Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-08-08
BRITISH OREIGN TRADE
HOUSE OF LORr,s. NAY III;


BRITISH FOREIGN TRADE
HOUSE OF LORDS, MAY 2i.
Lnnn lhVfRPooL said he should not deceive
tts House, II when their table was loaded
"ith rttSiot:s from t.e mercantile, the agri-
ruiinrai, and the manufacturing interest he
Shonld declare that tie interest Ut the foreign
trade was alone impoI,s,.t He therefore felt
In iteh'. in justice TO himself and flosx with
whom he acted, 10 state Why he had not pro-
posed acme mote general inquiry. Ii was as
material To decide what hey would not do as
what hey would do: for il was quite certain
tsiat The cUuElIy would never settle into tram
Gnt,ltty whilst The minds of mon we're Kent
a51ai, as they were al present upon this sub
lrSt. lie was most auXious 10 tranqu'lI,ze the
tubHc mind upon II ; aun, in order to do so, lie
as ready ia 'ay every document officially be-
f"ie the House or "a Committee il A commit
-" should be thFAch, necessary which might
ne requisite. Fist, however, he ntnst call
"roi lac House tn consider what the Internal
"ihte % ths country was; aud in doing So they
Won'd be able 10 whe ;iIsr the distress lad
i.fo~n nuI at dmtpuiion OF uuriht-rlial con-
sumption or not. The Noble Lord then made
comparison between the number Of pounds
81 va, cohee, tobacco, malt. and of gallons ct
BRUSH spirits, which had been consumed ia
we present year, and lie average number of
Those consumed IN the three preceding wears
80 all these commodities tHcppt the last he
STATE q stai there WIS AZ increase ut coHsump-
liou, aas that the elimination OF The latter had
heen cote penss'ed 10y more Than "a proportion
~ iucteaS" IN 'he consumption of foreign Spi-
81
"E"h next 10 bread vas an article ~ ul-sl
general use. Fhe fairsst way would he %
l@AS The average consumption OF the last
'Arte irafs, aGo coinptr. i, with the quantity
cons"'u9" his tes'. TakiDs then The ypals
ISL, ~ and ~ h, sound the = prave con.
sumption 10 h. - 90 $40 .bs-Tns cousomn.
fiom from the 5'it as Anril 1919 10 the 5th of
N'''; '6%D waS = 81: "a lbs. making no in
Cch''dt' Die increase ~ ihe present wear La
Ia ast'c'e OF cOtle. he found ,hHt The aver
az O." sumption "f the last lire, wears WIS
- 'oa i'S The consumption 1t III year
ehu1nE 3'i Arrii, 1920. was 1855 $50 lbs -
maAl"% mall dininuiion as compared with
l"t aS"Fa-e OF the previous tliree wears. The
af-iaSe consumption OF tobacco during The
4.'s' -"'Ge yeas, MAS IL y6T,7il lbs that of
'ie Sca' ending fhe 18th Arril was IL I75 OH
I"r. nag deficiency of 70l ,79i lbs. This
- Inc average co"sumptiun of malt dur
ihS me same PERIOD was -, 1870 2?3 lbs that
o. last year 23,07i 1857 ib.. giving an increase
oi consumption last yeai OF SlI lido lbs The
d'"iaEc assumption OF English Scotch. and
!'isi spiiiiS dnTine she laSt three wears, taxi
iHS uie Uincial value, was s. .I73 753 that of
idst year was 4 4 sci 81 !; being ID elimination
vi more than 800 o00 Bnl the foregoing di
H''t'' 'oh was more Than compensated by the
extra Importation OF foreign spirits last wear
fiom thFse accounts, in vhici there could be
no lail1fy, 10 was clear. he said 10 dirnnuiion
oi tie articles of domestic consumntion had
taken PLACE, but, on tie contrary. an increase
t1e had followed this calculation in The com.
