The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1861-12-05
FrospczitT IN War.

Prosperity IN War
We see by figures in the New York
Times that the earnings of sixteen North
ern railroads for 1861, arc s29, 543,7 ,707
for 1860 they were but SIG, ,242, ,56S, max.
ing gain Of thirteen per cent. for this year.
During certain period of 1861. there
were 80, ,2l4, ,294 bushels of grain delivered
at Chicago; during a corresponding period
of 1850 the amount was 22,S66,0S and
in 1859, 9,735, ,5S2 bushels, gain this
year over last of 80 per cent, nearly.
Duried certain period of 1861, there
were 81, l,304,049 bushels Of grain deliv-
cred at tidewater through the Erie canal
and during corresponding period of 1860,
only 22,632 $50 bushels; and during a
corresponding period of 1889, only 5,234,
3SS; making gain of 40 FER cent. nearly
for 1861 over 1850.
The exports Of breadstufs to England
and the Continent have been equivalent to
54,6S2, $50 bushels for 1861 and during
the year of 1860, II, ,19l, 799 bushels; and
for 1859, 1,644,662 bushels, gain OF
exports of breads.uffs for 1861 of nearly
500 per cent. over that of 1860.
We find that the imports of New York
alone, exclusive of specie, since the first of
July, 1861, were only s96,S47 POS and
during 1850, for a corresponding period,
they were sl75,292 .275; a falling off of
nearly 100 per cent.
The exports of New York for the same
period, exclusive of specie, have been in
1861, S9l ,24G,351, and in 1860 were
SG3, ,S43,9l7 in value, an increase of ex-
ports for 1861 over 1860 of more than 40
per cent.
We also find that the receipts of gold from
Europe and California since January 1st
1861, have been SOC, 739, 900, and the
exports for the same period only So $780,
600; leaving us balance of s63, AIS, 900
for the first eight months of the year
Hence We see that for 1861, over 1860,
sixteen of our Northern railroads have
gained in earnings IL per cent; that there
is gain of so per cent. in the amount of
grain delivered at Chicago during CORES
ponding period of the two years; that there
is gain of 40 per cent in the amount of
grain delivered at tide water by the Erie
canal during corresponding periods of the
two years; that there will be a gain of
nearly 500 per cent. in the export Of bread
stnffs to England and the continent for
1861 over 1860; that the gross export of
New York, exclusive of specie, for cores
pond;ng periods give 40 per cent. in favor
of 1861; and the excess of the importation
Of gold over the expectation, leaves us
balance of S63, ,47S,00O for the first eight
months of the year.
In 1860, the nation was at peace with
itself, and with all the world In 1861, it
is agltated by great civil war. Why these
indices of prosperity? 1t may be said they
are the surplus result of the prosperity Of
last year making their appearance in the
markets of the world. This war, in its
immediate effects upon production and
trade, are fell more particularly in the
South than in the North. The agricultural
products Of the North will not be percepti- |
ply diminished by the war, for the supply
of labor will be sufficient both for the work
OF the war and that of the farm. The
quantity of the manufactured products of
the East will not be so great in the general
directions of trade, but in the manuf c.
turing of supplies for the army, they will
find a large use for their manufacturing
power.