The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-19

ESFoEr-.-The principal article Of ex.
port from ,bc Upper Mississippi and the
ST CrOin, has always been that Of lumber,
ia the log, OF manufactured into lath, shin
gIss or boards. The amount sent below
this year will b. very large, particularly
from the 81. CroiI. While IN saltwater a
-hw, time since. We were informed tha, over
FIVE hundred men had been lately employed
from this vicinity. 10 man the RATS for St
Loais, besides the large number residing in
that neighborhood who were accustomed TO
tina, business. The large amour, thus ex.
ported. even a, the present low prices, will
materially assis, the good people Of the St.
Croix 10 wesihering the financial storm that
has spread IL dark wings over US for year
or two past.
The incoming population tor the previous
years, consumed nearly nj our surplus pro-
dnc,ons u agriculture, but n larger number
having engaged in the occupation and the
great rush Of emigration having to some ex.
tent sub~iied, we are now exporting largely.
The amount We shall have to spare would
b. 81 grca, r,lief 10 US the coming winter.
IL it could all be brought forward and
shipped previous 10 the closing Of nayi-
cation. The latcncs 81 the season IN
which the thTcshiug is done, and the
scarcity Of labor and machinery may pre-.
vent much OF the grain going forward be-
lore spring, bu, sufficient quantity OF all
the products II the farm will b. sold to
d,monstrate tbs high rank which Mime
IL
State. We have no knowlcdgc Of any
record being kept IN this city Of the amount
shipped, but w. will take the freight list OF
the steamer Henry Clay, foe one trip to 81,
Louis, published in the Republican Of that
city, on the 9Th inst, as u specimen of the
variety and amount OF produce shipped from
this city. upon one boat Of a daily line be
tween st. Louis and ~. Paul
Vim. l.. Ewing. 80 IL. corn J. u. Vale,
i03 do oats, 80 bbls rye -FOUR, - pkg. butter
Goodrich, Willard 4 Co., do willard \ Co,
) do, | IL beans, III do corn kirkman h
Luke, II du. sks wheat Angelfodt h Barth.
| box 81 *. corn smith. Sherwood 4 Co., -
do; TcichmsD Is Co., u do, y. ". Aufder,
heidc. - do, - bids tags Memphis PCkt %
blf bbls beer Northtup \ Rowland ) sks bran
30 pkgs butter. A. hem amin "a 7. Campbell
ID q. II. Wiley, p ska oats. Grceley 4 Gale,
20 dos buckets. iiske, Freeman * Co., 81 do,
j. Garrett, g hsrrows; Chou,ean. Harrison 4
Vale, bbls iron Bcrthold, Rokier 4 Co, H.
pkgs butter; iiening & Wallace, 80 bbls pork
Mstlsek Rogers. u bis hay; Notan 4 taf
Trey, b SKIS rye Lamb 4 Qainlan. 2j- do ,
Gordon & Roots IS do. y sks wheat; Chou.
tesu 4 Edwards. 10 do; Betts, Mellen 4 Wy.
man, 20 do, - sks corn, los do rye. 2l3 bbls ;
j. ". Booth 4 son, ~ do flour, - sis bran
Whitaker n Burnet, | Dbl eggs. 70 Pkgs but
ter toll, Owens 4 Bacon. } bis. :, hides
fenisn Bios. az sks corn klyman 4 Myers,
q empty boxes.
In the Canada. arriving on the day sue.
cosing. We find IN her list over $500 pack,
ages consisting principally OF corn, oats.
wheat. bran, -four, hay, rye. butter. tallow,
beer. and ginseng. THIS will show To some
extent the nature aud amount OF our pres
en-, exports.