The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-02

The San Francisco Commercial Her.
aid has an article in relation to wheat eK.
port, which seems in measure to ac-
count for the recent advance in prices
II says:
We now propose TO give a comparative
review Of the produce trade for tho first
three months of the present harvest year,
beginning july lst, 1867, as compared
with like period in 1866. New York
has increased her demands for our bread.
stuffs as follows: In 1865 she took only
797 barrels, Of -four during the period
above stated, but since harvest this year
she has taken 20,6Sl barrels, an increase
Of 1904 barrels. OF wheat she took
Ga, Al sack last year, against 116, 1872
sacks the first three months Of this har.
vest year, difference Of 52,745; redue.
cd TO wheat at two cents the pound, the
money value Of her requirements for the
three months ending September Both, is
1856, ,470, s223 ,J94 more than for the
same period last year. The requirements
Of Great Britain show a still greater in
crease over the corresponding period Of
1896. That country took s930.64S worth
Of our breadstuffs in the period stated
but this year she has to the value Of g..
70l ,C44 in the same time. The exhibit
of our -four trade with China shows
neither decline nor advance, but the ex-
ports Of wheat were much less. having
iallep of three quarters. On the other
hand, South America has made demands
| upon us for 4G, $50 barrels Of -four aud
ii ,0i9 sacks of wheat, being the com.
mcneement Of our braadstGf trade in that
| direction.
As further illustrating the causes
which led to tho advance, and which af.
ford good reasons for believing that high
prices will be maintained, We copy the
following from tho New York Post.
The late adviocs respecting the Euro
pean crops indicate generally deficient
harvest that is scarcely up TO the average
of former years. Il is omipous that at
the commencement of the harvest prices
in grain should rise in nearly all tho Con-
| tinental markets. In France tho crops
arc inferior both in quality and quantity,
aud the Government is purchasing grain
10 provide against the dangers of scarcity.
To add TO this misfortune, there is an al.
most total failure in the hart esis in Al
gegia. which has heretofore sent large
supplies of breadstuifs to France, In
Spain the crops arc so deficient tha: the
Government has opened all its Mediter-
rapean ports for free imporiatious of
grain. In Belgium and Portugal the
harycsts are limited, while the accounts
from the great grain producing regions OF
Central Europe are anything bnt salts.
factory. In England the gloomy appre.
tensions respecting tho harvests have
been partially dissipated by fine weather,
and there is prospect of larger yield
than had been anticipated. But the
supply at best you'd fall below the aver
age.
From these accounts it appears proba.
BILE that there will be an active European
demand for all the surplus produce in the
Western States that can be moved to the
Atlantic scaboard for some mopths to
come. The supply in England and on
the Continent was very limited, and the
first fruits of the new crops were requir.
ed for immediate consumption. That
there will be anything like a famine oil
famine prices in Europe is entirely i'm
probable. But there will be undoubted
ly, good deman for American bread
stufs at remunerative prices.