The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-06-12

The expectation Of agricultural products to these coun
tries during the past month has been rather mited but
The details Of the destination of those articles shows the
importance of this trade and the dependence many
tons Of the world place upon supplies from this country
This table does not comprise the aggregate exports of
these articles from this country; there many
places with which we have large business in agricul
tura products included in the above report There
large markets in South America for agricultural
products the supplies for which have not been
merated in these returns
1t will be observed that Great Britain Il much the
largest customer for breadstua, provisions. Ac
than half Of the aggregate exports being to
that Kingdom but the present extent Of trade nothing
compared to what anticipate. The commercial inter.
Of Great Britain and the United States In fair
way Of becoming rapidly extended; the amicable
rangement Of the Oregon question and the removal Of
every obstacle to the perfection Of commercial treaties
of more favorable character than any yet enjoy.
ed must be hailed by every interest Of this country a
new in commercial prosperity. It highly pro
bable that such notifications will be made in tariff
will increase import trade with Great Britain;
and there is no doubt but that the laws and the
r Of Great Britain generally has become by this time
modified and improved that our export trade win be-
come rapidly extended We have large surplus Of the
products England compelled to import from abroad
and the moment the restrictions which have heretofore
and the markets permanently opened there win be
steady demand for agricultural products demand that
must DO supplied from some source, giving position
almost favorable any other nation We labor un.
der the disadvantages of distance compared with other
large grain growing countries; but II 10 impression
that the difficulties must always experience from that
cause will be in great annuled by the vast
tent Of soil peculiarly adapted to the cultivation and
production Of articles wanted in foreign markets. BY the
facilities have for producing such immense quant-
ties and by the steady decline in the cost Of production
resulting from such immense annual increase in the
number of producers There doubt but that the pro-
ducon Of grain, &c. in this country is increasing
rapidly hanthe consumption, both foreign and domestic
immigration gives population capable Of becoming
producers the moment the immigrant lands upon our
shores and instead of our domestic consumption OF
agricultural productions increasing with the increase In
our population, in the ratio the production 1t
becomes less in proportion to the population in conss
Of such large portion Of the increase Of popu'
laon being in abls.bodied producers We hardly know
the extent which carry the cultivation Of the
soil We have an immense territory that felt the
pressure Of the plough the foot Of and have,
unfortunately large sections Of the country but partially
cultivated, and which could with additional labor, BE-
made to produce three four fold what has, hereto
FORE been the usual product When State like Michi-
gan million bushels Of wheat annu-
ally under loose and defective system Of cultivation,
what quantity would be produced in that single State
under proper ~ Of culture and with Inducements
largo market and tain demand sure to produce
We can furnish food for the whole world without do
privng ourselves of tho first necessary article AL We
want 10 demand, permanent demand.