The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-19

labor. The population Il being cdnsideFa-
biy Increased by immigration from Europe.
Adelaide (South Australia) adytces OF the
9th ~ January, 1881, state that the Govern.
meet statistics OF the wheat crop OF lSso
m, de / .20S. O40 bushels for that colony, OF
which 1O,S47.llG bushels bad been snippeu
wn 10 The close Of 1880, leaving residue TO
hiring forward into 1881 Of 1854 bushels.
lThe prices OF W beat for this crop opencd in
January, 1880. for shippiog parcels al fort
Adelaide, al 81. Sd. 10 Is. Id. ana went
down as low m A.. 3D., but towarus tue
| close OF the year rose TO ~. 3d.. ana ciosu
at Is. I'D. per bushels, when The new wheat
came forward. The crop now Deing naI-
vested in January and February 1851
will not be equal in either quantiiy OF quf',
| ty 10 last years outcome. III ~ estimated
that the crop OF 1881 will give an average
weld of six bushels per acre, when WIN
make an export surplus OF about 6,o33,335
bushels. The harvest on january 8, lSsi,
was In full swing with the weather all that
could be desired. The value OF shipping
wheat at Port Adelaide was, January 8,
| 1881. a.. 4d. to 4. ID. Freights to United
Kingdom were for those loading at Outports
So. 3D., and at Port Adelaide SOS. per ton.
What the other Australian colonies will
probably turn out there have not been as yet
any reports. The crop Of the other colonies
not including New Zealand, was In 1871,
| 10, 5j3 64S.
The reports Of the condition OF the French
cereal crops. so far as can now be KNOWN
are Of generally favorable character In
the south and west Of France, In several dl-
visions, there has been rain, hat the other d.
visions OF that country have been favored by
| dry and cold weather, which is generally
considered as in every way propitlous Tor
| the autimn-sown cereals, and the prepare
| ton of the land for the March sOwings
which are about being commenced. Inc
provincial markets have latterly been very
| well supplied with cereals, more especially
with wheat. Millers, who are meeting WIN
slow sale OF -four, were reserved IN their
demand for wheat, and the farmers, 100,
| finding present prices very low, prefer 10
hold oyer rather than yield TO any further
decline. Prices OF spring grain were wen
supported; especially choice barley ana
oats were in demand for seeding purposes.
| In the region around Nantes, France, per
reports of 2lst February, the weather
| had for two weeks been mild and wet.
| The waters in the Loire were high, and
between Nantes and Augers the Lore bad
overlooked its banks, and for miles there
was an immense sheet Of water. There i
similar condition OF overflow OF Mayenne
and Sarthe, where hundreds OF farms were
inundated, and out-Of.doOr work for the
time suspended. Farmeis were loud In
their complaints OF losses by the floods.
During the week ended February 20,
1881, there were seven wheat-laden ship>
sailed from ports OF call in the UnIled
Kingdom for the continent OF Europe, COM
prisug one for Antwerp. two for Bordeaux,
two for Calais, and two for ST. Nazaire.
The in port Of wheat for the week ended
February Is, 1881, into France comprised
1884, 900 bushels at MarseilIes, and 4S,OOO
bushels at Hayre, but none at Bordeaux.
The stock OF wheat in docks at Marseil'es
February 49, 1881, was 100000 bushels.
The total imports into France from August
/. 1880. to February 10, 1881, have been
about SO. 120, 900 bushels.
The quantity Of wheat on passage from
America for France by sailcrs at latest re-
ports was 7S7, 200 bushels, including 100000
bushels from Atlantic ports; and OF maize,
1876, 900 bushels.
The quantity OF wheat on passage for
Antwerp at latest advices was: BY sallers,
428. 400 bushels; by steamers from INDIA,
100, 900 bushels; from Egypt. 1l2,OO0 ana
from Odessa, 100, 000-tOtaI, $50, 400 bushels.
Red winter wheat on spot at Apiwerp was
quoted at 46s. Sd. to AS. per $50 pounds.
The imports of wheat into Antwerp Tor the
week ended February %, 1881, was 32O. 600
bushels.
In Germany, at about the middle OF
February, the demand for wheat was fair,
but stocks being light mlIers had to pay full
prices yellow Holsten and Mtcklenberg
soiI;nO Of 1Qs cd IN ais Cd. ppI JO4
pounds +. o. b., and red American winter at
46s. Sd. per $50 pounds.
The population OF the German Empire,
the census Of which has recently been com
pIeted, is 45,194,172.
German imports and exports Of flour in
1880: