Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-01-31
From the London Chronicle, Dec. II.
The Corn Yield Of the World.

the corn land IN these isles, accordingly, the
harvest was considerably more productive
than usual. In other parts, it may be TAX
en- as nearly up to the average, saving in a
few unfortunate localities la quality, more
over, the grain has suffered more than iii
quantity. Being, to large extent, housed
in a wet condition, the home grown wheat
will require a mixture Of foreign sorts to
render it fit for grinding.
In a circular published by Messrs. Surge
Of Birming cham, who collect from private
sources, and from the returns of the various
corn markets in ENGLAND and Wales, such
imperfect data rs are attainablo at present,
we are informed that the surface appropra-
ted to wheat culture during the past year
was in England approximately computed at
four million acres, in Scotland 221 900 acres,
and in Ireland 500, o00 acres. The aver
age yield is estimated to have been 81 quar-
teTs per acre in England and Walcs, End
three-quartefs per acre il. Scotland and Ire
land respectively. On this computation, the
total product of corn was alout-in
England and Wales qrs. 1900. 00e
Scotland seq 008
ireland . 1900, o00
Total :. lG, 4G6, 006
This estimate, from the nature Of the
sources whence It is derived, must be below
the actual amount But making every al
lowance for this omission, We may conclude
that no ineonsiderable quantity Of grain must
be imported from abroad in addition 10 our
own crop, in order to supply the usual al
lowance Of bread to the British community
Our imports of the article are, indeed, NJ
ways respectable in amount. For seven
years past we have only once drawn less than
four million quarters Of wheat, and wheat
Aour-to say nothing Of coarser descriptions
Of grain-~irom other countries. During
this period, viz: from 10 to %, both years
il elusive, ne received from abroad % mil
lion quarters, or at the rate Of 1 7 millions
per anuum Whenever the Gazette AVERAGE
price of wheat rose above 69s. per quarter
Tor the year, we have been accustomed to
expect largely increased supplies OF foreign
grain. This has been the result even when
tho high price arose frem serious deficiency
in our domestic harvcsts, accompanied by
sincere distress amonng our industrial popu-
lation, and a general paralysis Of commerce
and manufactures. At the present moment
We again see a HIGH AVERAGE ruling IN the
eern markets. Importation has therefore
the stimulus Of profitable return, from the
price obtainable for the commodity; Wilde
that price on the other hand, has not been
oeeasioned by scarcity, and sustained III the
face OF great impoycrishmeAt, but it is rath-
er attributed to the fact that we are, upon
the whole, uncomlnonly rich and prosperous
1t is clear, at al events, that England is
quite willing and able to pay highly large
supplies Of corn Tho only question is whoth-
er other countries have any enough to sell.
On this point, We hnd the following results
given in the reports to which we have al
ready alluded. Over uealy half Europe the
late harvest has not produced sufficient to
supply the wants Of the respective countries
themselves. Iu France, the utmost that can
be said of the recent crop is that it somewhat
exceeds the yield Of 1895. The country,
We are told may be "diviied into three
zones In the South Of France the yield
has been good" in the central zone ''toi-
erablc;' and bad in the north and eastern
departments, especially those bordering on
Belgium and the Rhine. These are III ay-
erage years, tho chief corn producing dis
triets Of the country, On the whole, We
must make up our minds to see our ally sill
competing with ourselves for breaastufFs III
the general market Matters are worse else
where. Switzerland has enjoyed moaer-
ately productive harvest, but, under orelina-
ry circumstances, does not raise more than
one fourth her consumption, and imports the
Il, Il, Hale }lo
product this year has been less than mid
ding" and the population will not have
enough for their wants without large sup
plies from Odessa or Egypt. Spain and
Portugal are worse OF of all The harvest
has proved so deficient, that panic is APP
pretended for want Of food, and foreign
wheat is already selling at profit, in spite
of an import duty of IS francs per hocl9li-
tire. In Turkey, though the wheat cropis
abundant as computed upon the surface cul-
tivated, the disturbed political and social
state OF the country interlered much with
the labors Of husbandry, and the total yield
is expected to leave 4 considerable deaeien-
cy. The price of corn in Syria is also at
this moment exceptionally high, 50 as to
render any Shipments impossible with a
chance OF profit
Russia in Europe, Egypt in Africa, and
the United States Of America, are thus left
as the only gfanaries upon which We can draw
to any extent during the next few months.
Tic Egyptian crops, both Of wheat and bar
ley, are reported Abundant and of excellent
quality, In Russia, The corn crops through
out the Baltic provinces haze been large,
except as regards wheat, which was NOT be-
yond the AVERAGE yield. Considerable ear
goes of grain have already arrived from that
quarter but shipments are now at an end in
the Baltic until the ice breaks up in May
next,
The yiol of grain III the interior proyip-
eas Of Russia whence sAa markets OF 0les-
sa and the other ports on the Euxino are
supplied, has been tolerable while the
Southern distriets-onee SO prodaetiye--of
Cherson, Bessarabia, and Ekaterinsolai were
left almost fallow last spring on account Of
the war. Il was computed by well inform
ed merchants, that tie entire quantity Of
corn which could be shipped from Odessa
out OF the harbor Of 1886, would be less
than AGO, Goa chetwerts or about 500, eco
quarters. Messrs. Surge, in the circular
already cited, state that the grain stocks at