Show tills is becoming WHEAT a subject of some little importance in utah territory by reason of its being the only cereal product we are enabled to export to any extent and except minerals forming tio principal baals of our outgoing commerce as well as being alio clinef dependence of our people for sustenance these facts combine t wheat in a conspicuous position here and as our population increases the product enlarges and priore extended traffic with the commercial world in engaged in its importance expand in proportion and more interest is created as to the question of its production and what shall be done with alio when produced considerable and to borne extent as we look at it unnecessary forebodings as to scarcity are indulged in on lie part of our gr angers their vision is drawn to the summits of the wasatch mountains where exist the natural reservoirs which have all along supplied the requisite aqueous nourishment for alio cultivation of our crops and seeing there a more meagre supply of snow than lias customarily to been lie care at aliis scabon of lie year they indulge in misgiving which though perfectly natural are nevertheless not so well grounded as a careful inspection of of the bl tuition and comparison of data would support in alio first place allowing the population of utah alio depend upon internal resources for to be a liberal estimate wo and comparing alie consumers with alio supply we find a gratifying equation the total holdover hold over supply from last and previous sea sow up in bushels the total amount of shipment contracts thus fir including the arc of Z C M I reaches BOi less than leaving a surphy of old wheat of at least bushels now that this year only one third ofa crop through scarcity of water and other i i raised basing our calculations upon only lie yield of last yc r wo would then have bucheli bu sheli added to the amount above stated shows a total supply of to depend upon or say bushels per head or one half bushel more than the average consumption of each individual as shown by ita independent of corn and other grain winch are used for human food to a greater or less extent again if there be a half yield we would then have after the next liar act fully six per capita amplo for and seed bantly it tho crop should be full and trie condition of winter wheat the certainty of them being liberal rin fallo prefigure such result there would bo such a sur plu as would cost more than its worth in handling alf and it would bo difficult to of it at any figure in yesterday mornings jianos we published a telegraphic report of alie condition of alie wheat crop in california this showed lie prospective yield as greatly in of the average the holdover hold over supply of last year in that stale was the enormous figure of tons of which mime tons have been shipped leaving to bo to alio yield of the present season there are only tons of in san francisco with a prospect of more during the season not enough to export one half of the prospective surplus oatha state alone so that wo have a secondary dependence there winch can le relied upon should the come to llie worst a circumstance to which good judgment rewn and cold figures do not point alie question now arias aa to whether in view of alie enormous wheat supply prefigured pre figured for tho clo of alio present season it is not belter to make the most of existing opportunities tuni ties by disposing of some of our present surplus can bodino advantageously chiw obviating a gorge of ho article such as would inevitably result di to those who produce and deal in tho article if our export do not at ecat equal our imports wa gradually ourselves o poverty and what shall we export the nurs of th people do not engage in mining mid they aro left little bo their wheat to bring them the means with which to purchase new supplier and euch may be connected previous transaction the experience of taboo abo mingle with commercial affairs and alie judgement jud gement of men of all teach us that tho tide of must be reciprocal in its how to sal ind tho curo common prosperity section permits itself to receive moro than it sends out is rapidly gravitating towards decadence and obscurity and while tho instincts of nature and the provident disposition which experience engenders show eliat it M not wise to part with tho lat kernel or with such quantity as would prejudice our prospects of sustenance wo connot but deprecate the carrying policy extent at would produce stagnation if not ruin it is not alie part of men to permit any measure of public importance to become a mania them for they re thereby blinded at times when alie good consistent with alie state of trade is unseen our commercial men have done and are doing a good work the amount of wheat which they have contracted to export Is but a tithe of our supply present and prospective and can be spared while this money which it will airing is needed ton nago ia in demand and when it is secured let us make alio most of it alio stores pay good prices for many of them paying in merchandise alie equal of what or greater amounts alian they receive in turn depending for their profits upon thanin accruing from lie disposition of their goods out of which must come freightage storage and handling ac the people who have large quantities have thus an excellent opportunity for supplying themselves with articles which they need while disposing of only that which they do not need we feel justified in stating that no harm will from the present grain movement but that kiich good may be accomplished |