The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-16
3,375,00o
I6,S75,O00
1,es7,O0o
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l5,1s7,5W
ia 900 oO0

Apparent deficiency be surp!d from abroad 2sl2 500
which little than ope-haf OF the average annual
inn ortation Of The last i've years.
These figures are very assuring, but they cor-
rect Mr.. Cairda assumption that the defect of the
yield Of 1865 Il compensated by he Increased breadth
of land sown and the liberal us, of glano 80 as T.
make IL equal 70 the crop Of 1854, is scarcely adms-
shie. The increase Of the breadth Of land II
entirely matter Of conjecture; and to suppose it as
large fourth Il the whole land under wheat
exsggIation. The defect in the yield in many places
very considerable Is unfortunately quite certainty
lo ver estimate crop, to depess the price and dis
courage importation, is an error Of dangerous charac
ter and IL is much better that the people should forced
nov to be nicJ than that they should be ut later
,eriod exposed to the horrors of semi. starvation
SupposDg however, that the crop of 1855 val
give US MS much -four Of an equal quality the crop
OF 1854, there arc some circumstances which Mr..
consumption Of the crop of 1855 with much smaller
stock Of grain hand than began the
sumption Of the very large crop Of 1851 Large
that crop was, and considerable the stock, We
required 70 import from the end Of September last year
to the end Of September this year upwards Of 600 600
quarters Of wheat and flour reckoned whee' Some
thing too. must be added for the increase Of pula,i
year by year there will be persons to 10 fec IL
1855 than in 1885, and therefore corn viii H. needed
Instead Of requi ing Mr. Card repr, sents less t-n
5000 0o0 quarters in 1865 shall most probably re-
guire-even suppong the crop Of 1855 should be quite
large as the crop Of Extraordinarily That We
shall get the 5000 0OC aarters II require them or
more If our price rises high enough, there can be
them TO conv s%s S 70 hat our getting
not want them and enable othcrs- The French aud
Felgans-io OBTAIN what they want beerus terms,
This is exactly what happened last year cause II
the very high prices through 1855 was the almost
cessation OF the import OF wheat and -four ia the letter
months oil Issi In consequence Of the low price in
markets.. This error we must not repeat
Mr.. Card suggests that advantage may be ~ I'D
by the harvest of 1856 having three weeks er than
usual but he Immediately retracts the opinion BY sa,
ing that just in proportion the harvest WAS late must
the stock have been exhausted He goes on to saw that
the high price will great economy and tha the
consumption WILL from this cause he ore tcpth I.ss
leaving-wich is his ultimate and If correct most
satisfactory conclusion'' little more Than 600 coo
quarters Of wheat and aour, for which we shall he
rect, prospects would be excellent but az we have
actually required 900 900 quarters with the arpe
harvest q lsb and range Of prices through gre or
part Of 1855 between ss and 7ds per quarter for wheat
it is wholly Unreasonable TO conclude that we shall only
require little than 900 quarters Of whoat AMI
-four from abroad 20 make up the admitted dc8cencv In
the wheat harvest Of 1855.
There IL circumstance, indeed In favor Of Mr.
Cards supposition to which he does not alude-the
large aud excellent crop Of potatoes They will haIp ont
the harvest, but however abundant 1t cannot lie sun
posed tha the Of the potaoe crop In Is55 aho
the crop Of 1851 however great equivalent I, 900 o0O
quarters Of wheat.
The additional produce obtained by increase. cpiv,
ton pure gain but b. merely substituting uhea, or
harley we sha require so much additional barley or
something in It's stead, 10 be supplied II en,.rs int
human subsistence in the end whether IL be endowed
for fat;cnpe animals or poultry, making beer and
spiits. Barley or some equivalent must lie obtained
the other articles which might be substituted Tor Il,
such nee, sugar asses, &c. are unfortunately
comparatively scarce and dear az present Sugar l. now
than 50 per cent and rice nearly no nor cont
deaIer :han hey last year this time and With
every successive week the price rises higher lat wear
tbee queion Il substituting sugar for erain IN
the distilces but this year the price will not admit OF
a. and though there be no question as 10 the Adj
vanfsgcs 81 growing wheat instead Of barley on our
soil, the substitution creates vacuum which mus,
IL is obviously DANCE at present 70 Impress on the
people the notion fhc the price OF food Il hsher than
ought to be- and Mr. Card In the columns Of the 7lnc