Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-19
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II rather soon TO venture AIRY decided opinion with
the price OF grain during the next twelve months
The idea IL very prevalent that the price high.
AL the most productive wheat districts In Ea cpe viii bS
either ovenun by armies they will h., in the vicinity Of
armies, aud their surplus produ is will be required sup
ply the commissariat The Danuban provinces occupied
oy the Russians for nearly months probably made
preparation Tor crop las, fall than for many years pev
Gus The Turks and their allies will require NIL that can
be raised Egypt Asia Min and the rest Of tho Turk.
ish provinces. From porto, Of Russia expect
bushel OF wheat to be exported. II Prussia keep
out Of the war, which Is at all probable, she may
be able to furnish some supplies the begcen Of the
Baltic France will very likely make enough Tor her own
consump'on-and thereby keep her government out OF
the ma'ke-a great point gained for individual specus
tors For the last months B,nspsrte. Government
has produced the imm-nse fluctuations in the Market
which hare baukrupted many private dealers and caused
hSs to this country Of many millions. st summer
when It was asceined that the production was short oil
the demand, all the French which only speak as
the Government directs pro,med IN t the harvest
sbundant-and at the time the Government had ts
SCENTS buy-g in all the European markets. But In Feb
ruary, when asceancd that enough had been
purchased, and famine approaching, the Govern
nent gain had recourse to the ess, announced that
th wheat In the country than could DO con-
eral ships with wheat Marseics Tor Liverpool The
instant Effect to reduce the price some 50 the
hushe-and the Frcuch G 'rernment again re-lcnshed
its CARRIERS the reduced price, II France makes enough
for It's wants, the commercial world will be rid o.
this poseru dsuroer Tor the In Great Bril-
ain and Ireland t certain that greater breadth e
END has been sown In wheat this year. than for the last
twenty But is conceded that the product, grea,
n"y be, will fail far short OF the domestic demand The
country, under the favorable circumstances c,nr OF
produce enough for home consumption No European
Country supply the de6ciency-and the Uated S,s
nf course will have to do il.
II Austria prospect of the growing crop said to
ne unpromising The Vienna correspondent Of the Loa
don Times, of the l6 h OF April writes:
"The harvest Is a matter OF such vast Importance
that opportunity lost of acquiring authentic infor
nation relative to the present prospects UNFORTUNATELY
they just ANYTHING but good. The frosty nights
which have Caused terrible advance in the price of
vegetables and destro,e all hupes OF Its being rooi
fruit year, have done harm the crops, there
great want OF rain According to official reports the
last yers harvest Yves miding in Hungary but great
landed proprietor yesterday assured me that on his ca
the mandl us sheaves> yielded au average lit.
tie more than half Il bushei OF wheat
Even with good crops throughout Europe the state OF
war-a war on the grandsst scale that has known In
mo Tern times, must make breidstus high. Besides the
abstraction OF labor from agriculture people, living upon
TIE u - inc nature oil all ohcias-wi
and more, han il consuming the fruits f
treir own labor. But what that high price will be- " Il
iApend upon the and duration of the war and IN.
state of the crops throughout, Europe and this country
We have heard OF no in this city for growing
crops. We have heard, that have been mad,
in Fredericksburg 81 Goa figure far below the mark
OF some farmers, whom we've heard talk on the subject
They ssy, that so the low that Wheat can be with
European war-snd tina, the chances are greater that
will be IS, than less than 50.
We rather much In the dark as We, to venture
opinion. That figure very pleasant on. in mi.
,nnexio and would go to cover the expenses OF rms
and the ravagcs of Joint worm and would cons;i,u,
comforting multiple in ascertaniug the gross mr.
eds oil heat crop. But may be nduging an "a.
cious spir to covet itand would by no manner ri
any such spirit among the farmer, d
Virginia isa very good and safe general rule when
article will bring reuunerAtng price, to sell! aud let
| the spectators have chance for profits
We shall take collect every item of information
rom foreign papers bearing SUI ct so that our
! readers may judge and act for then selves