The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-12

| at any one season, always creates . demand
for American breadstuffs. When the pros
pect Of duh market for our surplus grain
Of the West, is so plainly before the eyes
Of Western farmers. they will no doubt be
rejoiced to learn that there will be demand
from an unexpected source, even though
that demand should BIZ caused by misiortunes.
The Mark Lane Express, one of the most
reliable Of English agricultural papers, under
date Of Oct 18th, announces its belief that
the potato crop throughout the Kingdom is
a failure, and bases its opinion upon the
fact that the potato disease during the three
weeks ending the 18th Of October, had
assumed a vrulence equal in destructiveness
to the worst period OF its prevalence, which
was in ls4G--the year previous to the Irish
famine. Not only in the United Kingdom
this suffering from the loss Of the potato
crop, but to France and considerable part
Of the European Continent. In France, the
alarm created by it has led the government
of that country to prohibit the export of
grain until September, 1855. The extent
indeed, to which that root is cultivated there
! from q. 10 3 million acres) renders the
loss a serious national calamity, as it forms
the chief food Of the pcasantry-as was the
case in Ireland previous TO the famine.
The crop Of wheat, however, is about an
/ average one on the continent bat to sup
! ply the deficit by the loss of the potatoc
/ crop, the English market will require an i'm
portation Of five millions quarters of wheat
for the year lo5o. OF this amount, the
( EIpfcss thinks the United States will fur
nsh 800 900 quarters and in that connec.
ton submits the following statement:
/ We next come to the United States and
/ British North America, to which quarter
we must look FOR the largest sectional sup
ply. We place these two together, because
SO large proportion Of the wheat and flour
shipped at New York is the produce of
Canada West, sent by way Of the Erie ca
nal and the Hudson, as renders it impossible
to ascertain the real amount of States pro-
duce we receive. Taking the same period OF
six years, the average imports OF wheat and
-four from the American continent amount
to ,345,Gll quarters per year, that for the
year 1856 being 2,30i,293 quarters, the
largest quantity we ever received from
thence |, appears from the reports from
tie States, that the wheat harvest, bota
there and IN Canada has been very abun-
dant and that a large breadth OF new land
has been broken up in the Western States,
! and sown with wheat. Under ordinary cir
cumstances therefore. we might expect as
much wheat and flour from the American
continent as we received last year. But it
appears they had completely exhausted
their stocks Of Old wheat before the harvest:
and such is the state OF credit throughout
the Union, in consequence OF the monetary
panic under which it Is now suffering. that
il is impossible tn say what might be the ef-
feet upon the grain trade, most of the mer-
chants at Chicago and other shipping ports
having been compelled to stop payment. Ii,
therefore We estimate the supply Of wheat
AMI -four from Canada and the States al
/ 100000 quarters. we think We shall have
fixed the maximum of imports from thence.
1t is altogether possible the Express may
oc mistaken in the ability of the United
states TO send forward, the surplus wheat OF
I the country. The disastrous effects of the
financial crisis are over, and the great abun-
/ dance of wheat will cause it to rule at such
rates, tina, il can be transported by railroad
/ 10 the sea board, and thence 10 Europe. to
compete strongly with the grain raised upon
/ the Continent.
/ With respect to the range of prices in
/ England for -four, the Express does not ap
, prehcnd any serious reduction from the
( present rates. /; says that, taking into &C
/ coun, the partial loss OF the potato crop, the
ml employment, Of the manufacturing ope
ra,ycs, anil, above all, the continued influx
/ OF gold from California and Australia, the
/ consumption OF brcd,i-eort wM he larger than
,ras etc, kno,rH. 1t is probable tina, after
wheat sowing considerable quantity Of
/ whea, would be brought to market. but il
was thought tina, demand for good whoa,
would come from the north of England that
would take of any surplus that may be
brouga, forward. The present average price
/ Of wheat will be maiu,asei with little vari
alton throughout the season. which will thus
prove amply rcmunera,ive In the grower
wi,hcn; being oppressive 70 the consumer.
The Industry Ut India.
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