, 1864-11-20

TINT yenr, the Houso Of Representatives ordered
some inquiry to BE- made into tho condition Of
tfado on lhe northern frontier, and pssticalarly
March, 1869, tho Senate called for more general
report on tho present condition Of foreign and do.
and
tcet the importunt interests involycd-" These re-
eoluttons were directed 70 tho Secretary Of tho
acceptance of duty BY persons atst deslgnased,
appointed III. Lorip BlodGet special agent Of the
department ter the preparation q No m report It
tho ed1ournmeut and now drat appeara ftom the
hands Of tho public printer. -.-.
IT, 70 t9ssgn r
ths ialge M car eapryaa tyfa sae Whies fs 70
@ ses sn e 5 t Ss y: g1s 10y e
essn marEe.s. It Is s shown that ills invasion q
GEE tGse saaS ntS e. s q aa
1872 did not take =, permanent hold until 1889 and
1883, aiter which tame Il made steady progress za
Il fe.eiga sde in is II Ftem ~ isai TO- 1s hs
average amount Of foreign tonnage entering our
pS1 Ell i
The loss since he war began We can understand,
sses e. % ssa1s wh q Don
carrying for their colonies, and gave their ship
ping two frelghts in transatlantic yoyage while
IN the direct trade between England and the United
by being Excluded ron tkair eolonss ss they Were
soEs vas thst % we La no eaionies but PEesdsns
jackson did not SEQ this In timc to preserve our
Msg ade e ana hese g eeones Offered
long diplomatic contest preceding this time had
kept us equal, but now the Britiah rapidly gained,
and bare at last almost all fhe carrying trade OF the
In III early history Of the country large busi-
ncas S1ae dong In The importation Of tropical Sta
ppieal eoan,1ies. COD Ths ta1lss q this report show
what this trade was and illustrates the relation 1t
he1a at certain carly pssod1s to The PFesent time
tonnagein our ports in 1861 than in 1921; fourteen
countfica send Us absolutely less as imports In
1850 than ln 1925 eleven send ns less relatively 70
positively aud relatively Increased from only H.
teen countries in the last thirty+dse years.
vessels was less np ops.teua e y n
American vessels in 1891 in 1850 It was more than
half as much, ono hundred and thiEty-four mil
| and In 1851 il wa thIee times Is much, or twc
hundred aud forty-nine. millions to seventy .n!ne
Millions The value OF our oT1 exports carried
abroad decreased ~ nearly e Sane
vessels; il ls0o oncialt, Ind ID 1861 four times
q much n foEeIgn ss IL American vcssels Clear M
Is s asn o u
United states Is noxt examined; and from tables
showing It's rise and present condition, II appears
il equal 10 iS0 after whici, our sare rapidly DO
clinch, unit! row wo have. ppno whatevcF In for.
cign trnde, and foreign nations enter half million
oas a.espy snnay y.sa e. sq
tlans:At1antc ports. THIS loss OF steamer tralo
! should thg1G our ears With shame. Nearly the
because oi tho war, lis eanaes being Indifference
on the part Of both merchants and the Govern
ks',, DO ,1 setS nss 1es
1hs satisfies % these departments Of foreign
Trade, deserve tls careful study Of Legislators q
M Another Department :of foreign traao yer.
thoroughly treated in fills report e Mat pfotes.s, f.
ss.ss y tsae ansl & s.
been alst compiled and ,i fal rssule @ % arc slvsn To-
ard singular, and should arrest attention. To Can
ada Il appeals that ou. trade hna largely declines
nndes ths heavy sA1g :hsy hsss in,po;cd, wh, !,
creased. Tho treaty released from duty total Q
ons hundred and ddecn millions of thelr ptodae
sy s e IL sG ons T WIZ j
siso large transit trsio % come out 0! this laa
%sa ees 5a oe II ea'S
Wcst To castsrn n,afkets. -.
SS5 fss % &c Sc; = VA ssass' d @of'ns Ill., ns. G% " II
real and Desirable trade, which has ayers9a
"a 200 yearly, willis they havt paid duty on .
average Of hut.S ,000 worth sent Ia tho un!te
Status, and thls nearly alt foreign merchandise.
rho trrnty apponrs 10 have hcQn fnEonfonsly COZ
atructel to EtV1 fr9e market to all tho Canadt
wantod 10 s0ll, aud to nothing VIC cared to aell
Canada. VIII, other proysnccs on tho Aua@nt! 1T
s3s. slsss si,o5 ia Sas ouf aout nd 9rstn . ooi
nnEg, hut We give tatH an uhtaxel market FOR VA
nn0lnta nj coal, 10 compets With onf taxtt1 coal
lunnsylsnnia. They xeAt ~, 100 tons Of coal
tnr markets @ i, leto, aud are sending soo.@oo tou
Al1bk1 81 poAFar1o o0N1lERcE-TNH coAAElc
or TUE LAkEs.
Tho Inquiry ln regn.l to Internal Commerce
angWtrcil III m elaborate report covering III
I | tE1dr between Tho caEtn tnna tho west aud thrOng
tho Lake tt.tfic for Ae7eral years Tho year lbt
.sclcctGt. lLvaluaHon Of tha merchandise q
clangct, aud :ektn. the line Of the AllcYhan!es
i Tic ttantlArl f0l Western produce, tue vainea p
cnmc eE1' lit going westward and $5a* 90 u
E0iu. eastwnra ovcr the dvc great trnnsportatlo
. | &ines. Thctc lines arc the tour great Weatwar
1 and tho Ertr ehtal. Taking tho further tncreas
OF prices which would accrue when Wcstel
! fFrfkbts reach The Atlantic scaboard, and o.
total vAl,ni:tE oithis trade u saken 1T sl,se"o
/, 700 ahnnal.y.
.ett in any one report. is here condensed fto1
Bou1d Of -ndc and lailroad repotts, most Of
! Nnll, :ecutate and Trustworthy. The chief LAY
Q cllise hare, for several years past produced ~
compAnics have also stated their business in ye1
valuable fUrn,+ particularly the Pennsylvania Rai
:. ruAd. Ffnm Ill these sources the most abundal
< | compilat1Ou OF tabular statements has been maG