The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-11-28


The value Of all the cotton manufactures exported for
nine months ending June &c. s43, is about three times
the exported in We in this table con.
siderable nuctuaon in the value of the manufactures
exported from year year. which be attributed
the the market than to the variations in the
quantity shipped, the FIRST table shows u steady in
crease in the amount OF the material consumed
While this has been going in the amount
ported our home markets have increased than hun
dred per cent The population Of the United States in 1880
amounted TO IL s66 02O souls and in 1910 to H.
increase CT abon. fifty per cent At this moment the
population cannot fall much short Of twenty millions
souls; this gives much greater demand for consumption
than existed fourteen years ago, and requires
ponding increase in the supply Of manufactured goods
The attention Of the principal governments Of the world
has recently been turned to the establishment OF
mercia treaties tending to increase the sale and
sumption OF the produce and manufacturers Of each
the others Heretofore markets in fore gn countries
the sole Of the principal products oil this have been
ted through the advancement OF individual enterprise,
unaided by the support of government Even against
stric,ions almost amounting to prohibition, the mercantile
classes have established trade that rapidly increasing
our internal prosperity, and giving employ ment to the
rapidly increasing population Of the country To ri,
impetus TO all these elements Of wealth. &c, the 60.
vernmen Of this and other countries have very recently
opened negotiations with each other the subject re.
ciprocy and have doubt the most favorable re.
suits will be produced liberal policy is adopted Our
recent advices from Europe give accounts Of
treaties being formed between the Zolv and Bel
gum and also the PROBABILITY Of the Brazilian ambassa
dor succeeding in his negotiations with the Germans.
ALI movements made in relation to CONNER.
cial treaties 10 unfavorably affect the manuiactur
ing interests Of Great Britain In the treaty betw cen the
Zollveren and Belgium, the most important alteration
with respect to printed and colored cottons the dut,
UPON which has been raised from ala francs per kilo.
gramme 3as, increase Of than fifty per cent
Most OF the articles affected by the tax are those
which England has heretofore exclusively supplied or
In which 1t comes in competitor with France and Ger
many. These articles to have duty laid upon them
equivalent to q prohibition, while the articles
coming from France and Germany to be admitted at
orner rates. The Zolverein, in return, extends
ponaing advantages. The government Of the United
states, at present, Of fhe treaties in
istence, cannot form commercial treaty with any
ton disposed to reciprocate. without extending the
facilities to many others. In the tf the Zollveren
treaty. presented to the Senate the last session. we have
an illustration cfthe restrictions under which we a5os
Had that treaty been ratified other powers would have
demanded he same, and would have been compelled
to grant them. In the first place. these obstruc-
tons must be removed, leaving us with full powers
to meet any nation upon equal grounds In the formation