New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-21
THE CROPS.


However much it may be in contrariety &c the
course Of The TRIBUNE TO advise farmers either TO
bold out for high prices or to sell at any price for
fear Of fall, we cannot refrain from showing The
actual state Of things abroad Last year. in the face
of al uDexampled harvest prices of breadstaFs in
this country remained HIGH and such quantities an
were within tolerably easy reach of the seaboarS
found ready market all throughout the season.
True, there remained at the opening of this Spring
in spite of the enormous exports large surplus from
the old CROP in many districts Of country amounting
to One-hslf of the yield bat in ordinary times ths
superuous stores wonld have been fabulously great,
England had in 1860, perhaps, the most deploraby
bad harvest ever known, certainly the worst Of toe
past so years. Her usual importation of foreign
grain for actual home consumption, beyond what she
can possibly raise with all the aids of modern sericu
tural science, is about 100000 of bushels; but
from September /, 1860, to August 81, 1861, they
amounted to the enormous of a. 900 600 bushels
or about three bushels for every inhsbtant Of Great
Britain. For this supply Of the staff of life che has
exported gold, or its equivalent, TO the amount Of
$50 600 900 or $50, 100000 of which nearly or quite
$50, 00O, 900 have come TO this country. Since the
first OF January our exports of breadetus have boon
at about the rate of $1,000, 900 worth week; they
sometimes reaching as high s. 600 900, and some
times falling a trihe short. Meanwhile we are
importing not more than one-third OF our
usual quantity of foreign wares and merchandise,
and the tons anomalous state OF things has arrived
of an uninterrupted accumulation Of wealth in the
midst of an extensive interneclne war. We are
now upon the threshold of 1862, and WHIST are
the prospects of our farmersl Our Wheat crop,
taking the whole country through, is good; PEI
hsps quite up to the average; the Dat harvest ha.
been fine; and the Indian-Corn crop wonderfully
so. Surprising that our usual aggregate crop Of
Indian Corn ia 900000 900 bushels, we could not
have harvested less than 100 OOO,O 600 bushels in
1860, and must have ct least 0O,OOO,0 600 in 1901
That considerable portion Of this is in the rebel
lious States and hence cut of from the great markets
of Europe s true; but the South was never an ex-
porter to a 1.-THE Of the extent of the North, snd
ali that she has raised will be wanted TO feed the
vast armies she has levied for her traitoTous war
mon the General Government. To the loyal farmers
of the North, then, the profit Of foreign orders
will accrue. and it Is well worth our while to esti-
mate how large they are likely TO be. The latest &C.
counts from abroad, through that most excellent
and Trustworthy journal The Mark LaS> Express,
show probable deficiency in Great Britain OF at
least 6l.OO0,000 bushels Of grain; and English
grain .buyers are exhorted TO put their orders
into the markets of the world at the ear
lest opportunity, else it will be too late,
and the British working classes will be
subjected to the terrible possibilities Of famine In
France now that eoncealment is rendered imposaole
from the receipt Of immense orders Tor breads'uns
this market the most deporsbie condition Of thiSs
il manifested. The crops have been 80 very shon
that there are grave apprehensiOns Of famine anu
the neasants and curriers', always halfstarved ."
: now in far worse than their usual plight Win
sc;epce and good sense that the English Govern
nsnt would have done we'll TO initiate, the French
authorities have taken the matter into their own
hands and through special agents and the ususI ON
o;l obannels ordered immense quantities OF food al
ch nr;ces as TO shut English buyers out OF the Eu
: -onoon Grain markets, at least for the present
France il is said, will require an Importation Of
80 OO0. 900 bushels; quantity which, as The Mora
Jane Express truly observes, is enormous Tor
country which has, for the last two or three years
been an exporter Of wheat and Hour" This, WIN
the irrespective requirements of the English Market
viii amount to nine thousand eargOes Of OC0 bush
Al, each an unheard-of aud impossible quantity, d
we are to Judge of the present exporting power Oh
the neighborng nations by the past Such, however
ia the present state of the two countries without YAK
inQinto account Spain, Belgium, and Holland, wnlcn
: will all be buyers, well as France and England
Under this wonderful state of circumstances, WI!
sbouh not the farmers of the loyal North be Of sOO'
cheer and use every sxertOn to save their crops
' good condition. and get them to marketi WIN y ).
" this foreign demand however. there is no chance
seems 10 u.s. for wheat TO rise to very unusaa aa'
exorbitant price; but on the other hand there "
likelihood of its abating any from its presenI
Politically considered, the dependence Of Frano'
and England on foreign nations, especially upon ~
for the actual food Of their peoples, our 80,
safeguard against any violation Of their neu''aa
The greed Of gain might make Manchester P0A - 0Or
disposed to have the British Government oissN \
blockade. and grasping ambition urge tue - .;r.
Emperor TO take our rebellious States unaeF 'D'
- of his eagle; but so long as the two eoun,n -,
ae actral want of our Illinois corn, ana ONO
~ there is small chance OF tnei, I Amer.
IN ao,;ns. us. The mutual dePenoehc' ~ aavs,
OF ion and England, always apparent W." "a !, 4
is, 90 demonstration o. 81 present. aA1 80.
nd !" oN'y -, that the people Of the TWO In
as impo' SUI have goodicllowshp with and respeo'
.'ons 'no" - ubsteyer designing Engiso pO"-
or ~, ea'A .yistocrsts may assert Let us rso'0s
I'd w., there s something to prevent calam' - WV
us , -, !. sI ho,b as a conflict would DO.
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