MUn articles o! life, To which no regular re-
tuii hdd oeFn made Out-m butter in salt in
DfichS, IN tiles, &c. and had found the regnlt
10 lie i.ie same. This was satisfactory be.
ctiSe u showed that whatever might be the
iheuence OF local distress, there was the same
SNutt"! consumption as there was before il .
had td!lcn upon the country Henextadyer;ed
20 ne state Of the foreign trade as REGARDED
bflii'h Manufacture AID produce. lei oyy
C@"'e 10 anOIhFr part al tbs question, namely
~" foreign trade, and particularly HAT in
IIi!ish manufactures. Here IL 2 admitted there
VS. considerable falling off Ihe declared
NSr"c pt British AVID Irish manufactures ex-
parted ~ toiS Was 4 rs 503, 200 Ia 1910 il
was 50 ,93g 5D6 leaving deficiency IF
4 10 5cl,21i Bot IL siIonld be Tecpllectgd
h""eVeT, ihai The preceding year was one of
great trading effort; Il sSOuld therefore he
peter TO take the ave age vi the years 1916.
- "hu 10 The a,erage export trade Oi Hose
lhfee yeats was 10, I6l ,756, leaving "A d. fici-
ehcy o. 4 800 900, compared with last
yeas. This was doubtless "A very great falling
on bui beiOI e they entered into any inunirV
ITO me cause OF ct, 1t was material 10 look to
"Hat ihc trade of tie country was autecedent
10 lHe last war, and also at the periods of that
WAY, "hcn Ne were III the most HYniisi,Iug
sSate. In the year 1882 one of orr greatest
amounted 10 value TO R2I, $50 2J0. In the ioI
iO"ti eatf they we've as follows -
IovO- ....'....-...f Is DOC. Oc0
loOI '.'.'.'........,t7 100000
lofo. .......s.s.,..25,i DD, 800
IcVJ. 20 ,0VD 600
iotp'''s...s. ,..s..3J 900 ,0c0
49, 1871 -.....-...,.-..5i go 600
he'e were the years Of ibe war i'm which our
commerce. had risen to its greatest extent. 1t
va tgue iiiat lite average he had taken was
othCithi near II 900 00H during the. Iasi wear
hnt htii orr exports were nearly az great now
~ thtY were during The most huurishiOg years
90 Tie war. IL a6Xt bCcaine necessary TO iu-
f'ite ~ Whai branch Of our trade a falling off
rad taken place some decrease in our Euro
Pean ifade had undoubtedly taken place. bat
D 90. 20 any considerable extent. That defcien-
~ 90 not, On an average OF il,rrc vea4s cy.
teed i%Oj,9HW, Ore article on which our ex- |
ports hah q nIniShfd q Was the refined SUGAR
lfct the ports o! tbc Bfsziis Rad bee. oueI,ed |
~ 'N'E Po"ci5 III cGmlOn win ns tley SIN.
Pt '.' inseifes Witu ipst article. failing !
OF "a $50 ta"en place last yeai ~ our conii. !
H."'di trace 10 tHe anuant of Gao ggyk but
VIM f.A"h onF trade was increasing The
NPDle Marquis bad alluded 20 our rclatint,s
WIZ" itdia, bui " I've you'd consider she t.,f /
CAUSES "f Odt distress hn would r,d Tia IN Ia
VIC ne E'Ht % the i1dia market ona lie fall !
- - % our race WIN America The Noble
90, PF"'e eded w detail tue falling of tshirh
b1o iaEcu place ln cur exports 10 4netira of !
C"tt"ntt Gia $, "CO'~tS, cutie rN 'bdrdt,5fs 80
I'aN'"-, upon ~ aFrtage O. Three wears = dc.
hcifucl Of 100 J0H annually. 'fbe S,oi,i,
ria SJs admitted that distress ,ggqrot ,pholiv
'"'.' ~ 70 thi5 county, Tie lLotd LIVERPOOL
" iii ~ l""F. lie said tiilt ia psrvadcd tbn
"ao.e IS Europe, nor Dad +; S,p me-,
eNlt,'"fo i'tcH. and was 10 Where iuqse So
FN'ty fet ha1 70 vac AZ present ~ lie. United
." iitA % America and he would tl. rcfnre
U.S. nose WHO enli''a tie yfe seiit sfavp,fioU
81 oar trade 10 thr vtltris Of tAxat.on' U.fes
apd p"or-ratts w,isii he was free. q, ce,ge,s
ionti d'M Of ainei.ci vitb lis r1ye.ne an
'"'n 70 pause before tiicysscrised our distress