The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-01-22
For the Dollar Weekly Bulletin.
Resources of the South for Pros ecuting
the War,

Resources of the South for Pros ecuting
the War.
To those among us who have been slow
to believe that the Rebels can carry on the
present War on account of dearth of food,
we recommend the Census tables Of 1860
Then their industry was mainly directed to
the growth of Cotton; Cow the production Of
the Cereals must claim their undivided at
tention. If that Census IS to be relied upon,
the South even then produced more human
food, per head, than the North. The Sc
coded States, eleven in number, by that
Census'grew, and owned in Live Stock, which
includes all animals grown for human food,
One Hundred and Ninety-four Millions One
Hundred and Ninty one Thousand Seven
Hundred and Nine Dollars worth; their total
population, white and black of all ages, was
then Seven M illions Two Hundred Seventy
two Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy eight,
which gives to each human being an average
value of Twenty five Dollars and Thirty
two Cents in Live Stock.
The North. including Kentucky, Mary
land, Missouri and Delaware, had then
total population of Sixteen Millions Ninety
Thousand Three Hundred and Forty-nine.
all told. white and black; they had Five
Hundred and Forty-three Millions Nine
Hundred and Sixty-nine thousand Four
Hundred and Twenty Dollars in value of
Live Stock; m akins an average of Twenty
one Dollars and Seventy-three Cents to each
inhabitant.
Of Wheat, the North grew an average Of
five bushels and eight pounds, the South
two bushels and twenty-seven pounds. OF
Indian Corn, the North grew twenty one
and two-thirds bushels, the South thirty
three bush els. Of Rice, the North grew none,
against twenty pounds to each inhabi-
tant in the South. Of Sugar, the North pro-
duced two and one-eight pounds, against
thir'y-four and one halfpounds in the South.
Of Butter, the North produced so near all
as to permit of no comparison, and the same
of Cheese. The whole South produced less
than One Million pounds of Butter, for over
Seven Millions of people, and of Cheese in
about the same ratio; so we may reasonably
infer, that now without the Northern sup
plies, that many Rebels eat their Bread with
out Butter, and that no Mouse in all Rebel
dom ever gets a nibble at Cheese.
The tables however very clearly demon
strate the fact, that with non-intercourse
forever they can never want for food; tn cir
Wheat and Corn will make all and more
Bread and Animal food, than they can posi-
bly, consume. To this add their excess of
Rice and Sugar over ours and they have abb
solutely moro food resources than ourselv es
The Introduction therefore Of trade between
the two Countries is against as in this Var.
it has injured Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois
and Kentucky intellectually and has failed to
weaken the South. 1t may be asked then
why food sells so high in the Seeded States
if the supply is abuudent. It is from the
initiation of Government Scrip, used as cir
culating medium. 1t takes Two Dollars and
fifty cents of this irredeemable Scrip to COM
mand one real hard Dollar, with a still
further daily depreciation.
This great depreciation is not from want
OF confidence among the Rebel community,
nor does it arise from want of ability to
IA eet their War debt, as their average wealth
per head will show a higher average than
our own; whilst their War debt is greatly.
below ours, if their Secretary of the Urea
sury is to be credited. He stated it at Two
Hundred and Seventy-fve Millions, in Au-
gust last.