The Grain and Flour Trade [pp. 159-164]

162 THE GRAIN AND FLOUR TRADE.
Peas and Beans....................177,488 bushels.
Oats...............................416,147 "
Bread.............................. 50,498 barrels.
CROP OF WHlIEAT AND INDIAN CORN IN THE UNITED STATES.
The last annual estimate of the crops of the United States wvas
made at the Patent office, for the year 1S45. It is known that the
crops of grain for 1846 were more abundant than those of the year
prev ious, but we have not the means of forming a calculation on the
increase.
Thle following are the estimates of thle Commissioner of Patents,
with regard to the crops of wheat and Indian corn for 1845. We
have div-ided( the United States into two sections-thle first, erlbracing the Atlantic States and Mlichiganl (as the markets of the latter are
principally obtained via the Hludson river and the St. Lawrence)the second, em-bracing the Valley of the MIississippi, excluding xvestern Penns)-lvaiia, Virginia and New York:
ATLANTIC STATES AND OIICIIIGAN. VALT,EY OF TIlE MISSISSIPPI.
WXheat. Ildian corn. Wheat. Id. c. orn.
1ush els. 0 lu},,Is. lh iLh Is. B I,Lsh 1..
Ne, E,nzlanlE State -....... -2. 363.000......11.946,000 Ohio................ 13,57.(;oo......576(!0000)
New York.................16,200,000......13.> 50.010 Iin........... 7.01-t,(,0...... 30.f6'5.0 ))
New Jerse................ 1 050,00...... 7.314,000 Itlihois...................... 4.563,:J......(.5,5.4,00)
Penllyv:Llia * —-..............10,00 0 1.1516.00. lissori...-..... 1'-,5.120.....15.,1,.L.
Deh(twa0re0c........... — ——.. 440. 000...... 2.713.00 Ke tly................. 4,769.('i)...... 54,6',15.1)0
I;lrylll * —— *.................. 414,...... -3,3,,.0300'l'elllese..........*..- S310.i0o......70,';5,0011
District of Colmbia....... 150...... 35.000................... 2,-7,1t)0...... S*.'';0(0o
irini.................... 11.,15.1)(o......27.12.0 0 lisissii................ 37S,)000...... 2,1s7, 000
North (Ca0rol1na............. 1,969.0(:0......10) otii ia-70.............*... 8,360,000
Sot liotoa. * —- 1,16S,00. 1. 8,1Sa4 010 m.................. 9a0,000......16,650,000
(eoria.................... 1,571,000......13,3 0.000 XWXs sin.................t... 672.0001
Flo............................. 33.000...................... 9300.. 20,,000
ichian.................. 7.061,000...... 4.945,000
~- -- ~Total................ 45:36,000.....292,451,000
Tot.,l-Atkl,ntic States, &c 61.11.000.....'5,448,000
Xi Valley of:\iss. ——. 45.36200....2920.151.000
Total- -United States.... 10,:3:3,000...*417,s99.000
The above estimnates appear to us to be ovcrratedl in some instances, antd underrated in others. If we asstnbe thec agglr'tlte,
howve-er, to be about the total amount of the crop of 1S15, and atdl(l
a snmall increase for that of 1816, we imay take the wixvheait crop of
1S-16( at 110 miilliolis, and that of Indian corn at 46(0 millions of bushels.* On this basis it appears tlhat oiur exports to for(i,?2n cotlIniris,
for tile }-ear elIding( Sept. 1, 1S47, amiotitit(1(I ill (ilantity to abott
25 per cent. on the crop of wheat, and less than 5 per cent, on the
cropl) of It(lidiln corn.
WVith re(gard to the crops of the present vcear, the accounts receivcd(l
froli all quarters of the United States justify the )belief tlhat the liarvests, both for xvlheat alnd Indian corn, Aiill be lmore a!tldlti;tdlt than.l
those of last y'ear. Perhaps it woutl(l be safe to estitat( all -Iali-itiol
of 15 per cent. on the qualltit- of wvheat raised oxer that of 1 111,
and:30 per (e1t. on the crop of I n,lial corn, m:lkiln,'/lbolt 130,000,000o
buslhe(ls of the former, and 600,000,000 i)usll(,s of thle latter.
Should th.e expectations of these increasedl (qualtitics be realized
with regard to these imlortant staples, an(l the promise of abullndlant
harvests in Etirope be also realized, thus cutting off a large proportio11 of the great demand from abroad, which has stimulated and(l suis * This is about the estimnate of t11e Patent office; an ad(lition of 10 per cent. being
added to 1743. We rather reg;ard the estimllate as mu01'ch 1oo Iowy.