Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-08-28
THE ENQUIRER.
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TIE BRITISH MARKET.

The Tariftltes coniehu, 'iia' '"e
British corn laws, giving free admission u oieao-
suAsinto England, will be Of no benefit 10 Inc az
,;cn,,u-, interests Of the United states; As En-
yland can obtain wheat and other gram ifoh' 'he
| Rack sea and The Baltic cheaper than IRON Us
This view h - been shown 10 be deluslye ~ Inc
Free Trade speakers in Congress ana oy h'"e
more strongly than by our own Democratic 'ne''i-
bsrs whose able arguments The Wing press pro-
tess 10 ridcue as empty theories. But did mol
Mr.. Webster, the Magnus Apollo oil the wings
on the Tariff question at The present. lime, boldly
advocate in lsi3 the importance oil oo'a'n'ng d
more open market in England Tor our agricui'u-
raj products. {? Mr.. W., al that time, hao mol TIC
mos, distant idea that England would modify her
duties on wheat and four-lhough he clearly IN
tima,ed lis great advantage 10 our country. he
seems 10 have confined himself 10 the article
of Indian corn, "lhc great grain product Oh inc
United Slales," which, I'll II could De MIRO
duced at lower rates OF duty, would make
wide difference in the aggregate 10
obtain this desirable result, lie expressed himself
decidedly favorable to "a modification Of the Ia
riff of the United States" as "lhe only INDUCE
ment we could hold out 10 England" to admit our
Indian corn alone "at low and fixed duly
But the recent liberal changes in The commercial
policy OF England, open her ports not only 10 our
corn, but 10 our wheat and Hour, ana adm'' our
sugar upon much better terms. Sill Inc taTin-
ties say. that these important modihcatons OF Inc
English duties are injurious instead oil being De-
neficial to our agricultural interests. ii MI.
Webster is right now, he was entirely "off the
track" in lS43. But, ask the Wings, where are
The great benefits of Free Trade, which have been
promised7 Why have not agricultural products
risen in price, instead OF fallingl-A most sui
cidal question, truly Our Tariff bill is Just
passed, and will not be in operation Tor Tour
months. The repeal of the British corn laws
has also Just been effected, and has had no time
10 show its results. Give The present CONNER
cial systems on both sides OF the Atlantic Sui'i-
cienl time 10 develope their results, and The Ia
riff press may, with some show OF justice, critl-
else their operation. But We are now enjoying
the BLESSINGS Of the Wing Tariff Of 1872. 1t
has had fair trial, and still we see the price o!
agricultural products depressed 10 the lowest
point. When the new Tariff shall have been
fairly tried, and the farmers produces continue
equally depressed, ii will be time enough Tor The
tarifi,es 10 condemn the measure. At present,
however, public jnslice will ascrbe the effect 10
The true cause. v;z-the Tariff Of 1912, which is
now in full operation.
But, 10 revert 10 the veyed question, whether
our bread slutis can compete, in The English mar
kels, with those from The Black Sea and the Bal
tic. A writer in the Journal OF Commerce fur
nishes some striking facts in illustration OF this
interesting point |. will be seen that his state
ments sustain the view, that The opening Of the
British pors will benefit our farmers, in spite OF
the Baltic and The Black Sea;
"Whcn there is any considerable demand for
expectation in The Baltic il is necessary 10 resort
for supplies 10 the markets in The Southern parts
OF Poland and Galicia from 500 10 700 miles of
most tedious and expensive inland navgalion
and wheat cannot be afforded in ordinary years
at Dan,zig under 40 TO IS shillings per quarter
and The cost OF conveying quarter OF wheat
from Danzg 10 London, and putting il into gra-
NAVY there, is from 10 10 IL shillIngs, and conse
land under so 10 50 shillings per quarter, exclu.
sive OF duly, or 81 80 TO Is per bushel. These
statements re confirmed by Mr.. Consul Gibson,
who had the best means ofacGuiring accurate in.
formation.
"Prices are, indeed, lower on the Black Sea,
but the quality is inferior, and seldom imported
into England, except in years OF scarcity and
McCulloch, who is generally correct, states tha,
the price AT Odessa is rarey under 25 10 % shiI-
linas per quarter, and that during the three years
ending with 1910, il was 34s. 3D. free on board
He estimates the freight and other charges OF
importing quarter OF wheat from Odessa 10
England, at 10 shillings and that il could not be
afforded in the latter country under Al 10 so shil
linss perquar,er, or from 81 80 10 so per BUSH
eli, exclusive Of duty. II imported from Tagan-
roc, on the sea Of Azoh, the freight and charges
would be still higher-he gulf OF The Don being
seldom navgabe for vessels drawing more than
S or 9 feet water, and even these cannot approach
within less than about seven hundred wards 81 The
town. They are principally loaded by carts,
drawn each by single horse, The expenses being
SO very high that ii costs from % TO Is cents 10
ship a chetwerl, or measure of six bushels Of
wheat. Only few years ago, in 1887, wheat
was imported into New York from The Black
Sea; bul owing 10 the high rate Of ircights and
the duty OF 25 cents per bushel, j, could no, be
afforded under 81 so | IS per bushel.'