The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-16

Apparent deficiency to be suppd from abroad ASH 40
which little u one-ha OF the average annual
inpor tator Of the last five years.
These figures very assuring, but are they cor,
rects G7. Cards assumption that the defect Of tie
yield Of 1885 IS compensated by he increased breadth
OF land and the liberal us of glsno as 10
make II equal the crop of 1854 is scarcely adm..
sbie. The increase Of tine breadth OF land soSn is
entirely matter cor lecture; and to suppose II a.
large az fou III Of he whole and under wea,
oxaggera.ion The defect in the yield 10 many places
very considerable IL unfortunately quite certainfr.
To estimate our crop, 10 depess the price ana d
age importation, is of dangerous chaias.
ter and il Is much better that the eopc shood forced
10 be onical than that they should be al later
fcriol eSposed to the horrors Of semi.starvRton.
surprising however, thar the crop Of 1855 VIII
give MS ~ much -four OF an equal quality the crop
VI 1894, there arc some circumstances which Nj.
Card appears TO have overlooked. We begin the
consumption Of the crop Of 1865 with much smaller
stock Of grain on hand than we hegan the coz
enmpton Of the very large crop Of 1851 large as
that crop was, and considerable tho sto.k we
required import from the end cf september last year
10 the end Of September this year upwards GOO 600
quarters 81 wheat and flour reckaned wheat Some
thing too must be added for The increase II population
year by year, there will be- peaons 10 be- fec In
looo than in 1850 and therefore will be needed
Instead of rcqui ing Mr.. Card represents than
5000 000 quarters 10 1866 shall probably re-
guireevep suppo ing the crop Of 1866 should be quite
large the crop Of Extraordinarily more That We
shall set the 5000 900 quarters If require them,
more IL price rises high enough, there can be
doubt; but the sure way to prevent our getting
them is 10 convince the world that we shall
not want them and enable othors-thc French ana
This il exactly what happened last year. one cause
the very high prices through 1855 was the almost toa'
cessation OF the import Of vi at and -four in the as
months Of 1854 10 consequence OF the low price in r
markets. This error we must not repeat.
Mr.. Card suggests u At advantage may be giled
by the harvest Of 1853 having been week later
usual but he Immediately retracts the opinion by sta
ing that just In poporsi lion the harvest a,e mus.
the stock have been exhausted lie goes 70 say that
the high price will cause great economy, and tna, tie
consumption viii, from this cause, be one tenth less
eavipgwhich is his ultimate, and, il correct most
satisfactory conclusion" little more than 900 600
quarters OF wheat and four for which VIC shall be
dependent foreign supply II this statement be cor.
prospects would he excellent but a. we have
actually required 5000 o0o quarters with the larry
harvest of 1854 and range of prices through gr er
part OF sbb between ts and 1os per quarter for wheat
II Is wholly Unreasonable 10 conclude We shall only
require little moro than 900 900 quarter Of wheat and
-four from abroad . make up the admitted dcc ency IN
the wheat harvest Ct 1855.
There is one circumstance, indeed, 10 favor OF Mr.
Caitd's suppostou TO which he does NOT aluda-sho
large excellent crop Of potatoes. They will help out
the harvest; but however aundant 1t cannot be
posed that he Of the potaoe crop ia 1855 above
the 1854 however great Is equivalent - 900
quarters of wheat.
The additional produce obtained by decreased cutiv,
ton s pure gain, but BY merely substituting whet, for
barley shall require much addiianil barley or
something in It's stead TO be supplied II enters into
hunan sn in he end whether Il be emnioyss
for ia'teniug animals or poultry, or making beer snd
ard the other articles which might be supiitated or
ace, sugar, mo asses, &c, an Fortunately
more than 60 per cent and rice Is nearly 30 per cen.
dearer than they sst year AZ this time and With
every successive week Che price cs higher Las, year
tlrc was auction Il substituting sugar for gran IN
the disie,jss but this year The price viii no saI, -
n; and though there be question az 10 the Al.
vaniages 81 growing wheat instead OF barley on our
soil Tho substu tioo creates Vacuum viii on ,nus.
be- Gl,ed up With sorne thing that IL also high priced
II il obviously dang At present press ~, the
reope the notion tibet the price o. food IL higher than il
ought 70 be- and Mr. Card 10 the columns Of the rnee,