Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-11-11
VOLUME X.--NO. 80.
WHOLE NUMBER, 49S.

Ciy W CaP3OiS VI S'o"'nS iai iSc 4udutltleS
of wheat but agriculture has long been
kept in a depressed state by the absurd
policy Of the Government, which prohibi-
ted the expectation of wheat under heavy
penalty. This restriction is now removed
but it will require many years, under such
a Government, to recover the rural popu-
laiion from the semi-barbarism superin-
duced by the laws. Italy, too, exports
but little wheat; although there is much
land capable of bearing large crops; ab-
surd legislation here also prevents improve.
ment An offer was recently made by an
English engineer to drain the Pontins
Marshes; but Pio Niuo cut the matter
short by saying, that "if God had inten.
ded them to be drained, be would have
drained them himself"
France and Egypt, then, are the only
two wLeat-exporting countries in this Sec
tion that can be depended On but is now
evident that the former exported too reely
the last year, and is now become, in con-
sequence, an importing country; We can
not therefore expect that she will be able
to supply us with any great quantity next
season. To Egypt We may look with con-
fdenee; possessing, as she does, tract Of
land on the banks Of the Nile, of mex
haustible fertility and under the stimulus
Of constantly open market, we may cal
culate safely upon All increase of her ex-
porting power.
! The third section comprises the countries
bordering on the Black Sea and the Sea
of Azoph. This includes the Turkish pro-
vinces of Roumeiia, Bulgaria, Wallachia,
and Moliavia; the Russian provinces of
Podolia, Volhynia, &C.; and the country
north Of the steppes bordering on the Sea
of Azoph. The depots for these districts
are the ports Of Odessa, Marianople, and
Taganrog in Russia; and Galatz, Ibraila
on the Danube, Varna on the coast, and
Adrianople, in Roumelia for the Turkish
provinces. The stimulus given to the
wheat trade by the opening Of cur
ports has affected this portion of the
world more than any other; and it is
impossible to say to wiat exten. the
lcaltiva.ion Of whoa. nay be carried in
the rich and boundless tracts of alluvial
land in these provinces, as we'll as those
Of Russian Pviaud. 1t Is to these, in fact,
alone, that We can in future look with cer-
tainty. for supply in any emergency like
that Of the present period; and, if peace
continues, We can have no fear of q want
Of wheat
/ The fourth section, North America, will
have but little to spare for US in the future.
Her export Of wheat and -four is not great
er than it was forty years ago, and con-
sumption still keeps ahead of production
which, if space allowed, we could prove
by statistics. Bnt besides this, new and
extensive markets have been opened up
for American -four in the gold regions Of
California and Australia, which will most
certainly in future greatly ourtail the ex-
portation to the United Kingdom. We
have taken the whole continent as one
one country, because the same reasoning
applies to both the United States and the
British provinces. In both consumption
keeps pace with production, and both have
the range of the new markets referred to,
to divert the supplies that would otherwise
come to our own ports.
The summary of our position, there
fore, is as follows: We have the prospect
of large deficiency in the stock of wheat
at the ensuing harvest. Owing to SINH
lar deficiency France is likely to be an inn
porting instead Of an exporting country,
and thus, for the next season at least, will
compete with US for the surplus Of the
wheat-expcrtipg countries. In neither
is there any stock of wheat, upon which
to commence after harvest. Our average
importation of wheat and -four for the last
twelve years has been 1000, 900 qrs. per
annum and taking the probable deficit Of
the present crop at one fourth, We shall
want at least 100000 quarters between
the two barvests.
/ On the other hand, the export Of wheat
from the Baltic ports declines every year
and there is reason, too, TO suspect that the
crops there are suffering from the same
cause as our own and those Of France,
which still more reduce their exporting
power. From the United States and Car
ada we must also look for considerable
falling off in the supplies of next season
aud the only quarters on which we can
with eer,aiuty depend, for furnishing our
selves with what we shall require, are the
countries bordering Oh the Black Sea and
Egypt and for these we may expect VI
gorous competitor in France,
1t is my desire that your readers viii
test the correctness of these premises py .
3 l.,,,- thair quo eOnnln.