The New York herald., 1870-11-10
ENGLAND'S TRADE.
Effect of the War on Commerce-Trade Re-
lntiOns with America.

lntiOns with America.
From the London Globe. Oct. 2al
The trade and navigation accounts for the months
OF August and September indicate what has been
the effect upon English trade Of the war between
France and Prussia, to greater extent than the re-
turns upon which we commented month since. AS
regards articles imported free OF duty, food sup
plies are OF the utmost importance, and these
figures show that during the month Of August our
imports OF live stock were mucn greater than in
previous years; they included 1872 Oxen bulls and
cows, 26ee calves, sheep 234 lambs and 12 3ol
swine and hogs. On the other hand, our imports OF
wheat have declined and the trade exhibits con-
siderable fluctuations; since, while our imports
from Russia which amounted In August to SAC, CAB
hundred weight, are much larger than last year,
we are receiving but little from Denmark and next
to nothing from Prussia and the the trade with the
Hanse Towns wholly stopped. Our corn trade
with France is always q very variable one and in
August received CO. 042 hundred weight, three
fourths OF the total imports during the year. The
trade with the countries in the south or Europe also
shows great falling OIL.
AS to the raw material for our manufacturing dis
tricts our total import of cotton the increase
The United States sent In August 140 48l cwt The
receipts from Turkey, which have this year been
last month. IL Is matter OF regret that British
India which Is in the manufacturing districts re-
garded as Of the highest importance, should be send
ing US much less than in either OF the previous
years. This Is, however, counteracted by The fact
that from miscellaneous sources we are In receipt
OF augmented supplies. Russia Is sending us large
quantities OF 1aX; last month we received 226, 1877
Cwt, and from other countries we are obtaining
quantities larger than last year. Our import of raw
SILK shows a recovery from last year when there
was considerable decrease); in this article British
India, from which we last month received Ia, 667
pounds, is making up for the decrease In cotton;
from other Eastern countries our importation
greatly fell Off last month, but s looking to the total
OF the year, very much in advance OF 1869. In wool
also there IS o great increase.
The iron trade Is evidently improving through the
war; for the exports or iron and unwroughJ steel
last month were worth fl,9b3395, as against
Sl 622 in September last year and 9l 742 in
the preceding year. For the last nine months the
exports were valued at one and three-fOurtns mil
lions more than last year. This included 54324
tons OF pig and pudded iron; 29,628 OF bar, angle
and rod rOn and 103, sS5 OF railroad lron-a large
increase. Or all sorts Of wrought iron there were
1880 tons exported; OF copper and brass, lSO
cwt about half the quantity OF last year.; of un.
wrought tin 1854 cwt.; OF tin plates 100, $3.50 cwt.
and OF lead, 2SS0 tons about ha OF that last year).
Less salt than usual was exported last month and
the export Of linen manufactures was 9533, 924 In
value, compared with f568, ass in September last
year. AS to machinery, steam engines to the value
OF f147,6SS were exported last month, ana other
sorts to the value of G325 6s3 In drugs and chemI.
Gals and In earthenware decline was exhibited.
1t Is amusing, when one considers The noise there
has been made as to our supplying French snps with
coal, to find that we have been actually shipping
less coal during the war than in the two preceding
years. Thus 1t appears that only 5SSS7 tons Of coal
were exported last month as compared with
10O 060 September last year, and 9gS 3OS In Sen
tember, 1858. The export OF firearms does not ap.
pear to be anything like so great as has been pre-
tended.