The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-02

uon Of oil seed Of potatoes Tor sPn aud sturs I'D bod
for hesP and cattle has hscn too a., .utage0us ~ gn
to eurtal the same to any considerable degl,c"
As To Germany, the consul from ilan,o
says
An increased quantity Of gram Is no, ~ be looked ur
because as much land IS already appropriate As district
70 the growth OF com As the system vi husbady rstlh
lshed In these duchles will admit Of wool 10
taoes for dsston having many years profitable
produce TO the farmer he Will not easily BE- b. uCa give
uP NE cultivation OF the latter 10 sell 81 hs sheep and
winch moreover afford manure PVsiu' 81! ~ ar'sary
LOT the cult luOn Of grain"
n conclusion upon ibis head | may refer to the
calculation under the preceding one, 10 show that
dHnih,shed rather Than in reased supplies are 10 be
iooked or ron the continent. Sir James Graham,
IN the House OF Commons, in me last repeating
the statements Of Mr Vlll4rs upou TINS subject
stated:
The honorable member tor woksrhtm ton bs, ,or.
demned TIT system OF past protection bat With rrrr.nc
to the lature the acts be dsclosss he
He tells that France Is rapidly becouuz q more ,nd
more importing country that Belgium has followed Ar
example, and protects her corn III mistake not Ba,ar
aud several Of the Rhenlsh pros inces have PLACED an
port duty upon their corn ProgessNey increasing a. the
prce OfCOTn rises Il stated by tbs hOnarab Hsmb
Tor wONerhsmPton himself that 10 consequence OF tnr
snsGton which has taken place m many Of Ihr grow
ing districts OF Europe Tom the condition Of purely agr
duTsl to that Of mNef manufacturing cOunties the
sumption oieom is Increasing while the export
ing are PrOPortiouay diminishing The honogsDls mem
Der shows you that your means ol obtaining suppy Of
corn IRON Europe are graiualiy but progressively dc
credsins"
L0t uS heAt inquire what quantlty OF Foreign gram
Great Britain will probably require for her consump
ton. She exported gram unul about the close Of
the last century; but from 1873 10 This time with
the single exception Of 1903 her imports have great
ly exceeded her exports Of grain, nd the excess
has been progressively increasing From 1923 to
1912, (the last year for which We have ofictll re-
turns,) hfteen years the aSeSge aHnua excess VI
ImpoTts over exports have bren II 100 ,U96 Of
bushels. And for the last Ave year, va rom
1888 TO l5i2 the average animal excess nj imports
over exports was 81 ~ 324 bushels This includes
the trade with Ireland.
The gentleman from Massach usetts, [Mr Hrp.
sos,l presents the folio wing table containing
the importauons from 1923 to 1913 This table
makes the average 10 1854 500 bu shells including the
the years 1888, 1884 1885, and 1886, during which
the barvess in England were abundant beyond al!
precedent, and when the importaions were very
small The colonial exports were principally from
Canada, and the produce Of tins country as Is a -
parent from the fhci, fIr series Of years our eX-
ports Of -four and graIn IN Canada have been larger
than her exports Of the same articles 10 England
fuOud vhsat aud Iohsai foHr in bushels Imported
trto Greai Bdiin for hOpu consumption from 1879
10 1913, inclusive, disiiay aishag Foreign IRON colo.
Mai.