The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-10-26

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The Chicago Tribune presents the follow
ing interesting facts, which deserve the
attention of every man interested in West
ern enterprise and progress: st
Exclusive of cotton, rice, cane sugar
and molasses, which are not Western pro-
ducts, the United States exported in the
year ending June 80, 1860, to all foreign
countries, 1891 ,O42 Exclusive of the
same products, tho Western States pro-
duced no per cent. of the whole agricultural
product of the Union. Assuming that the
West exports in the same ratio that it pro-
duces, and we have foreign market for
$24, ,sO0, 900 Of the value of all agricultural
articles produced in the Western States.
..As fhctotal agricultural production of
the Western States is about 1850 millions,
Of which shy $50 millions may be deducted
for the value Of farming implements, ami
mails held for use, improvement, wear and
tear, &C.. there remain 900 millions for con-
sumption III shs pf1sahcing States, md fo-
markct IN other StAfU aud Foreign coun-
tries. 1t therefore appears that the propor-
ton Of the market furnished by the United
States for our produce compared with that
furnished by all foreign countries, is as
$s7 so to 100. If we inquire where this
market is found, we discover that the same
year the manufacturers OF pig iron pro-
duced S67 ,S2s, ,23l wortl, of that MATERIAL
The cotton manufacturers produced over
115 millions. woolen about 60 millions,
leather 63 millions, boots and other pro-
ducts Of leather 20 millions, agricultural
implements ls millions. steam engines AZ
millions. flour 22l millions, and lumber
9s millions, making an aggregate OF 664
millions.
"The complete statistics for 1850 on other
trades are not made up, but those OF 1850
range thus: Bakers i3 millions: black
smiths2l millions, cabinetware IL millions.
calico printing IA millions, tallow chand-
Iery 10 millions, c1othiers and tailors 4s
millions, carriage makers III millions, dis
tilleries i8 millions. hats and cta,if,:s IA mil
lions. tohacconists IL millions, India rub
her millions, firearms million, musical
Instruments p millions, nails millions,
paper 10 millions. pork and beef IL mil
lions. printing and publishing III millions.
quarries millions. stoves and ranges 6
millions. sugar refineries lOmillions, white
lead milliOns--total 26S Millions. Esti-
mating - per cent. as the average increase
on these figures from 1850 tn 1860, and we
have the sum Of $a57 ,O0O. 200, which. added
tn the definitel v ascertained manufactures
of 1860. brings up the total for that year to
sl,G2o.eoo.0oo. or about the equivalent of
the entire agricultural product of the West
ern States: A very large portion of the
value ofthese manufactured products con-
sists in the western food which entered
int" them. and for which they paid, But
beside the manufacturingclasses.t the num-
bers engaged in commercial, financial and |
professional pursuits are included among
the food consumers. But the popularity |
of the manufacturing class il. that they |
;,Ts nrs not t,. only competing in the market to
make the farmers clothing and other ar
ticles Of purchase and enjoyment, cheaper.
. "Nothing, therefore, can be palmer than |
the entire unity and harmony Of interest |
between the manufacturing and farming |
classes. and their absolute dependence on |
each other for a market. Those who sup |
pose, therefore, that the manufacturing |
interests OF the country can be broken |
down without braakiny down the farming |
interests by the same blow, or that the for |
mer can he built up without building UP |
equally the latter, arc wholly in error"