The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-19
The Census Of the United States.
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The American census Of 1850 was executed with
great care and at great expense having cost ,250
UOU francs The reason OF this expense is that in
qures were instituted not only into the state of the
population, but into all matters Of interest connect
cd with the country. 1t appears from The returns
already published, that the portion Of the country
now III cultivation is fortyfve millions of hectares
or within an eighth of the whole superfcics OF
France. and much more than is cultivated or capa-
pie OF cultivation in this latter country, but which
is only the eighteenth part Of the territory of the
United States. The agricultural produce in that
country is exceedingly great but the superiority of
tho United States, relative to Europe, is proved
more by the number of cattle Of all kinds bred
there than by the quantity Of wheat grown. The
United States produce only from forty to forty
millions Of hectolitres of wheat, about hectoitre
and half per head. France and England give
more but the United States grow 200 millions of
hectoltres Of Indian corn, which enables them
to breed an unusually large number of cattle.
They have at least 900 head of horned cattle
for every 1000 inhabitants, while France has
scarcely 800. They have about 1900 pigs for
every thousand inhabitants, whilst we have
not 100; and IN consequence the Americans are
able to supply large quantity of picked pork to
Europe England receives from 35 to 40 millions
OF klogrammes every year, In the returns of the
agricultural productions Of the country maple sugar
IS down Tor OF 1000 pounds, and wine for
I4i: 295 gallons That amount is not very terrible
Tor our wines, nor for shcrres and Madeiras. o.
winch the Americans drink n large quantity. II is
in Ohio and Pennsylvania that it is rin ,ipallv con
centrated. and its quality is admitted to be below
mediocri'y. It is surprising that hitherto notwtl-
standing all the efforts made, North America cannot
produce wine fit to drink. The vine is Indigenous
to the country, and grows there to an immense size
indeed, to such an extent, that the Scandinavans
when they touched on the new continent, some cen
turtles before Columbus were above all, struck with
the appearance of the vines and, in consequence
called the country Vinland or the land of tho vine
The punches OF grapes are Of immense size, but the
wine is detestable. The plants from Europe soon
degenerate, but the Americans are continuing their
experiments and it is not impossible that they will
succeed in the end The developement of the manu-
features Of the United States is remarkable Cotton
is manufactured to the extent of 33i millions of
francs, employing 100000 bales of cotton, or
fourth part of the whole production To take term
of comparison better calculated to show the extent
OF this produce, we can say that it is much more
than France, for these 100000 bales are equivalent
TO 600 OF klOg and the consumption Of
France is about 6O, 100000 ofkog. 1t is true that
we are superior in quality, our coored cottons,
even of middling value, are superior to all Others
The Americans, on the contrary are below the Eng.
lish The cotton cloths made in the United States
are lOO 600 kilometres in length, independently of
$4,000, 600 kilOg. of cotton twist Enga exports
nearly double that amount of cotton cloths and
twist in still greater proportion. In the inferior
articles, the Americans are beginning to compete
with the English in the markets of Asia, and the
produce of wooen articles is also every day be-
coming extensive in the United States In 1850.
that country used 20O0, 0G0 of kilog of WOOL and
produced goods to the value Of 233,OO0,0O0 of
francs The iron trade is also on the increase. The
quantity of pig iron obtained in 1850 was $40 600
tons being about the fourth part of the production
OF England, and a trfe more than ours was before
lS4o, or $4,000 tons. The wrought iron of the
Americans in 1850 amounted to 2o2, 900 tons being
less than before 1913, for we then went as far
as G0 600 TONS But the Americans import from
from foreign countries portion of the iron which
they use, particularly for railways. In France on
the contrary, the railway companies, as well rs all
the public, obliged to employ the national forges
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prohibition, since ii is no less than 20Jfr 25c the
ton for the most ordinary kinds, l52 per cent on
the value the article, In the United States, the
duty is so per cent an palorca, or five times less
and for long time iron intended for railways was
admitted free of duty. The United States is the
country where the greatest number OF journals
to be found. The returns already alluded to give
the number at 1850, and that of reviews at 80
That makes periodical publication for every
!, l6l free persons. The proportion is nearly the
same in the South and the North but on the shores
of the Atlantic it is nearly double what it is in the
West. There many other comparisons to make,
but we content ourselves at present with declaring
that the power Of the United States is rapidly in-
creasing, and that thus new manufacturing and
political equilibrium is being prepared for the whole
world.
Foreign Miscellany.
The Royal Chinese Junk Keying was sold by
auction, on Thursday, for e., 800.
In London, on Thursday. the Sd inst. the bakers
reduced the four pound loaf to SD The price has
also fallen in Berlin and Brussels.
A young man, patient in the Peckham House
Lunatic Asylum, recently died, and post norton
examination of the body being made by DR.. Arm
strong, the medical superintendent, there found
in the stomach mass of handles of timed iron
spoons, and other articles Of the weight Of two
pounds and half consisting Of three entire spoon
handles of about five inches long, four half handles,
nine nails some of which were as large as spike
nail the half Of the iron heel of shoe, screw two
and half inches long, four pebbles the size of
hazel-nut, metal button, and quantity of pcb
bes which the patient had been in the habit Of
swallowing for two or three years previously, and
which, it was apparent, had been the cause Of his
death.
The Protestant religion is not only gaining ground
in Morayia and Bohemia, but also in Carniols,
whore, after the persecution of the Professionals by
Ferdinand H.. Gin 1898 this Monarch demolished
their places of worship and banishod their preach
ers and schoolmasters,) there never was any cues
ton OF congregation until very recently, when
about 700 Professionals established place OF worship
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| Negotiations, says Belgian journal, are being
carried on between Belgium and England fora treaty
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