The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-10-06

and Utica, had together 81, $50 making III rue
aggregate an increase in these seven CUES "
335. O67-being more than one.halt the enufe IN,
euease OF the State II the enquiry were pursued
through all The towns and Villages Of the Stale
il would appear. that whilst in this great STATE
there is fearful increase OF mouths TO be ieo ftc
rural popuIation-the only producers-haVe III
lac, been diminished. The increase of population
during The decade, in Pennsylvania, was 5S7,753,
of this increase the city of Philadelphia alone had
lI9622 In slaveholding Maryland the. same
state OF things to some extent prevaIls-though
ba ppily for the inhabitants and the welfare oil The
country al large, the general tendency OF The slave
holding States is to diffusion of the population
over The rural districts. The increase in Mary
land was 1905; OF which The city OF Baltimore
! alone had 6674I. twill thus be seen that whilst
the producers of food, IN some OF The States al
least. remain stationary, the consumers have IN
creased at fearful rate. 1t requires Nd profound
knowledge of arithmetic or political economy TO
perceive that this Of things must have It's ef
feet prices.
ILL., THE EFFECT OF THE WAR IN EURoPE.
That large fleets and armies must require sup
plies, is most obvious, and however gullless they
may be Of shedding each others blood, the effect
OF the war upon prices is not the less certain Be-
sides disturbing The natural course of industry IN
the countries that become the theatres OF war, pro-
ducers are taken from the fields of agriculture TO
the camp, and become the, most wasielnI consu.
mers; thus diminishing The supply and greatly
increasing the demand for bread.
". SHORT CROP.
! have already spoken OF The corn crop. !
think you greatly mistaken in supposng the
last crop of wheat TO have been average one.
In what State was it full crop! Not in Ohio,
New York, Virginia. Maryland, or even in Penn
syIvania, as far | am informed. OF the crops
in he far I hI1f aIIraC
ceive he paper estimates with many grains of
allowance. In Virginia the crop is certainly
very deficient, both in quantity and quality
When the quality of wheat is Indifferent, the
quantity is invariably short The Execu-
tive Committee Of the Agricultural Society Of
Maryland after full inquiry, came TO the con-
clusion, that the wheat crop of that State did not
exceed half average. The same may also be
said Of the crop in Virginia. have passed through
the Baltimore corn exchange several times during
the summer, and examined the samples of wheat,
and | have never them poor. |
wheat. The last season, Baltimore, that weighed
upwards Of SO lbs. to the bushel. | have oxa-
mined the sales book Of one of the largest COM
mission houses this season, and the weight of the
same variety of wheat ranges from SIS To- S.
rarely making So pounds. An intelligent member
Of the firm stated to that he satisfied, from
the shipments made to his house, that the crop Of
the tide water country was, one hall short. or
lbe crops of Enrope you will have more hereafter,
when necessity will reveal the truth that policy
now seeks to reveal. Long continued rains be.
fore harvest now followed by good or abund-
ami crops. The only samples Of whea: Of
fered in the London markets reported as be-
ing OF inferior guilty.. This, Of itself, is preg
nant fact, which farmers can understand, if mer-
chants will ignore it.
Ia conclusion, Mr.. Editor, have but word to
say. Should the general effort Of the press to
lower prices for the temporary relief of The ne.
cessities Of the cities be successful, and large ship
ments Of corn and other breadstufs be made to
foreign countries, may yet rue our folly, when
the pressing wants OF our own counirym"n shall
demand supplies, which can neither be had al
home nor abroad
am yours, very respectfully,
WILLOUGHBY NEWTON.