Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-09-22
Tuesday Morning, September 22' lsao.
Tur RESULT.

can free trade act, the prices OF agricultural pro
a,.,. confined at SO low a rate2 IL was re-
nlied that we were still enjoying Inc oiess'ns' "
the Wing Tariff Of 1872 that the repeal Of INT
pr;;sb corn.laws had Just been effected; that oui
new Tariff woald not 60 into operahon 'o' sew
raj months, and, indeed, lis passage had not oee'
heard of in England. Give The new measures q
fs;rtral il was said, and if they did no; have Tue
effsc, Of pacins the farmers upon safer anu
more prosperous PLATFORM The Wings might men,
with some show Of justice ridicule and expose
the aidle theories OF the Democrats.
gut the Britannia some weeks after orousa' "S
;n,s,,;oence Of a rise OF prices in England
neps having been received there OF The fhai pas
sage of our Tariff bill Flour, whea' CON- ~
&c. went up at a handsome rate. men. n"A
some of tho Democrats, adopting Inc :" "'S as"
men, traced this appreciation 10 The mu'uai re-
venue measures on both sides oil the a'iahuc,
The Wing press raised shout oil derision' anu
asserted that the only cause Of tns increase u
nr;ces was the failure of the potato crop IN urea'
Rr;,sin. The Baltimore American SAID:
aJt will REQUIRE longer time than has elapsed
since The massage of the Administration larill,
and the reduction Of the British corn-laws, u d.
certain fairly the effects OF either measure upon
the prices OF our breadstufs.
Now, we do not contend that The recent Use oil
agricultural products is entirely owing 10 Inc ie-
venue measures here and in England. we are
willing TO give some credit TO The potato iailure,
and 10 the axiom that prices depend upon esup-
py and demand. But we are just as confldeht'
that the more extended our market, the greater
our demand, and more probable rise in prices.
For this reason, we look upon The reduction u
the corn.law duties as already producing The hap
piesl results upon our agricultural ln'erest.-
The increased annual expectation Tor Inc last
eight months is an evidence Of The truth oil our
proposition Upon the authority OF Wing pa
per we present the striking fact that during tne
tirs, eight months Of 1876, as compared with the
first eight months OF 1915, the exports oil hour
have been 59l 2ll bbls., against l75,3sl OF corn
meal. 6O6S5 bbls against 1926 OF corn, 563,-
1877 bushels against o40S6; of wheat 523332 |
bushels, against 5000. We ask our farmers 10
look al this great increase and then believe, II they
can. the Wing doctrine OF "home market iof
their produce.
Can any one deny that, but for the opening oil
the British ports and The new activity given 10
trade between the two countries by mutual re- |
duc,ion of duties the prices Of agricultural pro-
ducts would now be in much more depressed |
s,a,e2 The yaunled "home market" OF The Wings |
has proved humbug. Had our farmers looked |
10 it alone, their produce would haze gone down |
10 the lowest rates II is the late intelligence from
Europe, which has given rise 10 the increase oil
,.rr,,o ,h,tn
true policy is TO encourage the widest intercourse
with the whole world, and therefore TO sustain |
the presen, liberal system OF trade. The money |
article of the Philadelphia Ledger, referring 10
the advance Of the price OF flour, wheat, &c, say
-.-:.L s-aa, fo-~a.
arhis advance proves two things, viz: that the
price OF agricultural produce does not depend on
a home market, and that Tree trade 10 British
porls is OF vital importance to our wheat growers
The assertions tina, the only reliance Tor farm
ar for his produce was al home, and mat Ger
many the Baltic and The Black Sea would sup
nlv Great Britain 10 the exclusion OF the United
States have been very concusively Ieiuied by
The transactions in Flour and Gram since the ar
rival OF the steamship Britannia. Since inc news
brought by that vessel OF the demand IN the En-
elsh market, prices have advanced here ana al
New York, with daily larger sales than theie
news 10 the farmer, and is the more gratifying
from the fact that English prices are lower IMAM
usual and vet low as they are, II IS seen iha' 'he
United States is a prominent competitor IN mem
When prices advance there, as they IN all pIood
hili,y will the competition from the Uniled states
will strengthen, and The supply greally ihc'saso'
With all these favorable manifestations anu DC
,;velv employcd as the great mass are IN proouc-
tive pursuits there is little 10 tear and mucn ioen-
conraoe in the future The opening OF The bri.
,;sh norris 10 the free Introduction OF our Corn ana
Wheat we have ever looked upon as one OF the
most important acts of British legislation, since
the separation ofthe two countries. Our farming
interest must credit the free policy of England
with three cents pound on cheese, len cents
bushel on wheat five cents on corn, just Tor thus
recent advance and Tor an active demand at such
advance, Breadslufs are in fact now going from
rs through Great Britain, 10 some OF those very
markets from which il was said England would
be supplied 10 our utter exclusion. With
the immense means Of the United States
10 produce largely of bread slufs, the adj
yantases resulting from the opening OF her ports
can al this day hardly be estimated.
We conclude with capital article from the
~. Evening Post. For our lives, we can see
not one "oop TO hang doubt upon" tina, the
great Free Trade measures here and in England
are destined to develope and strengthen every in
,erest OF this vast nation. As soon as party pre-
iudice shall subsde, and The whole country shall
examine coolly The facts and the principles that
time shall unfold, we cannot doub, that there will
be universal harmony of opinion as 10 The merits
of the commercial reform, which two great and
wise nations have set on loot
The liberal policy which has led several ma
,;ons of The world to unetler their commerce
with each other almost at the same moment, IS
producing some remarkable effects Commerce
is becoming what il ought 10 be, mutual COM
munication Of benefits and commercial leglsa'
ton is ceasing 10 be what ii has almost always
been, struggle between nations 10 see which
could do each other the most mischief. In this
contest of reciprocal injury the blow aimed al
others has always fallen with more or less force
on themselves Men are now learning better
doctrine, and learning il in The pleasantest man
ner.
The old world for many years, has needed lht
harves,s OF the new; The old world has al length
opened its ports, and our harvesls are flowing in
our fellow men across The Atlantic are cheapl,
fed and the American farmers are enriched
There is occasion for generalization on both
sides.
We copy from the commercial article OF a
Wing paper, a stubborn advocate OF The protec
tive system, the Tribune, The following accoun
OF the matter:
"Ihe movement OF produce ioi"dlu W ioie'Si
ports is going on very actively and nearly every
description is improving in prices. In this cate
CORY are -four wheat, corn, rye, oats, pork, beef
lard ashes, picked meats, meal, rye -four, lead
&c. The improvement in flour from the loves
points nearly rs cents corn Is 10 II cents; whea
$40 10 cents
"By reference 10 our daily market reports, il
will be seen tina, the purchases OF -four and gram
have been very large since the lasl steamer (Bri-
tannia) gave fresh impetus to shipments, and
that shippers have been able to pay much better
prices. Within three days, not less than one hun
bred and twenty thousand bushels wheat
corn and rye have been taken for export, about
one. half being wheat. This Stale OF the market
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