Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-12-25
RICHMOND WHIG.

RICHMOND WHIG.
From he CSneinaaf CARTE
DOMESTIC ANIMALS IN THE UNITED srArEs-N
fLUESCE ON PRICES AND MARKETS
well known that the general average prices Of AMI
MAJ 700 IN the United States has been gradually rising
Al hrst ths Was airssssd to the ordinary fluctuations Of
price and those Who startled by ,e..oo Of hivh
prices in pork beef anticipated future -clo. ,hs.
their ham and beef be low enosxh 10 balance
'h. temporary lossto fhcir pocksss But a. se..ou h
Ter season has gone bringing material reaction shs
commercial spectators loss Il slate Of th,pr,
they know not ho~ TO for and they are afraid to
rely on We propose throw some light on the subject
which viii hsve least the merit Of being in no v.v
theoretical but arises entirely from unimpeachable cts
n The hst place t u admitted BY intelligent merchants
mat prices mainly depend the existent relation of DE-
wand aud snPpiy The markets, whether general or 10
cal cannot long be ewded with surplus Of any article
without diminishing piices 50 the demand cannot
much exceed the supply without raising them when ,h
Tor series Of years. the prices Of any arscls OF dome,rc
produce has regularly risen, s sufficient proof without
any other iact That the supply has in reference
% the demand This being The case the real 4.
whether this diminuton IL tenpo.ry or In
the case before us this question be answered by
comparison between the relative grov Of the popul.tio
and OF domestic animals. We may here remark that
when country has arrived certain state of cultiv.
on aud population the tendency universally 10 diminish
the number Of do1ee animals proportion 10 the in
erease e PoPalefion. Hence sec the United State.
and Russia tues eountries have The largest proportion
animals such as the hog; and old countries, such
Italy, IN Europe, and China, in Asia, have the least
Hence. slo the frontier States In this cooptry hsv.
much larger proportion than the old ones4 Il was not
supposed that this process Of relative dniio had be-
gun in so country as the United States Th, .nh
ec branch OF other very important quesfons In .oc.
economy, has not been Investigated We shall give here
Two or three tables which will reveal all tho important
facts n regard 70 the progress Of domestic animals in this
country. I.i ia- r'gt'-' l.-'r 'ria, -lllI--'iT
First, however. remark rs general fact that thi.
process OF reaiire dinuioR has commenced and that
therefore the consequent fact OF high prices nav
be regarded permanent condition. This condition re
sults from tsc simple elements. r.s.li II n
J. The number Of domestic animals has not increased In
proportion 70 the poprlatiou.
The expectation Of the products Of animals Is much
- For the frst fact We give the following tables
e-- il, .il 1910. 1850. "a ncrs,.s
Horses and Mules 4,sS5,6ss 4.seS So50 lsperct
Neat Cattle. ....-l4,s7 $50 lss ,s07 "a
Swine. ....-26, ,s0l 1893 SO, 54,2lS lS
Sheep. .....ls,ill ,ST4 2iTzs, gao Is
Increase OF population. ....ss.... ...35 I"
We that the increase Of cattle is only about
half ' -r'i
Such the general iaet but Il will have still stronger
significance u we turn to Of the de,As Let
parate the old States the larger portion Of Allan
tic States, from the residue. Take for example New Eng
land, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania Delaware
Maryland and Virginia (beng ceirs sa,es) the 9TH
ers, and see what result they give Us: -.lt
Horse. and Mules. sIssss lsss ssis. $3.50 D'ssss:s
Neat Cattle, e,l7s,5ss e,osa.s4ls ss.72s
Swine, 6.ss7, ,s96 4,sOs, s,ss4 l,sss,OI2
Sheep, 1l,S72,622 5,45O,S7S 62al $50
We thus that in twelve OF the old Atlantic States
all domestic animals have diminished in numbers But
the population has diminished On the contrary the
population Of these twelve States has increased rapid
Let to the region of country which sus-
tains the markets Of Cincinnati Louisville and ST. Louis
and which embraces far largest part Of the surplus
producing Statea Il NJ Ind m
hnos Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri The progress
OF animal production in these six States during the period
from ls4o TO 1850, was as follows:
Horses and Mules l,so4 .Os2 2,Iislso sia,Oss
Neat Cattle 4,so7,9ss s.2sO,4ss y72,4sI
Sheep 5,Ig7, 900 s4s665s s2s7'7sa
The population Of these States increased IS per
But neither cattle swine increased per cent
These tables prepared with show the remarkable
ct have stated that the domestic animals especially
cattle and hogs increasing with The same rapdity
as the population, and n many Of the States positively
retrograding.
But while this the fact the expectation of animal
products has than trebed In the twenty years.
We thus have the double process Of diminished produc
ton and an increased expectation Thus the deaaad 10
fast growing on the supply and there result no other
consequence than what In The OF ptices This
conditions permanent least for many years for il can
only be corrected BY the rise OF prices point high
enough TO diminish consumption. The same process
(viz the increase Of the roR roncing population as
compared With the producing has been going on in Eu
rope so that prices always high enough in London
permit expectation from this country. The result is that
the export food from this country both cereal anu ami
NAL has increased at most rapid The export Of
ood from this country in 1856, greater In value
than In previous year The average export OF bread
stus and provisions IRON the United States arranged in
periods OF i've years, were As follows:
1s36-fO inclusive Rss Oso 600
Is42-46 1ea no s9l O0o
io4t-oI l94, 100
The expectation Of these produ.ts is steadily and S"p,