New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-13

different kinds of agricultural products
We and. however. In Nafcrions Cyclopcia of Com
nerce tables giving the amount Of wheat imported
TREAT Britain for Ten years from - 90 l-l and ia
Mccul0chs Dictionary % Commerce a similar table
ior l-Jl These show the quantities of wheat imported
. from each country. TAX the years ISL and l-l4
when the largest cra-ttes were received the tQta.
importarons Of i-jl being 23il 90 quarters and IN
l-.A 1l0opu quarters There were received from
Russia in i- i6ioo0 and IN l-39 3720o0 from Prus.
"a 70 --ai .nNtN IN 4-.4, lblNo from Italy, IN 1871.
-liNoO IN i-34. $1,000, from Germany IN l-3l. ---
CO., 10 l-l, - 200 nom Denmark In ISL 5000 IN
l-H, 1900 from France. 10 l-3l, 100000 IN ls.l3
llo1 from Holland IN ISL, 5000 In $50 1000
ln9or;auons Of smaller amounts made from spain,
Turkey sud various other places. From the United
states in l-ji. 10000. in lsl9. l2soOO
Here. theI = undenahe proof OF the fact that AL the
countries OF Europe. with the exception u England
have ordinarily large SURPRISES OF wheat 70 export
some countries are $50 exporters Of provisions. such
As beet. PORK, and Of lard and tailow ard ashes
Whist right have We d expect that they viii become
purchasers OF the articles from the
price OF transportation and when il i notorious they
can produce them cheaper than We cant
For farther and better understanding OF our position
Jet Us nov what in fact have been our exports Of
agricultural products heretofore for unless some phys
ical changes occur In the world, must expect 70 do
hereafter We have always done
For this purpose let me exhibit the results of certain
tables appended to the Report OF Mr. Walker SECRETARY
OF the Treasury IN lsij exhibiting the amount Of the
expectations OF domestic products and their
ponent psrts from ISL 10 l-i5
The tai amOunt OF domestic produce exported dur
Ing that time was q 200 600 900.
OF this. there was u Cotton, 0ii millions.
There was Of rObacc0....... ~ millions.
VI k!ce ---.-.--.------..--. 81 millions.
Total Cotton Rice and Tobacco 267 millions, or two.
thirds Of the whole
OF Flour, &c..............-...i3 1876 millions
Pork, &c OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES % millions.
reel. Observation-Disclosures - millions.
Butter and Cheese. IS millions.
Observation-Disclosures. 25i millions or
eighth Of the whole
After such results showing wha, small amount Of
our Agricultural products has been exported during
more than quarter OF century how can the foreign
market be relied upon for the future purchase Of our
oreadstuts and provisions
The only that has been attempted, ia that by
the commercial regulations OF foreign countries our
produce has hitherto been excluded from their ports
and that a relaxation IN this respect has been com
menced 10 some OF them. which may be adopted by
others, different state OF things may be expected
And this ~ mentioned IN the last years Address as an
encouragement TO US TO rely upon foreign market
The idea Is often repeated from other quarters that
We are bound 10 give /, careful consideration.
And first let me inquire, u II the part OF wisdom 20
trust your own prosperity % the legislation OF other
tons, and those OF your competitors and rivals VIII
you change the course OF your pursuits in reliance
upon foreign policy, which may desert you, when
you shall have abandoned all the means OF counterya
ng the consequences Nll you keep the keys of your
own welfare, or Will you put them IN the hands OF
others Sehshness i the syowed policy Of nations II
always has been and always will be and am not pre-
lfftu ~ -t| tNhA IT J. not lul i-ut just lDhl|
But secondly what are the probabilities that the rest
Of the world will sacrifice their Agriculture tO the
promotion OF ours AZ already shown. and which can
not be- too often repeated, every country in Europe,
except England ordinarily exports breadstuts and pro
visions for the subsistence OF IL is the natural
effort Of all people 20 supply themselves from their own
soils with the articles which necessary to life All
experience proves that they Will live upon the cOarsest
fare rather than import IT, and by habit they become not
only recOncied 10 such food but 10 regard az
OF peculiar excellence. They may import articles
which they cannot raise for which they have no sub
st.iute such cotton and tobacco but it Is contrary to
the nature Of man and OF things that he should ordina
riy De dependent for his daily food upon foreign aud
distant nations.
