The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-12-29
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between both countries. IL has also
II very depressing oifcct on many de-
partmentt Of arsde in Great Britsiu.
The silk trade Of Lyons is almost en-
tircly ruined, and the Large silk deal
crs Of London. who formerly obtsin
ed heir SUPPLIES from this source, arc
now withou. busipes for lack Of goods
Formerly it was the custom forsthr
great manufacturers of Lyons TO send
tho bulk OF their fabrics to London
aud Paris. BY this means they &c I
more prompt returns than by selling
them directly TO consumers; besides
these heavy houses purchased their
whole product, taking cn,ire lines OF
drsss of all the various patterns made
In the articles Of accs and cnbroidor-
les, porcelain and fancy goo Is, the
shopkeepcrr Of Britain also miss their
accust omed supplies and severely
feel the dra~back it is having on trade
In the United States, tue stock Of
French cloths, silks. gloves jewclry,
proclaim, &c, &c, is very greatly di.
minished aud besides, these articles
have all very rapidly appreciated in
price.
The draft made on tho Germans TO
meet the requirements Of the war has
almost as disastcrous au effect as that
on the French. Every here industry
j. d'uo a'jz.@, and business ruined
Factories are closed and operatives
have bscome warriors, who, instead OF
being engaged 10 the peaceful svoca
tlons Of life. are, ut one and tho same
time, destroying the enemy and clos.
ing up the avenues of traffic. German
hardware, toys. leather and leather
goods, woolsns, musical instruments.
&C., &c, are 10 greatly diminished
production. and 10 scmo Of these
wares the manufacture has almost Gu
tircly ceased.
The aggregate valuo of French man
ufac'ure before the war avsrged about
ivo hundred millions of dollars an
nually, while the imports and exports
for corresponding period respectively
reached about the same amount.
OF tho value ofGsrnau productions
We have no reliable statistics: but we
imagine ,ha, in the entire country it
did not fall far. short Of France.
We imported from France mrrchan-
die 10 the amount of about eight,
millions of dollars annually for which
We returned Of our own products
about fifty millions. paying the differ.
ence in bonds. From Germany We
also imported largely, and tho balance
Of trade was always srains, US The
vast commerce with both these nations
il now interrupted, and it the war
should contisoe for some months long.
er the loss Of business would seriously
affect many branches Of trade.
In the manufacture of silks, gloves
carpets, ribbons, embroideries. and
cloths We have already made wonder
ful progress. and some the best dom.s-
tic goods are iu every respect equal to
the bes. Manufactured iu France. In
many descriptions ofhardwsro we e1-
eel the English. Germans. and French.
but 10 bronzes We are far behind tn.
French and English. In lscea, wares.
procclaiD, jswelry, leather sni fancy
goods, the production is either very
mesgre, or else the goods arc Of in
terror quality. The war presents , fit
ting opportunity for US TO encourage
hssrowth Of many Of those industries
With view TO their pcrmahencc, ex-
ce'lcnce, and future chsspncss That
il will be comparatively easy to accom-
plish some, il not all Of these aims, W.
Lave entire confidence. The terrible
struggle through which France anG
Germany are passing has already in Il
great measure exhausted their resour
cc', and it will take years OF peace,
seli-denial and Industry to place the
con mcrcs and manufactures Of either
nation in as favorable position as at
the beginning OF tho contest,-N J.
Ncrcunthe Journal.