, 1869-02-06

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ceived TO the amount Of *5,4l1,6o5. Our
Exports were $20,943.5W.
The impcr. and export commerce of
the two Canadian Provinces for the year
1887 were as follows:
Total exports 10 III fi5.o71at9
TO The unlted ostea. s!,ss3 69a
u dc G.tsnMe Provinces. :. ......... at4aiN
10 Wee. lnoies es.;.....-..--.--..---...- g, EYE "
To foreign con1ufca. 5NuN3 |
The goods which found market in The
United States, it will be seen, am ount to
50 per cent OF The total CANADIAN exports
The imports, including 1ree goods mo
the CausdRB for the same yesr, were as
follows: ..
From ihe United sta.'s............. :. so,a2aso9
FrlM A4tAtlme F!pNuceS. .-....--.---.,. -10s,8a3
From Y est lEutea.-- ls7.sea
From foreign e1untziss..........-. So. 3so9,Sn
unty collected tcdthescon,..............- S7,0u1,Vo
OF the imports from the United stsses
fB,212, ,752 were in the form Of gold paid
Tor Canadian commodities sold In this
county. .e
Eighty per cent OF The Canadian e1-
pors to the United States consist OF farm
products, aud nearly all Of the residue O.!
| products Of The forest. Csnada is placed
In the position Of & farmer who has only
| enc customer during hali the year,
who is his main reliance during tbs rest
| of the gear. Hence the American mar
ket Is highly priced by them, aud Indeed
if deprived of II they would be LETT in
very embarrassed condition, for large
portion Of their exports could find no
other market; for instance, their barley,
CATS, po!a oes, beans, peas. gr.ss seeds,
lumber, fre-Wood, animls, en. Their
lake shipping has little oih,r employ
ment than in rAnsp ring Canadian pro-
roads ara mainly supported by American
trade and travel
But The ms,ter Of most Importance to
the American people le. who psys the flve
or s.x millions Of duties collected on the
products Of Canada sold In our n arketa
The Canadian people say they do, and con-
sequentiy they are clamoro tor repeal
ef the American duties levied up?n them
They arc; compelled, they claim, 10 con-
tribute tax Of nearly st1 mllious year
In gold tor the support OF the American
Government.
1t appears In support Of this view, that
the total Exports Of CAnscisn produces
into the Uniled S,atea in 1865-:he yeaz
btfc1e thG tIcaty cnded-amouDfed ,c
$25,e12,923 whereas the exports Of 1865
in the face Of The American duties, wore
$27.Sa4,s3a. TIE 1eason Of this is, tha. ths
Canadians have 10 other market for the
Z htt}9 If fhofr t5Jr1 nj 1r3f3 3;oH
Consequently tho supply Of products
', from the Can&das would not be materially
grtnter without duty than With it Tbs
prices in our markets nre unaffected. and
: the Canadians loss the tax. TIE price:
OF our flour, wheat, butter, chess
: and meats, are f1ed mainly BY the
: foreign market quotations, and cause.
l scqucutly the Canadian producers los
the duties we charge on all those ar
,, ticlcs sold In The Amsrie IN markets who's
price Is determined by the foreign de
uand. We think, however, shst it ther
: were no dulles on Cauadian lumber an
firr.woo5, there would be enough adj
uonal exported 70 reduce their price il
our markets, and, In that case, America1
, consumers would be benefited TO the CT
tent OF the reduction.
, Isispretty evident, from review OF th
whole subject, thst 4 renewal Of the OIL
. ouc-sidcd reciprocity treaty would great,
U benefit the Canadians by securing thee
: higher prices for their surplus pr2duch
> while our Treasury would lose abous 81
!. millions Of gold per album now derive
| frnm taxeq m Canadian nrndncts whic
- tsx mainly comes out OF the pockets {
the Canadian people. It is, rherefor'
not 10 our interest to renew the trea&y