Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-09

same, no doubt, Is tue Of Alabama Texas
and Arkansas have produced surplus. In
the whole Southwest Louisiana is probably
the only State which will need impo rfaiions
of breadstu6s from other States South Car
olina and Georgia will also probably have to
import. It 10 well known that In Tennessee
q vastly greater breadth of wheat was sown
last fall than ever before, and that much
more corn was planted. The short crops OF
former years, and the drouth OF last year,
with the prospect of political troubles, In
duced every farmer to cultivate the greatest
possible amount of grain. Together with
this, we have been blessed with q season of
unprecedented abundance. Everything con-.
sidered, at the lowest estimate the grain crop
of the South is four fold larger than ever
before. In confederation OF this view, we
have only to look at the price of wheat. In
the scarcity of feed before harvest many OF
the farmers were under the necessity OF feed
farm horses. Since harvest the whole popu-
lation of the country has subsisted on II
for one fourth OF the whole year; Immense
quantities have been sown; yet wlthal the
wheat is still abundant, with prices ranging
from 81 90 to 81 25 per bushel--as low as
it has been at this season for years. In TACT,
we have always underestimate the wheat
crop of the South. Our harvest coming on
month or six weeks sooner than in the
North, the high prices have caused millions
of bushels to be exported to the North to be
ground, and owing to the scarcity OF Touring
mills in the South, we have imported from
the North the hour from southern wheat
Had the wheat grown IN the south been
ground mere, II would nave gone lar towards
supplying the oouInern oemano. Inc nlgn
prices OF nour now, induces many 10 tnlnK
IL Is caused ~ a scarcity OF wneat. me
10" price OF wheat compared Win hour us
proves THIS, ana SHOWS tnat the true cause Is
scarcity Oh mills ana the consequent monop-
Oily manufacturers ENJOY. The wheat crop
naS sustained the SCUM curing one iooetn Oh
tne who're year anu tnere Is sun much lett.
Inc corn crop Is YET untouened. IL Is known
shat every ienhessee iarmer Raises Oh ah aV-
erage 'nree Times as MUCH corn as "neati
ano tHe ooutnern otates WHICH grow little OF
no wheat nave THIS year raised large guam
titles OF corn. NOW wnen we renect that
tnere Is Dat snaii STOCK OF nogs 10 DC lat
'eheo In the oouth, VINO can mink the wheat
crop Is snncient TO subslst the whole
South more than three months, that there will
be scarcity OF corn for the rest ofthe year.
Rut II "a fhnp orhf that tho mill rpo Ir
increase consumption. Has it occurred to
those who thus think that the
army, men and horses. have always
heretofore subsisted in the South. They
add nothing to increase consumption
except the waste incident to camp life. There
have always been the same men and horses
to feed. Our armies probably number 300,-
600 men. Suppose they consume as much as
100000 men would at home. There, then,
is an increased demand of 100000 men.
The population of the South is 10000 900.
How much will 100000 men add to the total
consumption. About one sixtieth-a guam
tity hardly appreciable. And a great part
OF this force stationed in Kentucky and
Missouri, in sections where crops have been
ABUNDANT, and where the forces can readily
obtain supplies without drawing upon the
resources OF the South. There is really no CO.
casion 1or this panic which some persons
seem enoeaVoring 10 raise. Meat VIII be
scarce OUT Oh corn ana wheat there VIII De
aounoahce. " is oniy required mat the
ploueo.s VI 'ne county shouiu NC feaoiiy
o'ooen' ~ A'"' Ae' ~ insuie an aounoans
less panic Is already operating inJuriously.
The farmers who were few weeks ago