Daily Davenport Democrat., 1866-01-03


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-as ihDDzsRJG ea4. 4.',ss.s
In 49, pest ~ ~ Nsrshvos asaori>sd.
withl& 20 n dIts " the se.ses u wsssaa-,
Din. misS 4, tnd;.os,' i1i.sodfi. msns.s,'
lewAsaf. Messssta, there ~sts IL 1884,
y, e,oea ,e0ei s9ss q cultivated land, whieh
~ shss yssrs sss. .oso. .ose bushels
os 1.ain. OF this .inansssds awouRt. but ;
friction was consumsi BY the 8 900. 900 va
habisaet, including that lrequarsd by their
stock aad bdhsg ceicrs cfhss,s oru>amp
ton. The remsiades Was cxpsrtsA, sAs~
unchasFfs y the form Of heur, meal
hisA|0A0 ~, pork, . ,s.SsA Not s'A1
is this section formed BY nature for . great
food producing territory. BY the gin ofs
fertile soil, "a ! productive climate, but
by meaps Of IL broad lakes and navigable
rivers, il is accessiblS 10 al the Consumers
Of grain Of the tsniverse. lAfprincipal de
pendsncies are the eastern United Ssates,
whisA Ssasaes mvte than they preshsss
the Southern States, chiefly devoted to the
culture of. ;eottop, cane, and tobaceo, and
the densely populated countries Of Great
Britain, ireland, and France, almost sxclu-
sively devoted to manufacturing intssests.
The European demand is chiefly for wheat.
flour and meal, the demand for the latter
staple being largely on the incsease. The
export Of -four, meal, wheat aud corn, from
the United States from 1856 to the conclu-
sion Of 1863, amounted to a. follows:
Ms:s yss ss ;ssSss ss Corn, Corn S..e Sc IL
Reducing the -four TO wheat, and the
meal 70 corn, We have the total exports Of
1853,
Wheat bu ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .hs,vO.U
In the last two years, the trade in bread.
stut5s Of the United EtsAes sabd the Cinadas
with the United Kingdoms, has been al
most entirely supplanted by the surplus
producing regisas of Frsncss Russia. end
other countries Of Europe. The following
table shows the importation Of wheat and
-four into the United Kingdom from for
eign countries in the years 1862 and 1864,
and the last nine months Of 1865:
,ss WHIT cwu,sy;s @ lss Flour e"'' sa 80, i, !.
1854 cw,s..... i3G7l, W. cwts. ts...........2 o"
" this amount, tho United States and Can.
ada contributed but as follows:
issS whit cwts q sE BIZ Flour. cwu.. .. 7s, 3t
1854 cw's ....- W. .4fs cwts ...... ,y's. 151
ises. cwn.. O5S,un cwtr.. 1880
However, il our expectations Of bread
statfs have thus decreased, that of our pro
duce remains good. The truth IS, that
more than nineteen -twcnticths Of the corn,
thres. .fourths Of the wheat, and nearly all
the other grains raised in the United States
arc consumed in the United States, even
when our exports are heaviest. The for
eign demand is variable, aud depends
chiefly on the Europ, an crops and the CON
parative cost of Transportation. As long As
the freights from the Northwest to tide
water ere as bigh as they now are, SO long
will the grain producers Of Russia, Prussia,
France and Egypt be able to supply the
British aud continental markets with bread
stuIs at rates with which We cannot com
pete.
Our home consumption is increasing
with our population. Our non-producing
population principally inhabits the states or
the Atlantic coast, north of Virginia. being
mostly engaged in commercial and manu-
featuring pursuits. With every increase o'
the population, therefore, Of this extensive
region, will increase the grain trado Of ths
North West. The indications now are, tha
the Southwestern states will also max.
heavier demands than during the past
Their labor systcm is dcnoralized, and as
larger profits can be derived from the pro-
duction OF sugar and cotton, their planta-
tions will be devoted to those staples instead
Of 10 corn.
In the year 1860; the states Of Iowa, Iii
nois, Missouri, Kansas, Minnesota and Wis
consin, but fraction Of the soil Of which
has been reclaimed from the wilderness,
produced one-third Of the whole amount OF
grain produced in the United States in that
year. The total number Of acres Of I'M
proved farming land in these States, in 1860
was 36,0S6, l05, while the unmprovcd farm
ing land number AZ, ,G52, ,965. The increase
Of production in these states in the last five
years will be shown by the following tables
Of productions
WlEat. II NU,9I Wheat. .........1s SIT lsy
Torn. 3ls. .6Ss Kss Corn G3ts2i .is.
Oats. -, 1856 Oats ........ 7os st,
In this conjunction it must be remember.
I'd that during the lmst year, . majority Of
the able. bodied men Of these states were on
the battle fields Of the South, or not yet re
turned to their old cnployments. Even
those figures fail to convey their intended
idea. We find in 1860 that Illinois. with 4
surface Of 900 square miles, or more than
S5.oOo,oo0 acres, had but $4,000, 600 acres
under cultivation, and with al the other
ststss mentioned, the discrepancy is still
greater. Il is evident that, il the grain
trade Of the northwest does not increase. it
will not be for want Of capacity to produce.
SrlLL RUNNING THE CmuRcuEs." We
grct to observe that the statement that
President Johnson had rescinded tho orde
closing the Episcopal churches in Alabama
is erroneous. The Montgomery Na,l says !:
"Such cannot be the case, as We are in
formed that the rector Of st. Johns Church
in this city, vas, on last Ssbbath, BY order
Of the General commanding the Dist let Of
Montgomery, forbidden to holt religious ser
vices with some members Of his conprega-
ton iu one Of the rooms at Hammer llalI. a
weal-known institution Of learning"
THs Boston Journal states that ex Prcsi-
dens Pierce, until lately an orthodox Con-
gregationa'ist, was baptized in St. Paurs
Episcopal Church, Concord, N. H., on Sum
day. 3d.inst, BY the Rev. J. A. Eamcs. D.
ID. the Rector, ind confirmed ~ Bishop