Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-09-06

A glance at this table, Is sufficient to DESTROY
the popular iiea that Canada can export much
to Il e United States The orsrave crops. are
much below those of the State of Ohio For
example-the arrange crop Of Wheat in Ohio
taking good aud bad years. is about l6 bushels
but, here is good crop in Canada avergingonlv
l3 bush. Again. the average crup Of Potatoes
land Canada is esteemed very good putatoc
counirv,l is only Us bushels Der acre; While the
crop of Indian Corn, Is mer, " nominal How
then can Canada supply the United States with
anv considerable quantity of grain? The truth
is that it neither docs, nor can, supply any
large amount. A comp arson of the above table
with sim lar one for the State of Ohio, will
show that the same number of people in Ohio.
produce nearly double what they do in Canada
Ohio produces on an average, about one h,tnd-
red millions Of bushels Of grain yer annusr
Canada only forty millions. But the popula.
ton of Ohio, IS but little greater than that of
Canada.
Let us now turn to the actual tables of Ex
ports and Imports in Canada, and see how fer
this view is confirmed in experience. If Cana
da Produced bat fifteen milhors Of bushels Of
Wheat in 1851, it could not well export more
than four millions. How was it in fact? lie,
MS remark BY the way, that the want of Indian
Corn, implies of course, a small number of bors
and such is the fact. The number of bogs in
Canada, is only 100000, or less than one third
of those in Tennessee, and less than one half of
those in Ohio.
The Exports and Imports Of Flour and Wheat
from Canada in 1851, were as follows:
Flour Wheat.
Exports. .6sIs94 bush. 95I $3.50 lush.
Impor s....... 5l,l76 2OS,l3O /"
Aggregate Ex-
ports to the
U. S........ 633,7ls BUSH 743,s6O bush.
Flour & Wheat bush.- 39lZ,4J0
Thus we see that the amount of exports to
the United States in 1851, is just about equal
to what is left % the crop after deducting the
average consumation OF the Canadas On the
supposition that the crop of Canada in 1854, is
fully equal to the highest expectations, land we
believeit is a good one,) the Canadas cannot
export to the United States, more than five
millions of bushels of Wheat: auji that is a
twenty fifth part of what this country consumes
Tie PotatOe crop of Canada. is its best crop;
yet its total product is only Gj per cent of that
of New York. and about - per cent of the
North Westt rn States. In the great deficiency
OF Potatoes, which will undoubtedly occur in the
Western States. Canada may furnish some sup.
plies. but certainly, not to n very great extent.
IN cOnSlueIatlOn OF lDe consumption Oh
grain in North America, it must ever be re-
membered, that rapidly Increasing popula-
ton demands each gear, a much larger domes-
tic production, for tie support OF the population
The Canadas increase at the rate of $4,000 per
annum. They have but two considerable crops
Oats, and Potatoes; while Indian Corn which
here makes such an enormous product, is there
al 'ost nothing. In this state of things, the
Canadians export both Wheat and Potatoes to
a very large amount, what will they have to
live ON?
The total Exports of the Canadas, to and
from the United States, where in 1851, as fol-
lows:
Imports from the y. S.........$8, 936,236
Exports to 4" ...........4, 939,26
Balance in favor of q. S.........S3, $685.
1t seems from this, that The trade with the
Canadas has been profitable one; and it is not
likely to be less so, under the Reciprocity Trea-
ty.
There is no more favorable view of the adj
vantages of the United States, in soil, climate,
and institutions, than to contrast them with
those of the Canadas. The Canadas are older
sttied than the United States, and have received
great and peculiar advantages from the British
Government Yet here we have IN the cold
distractions of commercial tables, the tetttn9
fact, that in Canada, given population actually
produces but one half of what an equal poPula-
ton produces in the Valley Of the Ohio Ihis
fact will also dispe the idea, snch exists THAT
the United States have anything important to
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