The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-06
Famine in Eurone

Famine in Europe.
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The mails from Europe, which reached this
city on Monday by the Africa. are filled with
accounts of suffering for lack Of food not only
in Great Britain, but on the Continent "a we'll
Accounts had been previously received of bread
riots in London, Liverpool, and Madrid. and
yesterday we published despatch from
Paris announcing a formidable popular ont
break IN Marchiennes, manufacturinp town in
the northern part of France Yet these do NOT
tell half the story. Italy shares to sucb an
extent in this general suffering that the state
ment is wrung from Roman Catholic journal
that her people, from the Alps to the Appenines
are hungry; and so scarce is food that in some
portions OIL that country the people are actually
subsstiDg upon roots, which the fear of starva.
tiOn compels them 10 dug and eat. Throupbout
the manuia aCturng districts OF Great Britain the
distress Is appealing. Relief committees have
been organized in many cities and towns in the
United KINGDOM, and so generals the dearth of
food, that the London Times calls for the en-
pointmeut OF a general relief committee for he
whole of England The same steamer which
brought these tidings also brought letters from
English gram factors expressing great appre-
hension about the supply OF wheat. and orders
from Antwerp for rye at prices which will make
the cost of IT delivered there one dollar bushel
in gold, while, heretofore, IFS average price in
that market has beenbut three-hfthsof that sum-
In aword facts at hand warrant the statement
that Europe, from the North Sea to the Medi-
terranean, is cry ing for bread. .. t-
The question at once arises, Whence are to
come the supplies 20 meetth pressing dem and (?
The wheat crop o. Great Britain in 1866, like
that in 1865, was short. aud according to the
latest calculation, Ga, 600 bushels will have
to be imported to supply the average consump-
ton until the harvest OF 1867 This would
naturally come from the Continent and the
United States, but from the latter little can be
expected save from California and OF the whole
Continent none has any surplus but Russia.
The stock Of wheat now in store in the princi
pal markets W Chls coEntrY is, in round num-
bers. 40O0 900 bushels, which is about two
thirds of the quantity in store at this time last
year, and it is not accumulating. 1t is further
estimated that the total supply of wheat at the
grain mark cts OF the world (taking INTO account
the reduced quantity remaining from 1865 and
the short crop of 1860 is but two thirds of the
average supply OF previous years. AS regards
other grains, the United States can furnish for
expectation q moderate quantity of corn, rye
and oats, and at moderate prices; and as an
index of the stock of grain now in store, we
append table of the stock in this market on
Saturday last:--
Flour, barrels. $50 900 Oats, bushels 30 zoe, 900
Wheat bush.....2 100000 Rye, .... 6000 900
Corn, .....S,9OO,O ,OOO Barley, ...l ,9OOOOO
Total grain, bushels. 3OO 600
AS before limited, it is mainly to Russia and
California that Europe must look for relief, and
were the former to withhold supplies, general
famine would be the result. Herein may lie
. the reason for the apparent apathy OF France
and England towards the action of Russia in
reference to the Eastern question, since they
are in no condition to 60 to war if that course
should be rendered necessary by the conduct
/ of the Gar: and it is among the possibilit es
that the Emperor of all the Russias, conscious
OF his opportunity, may avail himself OF 1t tC
seize the long-coveted prize of the key to th'