Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-08-12

i BFeGdStHT5 VS.. VGr.- While the press from
one end OF the Union to the other is dis
cussing the question of the crossing of the
Pruth by the Russians, and Of a general Euro
pean war, it strikes rs that there is another
4 question intimately connected with these move
itients, shat is far more important to Us. We al
lade 70 the question Of cereal supply. Whetl-
E'er the Russians and the Turks come to blows or
not, there IS abundant reason to induce rs to
look closely into dis branch of the matter, and
collect information thereon as that which viii
most directly interest Amerca
/ The staten eats of the failure IN the Supplies
Of wheat in Spain, induced us 4 few DAYS since
T to call attention 10 tho possibility Of reopening
1 the market Of Cuba to some 10000 or 100000
barrels Of our -four and nov further adtices
1 from Europe and the prospects of our own grain
crop induce us TO return to the subject.
Western Europe consumes much more wheat
] than she produces, aud her drafts aponthe East
< ern ceanties nre very large. Stcttin and Hams
( burg are the great grain 'marts on the Baltic
/ aad North Seas, whence England and France
draw their supplies, and Odessa on the Black
! Sea, sends forth annually LARGE quantities of ce-
/ reals, mostly to England. During the past year
| we believe the imports Of wheat from the Black
I Sea into England, amounted to 100000 GUAR
/ tcrS, equivalent to 100000 bushels France
also receives a respectable amount through Mar
seilles from the same quarter Should hostil-
ties break ont between Russia and Turkav, as
the atter. counts upon, and doubtless would have,
! the sappcrt of England and France It viii be a
war to destroy the communications between
/ Eastern and Western Europe. War viii not
ouly effect the trade between The two sections of
! country, but viii also stimulate the consump-
ton Of the breadstafis in each. War win de-
mand extraordinary supplies for The feeding of
vast armies; while the withdrawal of the cult
vatorS OF the soil to be converted into conSum-
ers viii reduce the production.
/ Let us now look at the condition Of the con
samers and of the producers
1t is too early vet to JUDGE OF the crops in
( England, but she has been a large consumer of
( foreign wheat ever since the repeal of the corn
laws. Whether her crops turn out well or Ill
there viii be IN her wants the same demand, if
/ not an increased one, for grains Hitherto she
has drawn abundant supplies from Eastern
Prussia, the Russia provinces on the Black Sea
through Odessa. and from Germany through
Hamburg. France. who has also drawn from
these same countries in times of abundance
within her own territory, is at the present mo-
! r1cnt agitated with the question of her own
wheat crop, and Emile Girarlin and the P,esse
newspaper, the best authority in Paris. state that
the lOag-continued wet weather has riven rise
TO very serious apprchensions of short crop.
The question Of the price Of bread is in France
the question of the stability of the Government.
Spain, as we have before announced. already
talks Of opening her ports to the free importa-
ton OF wheat. In Germany and Western Prus.
sia the price Of wheat has very nearly doubled
within comparatively short period. Mr. Ever
EFT, in his ate address before the Historical So
clety OF New J ork, stated this fact, ascrbing
rs its cause The large quantity Of land which has
been pat under cultivation for tobacco and as
serted that it had very important bearing upon
the emigration from Germany to this country.
Thus we see that the demand for breadstuGs in
four Of the great nations Of Western Europe.
England Germany. France and Spain not only
has no possibility of being diminished, but, on
the contrary. presents q fair probability Of be-
ing increased. We do not present the question
OF food IN Ireland, because from present appear
ances 1t seems likely TO follow, end be conse-
qnent upon the same question in Encland
Turning to the question Of supply, We find It
reduced to few points Even If war is not
declared, the transfer Of hundreds Of thousands
Of armed men by RuSsia TO tbs countries bOr-
derin@ on the Black Sea, viii have a marked
effect upon the price Of Grain there. and should
awar breai ont. the first run closes the ports of
Steitin and Odessa. and stops the supply of
wheat to estcru Europe. In such az event
those nations must look to rs Tor food In the
event o. a realization Of the fears of short
crop in Western Europe and the continuance Of
peace. II IS still! Crcstion whether large sup
plies could be draw from Eastern Europe
The great ~ranar. Of those countries have
been materially T,'uccd within the last few
years to such an c.,tert that Russia, without the
occurrence of any extraordinary event, coltem-
plated the closing of her ports to the exporta-
tiGn of wheat.
They must look to rs for food. There Is no
doubt that we can supply them, and supply
them abundantly. Our wheat crop is large,
though not at all in excess, if we may rely mp
on the accounts from the wheat growing Siates
But we must rccol'ect That our domestic market
IS likely 10 be 4 larLer one than usual. The
Indian corn crop, viii without doubt, be q small
one. Throughout the whole region of the
South and Southwest the long continued spring
drought has materially affected the standing
crop, and wheat viii in great measure supply /
the deficiency. The easy situation OF our con
sumiEg masses warrauts this suppOsiti0n. For
these reasons we think TIE present agitations in
Europe present TO rs much more important ma
'terial consideration in the question Of bread /!
suiis than in that Of war; although we do not
deny the Importance of the political results In
case Of war there viii ccrtlnly be a rich har-
vest for tile American wiz grower, and in the
contrary event every probability seems to ndi- !
cate coed prices in Europe for our cereals
New Orleans Picayunc.
Cost Of q Passenger Ce.-'The cost Of one
Of the long railway PASSENGER cars. is, on an av-
crage, about 81 900. There are in the United
States upwards Of eighty private car manulacto
ries, exclusive Of those railways which make /
and repair all Cor their d,l ase; and it is calcu
ted that capital of $5o9I900 is invested in
this branch of industry. producing about Sl7,
100000 annually. and ciDrIoying about six