Delmar. 



[Oct. 



CoifCLUSIOK. 



When it is remembered that the wheat trade between the United States 

 and Great Britain is an export of 42 million bushels a year from the for- 

 mer, to help supply a demand of 95 million bushels a year on the part of 

 the latter, the utter insignificance of Egypt in this respect and her inabil- 

 ity to supply such a material portion of this trade as is likely to have the 

 slightest appreciable effect upon its course or prices, is believed to be 

 evident without any further argument. 



Appending, first, the commercial movement of wheat, I will close with 



a few word 5 relative to the government and the future material welfare 



of Egypt. 



Commercial Movement. 



Year. 



1833 (q). 

 1841 (r)^ 

 1853 . . . . 

 1854.... 

 1855 (s) . 

 1856.... 



1857 . . . . 



1858 . . . . 



1859 . . . . 



1860 . . . . 



1861 . . . . 



1862 . . . . 



1863 . . . . 



1864 . . . . 



1865 . . . . 



1866 . . . . 



1867 . . . . 



1868 . . . . 

 186.9 . . . . 



1870 («). 



1871 . . . . 



1872 . . . . 



1873 («). 



Exportsof "Wheat Keceived in the Exports toFrance. 

 from Alexandria. United Kingdom Bushels. (5 to 1 

 Bu. (5tolardeb.)! Bushels of 58 lbs.! ardeb.) 



(g). In 1833 the Nile failed to overflow its Uanks, the harvest was greatly deficient, 

 janiiae ensued and grain rose to a high price ; nevertheless prices were still higher on 

 the Black Sea, and Mehemet Ali, turning a deaf ear to the sufferings of his own people, 

 sent 60,000 ardebs thither for sale.— MacGreggor. 



(r). In 1841 the exports of wheat from Egypt were mainly to Italy and Turkey. The 

 British trade did not spring up until after this date. 



(s\ In 1855 the exports of wheat were 5,573,070 bushels to Great Britain ; 652,205 to 

 France ; 137,900 to Austria and 2,011,085 to other countries. 



(t). In 1865, failure of grain crops. Exports of grain prohibited until .July 31, 1866. 



{u). In 1870, failure of grain crops. Exports of grain other than wheat : Rice 100,625, 

 Maize 6,b95 and Barley 170,265 bushels. 



(v). Wheat shipped from Alexandria to United Kingdom 1862 to 1872 inclusive, 29,- 

 352,260 bushels at five to the ardeb. Total received in United Kingdom during same 

 period 30,289,172 bushels of 56 lbs. each— a substantial agreement. 



(to). 18;2. Also 58,855 bushels to Italy. 



