The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-05-02

Accounts from all parts oil the country agree
in representing business as more active, and in
healthier coalition, and with better prospec, be.
fore il, than il has been for q number Of years
This is attributable TO several causes.
by the arrival from England Of the Grea, Yves
tern, news has been received Of the adoption, by
tho British Parliament, Of all the notifications Of
the tariff Of that country recommended by Sir
Robert Peel in his budget at the opening OF the
session. BY this change about 400 articles tina,
have hitherto been taxed, are admitted duty free !;
and among these are a number Of articles Of
American production, that have hitherto on ac
count Of the duty upon them, been almost wholly
excluded from the British market. The principal
nturc, woods, cotton and cotton yarn, pot and
pearl ashes, rosin, bark hemp, FAX, hides, skins,
furs, turpcntne, tar, becswax, and iron, unwrot
aud in pigs.
The total abrogation Of the duty on cotton has
a, once given business new impetus in the
south. The cotton interest, for u long time has
labored under aheavy depression; but The repeal
of the duty has raised the price, and will add
vastly to the consumption OF the raw material.
Ohio, ~ Carolina, Kentucky, and Missouri
will be benefited by the repeal Of the duty OH
pot and pearl az cs, hemp aud slaves, turpenlinc
ana tar. They are greu, producers of these arli.
cles, aud can compete with aoy foreign state,
Pennsylvania aud Mary land will probably reap
some benrG, from the repeal Of the duty on iron,
as 1t rs though, the price in England will justify
the shipment OF iron in its crude state.
But tho greatest benefits will accrue to the
West, from the repeal Of the duty on slaves bark
iurs, hides, and lard and lard OIL Tho last two
articles, in particular. ore important to the west.
Our capacity 10 produce these is unlimited, and
the quantity produced will only DO regulated by
the consumptop Hitherto very little of these
has gone 10 England, and enough has been L6s.u-
ced only to NICE, the home consumption. Blu 80 z.
land has found by experiment tha, lard oil, for
machinery, and for all the puposea for which
sperm oil has been used, Is both better aud chca.
per, and now opens her poHs TO the great Nes,
and will draw her whole supply from our mex.
hnns,ible stores.
The modification of the English tariff, then,
may be regarded as a leading cause Of the iayora.
BILE condition and prospects Of the business Of the
country but there are causes at home that have
also he'd favorable influence. The large ad-
vance in tho prices Of beef, pork, aud -four, over
those Of lat year, has enabled tho western mer.
chants promptly 10 meet their eusagemcu ts ia the
eastern cities, and TO enter into new onea on ia.
vorable terms. Aud similar advantage ha,
been secured 10 the merchants aud dealers Of tn,
south and southwest, by The shor, crop Of suga
in Cuba aud The other Yves, India islands, which
: has advanced the article 10 pon, Of fair rcmu
nera,ion 10 tho producer in this country. Foru
nstsly The crop Of the United States was heavier
last year. By 70,o0O,ooo pounds, than il ever ha,
besp before, end thus millions Of dollars have beer