The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-27
Total. ...... go.
Cotton and tobacco:
Total.
...$1,2O5, 206,1O9


The expol tation Of Illuminating oils amounted
to s176,956, l54.
During the five years have mentioned bread
stuffs and provisions amounted to about 81 per
A per cent Of all the exports, deduoting gold and
silver.
Many Of the agricultural products Of the North
are also grown IN fore .gn countries, and the de-
mand for our surplus must greatly depend upon
the extent of the production abroad. When the
European crops are abundant We can not expect
to make % large sales as when their crops ara
short. or breads,uffs and provisions we sold
over two and one-third times more in 1874 than
in 1870. But in 1875 the sales fell off more than
SAC, 900 OOO A source Of income that is so fuctu-
>ating can not be relied upon to maintain balance
in our favor or increase our permanent supply Of
gold.
within the last six years the annual exports Of
breadstuffs and provisions have fuctuated TO the
extent of one hundred and thirty iXht millions
Of dollars whilst the greatest difference in the
yearly exports OF cotton and tobacco has been but
thirty -four millions of dollars. The exports Of IL
Eliminating oils have been very uniform, the
greatest yearly difference being but eleven mil
lions OF dol airs.
What our financial condition specially requires
is not merely increase OF producton, but, what is
equally important, reliable demand. Cotton
and tobacco meet these two requirements. They
are not produced In Europe and suppose it 10
now satisfactorily established that American cot
ton, in greatly increased quantities., can mold it's
position in the markets Of the world, notwith-
standing the large additions to the European sup
ply which are gov drawn from Egypt, Asia and
south America.
And now l come to two questions of the high
est importance to every taxpaylDg community in
the United States: How can you add, and how
much to the wealth OF the country by IN in
creased production orartcles OF export? That is
the first question. The second is this: How, and
how far can you prevent the loss OF national
wealth by increasing your production OF articles
which are now largely imported? am glad to
think that this Exposition is intended az IN
honest and thorough effort towards the solution
OF these questions. Increase in proc uction and
improvement in qua iy is your object, and tina
increased production OF your staples will add to
our exports AID diminish imports. Every bale Of
cotton and hogshead Of tobacco laid upon the
wharves OF liverpool and Havre add 70 our supply
OF gold, for they command the gold at once; and
every pound OF rice, and Of Rgar, and every GAL
lon Of molasses produced bore in the State OF
Louisiana saves US from imptrting 90 much, and
thus retains the gold in the country. Now, your
Exposition is particularly meant to bring about
increased production Of these staples, cotton,
rice, sugar and tobacco. Ut scontemplates inn.
proved Implements; the adoption Of the best
means to strengthen and stimulate your lands !;
the establishment Of harmony between capital
and labor; and the bringing of larger area
under the pillow. It 10 surely not absurd to think
that You may increase the production Of your
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