The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-09-05
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The Atlantic Tslsgraph rsporss Aas wsaGAw h
~ - s dspssssiag s1set oath, 1asiiA nasksts
~ erol rrc1us9s. With ps4ss and average
ssops Il Harops, the psospssg ~ . inttovsd az
pert demand for Amsrisan Soar Ind grain, except
Indian corn, the present. sssson,s net ensossae-
ins, especially - Western grain spsealatoss sssa
desrminsa 70 rspset their opssslioas Of last ysaz
carrying pfssss p, 81 Maintaining thsn far
above the shipping point
The Britisk Beard Of Trade rstarns show The
extent to which Russia and F11es have sappiAat-
ID ~ Uni1sA Staass in H. mst&4 OF sugpiyis9
aous md grain TO great Britain. he inPstts Of
whsal into thst cesntry for The AsSs nix Doaths Of
1865 amouaasd 70 II, S0s, e76 cw<., and this was
SIS per cent more than in the sans psriod Of 1868,
and Is per cent more than in 1854. In the last
PANIED year the United States sent 10 per cent Of
the whole foreign supply. In 800 che provided
less than per oens-a net deer9ess q " per cent
France and Russia furnished ths bulk Of the grain
supply-Russia 81 per cent Of the whole, and
Prussia Is per cent The impoftations Of hour,
too were equally increased. They were 3, 81 4s4
cwt In the six n,osths Of 1885, which Is more than
twios the amount ofls65, and u per cent over
those Of 1854; France sends 81 per cent Of the
whole. The import Of Indian e$rn il three-foid
that fles5, sad six times grsst@f than in 1854,
the United States furnishing donsiderably nors
than their accustomed proportion Of this cereal.
These figures not inviting, though II IL hardly
probable that this condition will be permanent
With our broad acres and fertile soil, coupled with
multitude of labor saving machinery unknown
to other lands, We can undoubtedly raie grain in
greater abundance. and At lower prices, than any
other country. The superior facilities which We
enjoy, too, are made stronger by the desire which
England has for exchanging her manufacturers
for our grain. This she can do only to . limited
extent with any European country. The falling
Cd In our exports OF breadstufs to Great Britain
during the last two or three Year, was owing 70
short crops, consequent upon the Withdrawal of .
vast amount of labor for war purposes; TO the in
creased consumption 1t home and to tho disturbed
state of the exchanges and the perturbations Of
the money market, through the rebellion. We are
inclined to believe that the improvement in our
finances and the rapid development rs our agri-
cultural resources will again give US the advsn-
tage we once enjoyed in the foreign grain trade.
Since the foregoing was written, telegraph 40
counts from Europe represent the damage to the
English crops by the heavy storms early in
August - very tri6ing, and all accounts agrees
that there viii be . full average yield. Prom
France. on the other hand, the crop accounts ara
b ad, and the prediction Il vsntured that she will
have 70 import, instead Of export, breadstufs the
coming season. If this prediction shall be reri-
fed, there will surely be a more extensive demand
in Europe for our breadstufs than has existed for
years, which cannot fail to have an important
bearing on the balance Of trade.