American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-08-13

chants and citizens generally should be aware of hi
important fact.
Tue HONE MARKET. Some persons speak
of the home market as nothing, the foreign
market as every thing-and even Senator
Breese fell into this great error, when he said
in debate that che did not care for the home
market; that eight or ten counties in Illinois
could supply that" The New Orleans cor
respondent of the National lnteIIigencer, in re-
marking on the absurdty Of this idea, says: ''the
wheat crop Of the United States makes annu-
ally twenty-five millions of barrels of Aour, of
which about one million is exported and tWen-
ty-tyur millions used in the home market of
the corn crop; Of from four hundred and fifty 10
six hundred millions Of bushels, not one hun
dredth part is exported, and the other ninety
nine parts consumed at home; of the three hun
bred millions Of bushels Of oats rye, barley, and
buck heat, less than one hundredth part is ex-
ported; Of fifteen millions of tons of hay, worth
one hundred and fifty millions of dollars, all is
consumed at home; of animal food, even but a
small portion ofthat which is salted, is export
ed, aud, if both salted and fresh is taken into
view, not fiftieth part is sent abroad. Mighty
rich and fertile counties those must be in Hi
nois that will furnish such supplies as above
stated. Nor is the situation of the U States
singular in this respect. The great market of
ere,y nation is at home. Any man of two
ideas, who vii! give himself the trouble to thipl,
on the subject, will at once be convinced of it.
No nation of the world ever has or ever will
export one-tenth part of its agricultural pro-
duce. Every nation requires nne-tenths or
more Tor their own consumption. The daily
food otany nation is enormous, and Great Bri-
tar, IN her years of greatest scarcity, never
imported thirty days provisions for her entire
population, Ifmy memory serves me, the re-
cord shows that, in the very scarce year OF
1901, it was estimated she imported about IF |
teen days supply, and then her population was
about one-haf of what it now is. The daiLyI
consumption ofhour in the United States, esti
mated on the quantity Of wheat grown, is sew
enty thousand barrels, and of Indian corn near
~ one million FIVE hundred bushels per dali
The entire value of the agricultural produc.
tons of the United States exclusive of cotton\
Is annually at least ole thousand millions of
dollars, and the annual amount exported lex
elusive OF cotton) does not exceed twenty-five
millions, or about one :fortieth part-leavinr
nine hundred and seyenty-fve millions for
home consumption; and yet Mr.. Breese says he
does not care for the home market and that
ten counties in Illinois can supply it!'
1t is evident from this statement, that Sena-
tor Breese has given this subject but super
fetal examination, and that he has expressed
an opinion hastily and without due reflection.
1t is also commended, that a protective Tariff b
benefits no persons but the manufacturers, e
whilst in truth it INCREASES the value of the 4
lome market to the agriculturst and all other o
classes, as is we'll known to eyerv man of OH
'ervatlon. thousand persons are employed h
n manufacturing establishment These must Il
We supplied with food, houses, boots, shoes, P
lats, &c. and thus domestic market is created a
or these articles to the extent of their wants; g
ut were the manufacturing establishments de- d
troyed, the hands employed in it would be a!
converted from consumers into producers, and W
hus tend to reduce the prices. No country re
'ill take more ofour produce or manufactures pit
nan Is Indispensable to its wants, and hence the
Importance of home market for the surplus. of
ut, besides the advantages of home market VI
ready mentioned, it keeps our money at home. in
We're we to obtain the principal part of our hi.
lpPIes from abroad, we thould necessarily no
ave to export specie in payment, the amount ar,
our produce taken by foreign countries not Gu
Iualing our importations N,