The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-10-31

This table shows that in 1884, the commerce of France
in French ships, 100 per cent of that in foreign
Sels In lsl0 reduced to 81 per Of it. In 1897
the trade nearly equal France doing about one.half
the business with all foreign nations with which she
muncaed How different result do the figures for the
United States present! In 1885, the business in American
vessels 500 per of that in foreign vessels in
1910, than $50 per The trade between France
andthe United States done in lsO per by the
vessels of the United States and Ia per cent by those of
France. The trade between France and England was
done per cent by English vessels and 30 per by
French vessels Suppose treaty to be opened
with France to induce her relnqush the Ia per cent
which she does Of the trade with the United States and
allow the United States to do the whole would she be
likely to listen to it On the contrary, would she
throw back in teeth, the accusations have laid
against the grasping and avaricous power Of England
For country protesting the republican principles
procity does certainly appear that notion of rec
procity means to have the whole ourselves
The above table offers just ofcomplaint If the
position is assumed that the United States will hold no
intercourse with foreign nations, unless the American
vessels do the whole business both fetching
then it is better to proclaim it at The tonnage
tables and the number of ships that arrive and clear
usually appealed indication of the state of the
trade. This is very delusve, however. No merchant
wants to sail his vessel unless she gets large freghts
IL
freghts For instance the noble packet ship Roscus
in the other day with $500 freight; in $780, she
would have had $4,000. Now, however many foreign
vessels in here it appears they do but very small
proportion of the business. OF the goods brought from
abroad foreign vessels bring IL to Is per only in
ls4l less than 10 per cent OF the United States goods
sent to foreign countries foreign vessels carry l6 to
per cent only and of foreign goods carried foreign
countries, American vessels carry hreefourths. Now
canuot perceive the legislation the policy which
has produced such state ofaars be very vicious in
itself Therefore ascribe to that the depres
sion complained Of In looking for other causes we find
that in 1899 the whole imports were, as compared with
1910, as follows
Imports 1899, lis,s7is,s ia,sl1 $50 leeosa,Is2
Decline, s5l,O7i,9Oo 3,ss73 $3.50 62s
1889 was year of great paper imitation, and was fol-
lowed by revulsion in 1s4o whereby American vessels
brought s5lol 900 less goods than 1922 amounting
probably $3.50 900 of freights In lsa they again in
creased 100000 while that in foreign vessels did not
increase ALL In the exports the was the case
The American vessels carried 900 more in 1910
than in 1885, and foreign vessels about the Now
appears that the business of the American vessels in
declines with the of imports made into
this country hence whatever decreases the import of
goods, dimnishes the shipping business This dminu-
ton of imports in order to protect manufactures the
direct and avowed object of the late tariff 1t has pro-
duced its effect and now that the ships without EN-.
poy the manufacturers endeavor to blind the public to
the true cause by getting up cries against treaties made
years since, and under which the shipping business
fourhed until the whole trade was DESTROYED by an
onerous tariff.
Ia relation to the export trade appears that 1887
to Slo there inc of OOO or about %
per cent This increase in the following artices:-
Flour, $4,000 900 Cotton Goods 700 600
Tobacco, 900 600 Other articles 300 900
All this increase in American vessels and mostly
to England Now what is to be the future of thing
The late prohibve tariff has thrown the import trade
into British bottoms to be carried Canada Struggled
the frontier. The vessels in which those imports
made will then going through the ship canal load in
the western lake ports with American produce touch at
Montreal and Quebec, and clear for England carrying
their cargoes thher at nominal duty under the late
regulations all produce coming from Canada shall be
deemed and taken to be of colonial growth The
Western States will object to this operaton-it will
be for their benefit but the Atlantic cities which in
evil hour listened the minded shortghted and
foolish Chinese policy of protection against the outside
barbarans" will find their marine pretty reduced TO
a level with that of the Celestial Empire.