Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-16

for many years employed lumber OF
practical agricultural experts as its CORES
pondents in various parts Of the Kingdom
and their reports are generally found to BE-
tolerably reliable. The reports OF Eve OF
these correspondents are before US, aud the
substance thereof is, that the wheat crop Of
England and Scotland together will be below
the average. In Scotland and the north OF
England the harvest ia fully three or four
weeks later than usual, and the weather,
as whole, has been decidedly unfayorable
/ for bringing the crop to maturity. The
quantity of grain throughout the Kingdom,
according to these correspondents, will be
smaller than usual, and the quality of it
will be inferior. There is great yield of
straw, but a deficiency of grain; but the
crops of oats and barley throughout Eng
land, Scotland, Ireland and Wales are very
large and very fine. The potato crop in
the Kingdom is said to be in a critical con-
dition. The potato disease appeared esrly
in the season in the south and westof Eng
land, and more lately, owing to the preva-
lence of rain, il has made considerable
progress in Scotland and the north of Eng
land. Ii is feared that the potato crop, as
whole, will not be more than one-half of
its usual quantity; and this deficiency will
increase the demand for wheat, barley and
oats. The crops of France have not been
at all good. The weather has been unfa-
yorable, and there is a serious deficiency in
grain and roots. The grain crop of Ger
many has been good, but the potato disease
has also prevailed there, and the crops will
be deficient from one-third to one-half.
The grain crops of Belgium, Portugal and
Spain are deficient Switzerland never
raises grain enough for her own consump-
ton, but this year the usual deficiency seems
to have been increased. Italy, unlike
England, has suffered from continued
drouth, instead of an excess of rains, and
her grain crop is more than usually short.
Algeria, Tunis and Morocco are in the same
conditions. But, on the other hand, Russia,
Turkey, Austria and the Danubian Prinei-
palities have excellent wheat crops this
year the harvest in more than half the
South American States has been good and
of Mexico, Notwithstanding her troubles,
it is reported that she has raised grain
enough tosupply her own population. To
summarize the practical bearing of the
above facts, in the plsinest manner, it may
be sufficient to say that the countries which
will be compelled to buy breadstuffs be-
tween the present time and the next harvest
are Great Britain, France, Belgium, Portu.
gal, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Algeria
Tunis and Morocco; while the countries
which will have grain to sell are the Uni
ted States, Canada, Chill, and some Of the
other South American States, Russia, Tur-
key and the Danubian Principalities. The
stock of old wheat in Great Britain and |
France have not been so low since 1854 as
they are at this time. Large purchases of |
wheat have been for some time past made |
on French account in the Eastern ports.
The French government has intimated to
its citizens that large purchases of bread
stufs would be expedient. For many years
past the imports of wheat into Great Brit
L. L
owing to tho increase of the population,
the improvement in the rate of wages, and
the more liberal expenditure Of the people |
and to these causes is now added the neces-
sity of supplying the deficiency caused by |
the partial failure of this years crop. The
are the amounts of wheat i'm
ported into Great Britain since 1916, taking
periods Of FIVE years together: