The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-01

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Among the guests at tho Palmer House
is Mr.. F. F. Belsey, OF Rochester, England,
who, sf,cr visiting Toronto, Canada, as
the Representative, at the Young Mems
Christian Association recently held there,
Of his city, has come 10 spend a few days
in Chicago,
After the Tribune reporter who called
upon Mr.. Kelsey yesterday evening had
had on interesting and instructive CONVEX.
aAtion with him OH the subject Of the ben.
efls 10 be derived from the wide dissent.
nation OF Young Mems Christian AssoCla.
tons as ngenCies Of religious and moral
elevation, he questioned the gentleman
from England, whose business Is that OF a
dealer In wheat, as TO the present condi.
ton and future prospects OF
THE ENGLISH WHEAT MARKET.
"When l left England this spring." Mr..
Bolsey explained, 'the prospects, for q
good crop were better than for some years
past. The farmers were looking forward
to q decidedly better season. The spring
crops we're rather backward, but we were
having q dry season, and that was very
favorable. The great trouble with US, you
know, Is damp, cold weather. The oppo.
site has been the rule In England 30 far
this year, and generally speaking the farm.
era prospects are more cheerful than usual
In consequence"
"What prices will they realize for their
prOduClY
at begins to look as though the Ameri-
can short crop was having a good effect
upon prices. think D farmers will
realize we'll upon their wheat this fall"
"How are the European crops 10 which
England AlPo looks for her supply Of
DFeadstufsY'
III 10 said that the Russian crop is a
very good one, which, OF course, will help
compensate for the American shortage"
"WhaL is the extent Of the acreage un.
der wheat In England this yest2'
ut is not large; not more than
THREE MILLIONS OF ACRES"
"What will the average yield per acre
be, In all probability"
1.-THE standatd average in England, you
know, Ia 800 per acre, and the prospect, as
far rs I can zee, Is that the present crop
will be fully ny 10 the standard average,
Tho $4,000 O0O OF human mouths con.
slnnlly TO be kept supplied Ia Great
Brissiu aud Ireland ltqnites an annual
allowance Of i've aud u hall bushels Of
whe teach, or II to'Al oil nearly I~OO,pOO,OOO
u bushels. Thne, ynti zee, We shall have
to impatt over 100 0O0. 900 u buehels."
"WhAt do you think will be the Hnal
effect Of the competition oil the cheap
wheat producing lands Of AmetiC4 with
the much more expensive lands similarly
applied In Great Blilain9'
al believe LhG!
NO FARMER, POR His own sAKE,
should go on trying to grow what others
can pefmantly produce and send all lower
rate. Still with a full temperature and a
fatty favorable season IL Bsemsto me that
the heavy corn lands Of our country can
vet grow wheat against the world, lilhefe.
lore, from our present three millions acres
unAsS vhBat we have 10 withdraw a million
and A haliol our poorer lands, we should, as
VA have o. OOO, GOO acres Il Cnltiyable soil
in d ieat Britain, only hAveto find temuhet.
alive employment for about ons'thlrtieth
patt Of the cultivated acreage d our coun.
nv. Possibly you have no idea Of the
"Reminiscences Of the heavy corn lands !
have alluded 10. Under the most favor.
a6le conditions I have known some Of these
lands produce an average oil eighty bush
Ella an acre,-a result that will stand any
| competilion from abroad. The lighter
iands, which competition may force iron
The production Of wheat, can DO very sue