The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-11

goods; they have almost completely dis
placed the British article, and are actually
taken by the consumer in preference TO tho
competing foreign fabrics.
Once Grcat Britain not only sold her own
flax and her own wool, but, with the products
of her soil, fed the people employed in con-
vcrting Thorn into the fabrics required for dis
tant markets. Now everything is different.
She imports almost every pound OF raw mato-
rial entering into the composition of the tex
tiles exported. We furnish her with cotton,
wheat corn, and Of late. with fresh meat
or the nine TO fourteen million quarters Of
foreign wheat yearly required by England
To exc out her home supply, the proportion
supplied by the United States has increased
from fourteen per cent. In 1867 TO fort y-four
per cent. In 1873. and is constantly growing.
Low-pricod American wheat has, to n GER
tain extent, lcl TO q diversion OF English
farmers from wheat growing to graz
ing. But here, too tho American cattle
raiser Of the Wcst promises TO sup
plant his British competitor Fresh Amori-
can meat, after travelling 5000 miles, is now
sold in the principal English and Irish cities
at sd. and less per pound or about onc-quar-
people hail this chcapcnng OF one Of the
primo ncccssarics OF life with delight, while
the press pronounce American meat as de-
licious food as man can desire"
This comparatively new article OF EXPORT
promises TO assume vast proportions. In
January, 1875, we exported fresh meat to
England amounting in value to Sj2,2SD gold /;
In January, 1876, to the extent of 500, AIS gold
Last month tho exports reached Si]S, $40
gold. Our export trade in fresh meat can
hardly yet be said to have commenced. 1t
IL destined TO become one OF our most i'm
portant staples. The home supply is for
many years yet to come, practically unlim-
tied, while all the great continental centres
81 population within six hours Of the sea-
board by rail Offer US 80 many different
outlets.
An experimental addition has just been
made TO the list of American exports to Eng
land The article IL the American lobster.
and the port from which the first shipment
was made is Portland, Ne. Tho first con-
signment Of this novel enterprise was 100
live lobstcrs, shipped in tank built on tho
main deck OF an English steamer. Should
the experiment prove successful, it will lay
the foundation Of an important business
II will he gratifying Intelligence to all
those interested in the commerce Of these
United states TO learn that the export trade
for December. 1876, was, by far. larger than
ever before known in one month, the ship
mrnts Of domestic produce being valued at
s7d,jd'.6SS. currency. against s6I1l4 99i in
1875, sdl,211oJJ in 1874 and 500 ij7, 900 in 1873
or this grand total S2s l0opO went from
the southern ports. s27 $4,000 from New
York. and a tribe over 100000 from Phia-
drlphia. The thrift and fruyality Of the
American people during the last three years
are shown by tho fact that the exports Of 1876
exceeded those OF ls72by sl7i 10000 Taking
the combined movement OF goods and specie.
the exports of last year exceed the ilnporta-
tions 10y 1885,, 900, while the corresponding
excess in 1875 was sG4, 800 900.
The following tabular statement shows
the steady increase Of exports over imports
since the panic: