Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-20
RICHMOND w HIG.


F,osa tke Losdos Tlaass, dsgHa D.
"A. veil for England that In announcing the p1e'ca
ton Of the half yearly accounts relating to trade every
had, can pr,,,y nearly guess what going TO say
Il Is the old story Of prosperity and increase 70 "he"
tb.re .em. 20 be no limit and which far outstrpts imag
n.,oo The returns are In fact large that We think
Ice, and lee. Of theu IRON the inability Of the imsgma'
tou 10 comprehend the In the earlier pages OF the
Isry of pep,- or John Evelyn meet With such an
entry n. the following 81 find worth this day I'|'
God be prai.ed IL delights him to eoudt hs gsiHs' 10
chink hi. money, and to chucke over the amount As
We rad on these entries less frequent Wealth be-
comes . Of course, aud the sums are neehamca,
ritteu do-n Without effort OF the Imagination, and
without thought OF gratitude. IL Is with similar cL-
lou.n.s. that asys apt TO look over these re-
turn. Trade and Navigation which nevertheless. are
fall OF Significance both In the magnitude Of the total
which exhibits the expansion ct our commerce,
and in aud tall OF the different items. which ind
cate important changes IN our mode OF living
Take for example. the fist thing mentioned under
the head OF "Inpurts into the united Kingdom --annas
IL appear. that che number al animals of all kinds-oNr
sheep pigsandcd during the hrSt Sax months o' we
present wear did eNceed $1,000 and that this l. not
half th. number imported in the corresponding term ct
1854 ID i convenient bring these two years 'io c"-
paron the Discrepancy when there Is one, be'"rr"
The II. m. will marked than II We compare the
Statements OF Two successive year. IL is thus shown that
we are annually becoming less dependent on the eonu
nent foe the supply OF our i've stock In Inc Areic "
proyisio,s too there To he similar dininuon rN
cent Ia ss.d beef srd pork, which during tue period o
war were imported in increased quantities Butter, chet -
and eggs alone TO be- Stationery, our import % cgss
nsu.lly amounting 100000 pu. Even hall the qnah
~ m loisu corn ttt required IN the hest ak mouths
al lsS. has sufficient Tor Us In the present year
Thu. tor Articles OF provision with which We are able to
t,r,.h ourselves have drawn hut slightly on the COM
,;n. arkcts On the other hand the demand Tor tea.
coffee and cocoa has been steadily Increasing From jan
nary IA, the end of June last .5OOODO more pounds e"
tai ,.r, ,runk than in the corresponding petioc two
-. .yo The consumption OF coffee we'll cocoa has
G,,> diminished although the quantities OF both which
h,y. arrived considerably increased As Tor the -u-
~ m swesen these beverages, the returns rather puhh'
s. :, g., ssbt The quantity catered for home
sumption last gear in which the burdens OF the war yer"
most severely felt and mauy poor family were glad to
drink their without sugar was greater 'nau III 'e year
bfo, and very much greater THAI ~ the present year
xbsn M begin to breathe freely again. The explanation
ol the anomaly NAV be that in anticipation oil the .lssr
pane Of last yesr, larger quantities we've TAKEN ou' %
h,,8 tuan the country absolutely required Ut tobacco
,hs consumption has steadily inSrv2scd, aud Tor WINE TIE
demand has been regulated entirely b! the wal, iaiinS
VERY low last year, sud again rising on the CONCLUSION
the peace, although DOL Is Yet Vo Int qAu''' W.
suned in 1884 -,
The declared value Of our exports during the hrs ia
month. OF 1854 $4,000 OOOl; III the same period o
lat wear thuy sak -, and uoS they have
,,; ri..n 10 Is 900 1 These exports, il ought tn be
TnSned are eHely OF articles either produced or ia
u.e,ured in the united kingdom, aud % SHOW how NO.
orecedsntei is ts let it be added that the aniui
versge of expos from 1877 So, for half wear.
s above but Tor the whole ycar, was only 66,SOUOO-
How rsprly the increase made msy be judged by look
rug y W. -, ~ ,has. me-, 5nr,. a, s,ror,stio,
nnu % QUO p''.n -; lin hv million al none, OF
g'owus s 1900 ven tI, ernort h. increased il,
Noou Won, -. s., snn nnul az 1n1 oon a,d "A of !
o SP W -, pva.r.b.rs ,hs .sm. sr.r,y /
A a - a. h.,,,y a., -, lin, -, o,nor,,niIy
s suu Pe ,,it "a ~ ,ha "a ~ I,na Z 10 -
~ ~ 90 ,or, from, rus,s Rnt in tb. sam.
.. . ' - - rs -, ,t,raJ ~, H., ,,u,,,v : |
.'ns No. 0. ~ IT o';n to the nnss, Of tbnss Tho
"a" IN Tue rePea' " "e ' ~.
OF our coasuhg "ane 'uA' 1s e D' N'''"s
vessels "mct. er'e'e' " 1 e' , Pot' "uAoe'''
III Is no' "''o' ".''"'"h "a, e "a -, ' ~" w
this mary enous PiOs'e t iAs ~, ~ ia. "
owner oil pr'of iA'''''e % See "s io'se HsN'"s al
the running Auo WONDERS nov u "i og al tue winning pos,
We have h'her" oee" So'"PA,HN'e,y uo'e u" our ppm
merclal achie'e'he"'@ Wv "V>' VI NA are l" our
track, anu Sou"N'eS 'iia' " ~ - "-"o' W "AH''s
are gai 70 ion'" our anu 70 sAre Il" our eeat
ness win eo'nPeuuon t'uS increasing on every rur
France Transferring It's enormous energies ifo' Poue''
10 mervA"uis SPeeiI''' E'e'"A r"aS'"s "'e "V'A
over ue Noru rs 'e ~. io' vi n LOT 'oVe
Z" gam husS'A uS' '',e, " s"'PP'"s anu W
commerce. our Own c"o"eS ,o'o~''R }" the '"'S'es "'
the parent anu ''Nr"s !" ''e ', u. na'"'"! As"'A
mugs cruising pu'ia'' ,s"' -N INT VI" '''"iS
OF US ie" YEAR ,encc I"c Ar' = not la' !" - ~
hNeh eOhhc' 'Ai iI'''l WIT" ua"sv'ous' rhsihht h
whose markets u''ie = seaeI e'sNu''N thai' III 'o>
OF an! o'her country !" t"e ~"'u, "Hs "o'hS 70 ihr
We nave ,el III I"s'i soe 49, rlosn '"lngT Z"