Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-08-30
Bread to Hat, or Cotton to spin ;

\ Ii lhe western powers oI Europe Shall pre-
fer the latter of these alternatives, by ri king
war with tic Government n Washington and
the people of the loyal States of the Union
they must be prepared to face grave respon-
sibility. Can England or France afford to
quarrel with US? During the past year the
capacities ofthe port of New York as a bread
stuffs market, although it has more than
doubled as compared with any former year,
have been 1rained to their utmost to supply a
deficiency o the corps of Great Britain. And
Notwithstanding the enormous deliveries here,
the high rae Of freight ruling and the adverse
state Of foreign exchanges, the average of
prices has ben fair. During portion of this
| time, when England was drawing heariest up.
on US, she-gas receiving large supplies from
France ako. What do we now see France
completes with England for our surplus bread
stuffs and during the past week has complete
ly ruled cur market. Six ships have been
chartered within few DAYS 10 load breadstuff
to Frenoi ports, and large quantities have al
so been shipped by the regular packets. In
1859 the root crops in ireland were very short,
and the crops of cereals throughout Great
Britain were largely deficient. TO these ca
amities are now added lanentably deficient
grain crops throughout the western part of the
continent, and below an average in Great
Britain. A series of disasters to crops like
this threatens little less than famine t. the
densely populated countries of western Europe.
What a series of short crops is 10 those popu-
lous countries, may be inferred from the fact
that after the partial failure of crops at the
West, for two years, it was found necessary
to send breadstuffs to the sparcely settled com
munities in that quarter to prevent their
starving. rs5 .-
The surplus of breadstuffs in this country
has been the chief reliance of the British mar
kets for more than year. There has been a
growing French demand since the opening of
the spring months. 1t may be doubted wheth
cr the capacity of this market will be increas-
ed in the coming year. According to reports,
which circumstances go far to confirm, France
is already looking about to secure cheap
breadstufs to her people. What is England
doing Is she, while cogitating as to how
her mechanics shall procure cotton to spin
and thereby earn bread, endeavOring to secure
breadstuffs to them at reasonable prices. Can
either France or England feed their popuIa-
tions, were practical embargo to be placed
upon the shipment of brcadstuffs from our
ports ? This is question to be considered
1t is more radical in its character than that of
q supply Of cotton.
The exports of brcadstuffs from Northern
ports to Great Britain since Sep; ember lst last,
were 100000 barrels -four, 25 100000 bush
els corn, and 100 barrels corn meal, or equal
to about 47,OOO,OO0 bushels of grain and
there have been shipped to the Continent at
the same time, $4,000 barrels -four, $500 900
bushels wheat, aud $1,000 bushels rye, the
latter going 10 German ports, making grand
total to Eng and and tile Continent of more
than 5O,OOO,OOO buahels. Besides, we have
sent large quantities of peas and oats to Great
Britain, to say nothing of provisions and other
articles of food. England cannot hope to re-
quire less for the coming year, while it is ap-
parent the Continent may be said to have just
entered our market. The British pr ovinces
around about us have, in the same time, taken
about three.quarters Of million barrels of
-four and meal, or eq1al to $500, 600 bushels.
TO shut off these supplies at any time before
the next crop, will cause famine: for the ut.
most efforts of available shipping in the mean
time will be required to "keep the wolf from
the door," The authorities of England and
France will pass pause before they will face
starving populations, especially as u supply of
cotton will not be assured by making war
N. Y. WorH.