised million and ha If OF
bushels, and the county of Ashland raised more than
million The eeming West throughout the great vaies
OF the Msss spp and the Ohio is proving exhaust
millions