Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-22
From 1909 Ia Isis,
1879 In lag.

Islg 10 Ic.-, !i1g.Ull Ia NO 51,,h1. 10 t
l.a9 ls:s., 9-3,s9s $50 90 ac sos 90
Such had been the imporatIons, not exported for
the thirty years preceding inclusive Of the year 1888
it The tables presented 10 us from the Treasury Depart
ment were 10 be depended upon, though the results
presented had, IN some things greatly surprised him.
he had often heard the increase of population referred
to safe rule by which to calculate the increase Of
mportaons, and the honorable Senate. from Kentucky
had made that reference, Of the data by which
calculations were to be made. 1t must undoubtedly
have its influence, because the increase of consumers
must tend to enlarge the demand for the articles be
consumcd but when he that the average importa.
tons consumed in the country, for the years in
GLIDING 1909 and ISIS, greater by almost eight
millions per year, than those for The succeeding Ten
years, including 1919 and ls2S and when he reflected
that the first period embraced second war with
England of three years during which foreign commerce
was supposed TO he almost anniilated, and that the
whole of the latter period had been usually counted
one of almost uninterrupted trade and prosperity and
certainly was one OF most rapid and almost, if al
together, unexampled increase in population he
was compelled TO believe that there were Influences
graduating foreign trade far more powerful than
the increase of our population. The third period too
that from le29 to ISIS inclusive, without its
lesson for reflection 1t was within this period that
the protective policy, almost independent Of the cons-
deralon of revenue had its prevalence and still its
average of nportaons for consumption is full one
third higher than that of either of the former ten years
He had also sought the mportatons for the years
1881 IS4U, from the tables OF the and
navigation of the country, the table from which he
had drawn the other results did not extend to those
years The tables oil commerce and navigation do not
give the expectations, that he could only present;
The gross mPortations Of the two last named years
They were given as follows
Value of Importaons.
For the year 1889, Sl62,0ia ,l32 90
Do do 1910, l07, l4l 80 90
Here would be falling OF of mportaons be.
tween 1889 and $780, of almost fifty five millions of
dollars, and the examinations of the several years
the whole series of the thirtytwo years mentioned,
would show great fluctuations The amount of impor-
tatons for consumption, IN 1886, hundred and
sixty eight millions while the same amount for 1885
was but one hundred and one millions.
The honorable mover of the resolutions, from the
calculations he has presented, arrives the conclusion
that the mpoaons for future years will average but
ninety one millions, and those calculations be tells US,
based not upon the imports but The exports. lie
may be near the truth. MIR. w. had not made and
could not make prospective calculations, any farther
than safe conclusions could be drawn from the facts OF
the past Those he had given. The tables of COM
but the importatons Of that year would probably sink
something below those of 1910, perhaps as low the
Senator estimate of ninety.onc millions.
Was il safe, however, TO make the business of lS4l
the basis for the arrangement of permanent tariff OF
duties' Was it not likely that the present period OF
depression had reached its limit in that YEAR, He hoped
it had The mportatons of s42 might be as low, pos
siby even lower; for events now Transporting in
the States we'll here, which could not fail TO have
most powerful influence, favorable or unfayorable,