Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-18

rived. For example, the comparative
statement Of the closing six months Of the
years 1869 and 1870, shows that the falling
off in wheat receipts for the last harvest
year was wholly owing to the deficient
crop Of Illinois, and that this falling off
would have been mora apparent had there
not heen gain of nearly 206 Oc0 bushels
from Missouri, the falling off of 423 900
III receipts from the Missouri river having
been coul terbalarced by a gain of nearly
300, 600 bushels by the Missouri Pacific
railroad, OF over 100000 by the
North Missouri railroad, and of
nearly 100000 bushels by the
Atlantic and Pacific railroad. Ga thu other
hand the loss of over 800, 600 bushels from
the upper Mississippiw was not compensated
for by the gain of 10000 from the new
railroads, as the Rockford and Rock Island,
which brought grain here that in default
OF the accommodation thus extended,
would have been hauled to the river, while
against the FILLING off Of 270, 600 bushels
from the lower Mississippi river there was
no offset. In other words, the tabular
statement shows that the deficient crop of
1869, in Illinois, occasioned a loss in wheat
receipts here Of over 500, 600 bushels,
while the increase in acreage in Mis-
souri, and Kansas gave q gain in re-
ceipts, from that direction, of about
100, 600 bushels. The loss of 1870 in
Illinois will be fully regained this year, if
we may credit accepted reports from every
portion Of that State. and willie we may
not receive before the 1st Of January fllly
270, 600 more bushels of whest from the
| lower Mississippi than we did in the last
Blk months of 1870, yet we certainly should
receive more than that increase from the
rlysr and the two new RAILROADS that have
| been constructed across the southern pOT-
| ton of illinois. So with the upper Mis-
| sissippi; we may not receive 800, 900 BUSH
| els more than in the closing months
of 1870, via that river, as a por-
ton of the increase will be diverted
| to railroads, but SIS the railroads have by
facilities offered extended the acreage, SO
that the aggregate increase should exceed
the falling off in 1870 So, too, with the
less Of $50 600 bu8bels from the line of the
Ohio and Mississis pi railroad, and the two
roads leading 10 Indianapolis. The crop
along these routes is said to exceed that O.
1869. But, taking the crop of 1869 as 6
fair basis for estimating the crop Of 1871
| Sts 1OulS ouOulu focclf6 lIOul lilInOl5 hIt
that portion OF Missouri bordering OF
the upper Mississippi, from the Is
Of the present month to thC
close of the year, over zoo, 900 bushels O
wheat moro than was received in the cor
responding period Of 1S70--say 244,O0C
from the region drained by the upper Mis-
sippi md Illinois rivers; 23O, coo from tina
portion of the State south of the Ohio anC
Mississippi railroad, and 100000 bushel
from the lines of the four road
tIaversing the Etate from west t.
east. And against this gain her
will be no loss in Missouri; on the con
trary, the acreage in this State is full
equal to that of 1870, while the extension
of our railroad system into Kansas vii
swell the receipts, and make the increase,
amount Of wheat to be handled here i
this half Of the year, as compared wit
1871, well nigh a million bushels.-!S
Louis Republican.