The Washington union., 1857-08-20
THE WASHINGTON UNION,


Rica in 1856 hardware Of the value of Ss7 500 spir
its, $4,000 wines and liquors, S435O ale and por-
ter, 5000; machinery, $4,000; ship chandlery S2,-
400 crockery and glass; $3.50; salt, 80, 500; furni-
ture ~ 800 railway iron, $3.50; olive OIL 1925; SOAP
$500 cartwheelboxes 1856 cartwheeltires, $905 !;
paint and paint oil, 81 200 lead $780, iron, 81 800;
iron potts. "a 900; malt and hops, 81 500; and pro-
visions, Sc, $50.
The imports from the United States, besides cot
tons, were malt and hops, $500 provisions $l75
against Sc $50 from England tobacco s276l5; drugs
$3.50; and -four, SlS, $780, Of the total value of ex-
ports In Is56--viz: SS44 4,295-coffee amounted to
$f5l ,l3O; of which Great Britain took 4,999200
pounds, of the value of $429,90O, and the United
States 297 900 pounds, valued at S29, 700.
A company has been formed in England for con-
structing tramroad Some Is miles inland from
aid to the land transport hitherto carried on in the
most uncouth and ill-constructed ox-carts the eye
ever beheld The road is to be extended if favorable
results follow the first experiment.
1t may be proper to add that since the lst of Jan
uary, 1857, an amended tariff has come in force
which raises the duties on merchandise introduced
for consumption 10 per cent, and on spirits to
figure equivalent to- total prohibition. Indeed
the government now enjoys monopoly in the sup
ply of sprituous liquors. having erected quite an ex-
tensive distlery for the purpose In 1854 the Gus
tom-house duties amounted to Sl2O670 and in 1855
to 500 800 Tho official returns for 1857 will, it is
believed, show considerable increase over 1854
indeed, the general commerce of this republic is
yearly increasing Her coffee mother of pearl, cabi-
net woods and other productions will always COM
mand ready market in exchange for such merchan-
disc as she may need either for consumption or com
merce.
NEW TRADE BETWEEN ALGERIA AND FRANCE.
letter is published in the Paris journals dated Al
gers July s. in which is stated that om the 23d of
April to date, two months and half, there were ex-
ported from that place to Marseies not less than
II 900 head of sheep of the value of 100000 francs,
or 800 000n This trade the letter adds, is increas-
ing every year. and is susceptible of much great
er development if the means of transport We're
only proportonate to the consumption and wants
of the southern part of France and to the capacities
of Algeria for the rearing of sheep 1t is believed
that 80 900 head could easily be sent to the market
of Marseiles every season but, as stated above,
the means Of transportation wanting and, conse-
quently, this important source of supply must re-
main at least partially unimproved, while almost
famine prices rule in the markets of France for every
description of fresh meats.
How much more rational, in our humble judgment
would it be- especially in view Of the scarcity and
high prices of uiades long felt throughout France
to encourage either by government subvcntion OF
liberal premiums, the direct navigation between
France and Algeria, by the establishment OF line
of steam ferry-boats or by any other practical mode
than to waste thousands every year in the vain effort
to stimulate the growth of cotton soil in which
it never can flourish except as sckly, unproductive
exotic The mutton and wool trade of Algeria, il
properly fostered by the French government would
in the end make that colony profitable and
useful to France than if its forced cottonheds SUP
piled the raw material to half the factories in the
empire.