The daily gazette., 1879-10-02
TmURsDAY. OCTOBER . 1879.
Our FOREIGN MARKET is loomll


up wonderfully and bringing TO our
country such immense quantities oI
gold and silver that the government Is
becoming embarrassed to know what to
do with it. In fact 1t has no business to
SET up a banking house, in which to
hord specie and disseminate paper cur
rency. 1t was never the custom OF the
Republic, and hence the embarrassment
From the first of July last until the 2Otli
of September the imports OF specie at
New York exceeded the exports by
$25 25,3O8,315. This is something remarka-
BILE, and more SO in consequence OF all
this immense sum being in gold and,
must be residae after the payments OF
interest due the European holders OF U.
s. bonds.
Our farmers will readily perceive the
influence of our foreign market upon
the prices of their products from the rise
in the market on wheat, corn aud other
food exports; hence we need not con
trast it with the boasted "home market"
the Republican politicians were so ac-
custOmel to write about, nor do we
wish to say word about politics more
than we can help. We rejoice that the
country seems to be getting over some
of Its difficulties, if it is in consequence,
In great measure, of the foolish war
policy Of Europe, by which her peoples
were made to neglect agriculture and
abandon their attention TO their lands
and to their crops in order to kill each
other.
While at the Paris Exposition, Mr..
Abraham S. Hewitt, called the attention
of assembled Europe to the nutritious
qualities OF our Indian corn. For this
he was soundly ridiculed by large
number Of the Radical newspapers and
many Radical stump speakers, and de-
Tended by the Democratic papers. We
wish we could present this matter with
out referring to politics, but 1t is neces-
sary to correct understanding Of the
mater. A Democratic statesman seek;
for all the help he can get for his coun
try, and does not mind STOPPING to little
things TO promote the good of the peo
pie. 1t was so with Mr.. Hewitt. liz
emanated from the machine shops yol
know. Well, now we wish every farm
er in Delaw are to look at the result:
We gather 1t from tables before us.
In ten years from June 30, 1886, {
June 30, 1916 we exported 4,659,0S
bushels of Indian corn and from th
ten years from June 80, 1916, TO 1856
63, ,06S, ,2G7. This was an immense IN
crease; bu. it appears that the quantit
Of Indian corn sent abroad during til
single year ending June 80, 1879 wa
S6,296, ,252 bushels or, 1896, ,903 busl
els more than in the whole twenty yeal
from 1896 to 1855. 1t will be seen tn;
Mr.. Hewitt's "Kitchen," at the Paris L,
position had its results in most sll
prising degree. But the good work
effected has not yet been fully seen.
1t has drained the seaboard of a palt
our surplus corn and paid our farmers
the great West 90 cents a bushel +,
what they had been using for fuel, the
has been vast amount of money say,
to our people. But wha4 would the res,
of a rise of % cents In corn under SUI
circumstances-need we point this o
TO intelligent readers Do they Il
see at once that it is just so much mon
clear gain on every bushel. This III
not take place now. But after the p
pie Of Europe become accustomed to G
ing Indian corn bread need We say Il
will do without? They will not.
export proves that it is the cheapest ft
they can get, and there fore, the III
corn we can ship the more will there
required. So Mr.. Hewitt's "Ki.cht
was one Of the most sagacious exp,
quainted the European people with.
But our foreign export market d
not stop with Indian corn; or "
flour and wheat, millions upon milli
of dollars worth of which are now
Ing shipped to Europe at about % &c
per bushel more OH wheat than we
ceived when we had the home mar
only. In addition to this for the SAX,
encouragement and to help to cult,
more buoyant spirit in our readers,
call their attention to the vast incre
Of exports in preserved meats, whicl
the year ending on the 3Oth of Ju
1879, amounted to S7,3ll ,40s; wbic
almost double the exports for the wi
seven years, from 1870 TO 1877; and lie
double as much as in either OF the y
1877, 1878.
These results from what ever ca
must produce great changes in this ct
Try. One single instance of &
changes was related 10 us a few
since, which we will take the libert
restating to our readers notwithst
ing we may incur the risk of ma
our Article seem long and prosy.
aiiude to farmer in one of our flou
ing western States who raised "a
bushels of wheat this wear. lie sal
url,.