The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-12-31


export trade. Mr.. Nimmo saws:
fve leading articles a. export during the
year ended June ~. i~s. ~trc a. follows.
Bread and aresdsfurs. So. 1'E. A.. ceator I'm
/ manufactured. e@i25H.ro5; psurisic IA sf-..-
vi1sts; mineral oils <1a.2ise.s. tNhscco snd
manufactures Thereof. 8 stse.~.a The Enned
States he says. already IN pass 5 every oiher
country IN the magnitude Of M exports. hu1a
hfeadsfurs and provisions. and "a T. main
tanned that The market for American bread
euus and provisions An Europe can he ssil
further extended. The rniei Kingdom "a
Great britain and ireland stand rrsf nrnsnx
Importing countries win respect 20 the value
OF imports b. an brradsrurs an q provisions.~
Tables arr presented showing that - the follow
ing comTodifies imported into Gfczt Britain
and irclnnd the percentage I'M ported from The
United states WAS a follows Wheat &c per
cent. Indian corn. ~ per cent. Live anima!s.
~ per cent. beef. salfed. ~ per cent. beef.
fresh o. u ghfiy saitcd. - per cent. butter -
Per cent cheese. O. Ter cent: hAcun. a per
cent; hams. ~ per cent: lard, VI per cent.
meal preserved otherwise fnaa faiicd. - per
cent; pork, sailed = per cent Tue report
says: : During the last ten years the curnpc-
tltion Of American brcadsiufs and PROV SONS
IN British markets has greatly reduxrd tins
price OF those commodities. and consequently
the profits OF producing them IN the Cnifea
Kingdom Apprehension~ have been awakened
a. % the ultimate elect OF tins cornpcslfiuu
upon the agricultural interests Of the lafrcr
untrr- The question Il, IN a polite ecunc-
me sense. very larre one. since II elnl,r.ces
MT Only theinferests OF the British farmers
but also the rate " wages paid 10 farm-labor-
crs. the value OF lands dcroSed 20 agricultural
purposes and the revenue DER eel ihcrcfrDm
by the British landowners The sruwfn oE the
expiration ~ breadst ifs from the Tinted
States has also led 20 serious apprehenrlo.,s in
cumpetlng glain-preducing cvuntfies IA which
interior methdds Of agriculture prevail ard
facilities fos handling aud Transporting grain
and existing methods ~ commerce are less
advanced than IN this country
Regarding the maritime interest ~ ihe
United states. Mr. Ninrno says = The deca-
dence ~ that branch 81 the American "a r
chant marine VII ch Is eHnpoyed ia tie fufei-n
commerce Of the country continues 70 engage
public attention This decaleuce Indicated
by he following facsss Thc bu4linp ~ SHIPS
and iarks employed b. oar forsl En commerce
Eel iufn ~ annual average ~ 100 DARING fhe
III years from ISL 10 l-dD ~ an annual arer~
age ~ ffty-slx during the ten years tro-n ls-l
a. isr. 1nere were only tAensy-threc n ~
and banks built during the year endei June
~. leso The ir0n steamship j. the CON
trolling vehicle ~ commerce on the ocean
Fac tonnage ~ iron vessels builf in TINS cuun-
tIy the last iivc years amounted 10 only lpi.-
- ions a'nos' en'ife's ipr cur t"Ar4Ni-r GU
n"ine ifstle ~ ~hicn no foreign cuinlcAAiion
= a'io"ea uhoer me provisions ~ "ar NAAiNa
ien lANr- Whereas me iron shlf-ouiillns ~
Great Britain during tine Last fre ycars r.
ported amounted 70 l-se.l D tons. II j.
stated thar the irun steamers designed fin
transatlantic trade non in course ~ con<fruc
- ~ AAe snip sAia- "a 1reA1 brtAin would
~ fiace' ~ hhe- fAiend Hv"ul ne miir- Inc
trtAi iontiA1r ~ inc niten SihFc~ eiNpinye1
~ the ivrcien trace tcl from 1888 tors in
100 % i-AA.sv fSifs during me year ending
June a. lo7h turing ihe Year ending Ju1st -
le0i. me ioial value =. the commvdfies trims
ported ia American ana fureArn se@~eas I'm
ports ana exports amounted 70 me sufn ~
si9N.s.--1s1h ~ vnich me value transported
NJ American vessels amounted only - s-~A-
voAfs'. 1ne saiuc tranSTprsnd IN fofeixn vcs
SIS amounted to- i-su-Ash,sN a marked Or
cline ~ the pr portion ~ commodities carried
~ American vessels has taken placc during
the past year. the falling % having hcsn from
- per cent IN lssstO is.C per cent Ia lisa
After stating IA defafl the causes a. me &C.
cline in thar brant.h of American merrhs.t
marine employef IN foreign conn mere. me re- N
port continues The fact thar anita ana
abundant ana more profitable sr,aiunrru.r.r n,
the 1ome industries AMI eure-pris..s ~ rhi.
country or vsst and widely rar1ed resources
than IN the employment " vessels urs.r, rbe
ocean has undoubtedly had 4 str onr Al aaseDce \.
towards civertinx attention from shiret,uIldlnv
and shlp-owninr enterprises. ms i me
main. underlying eaure of our r-.ArfYime De-
ciension In 80 Tar n relares 10 fnref. I, corn
me-ce~ The branch OF American merchant
ra~rne which l. ernpiuyed In fhe internal ana
crasfirx commerce. II the Tnirsl <ras~~ n
shown alsn exit lfs adecIine. Notwithstanding
tine facl fhat under our Navigation iawe W.
foreign vessel = allowed 10 engage III rhs
trade. The tonnage thus ernsiuys "a fsli from
3..akt3a tons IN 1874 I. ..ry,gss fss.. im BgS1.
h. total tonnage butt "a the -eai,a arxl no.