Thirdly. We should remember that there are ether
countries than which supply any ordinary
demand for the necessares OF lite-countries which
nave been called the gransries OF the world such as
those lying upon the Mediterranean the Baltic, the
Black Sea SC. which have already been particularly
enumerated In those labor is cheaper than with
the products are at hand, and can be trans
ported Al much less expense. large portion OF our
supply ia i-.s came from these countries. What
have tor anticipating that these regions will
not supply those nations which may relax their com
mercial reguationsi
May we not safely conclude from these views, that
have right expect any change of policy which
will enable supply any considerable portion OF The
world with our breadsturs and provisions that Il
would be most disastrous 10 shape pursuits In
ference 10 such change. and that II we did there Is
no reason 10 expect such monopoly as must exist 10
enable us to dispose Of the immense Surplus which
exclusive or nearly exclusive attention to Agriculture
would create
Although the advocates of foreign market some.
times speak OF foreign countries generally yet they
have special reference Europe and 10 the manuiac-
turing nations Of that quarter OF the globe. They look
- the r1rkshQp abroad as furnishing at once the ez
changes and the markets for Agricultural products
They never speak OF the West India Islands or OF
South America OF the British Colonies In America,
OF China the East Indies, aording the market
they desire And the simple reason Il, that raw
cotton IS carried to those markets and very little
bscco.
Be it our business however, to look little farther
into this matter. and see whether we cannot derive
some useful information from our commercial statistics
In relation 10 the markets for produce propose 10
take the returns Of the year lSij exhibiting fair
specimen Of the distribution OF exports OF
domestic products. The quantities Of those exports
vary In different years and during the last three years
owing 20 causes vita which you familiar, they
much increased. Butthe proportions OF the component
parts and their destinations foreign markets, bsye
been remarkably uniform As present inquiry does
not relate quantities but 10 their distribution, any
year in which extraordinary Influences deranged the
course OF trade, affords comparative test. as lair and
reliable any that could be desired from the results
vi a long term. The year l-4j such year, and il
mas been selected for that reason and because the pro
cess OF collecting the materials 10 exhibit the dstribu
ton Of those exports for the whole term OF which we
have returns required more labor and time than could
besow
The whole amount Of our domestic exports for the
year 1916 was 500 5OO0-ssy one hundred millions OF
The following were its component parts
Cotton. --OfOVJVVV
Tobacco ..--.---.----.-.----.-- cJOlOVv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2le2OOO
Total..--..-....-......-..-. Sol, ic2,OOO
Other products OF Agriculture chiefly oreadstufs and
PROVISIONS. JJOvJv
Manufactured articles. nearly ..-.----.--. lOOJOOOV
Products Of the sea and Of the forest, and ar.
tcles not enumerated ...-----.........-. lOJyUVO
You perceive that out Of the elOO0O000O Of exports
IIaTI ff.rr.
and provisions.
OF these-thai is oreadstuHs and proyisions-there
were sent 10 Great Britain w
To France ..................... 6j9532
To-sl e3 I5g So |
But little more than NTH. The exports 70 other
parts Of Europe Of these prodacts do not amount to
$4,000.
The remaining Il or l. millions were sent TO the dit
ferent West lndis Islands to south America 10 the
British American Colonies China and the kast Indies
Now according u the idea which ] am discussing.
England and France being the countries from whcn We
derive the great bulk OF imported manufactures
ought 10 furnish us the best markets for our products
and particularly would expect from England the |
heaviest purchases, she raises no surpluses Ana
vet the foregoing ncontrovertioe results show That
these two counre. together have not consumed more
than one 9Th Of our breadstufs and provisions WHAT
then are 10 expect, when those products snail BE-
multiplied By the Increase which We are told u 70
folr from the enlargement Of cultiv aet lands and