The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-08-17
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The quantity of molasses produced during
the same year was 12,7Oo,896 gallons
As the Southern sugar crop has not been
successful for several years past, probably the
above quantities equal and perhaps exceed
those more recently produced
To show the Important part which Cuba
plays in this sugar question, it is only necessa-
~ to state that of the above S51 OBS, 676 OF
sugar importations in 1857, $40o93, 499 were
from Cuba In addition to this, she exports
considerable quantities to other COUNTRIES
With Cuba belonging to us, we should at once
become exporters of sugar, and with the inn
mensely increased production which free in
situations and American enterprise would rap
idly stimulate in that now poorly cultivated
Island, we should speedily command the sugar
market of the world
And before we should send to other nations
their saccharine matter we.should, of course.
first supply ourselveswi cheap sugar. OBJ
yiously we should at once save to the consul
mer 80 per cent on the sugar now imported
from Cuba-nearly two-thirds Of the whole
consumption-which now goes for duties.-
1t is an entirely safe estimate and within
bounds to say, that the annexation of Cuba
would permanently reduce tie price Of sugar
one-tsird This would be great boon to eve
~ household, and very materially lessen the
family expense account.
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In the foregoing paragraphs, we have shown
'he amount of our Imports Of Sugar from
Cuba, and the effect which annexation would
nave in reducing the price of this article of |
general consumption Our imports of other |
descriptions are somewhat overshadowed by |
he magnitude of those under that head, but |
hey are nevertheless of sufficient importance
% be considered separately. For the year |
1857 we imported from Cuba, $3.50, $50
pounds Of tobacco, and 2,5o6, 74s cigars, the
Falue Of which added to other articles of i'm |
,ort for the same year amounted to
$5,14s,6o2 |
Imports Of sugar. .40,O93, 499 |
Total imports for 1857. .$45, 24S, 1o1 |
This amount is exceeded by only two |
countries in the world Wis England and |
France.
It must also be borne in mind, when con-
sidering the question of annexation, that the
consumers of sugar, tobacco, &C., imported
rom Cuba into this country pay double tax
upon them, viz; an import duty which goes
% our own government and an export duty
which goes into. the treasury Of Spain. To
lequire Cuba IS to remove both Of these inn
'ositions, and thus, not only to cheaper sugar,
ut tobacco, and every other article of import
The urice Of these articles Is now still further
nhanced BY the onerous portcharges to which
ar vessels are subjected, and which annexa-
ion would also remove. And there can be no
eubt that with reciprocity the amount of our
Of all sorts would be greatly in
reased
) But while, as thus shown, our imports for
he year 1857 were
s45,24s, lol
'ur exports were. only ......... 9,379,582
moving balance against Us of. .$35. 863, 619 |
This enormous balance had Of course, to be
aid in coin, and we are thus fairly draining
ur country of the precious metals to pay for
that under other circumstances we should
Exchange for theproductsof onr manufactures
nd Of our farms t,
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