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for its own oonsuinption, instead of supplying, as it ongJif 

 to do, from its own surplus, the older countries of Europe. 

 This deficiency of home suj)ply and the vast amount of n rain 

 grown in America distilled into ardent spirits, this finest 

 grain producing' CKunlry on the glohe. was obliged to import 

 its own food. It was stated in tlie New York Papers (hat 

 in the vear 1837, the single port of Baltimore alone rectiived 

 800.000 bushels of Wheat, and 140,000 bushels of rye from 

 Europe." Mc Cidloch says that in the year ending OOth 

 September, 18:37, ;3.f!21,'i>!) bushels of forei<j;ii Wheal were 

 iniported into the United States, of uhic.h 792,(i75 were 

 from En<;land. The cawses thus assigned for the small 

 exportation of corn from the iJnited Stales, are probably 

 as far as they go, I'orrect, but there is reason to believe that 

 the Americans are rousing from their agricultural lethargy, 

 for it is slated by Mc Culloch, that in the year 1840 the 

 United States exported 1,720,860 bushels of Wheat, and 

 1,807,501 barrels of Flour. 13ut we must add that in the 

 next year there uas a decrease, the quantities exported 

 heing only 868,585 bushels of Wheat, and .1,515,817 

 barrels of JFIour. 



Before concluding we will add the following statements 

 from Montreal Market letters*of the exports from that port 



and Quebec, since the Act came into operation. 



Qrs of Wlieal, Biir. of Flour. 



From Montreal, 8tb Nov. 1844 234,076 197,047 



Quebec 26,886 204,868 



Total to 8tb November. 1844 260.962 401,915 



Total to 8th November, 1843 76.802 130,316 



Arrivals at Montreal to 8th November, 1844, by canal 

 and river. 



Bushel"; nf Wheat. Bar. of rioiir. 



Canada 374.088 465,267 



United States 44,9il 112,332 



419,009 577,011 

 Up to the 8th November, 1843 261,486 677,601 



The following prices are quoted. 



Montreal, 9th November, 1844, Fine Canada Flour, 

 24s. to 24s. 6d. per barrel, fine Sour 23s. currency. 



Philadelphia (United States) 23rd November, On 

 Saturday, iiOOO barrels of Flour sold at 4 dollars 25 cents, 

 «Since that 1000 at the same price, and 400 half-barrels at 



♦ Bell's Weekly Messenjjsr. 



