Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-11-11

crease Of the sheep and hogs That Of sheep be les
than one-tr and that of hogs not less than onehQ thu
whole number. When, moreover, il is recolleced that,
the preceding estimate, the slaughtered cattle rated liz
tie more than onehd Of the price at which Mr. McCuloct
those England and sheep and hogs in the like pro
portion we must be satisfied that if the English estimate
greatly too high that OF the United States must be much
too low.
to the truth. The only basis for estimate this par
OF our agricultural products would be enumeration Of each
species Of live stock slaughtered in The year. separately valued
in each State.
and her buildings have been commonly included There
gees however, be proprety in the omission, whether
we regard them rent the profits Of capital the
Of arabic and pasture lands, and the profits OF agricultural
pta well the wages of agricultural labor, all
pretended in the value Of the annual products Of the land
and there much for counting the profits Of
species Of real estate those of another The capital thus
vested greatly exceeds amount that employed
II Of equal utility and its rate Of profit Is less than that
vested in manufactures, Il is much more solid
and permanent Indeed, it in thsf form principally that the
profits Of other empoymens Of capita! ard industry add
TO the stock Of the national wealth
The last census without directly af,dng information Of
the derived from this source furnishes with
data on which may make rough estimate of it, II states
the number of houses erected in lS3940 to be
Of S4l,9l740l This may, then, be regarded the
provision necessary the annual increase to the population
That increase is abou. rs per cent annually and the
in S3940 then the whole amount vested in this would
be fifteen hundred millions of dollars, (S 497 000 0o0
but the progressive increase Of individual well of nation
al wealth, requires set lower estimate the precious
buildings and for the amount thus reduced the average Of
profit afforded by this species OF property would give the
of the annual rents II we, at venture, deduct 20
per cent from 497 OO0 O00 and estimate the at per
cent the balance, (S,097, 600, 000,) it will give
ss7s 900 the annual profit from this when the
last taken. But rely estimate that
founded actual enumeration of the rents paid
their equivalent value, to the occupant projectors
In comparing the proportion Of the annual product which
falls TO each individual in different countries, if you'd make
just estimate of their comparative abundance md comfort
must dduc, the which they severay
the support OF Government pay in taxes 81 every kind
Thus the amount paid England in taxes and poor rates Is
not much short OF twenty dollars for each individual whereas
all that is paid in the United States to the General and the
State Govenments does average four dollars TO each nd
vidua!.
In conclusion the author OF the preceding remarks hopes
tia. what he has here said may call forth tho attention ofohers
to the approaching and he takes The liberty OF adding
that they would derive valuable suggestions from the statistical
work of Mr. Russell, Of New York, published in is4O and
that OF Mr.. Seaman, of Detroit, published in 1916
In strictnes the Els 600 should be compared with
the ESQ the value of the poultry &c. the wool
and the dairy produce amounting Ell 100000 which cor
recton would swell the tor meadow and grass IN the
United States ten twelve millions than the preced-
ing estimate The whole amount which Mr. McCuiioch al
lows for clover and grass England is about