The North-Carolina standard., 1843-04-26
From the N Y. Evening Post
TRADE BETWEEN THE u. S. AMI
GREAT BRITAIN

The following remarks were made by Samuel
A. Goddard, of Birmingham, England, at meet
ing relating to the trade between Great Britain
and this country. Mr.. Goddard is an American
merchant, who has resided in England many
years. The remarks show that the operation oil
the English tariff been not only to shut out the
productions OF other countries from her borders,
but it has also tended to destroy the market for her
own productions
Mr. Goddard being called upon by the chair
man to second the resolution, remarked, it being
the last resolution to come before the meeting, he
would occupy few minutes in speaking of the
trade in which he was intimately connected 1t had
been his intention to have handed to the committee
mass OF statistics in support ofthe business of the
day; but when he set about collecting them, he
found the evidence all hands so abundant and so
conclusive, he shrank from the task of making a
selection. He had however during the meeting,
handed to the chairman some account of the man
uactures ofthe American States; and also list
of articles now made there, or imported from the
continent of Europe, which previous to the pas
sing ofthe laws, were obtained almost entire
y from England. This list comprises:
Carpenters and joiners' tools generally, in
which threefourths ofthe trade is lost.
Agricultural implements ofall kinds, in which
seven-eighths ofthe trade is lost
Buttons, of most kinds, in which one-half of the
trade is lost
Brushes of all kinds, in which the whole ofthe
trade is lost
Combs of all kinds, in whichthe whole of the
trade is lost
Glass, the value of which manufacture is FIVE
millions Of dollars annually ofall kinds, in which
seven-eighths of the trade is lost.
Lead, in various shapes in which the whole of
which IS twenty millions of pounds weight annu-
ally.
Iron, of all descriptions, in which one-half of
the trade is lost. 100000 tons are made annually;
at the time of the passing of the corn law but go
600 tons annually.
Coal, although not a manufacture, is connected
with manufactures, and formerly obtained from
England; one million of tons were obtained from
the mines of Pennsylvania alone last year, and the
quantity is increasing
Leather goods, of all kinds, trade lost entirely.
Nails, the trade is seven-eighthS lost. One of
his correspondents informed him last spring he
had stock of TO- 900 casks of nails of American
manufacture.
Chains, large quantity for ships use are
made
Cotton, $50 900 bags are annually consumed; !;
in 1916, $4,000 bags and list fabout one hun
dred other articles of Birmingham goods, manu-
factured at home, or imported from the continent:
wholly or partly.
Mr.. Goddard went on to say that, notwithstand-
ing the prodigious increase of manufactures in
America, that market had continued to take larg-
er amount of goods from Great Britain annually
than the amount of produce taken in return thus
showing clearly disposition to take goods to the
full extent of the means of payment, and not re-
quire gold and therefore, it is fair to suppose the
trade would increase greatly, were -four and pro-
visions generally allowed to be sent 10 England
in that case, there would assuredIy be a much
greater trade, and more certain payment. The
imports from Great Britain exceeded the exports
to Great Britain, in