Mower County transcript., 1869-12-16
BRAZIL.
Brasil and the 0ississippl Valley
Direct Trade ..

D1kAA1lh
Brasil andfthe mississtppi Valley
: Direct Trade ,.
We take the following interesting article
from the lRio Janei1o) Brazilian World, of
October 16: eS ~ ~ easz
Exchange of products between any two
countries each profitably producing, say,
different kinds from the other, and which
the other cannot grow atall or il it can. on.
ly at disadvantage, compared with the
reader producer-is, Of all others, the
most beneficial medium for eproftable, be-
cause reciprocally profitable and beneficial
trade; it is the medium imeomparably
superior to all others for securing real
benefit to both, cutting of. as it does. in.
termediate expense-inevitably heavy
Misunderstanding the roundabout way Of
converting the products of either in the
commodity called money at some other
place, to be sent, directly or indirectly, as
the case may be, to the other producing
point for its products, which IN turn have
to undergo similar circuitous route. -
This easily understood, nay, palps bly,
apparent, whore one nation, as go-be-
tween, intervenes between two others, is
not so readily comprehended because it is
not presented so forcibly in contrast to the
mind, as between different sectionsiof ono
country; yet. in effect, it is the same in the
one case as in the other; as, for instance,
where in country SO vast in extent as the
United States the routine of trade to some
other nations is made to follow q divergent
course from Z. cheap and direct channel,
from some great producing section and
natural distributing point in it's vast terri
tory, to tortuous one, it is hampored with
Aitic, cost and expense. ..g,,s u. 81; = -.
For example: The Mississippi Valley is
the great granary, and. otherwise, the
great provision mart of the United Staies
Its unequaled fuvial intercommunication
"a river system spreading its trunk and
branches into the continent as o majestic
tree spreads into the surrounding air-affords
Z cheap outlet for the heaviest drain that
can be imposed, for it's products to reach
the seaboard; the grand ssfather of waters, -
the noble Mississippi river, its main stem,
with the rivers Ohio, Missouri. Arkansas as
superior tributaries, with host of lesser
ones, all navigable, and connectedly 80,
convey the products OF the valley cheaper,
by far, to New Orleans, the seaport of the
system, then they can be in any way trans
ported. to New York, and vt the latter ID
that fortutious circumstances have made
the port for supplying the n Mississippi Val
Again the population Of that valley is
the great coffee consuming portion of the
United States. and yet, instead of, taking
the direct route from here without diverg-
anoe to the cheap and natural inlet to its
main customers Up the Mississippi, il is
mainly forced to 60 by the longer and,
after it gets there, the greatly more ex-
pensive route to New York. We may say of
such trade, in fact, that it is unnatural,
for the products Of the valley seeking first
an outlet via New Orleans, on account OF
cheapness, are forced to 60 to New York at
an enhanced cost that overlsys the previ-
GUS cheap transit, that they may thence be
partially, and owing to this but partially
supplied to Brazil. Coffee follows like
track; leaving Brazil for New York, it
thence goes back ct . double expense, by
ship to New Orleans or by rail across the
country, to supply the Mississippi valley
region, that could, by direct trade, be
supplied at half the freight and charges ex-
pense. i -. -.
Look at the result: The United Staten,
export largely Of tho Mississippi Valley
grain and provision products to Europe.
and yet Europe competes successfully in
supplying OFaZl1 WIN Cno same OF 61mllAr
articles, while the United States actually
furnish Brazil with but q small portion of
what, If it were not thus foolishly over
loaded with worse than unnecessary. ex-
pense, she ought to supply the m4jor part
Of, if not all. j; 7',.:,;4.'kSs' ::=fsl =.
Without at this time celebrating the mat
ter, We state, as susceptible of ample form.
al proof, that direct trade on solid basis
once laid between Rio de Jansiro and the
Mississippi Valley, -four can be laid down
here at one dollar per barrel less than from
New York, and coffee can be laid down at
St. Louis at not over lie. per pound more
than ct New York and then will sell there
fora full cent more. |:,.5 r. 2'lfz -
In this connection we append para
graph In regard to the consumption of cof-
fee which probably approximates correct
ness, with the, remark, however, that
whereas the average consumption of coffee
in the United States is, for its whole popu=
latioa, placed at seven pounds per capita,
and recent investigation has shown that
in the Mississippi Valley and States sup
piled thence, it is fully IL pounds per
capita, and take that consuming area holds
say. one.hslf If the entire population; OF. the
Union, the supply needed there now is
about equal to /, 45O, 900 cwt., and ss the
population is calculated to double within
the next twenty years, it will then require
nearly 5000 600 cwt., or in the neighhor-
hood OF one and ee-Quarser miAions Of