Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-01-12
Trade of New England with the south.

The Boston Post contains long and able article show
ing the extent Of the trade between New England and
the South from which make the following extract
"The aggregate value of the merchandise sold to the
South annually estimate at some S60,O00,0OO The
basis OF the estimate Is first the estimated amount OF
boots and shoes Sold which intelligent merchants place
at from $50 600 to $4,000 900. including limited
amount that manufactured with and sold in New
York In the next place, we know from merchants in
the trade that the amount of dry goods sold South year
y many millions of dollars and that the amount is
cond only to that of the sales of boots and shoes In
the third place. learn from careful inquiry and from
the best sources that the fish Of various kinds sold real
lie S3OOOOOO, or in that neighbOrhood. Upwards Of
100000 is received for furniture sold in the South
each year. The Southern States a much better mar
ket than the Western for this article. IL is true since
the establishment of branch houses in New York. Phia
dephia aud other cities many of the goods manutac
ured in New England have reached the South through
those houses; but still the commerce of New England
with the South and this particular section OF the country
receives the main advantage of that commerce. And
what shall say Of New England ship building that is
greatly sustained by Southern wants? What shall
say of that large ocean fleet that by being the common
carriers of the South has brought large amount of
money into the pockets of merchants? We will not
undertake TO estimate the value of these interests, sup
ported directly by the South If many persons have not
become very rich by them very large number have Ell
Their found themselves well to do else have gained
living.
Now what does New England buy of the South to
keep her cotton and wooden mills in operadon-to sup
ply her lack OF and -four furnish her with sugar.
rice, tobacco lumber, etc Boston alone received from
the slave States in 1859 cotton valued at S22O00O0O
wool worth 100000; hides valuedat 81 900 900; lum
Der 81 100000; flour 81 500 OO0 corn 100000; rice
SjoOoOO tobacco estimated at S2,00o,00O We thus
have S3l 200 000 in value only considering eight ar
cles OF consumption. Nor have reckoned the large
amounts Of portions all Of these articles which arrived
Providence, New Haven Hartford Portland and other
places Nor have reckoned the value of other articles
that arrive at Boston, very considerable though it be-
such mOlasscs naval stores beef pork lard and 9th
animal produce hemp early vegetables oysters and
other shell fish, game, peaches etc. May not est
mate then, with good reason, that New England buys of
the South her materials and other products to the
amount of $4,000 600 annually In 1875 about
third Of all the -four sold in Boston received from the
commercial ports of the Southern States and in the
year seyeuftths Of all the sold in this city
ccived direct from the States of Delaware Maryland and
Virginia The value of the product of sugar and moas
a principally produced in louisiana in 1885 about
$4,000 900, aud though but a small portion of it
10 New England nearly onehal the crop is consumed in
the Northern States reaching the points Of consumption
10y the Mississippi river