The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-12-23
Our Exports.
From the Washington Constitution.

Our Exports.
From the Washington Constitution.
We know of no subject of greater inter.
est to the public, and especially to the states
man, than the information that will soon be
laid before the country by the proper depart.
ment of the Government, embracing the
imports and exports for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1859. At all times important,
it is doubly so at present, on account of the
commercial revulsion through which we have
passed, besides the reliable facts presented
in connection with our modified tariff laws
which went into operation July LIST, 1857.
Our trade, as exhibited by the imports and
exports, has been highly satisfactory to all
interests, and added another demonstration
Of the wisdom of that time honored Demo
cratic policy which inculcates the least
possible burdens of taxation consistent with
an economical administration of the General
Government. But it is not in reference to
this branch of the subject that we propose
at this time to dilate. We have another
object, and one which we trust will be ap.
preciated by all imbued with the spirit of
that Constitution which was ordained and
established in order to form more perfect
Union, establish justice, insure domestic
tranquility, provide for the common defence,
promote the general welfare, and secure the
blessings of liberty" to its trainers and their
posterity. All those appeals which have
heretofore admonished us-the patriots of
revolution, the common suffering of our
ancestors, our common tolls and dangers,
our common blessings and victors, the tombs
of our statesmen and warriors Mount Yer
non, the Hermitage, and Ashland-all seem
to have lost their power, and we are drifting
to some unknown catastrophe pregnant with
everything but safety.
In view of these considerations, we have
thought it not inappropriate to give the
exports for the last fiscal year, as furnished
by the different sections of the republic, in
the hope that our common interest, so signal
ly displayed by these figures, will arrest that
aggressive spirit which is fastening all to
one undistinguished ruin
The exports of last fiscal year, embracing
specie and American produce, amounted to
1885,, 894,385; in addition to which we also
exported something over twenty millions of
foreign produce, making all of our exports
above $356,0OO,OOO, and exceeding our
imports for the same period fraction over
$18,OOO,OOO.
The specie and American produce
exported were. .... $3.50, S94 $50
| Specie. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1882, 305
The amt of produce consequent.
ly exported was. 27S.392 OSO
We propose to classify the amount fur
nished by each section as far as possible, by
giving the amount furnished exclusively by
the free States, the amount furnished by
both the free and slave States, (which it is
impossible to separate and designate the
respective amount furnished by each,) and
| the amount furnished exclusively by the
slave States.
Free States exclusively
Fisheries - embracing spermaceti
and whale oils, dried and salt
fish. Observation-Disclosures. $4,462,974
Coal, Observation-Disclosures. 1886
| Ice.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l64, 56l
Total free States. ... 1921, O9l
Free and Slave States
| Products of the foreSt-embracing
slaves and headings, shingles,
| boards, plank, and scantling,
| hewn timber, other timber. oak
| bark and other dye, all manufac-
| lures of wood, ashes, ginseng,
skins and furs.. ............... 12,O9s,se7
Product of agriculture
Of animals - beef tallow, hides,
horned cattle, butter, cheese,
pork, hams and bacon, lard,
wool, hogs, horses. mules, and
sheep l5,549,Sl7
Vegetable food
Wheat, -four, Indian corn, Indian
meal. rye meal, rye, oats, and
other small grain, and pulse,
| biscuit, or shop bread, potatoes,
| apples, and onions. ............ %, 437,57S
| Manufactures
| Refined sugar, wax, chocolate,
spirits from grain, do. molasses,
do. other materials, beer, ale,
vinegar, porter, and cider, in
| casks and bottles, linseed oil,
| household furniture carriages
and carts, railroad cars and
| carts, hats of fur and silk, do.
| palm leaf, saddlery trunks and
valises, adamantine and other
| candles, soap, snuff, tobacco
manufac'd, gunpowder. leather,
boots and shoes, cables and
cordage, salt, lead, iron, pig,
bar, nails, castings, and all man.
ufactures of, drugs and medi-
cines, cotton piece goods, print.
ed or colored, white other than
| duck, duck and all manufactures
| of, hemp, thread, bags, cloth.
! and other manufact'rs of. wear
ing apparel, earthern and stone
| ware combs and buttons, brooms
and brushes of all kinds, billiard
tables and apparatus, umbrellas,
parasols and sunshades, moroc-
CO and other leather not sold by
the pound, fire engines, printing
presses and type, musical instru.
ments, books and maps, paper
and stationery, paints and var
nish jewelry, other manufac.
| lures of gold and silver. glass,
tin, pewter, and lead, marble
and stone, bricks, lime, and &C.
ment, India rubber shoes and
manufactures, lard oils, oil cake,
| artificial flowers. ............. 30, 1924
Articles not enumerated, manu-
featured ................. 2,274,652
Raw produce Observation-Disclosures. 1858, POS
Total, free and slave States 84,4l7, 493
Slave States, exclusively:
Cotton. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 161, 434, 1923
Tobacco. .................... 2l,084, O3S
Rosin and Turpentine. ...... 1854
Rice. 2,207, l4S
| Tar and Pitch, al ,O5S
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