, 1861-10-12
The Det1c1sncy In France.

Il rem Tue ~ Z. J0utnat Qf commerce, 1Qth.1
The extraordinary demand for our cereals, from
France, haa given unusual activity to our market
during the past two or three weeks, but cannot be
expected to last through the season. We have no
eef he tfa SnP Gi
stM impczfectly understood In many parts Of our
country, and some speculators appear to be basing
their calculations upon calculation sure to prove
is various]y estimated at forty to ninety million
bushels. We placed it some time sfnce, upon au-
thority which we deemed reliable, At eighty mil
ou1 opinion. Il this dif1ciency were allowed to
influence the prices there as 1t would here, there
would be political revolution before the close Of
and from the habits Of the people there can vel
be no substitute Take in Connection with this,
the fact that the incomes Of q vast portion Of
the population ere not only fixed. that is, without
important variation, bet are limited also to about
the minimum amount necessary to support life,
and we see reason Why very moderate advance
alarm to the goyeEnmeut. Indeed, 70 solici1ons
are the authorities upon this subject, that they
often interfere a5 Mtth fhe laws et SUPPLY and Is
trary standard Sometimes this is done By order
ing Tie bakers, under police supervision, to sell
thelE loaves to the people ct fixed price without
reimburse them for the deficiency. Sometimes,
ard more ffe9ueEtly, fmportationa are undertaken
thrown upon the market in Judicious quantities,
at certain critical moments, any undue advance Ii
tIeadstnfs il thus prevented.
Even Il the anthoritiss IRE not directly engaged
in the importation, 1t is done under their eaactlou
and patronage, and sometimes with an official
gua1anty against loss. The object Of al such in
tkroagk the hish prices Of proyipions ous 1esaers
VIII rot be at 1oss to account for the fact that
outside spectators are 90 frequently left to *poek
it's official aspect, is more 5ndiciously managed
than would be possible il any other country On
the globe. The probable deficiency being FIST as-
1hems selyss, bnI the eupply Is obtained as early
aspcssibe, so that check may at once be placed
npc1 the pretenstons OF e1acttons Of the agricul
tu.a intere;ts- Exports are peremptort1y farbid-
den, and tie producers are thus shut up to the
home market. where prices are limited By care
III Supply ron other 5ou1ces;
ces here, what has been shipped to France from
the United state7, because many vessels clear
for Cork, Falmouth, &c for o.dars, and arc cred
timate1y discharge in continental port. The
shipments hitherto, however, have never been
fEf asf 70 s ts s eesp s2o e 6a M s
With good harvest France raises her needed
supply. the usual shipments to Great B;itafo
irg compensated foT By the importers At IedireI- e.
Iarean ports. It will be interestins to follow our
Government records Of the exports Of eadstufs
ending june $oth. 15so. there was s aothins 5I
cleared directly lor France in either whsat, flour,
corn: o1 corn meal, In 1851 the shipments vera
GA4J ~ uufuE15 u COlut Ii LOO. VIE EGQE 1,ID
brls -four. In 1858 The record contains LOO bush
els wheat, and 5,1S4 bt1s wheat hour. The next
Jear brought more actlEity. and 1854 sums up
,041,CS6 bushels wheat, 8, 400 bushels corn and
i28 brls -four, the latter alone being y.lned at
five million dollars: In 1855 there WAS no graIu
and only 3557 brls flour. In 1856 we sent 924 439
bushels wheat 0S2 bushels com, and 523 500 brls
feur. In 1857 1,52 12S b1 Wheat, o17.5s0 hu corn,
and 1s4 .S03 bE1s honT. That was the Last rear
covering any important shipments. In 1Sss
there we're shipFed only 579 By wheat and TO-:
Sts IN ~ ,Ss o oy 1f q en M S ana
and 2, 900 brls flour. The above represent the
government iecal rear ending upon the soth June
not yet published, bnt the shipments show some
improvement It remains, however. fer the cur-
rent eeason to show the largest bustness ever
ances within four weeks showing total Of over
two million bushels wheat, 1c0 90 brIs aou1, and
65.Ggo BIZ corn, while many vessels are uow on the
berth.