The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-05-01
VOL. 9.
Gke 8ulletim.
American Trade &ish the BeII,ssr.
ente.
(New York Bulletin.)

(New York Builetin.)
Our direct trade with the two powers
who are drawing the sword on each other
Is not large in amount. The total OF our
imports and exports with Russia and
Turkey combined amounts to only some
Sl7 500, 900, of which twO-thirds Is the
with the FORMER country and the remain.
der with the latter, the exact figures for
the fiscal year 1875 being as follows:
With Russia........ 81, 800 gu q, 75s
Win Turkey 6Ia,77 i,Ai4 ,s3i
Total ,9oo, 7o5 sl5,72G, G4l
II VIII thus be seen that what direct
results might TALL upon our trade, in the
event OF war, would be felt almost ex-
clusively in our exports. Our impor Is
from Russia are chiefly wool, rags, lax,
cordage and iron; the most important
being wool, which, being OF q peculiar
texture, cannot well be substituted by
supplies from other countries. and the iiI-
terruption OF the supply OF this article
might therefore cause some incOnyen-
fence to our manufacturers. Our chief
imports from Turkey are few drugs,
rags and prunes. Our exports to those
countries consist principally Of cotton
and petroleum. Russia takes from
EiIIt W ltll ililiIOIS NOTln OF
cotton per annum which enters the
country entirely by way Of the Baltic
and White seas: she also buys from US
about four million gallons Of refined pc
troleum. which goes about equally by
way of the Baltic and Black seas. Two
million gallons that goes by the Black
sea ports would be very likely TO be
challenged by the Turkish fleet, and that
trade would therefore in all probability
be lost to US pending hostilities. Tur-
key takes about five million gallons OF
petoleum. and as her fleet may be ex-
pected to be able to keep open all her
ports. This trade can har lily be reg Irded
a. exposed to interup ion.
Fortunately tor the general interests OF
commerce, both the countries rank low
IN the scale OF foreign trade, a. compared
with other European states. Their chief
importance 10 the rest of the world lies
in their being food exporting countries,
IN which respect they are important
competitors with the United States; a
fact which is OF much more consequence
to us than any interruption OF our direct
trade with them can possibly be. Rus
sia's export OF wheat, since 1864, has
ranged variously between $1,000, 600
bushels and 100000 bushels; but her
shipments have beer steadily decling and
cannot now be regarded as equal 10 an
average between the foregoing eX-
tremes. From the Turkish pro-
yinces on the Danube, the exports
OF wheat now average about a.
900 900 bushels and of maize l3,UU,-
600 bushels, making a total sup
ply OF 100000 bushels OF
breadstutis sent 10 other coun-
tries. II we estimate the Russian export
at only 5000, 900 bushels, and add TO it
that OF Moldo Wallachata and Ruomania,
we have a total OF -, 900 900 bushels OF
wheat and maize liable TO interruption
OF export. The only question is as TO
how tar the export is likely to be blocked.
and how far the raising and harvesting
the crops NAV be interrupted by military
operations points which are yet very
predetermined. and must remain so until
the plans of campaign and the disposal
of the respective fleets become better
known. In the most favorable event
the United States would be called on TO
supply large DEFICIENCIES in those sources
Of contributions to the wants OF the
grain importing countries.