Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-25

er statements of the diminished Weld this wear of
tne Iood crops. Mr.. James Card. an established
anthortsy, IN communication 70 the London
TIMES, furnishes data, based upon his own ex-
perienced rs a considerable grower of wheat and
careful observer, that is of considerable mo-
menL The acreage of wheat in Great Britain
and Ireland for 1870, given IN the agricultural
returns, shows, Total OF so 200 acres. Upon
TINS, after deducting seed, Mr.. Card estimates
tne produce available for consumption at II 0O0,-
w quarters. The annual consumption he places
az Y 900 900 quarters, which would show the i'm
ports required to be II 900 900 quarters. But,
owing 70 the comparative lateness Of the harvest,
the probability is that not more than eleven and
nan months consumption win be needed TO
meet the harvest OF 1872, that the foreign sup
ply required may thus be reduced to very little
over l0,OOO,OO0 quarters. During the last ten
years TINS quantity, we are told, has only once
Deen exceeded. For 1851, which was the worst
crop OF the ten, and certainly inferior TO that Of
tne present year, the import of foreign wheat
within the harvest year was 8, 293, 600 quarters.
IL exceeded 1OO 600 only in 1870, and that after
an average home crop. but with consumption, no
doubt, stimulated by the low price of ass, which
was the average of the year ending the 30th Of
June, 1870. The price Is los. higher now, and IL
for the current year this should be maintained or
exceeded, he is sanguine the consumption viii
thereby TO moderate extent be economical.
The price must necessarily be more difficult TO
estimate than the quantity required, for 70 Is
largely dependent ON the crops and requirements
OF other countries. To a certain extent it will
also be affected by the yield Of the potato crop,
which proves to be more seriously deficient than
had been expected. The wheat crop of France
is largely deficient, but most other crops, and
especially vegetable crops, in that country are
very abundant, and as her present circumstances
must impose great economy, France, MFR. Card
thinks, is not likely this year to import much
wheat as has generally been supposed she would.
The spring grain crops of all kinds in Great
Britain are said to be twice the extent of the
wheat, while the grass and green crops for cattle
are in general quite abundant; 50 that, nOtwith-
standing the deficiency in the wheat and potato
crops, the harvest of 1911 will, when taken alto
gether, be of nearly tul average value. The
Harvest Journal, an agricultural paper, edited by
Mr.. III. Kainsly jackson, another leading author
ity, contains estimates from correspondents of
the British wheat yield over an area of 800 coo
acres (One-fOurth of the whOle), which give an
average of q bushels per acre. Applying this to
the country generally would, according TO the
same authority, result in deficiency of 10 TO II
per cent in the actual yield. This leaves little
doubt of the substantial correctness of Mr..
Cards estimate that the United Kingdom will
require to import about eleven million quarters
of wheat this 1t is certain that the crops
i'm other parts of Europe are defective AS a rule;
but, on the other hand the increased means Of
transit afforded by the extension OF the railway
system throughout the world, give tue depend
ent countries the opportunity Of laying an in
creased area under contribution, and will enable
producers in remote parts to avail themselves Of
the markets of the great grain-cOnsunfng cOun-
tries for the disposal of their surplus produce at
good prices.-New York Shipping List, Oct. Is.