, 1879-08-05
BRITISH COMMERCE..
invasion Of English MarEo'a by Amer
loan Goods.--Tbo Grain and
j. Cattle Trades.
Rsnt Troublcs Of the Tcnant.Taxm
ors--Legal Extortiona Levied.

habits Of tie British workman. After rratu!t~
ousiy assuming that what had tbeon stated in
that letter Abont British Workmcn ID general
was IN attack aimed At the artisans Of BIrminE.
ham In particular, the I'ost denied many of tho
factA and all tho deductions as being drawn from
a too limited experience. This, l suppose for
political rcseoua, 1t was necessary for thu chief
radicai organ Of Btrmingeam to do. In private
conversation, however, tlso 1eallng merchants
and the Secretary OF the Birmingham Exchange,
who Is thoroughly we'll acquainted With busi-
ness at Birmingham, sdm.ttel all that was said.
Even the Birmingham iost subsequently printed
a letter from Tie agent OF shipping FIRM at
Mclbouroe with regard to American con,pett-
tion III Australia, which proves not only much
TINT was urged In the letter rofcrrod TO, buk q
great deal more.
4 sTuDDoRN FACT.
two have two American vessels now dts
charging In cur harbor," says this correspond
snt. 1--WE arc very sorry 10 say our American
trade grows daily nt The cost Of our English de-
partmenk You English manufacturers must
employ morc labor-saVlng machinery, md not
try to meet this American competition by reduc-
Ing the wages Of your workmcn. We urc now
landing ttnsm.hs' tools, tsnmcn's Fittings, cnan,-
o'ed goods, and variety Of new lines from
America, far too long, Indeed. to specify In a
letter. You will notice how manr lines which
used to be regularly seen in our indcnt two or
three years sinco have now entirely disappeared.
The reason In every case is the same; goods Of
American make have aupplantcd inc English
mike. We hnye noticed OF late that In
q s 1sssaa ees sF ats .oo se
ing goods Of nn Inferior class. Nothing
will help tho English more than this. It Is quail
itv alonc which has nut the Americans where
E.. e,ln f1.,,fv 1nltk H. tx1xz
them here; II this faIIs oil they will lose their
hold at once. The make OF their goods, thciF
perfect adaptation for the purpose they are de-
signed to eerss their excellent finish: the mont
and their careful paekfng and marking of pack
agcs-a,l these points are so far 10 their favor
oscr ordinary English makers that It l. no wop-
der tho tr1r1e Is going 10 America We know
how dcep an interest you take in these matters,
md can only assurc sou our best vi she's arc for
England. Wa will do oil we .ni, to keep up the
old countEr.n The olfclnl reports OF the British
consuls in Cubs and the West indies for the
show u still worse state Of things for Bhttsh
commerce.
RECIPROCITY WILL Sor DO.
The great remedy Proposed for thIs state Of
things, anil one which Is especially countenanccd
barnsby, Tie wouid-bo conscrTatlve IN rocmber.
for Birmingham fs reciprocity, or taxing the
productions Of those countries which tax tho
productions OF Enolnhsl. 1hia nostruen, while
it has boon greatly praised both In Parliament
and In certain journals, Inns been ns often cried
down. Tie great difficulty In 1t1c war is this:
II Is not 10 England that foreign countries are
competing With England manufactures. Il is
outside Of England. The imposition Of duties
OH articles OF foreign manufacture imported IT,
to ENGLAND would do little tt nnY hhrm to
foreign manufacturers. Thcrc then remanR
nothing TO tax hltt raw materials md fotl, II
raw 1nhteFsats are taxed the price Of nr!tssh
manufactures Is ruiae1 rather than lonoFcd, mud
Engaantt Is theresore still less ab le TO compete
In the foreign market. II corn and food arc
taxed an Increase OF wages must necessarily
follow, with the same rcsult.
BnEApsTuFrs+
The taxation on foreign breajBtutls nnl meats
tbs farmers and agriculturtsts. Wftila he de-.
preston In trade Is very CIsat the depression In
tho large landed proprict0ra have been fuIllng
on within the last two or .hrce years, and When
tic incomes Of large 1anled proprietorn fall of
the. wolfaru Of the British Con stttutlon is at
stake. It was therefore n forcguno conclusion
TINT the resolution for tic apposntmcntof OF q
Royal Commission to Investigate the snlacs Of
tl'c dcnreas'on OF agriculture should pass the
House q Commons; rs Z did two or,slrce nlghts
EerTntiges generally took tho ground of protcc-
ttoi' and the LlbeFala leaned toward amending
the Land laws.
TIE CATTLE TRADE.
As far as tho importation OF cattle and live
meat il concerned, Lie British farmers haze al-
ready secured prsAcctton IN a different form.
Much lold had already hcen taken from culttya-
lion anu given to grazing whcn shs farmers
fnupd tlMt. although tlleir nnima!s were much
fattcr md heavier than those OF osller countries
thcy could not keep Up their prices 50 long as
tho importation Of foreign animals was untran,.
1ne1el. Taking advantage Of the outburst of
disease among the cattle, WHICH, It. was suid, bad
been introduced from Holland and Germany, an
net was passcd-Ale proytaiops OF which last
year Terc nlado still moro strtngcnt-bY which,
II cattlc.ltsease was stated to exist IN any coun-
Try, cattle coming from auct country must, OH
landing, be placed in Quarantine, or, IN
certain cases, DO slaughtered Gu the dock.
The oun,ber Of cattle coming from the United
States was 50 smal', and the cost Of transport
ntnsurea were enforced aeainst America. VI
late, hoWDyer, when 1t has been found that
owing to tue lover rate Of freight the tmporta-
lion Of cattle FROM tic United States has very
lines Of specially arranged steamers wcro about
to be started 10 facilitatcthis traffic. disease wAs
discovered in one Of the cattiv ships, nnd the
United States Was promptly 'schedulcd." rs 1t
great restrictions. Cattle from America aru
prohibited from landing In England, except at
ono special wharf iu Liverpool, on account OF
nssuro paeu@onl4. aud pgs .ts similarly limited
ard last Wednesday tic tic esao .tea.aar 'oasi Hui
gnttant from Bnatou, arrived to t!,a hcr5ey with
1.3O0 sheep. among which thu local tuspeCtor Of
tho Frsvy Council thought Rolne wero suffering
from foot and mouth disease. Prof, Cope was
sent from London w the Veterinary Depart
mcnt 10 e1an,tpe tho anlmats, and was also Of
opIuion that ttls disease WIS among tic sheop.
They were ordered to he slaughtered OH Tho
quny. Ar this wna lnconyencnt as,d costly, the
sheep were slaughtered In the Merrey dockyasd
sttor shs akin. hslmg t1,pGundea to ptsysa.
this will probably canse The Importation Of
American sheep 10 30 forbidden. A yer7 large
seizure Was also made the Other day in London Of
dead tucat Imported from America, said to be
d!scakod, and It Ia nuuuuured thzt ticllina has
been extensively discovered In American hx,us.
DANoERs TO THE EXPLOITATION.
1t II for the American authorities, both 6tata
atht Federal, to tFlsi. the American exporters TO
q sense VI their duty by careful quarantine req
,at!uns and inspection; otherwise this growing
brunch Of American co1nmtrrr Will bo utterly
aud irTetrieyAily ruined.
OF cuhrse It Is prrulttel to au official 10 say
Unit thr object OF the rattle importation act "a
exclusively sanitary ono, but being obliged
ehltt time to U1ake 6ontr ]nr1IIrtcx ah6uk n