The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-21
From the National Intelhgencer
COmmesce with Canada for she year endinY june 30
1850,

From the eisencer.
Commevce with Canada for she year e"ding june 30
The following iacts bearing the Importance of the
trade between the United States and Canada, have been
collected from the report OF the Secretary OF the Treasury
commerce and navigation, which has just been pub
lished
The exports to Canada for the year ending 3oth June
1850, were $o930S2l Tha imports, exclusive OF specie
ss.s5s.lol. showing balance in favor Of the United
States Of $207l,720 The exports 10 Canada exceed
those TO any country trading with the United States. ex.
1850. $4,000 97 to Brazil $3l97,ll4 Spain. $sos7.-
434; to Mexico $2,ol2s27; to China, $l6o5.2l7 to
Holland ,6o4 $685. TO the Hanse Towns, IS 206 522
The exports TO England and France consist chiefly OF
raw materials for manufacturing purposes, for the supply
OF which those countries are dependant ON the United
States
OF the exports Of domestic manufactures from the Uni
ted States by far the largest amount sent to Canada
and much greater variety of articles than to any other
country The exports OF manufactured goods to Canada
very nearly equal to the aggregate of those to Cuba,
Brazil, Mexico, and China Canada took, in the year
ending 30th June, 1850, $3964 ,223 Cuba $l0l4 100,
Mexico $lO64 193, China 81 1857 1872, Brazil 1878 O34
II is however important to that while the balance
between the imports from and exports to Canada was
$207 72O in favor OF the United States the imports from
China. Brazil, and Cuba very largely exceeded the
ports TO those countries.
viii be found that the total exports Of manufactured
goOds from the United States for 1850 exceeded those OF
ls49 by 49, s7, and that the exports TO Canada for
1850 exceeded those of s4s by 9l5 that the in
in the exports to Canada exceeded that to
all other countries trading with The United States or
is under the head OF manufactured articles not
enumerated" under which it is TO be presumed in
cluded the various articles OF wooen manufactures sat
inets, &c., large quantities of which goods exported
to Canada The amouRt OF exports 10 Canada under this
head for 1850 676 4s4 against $5l6 1857 in iSi9
they having more than quinupled.
In msny OF the articles of American manufactures
specified in the table, extraordinary increase in the
export to Canada has taken place. The value of cast
ings and other iron manufactures was in 1885,
against 81 500 in 1s49. White cotons $l45s9i in
1850, against $4,000 in 1s49 Hats $22,77 in 1850.
against 8l4.744 in ls49. Medicinal drugs 623o6 in
1850, against 500 in Is49 Manufactures of copper
and brass $s,sI4 against $2967 Household furniture
83s 23s. against Sl6,o72 Leather manufactures 1884,
against $3l ,207 Soap and candles $l3,96o, against
A,e64 Tobacco $1so,599. against $l59,26s. And
with regard to manufactures Of tobacco, it may be
membered that Canada takes larger amount than any
Other countythe value Of the export to England, which
ID the next highest, being 826,23s.
Such few facts gathered from the treasury report
The trade with Canada yet in its infancy. having
sprung up within few years. so that il may be expected
that with due announcement, il will increase in much
greater ratio than thai with countries whose trade has
been longer established