New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-29
THE DECAY or ENGLLSH TR4DE.
SYMPTOMS OF IT NOTED BY TIE AMERICAN CONSUL
AT SHEFFIELD.

SYMPTOMS OF IT NOTED BY TIE AMERICAN CONSUL
AT SHEFFIELD.
WAsHISGroy, Nov. 27.-Tbe United states
Consul at sheffield sends 20 the Department OF State
letter addressed TO The telegraph OF that city by Mr'
Frederick Britain member OF the local Common Conh-
ell and Chamber Of Commerce. and praetcal hih Oh
business Although not wishing to take gloomy view
OF the future British industry, M britain expresses
b belief that the causes Of the longcontnued deples
o, ~ trade may be deeper and permanent than is
generally believed Comparing the tables OF exports OF
goreion countries with those Of England lie mas
that the exports from France have regularly hcreaseu
since SOS except during the war with Germany ana III
1876 for the first time they considerably exceeded those
of England The total exports OF Great Britain 10 al
foreign ports excluding her colonies rose from Slol-
100000 in 1867 to 9l95,0O0OO0 in 1872 ana nave
fallen o sl35 900 900 in 1876, the net increase III ten
wears being only 3 per cent French exports rose
from in 1867 to 100000 III Is 40 ana
In 1876 were pr0portonacly larger showing an increase
of 80 er cent The exports Of the United states rose "
per in the same tne or rom T9lVVO'VV0 III A0o'
to Sll6,OO0,0O0 in 1876.
The exports from Sheffield alone have fallen of since
1872 in hardware more than al 100000; in unwrought
steel 900 tons in railway iron 53l 900 TONS ana In
total OF iron and steel, wrought and unWrought the
decrease has been 1l5S000 tons since ISL Foreign
ers are supplying articles OF which ten years ago
sbneld mad the complete monopoly. The exports OF the
Agricultural produce But Sheffield Will REQUIRE
all her energy TO enable her to keep pace
with American hardware. The competition OF Germany
and Bel GUM 49, however, most severely felt and France
il fast becoming powerful rival Tanng 1871 just be
fore inflated values, he shows that the exports from the
countries OF Europe nearly the same
a. now; that England contributes much smaller pro-
portion than did them and that other countries are
now successfully supplying the articles Tor which the
world orce depended upon England. III, no asks, tho
falling of In English exports has been great during a
perod OF generally moderate customs duties what Is
likely when those protective tariffs come into
operation which many nations are now preparinxt
The SheDfeid telegraph, in reviewing this letter few
DAYS later called attention to the counmaory evidence
In the shipping OF Liverpool which has never been
50 In the ending June 80 last the ton
mage passing In and out of the Mersey embracing the
docks AT Birkonhead ~ we'll as Liverpool, reached
7OOOO 900 tons, the largest ever known Nevertheless,
there Ia commercial depression, and many vessels
lying idle In port and vessels bringing imports from
America ind difficulty in obtaining return cargOes,
outward freghts lower than inward freghts
The balance of the Liverpool trade Ia against En gland
Mr. Mundela, Member Of Parliament, publishes q
contradiction OF the statements made by Mr. Britain.
He alleges they faacious, because exports tho
colonies excluded la the comparison. The total
ports of Great Britain including her colonies for 1876
were over s200.000,00O Those OF France fell OF In
1870 TO al43O00O00 In short he controyorts all Mr.
Brans figures, and makes opposite deductions through
out