The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-08
Commodities.
Increase.

fractures Of. f,ss7.ss5 soss.44s e,1si.o5
Ia" features OF 1s.s1e,54s 1s.sOo.sle 5.ess,77c
Total increase in
the exports of
the above men
toned articles 374 Uo3, 40
The value of the increased exports of
breadstuffs. provisions, tallow, and live
animals, which together amounted to
1922 ,902, 1858, constituted 1875 per cent. OF
the increased exports of domestic mer-
chandise. These exports were chiefly pro-
States.
The report takes the ground THAI this
increase in the value of the expectation
from the United States of the products of
the Western and Northwestern States has
been largely the result of the reduction in
transportation charges, on railroads. on
the lakes and on the Erie Canal. Such in
creased exports have, however, been main
~ the result of the general extension of
railroads throughout the States referred
to, in connection with the important re-
auctions which have been made IN railroad
freight charges. This is evidenced by the
fact that of the total receipts of grain at
Portland, Boston, New York. Philadelphia,
aud Baltimore, amounting, during the year
1880, to $40, 696, O57 bushels, 246 ,O6s, SIT
bushels, or 1851 per cent, was received
by rail, and only 71,os9, SIS bushels. or
%. "a per cent, was received by canal and
Hudson River. The reduction in the
average freight charge on wheat from Chi
cago to New York. By lake and canal
during the last three years, as compared
with the average charge during the years
1870, 1871 and 1872, amounted to 9S
cents per bushel, while the re-
1uction in the average freight charge
On wheat by rail between the same points
during the last three years, as compared
with the average charge during the years
1870, 1871 and 1872, amounted to 14.4
cents per bushel; the average reduction
vas about 13 cents per bushel This was
equivalent to 1T per cent. of the export
o 1885 per cent, of the export price of
,orn during the same year.
In this connection it is well to consider
he benefit that the proposed Hennepin
Canal would be in cheapening rates on
yrain to the seaboard and the consequent
Impetus that would be gwen to our for |
ign commerce. As above stated our ex-
,orts are chiefly the products of the west |
rr, opd narthuooto,r cfatao op5 aoytIs,,
hat goes to cheaper the rates on these ex-
,orts from the west to eastern parts, by
ending to-increase our exports, is direct
eneflt to the entire country. This is
trsng answer to the claims of eastern and |
outhern men that inasmuch as the Canal
yonld be an Illinois Institution; that we
ere in Illinois should build it. It would
e national institution
The report in showing the ratio of our
rade with the different countries, gives
be figures Of our commerce with Eng
nd
The value of the exports of merchandise
} Great Britain and Ireland during the
ear amounted to S4S1, 1876, O7s, and $3.50
er cent, of the total value of exports of
merchandise from the United States.
The value of the imports of merchan-
ise from the United Kingdom, amounted
, STA. 493, 738. and constituted 81 Is per
ent. of the total value of the imports of
lerchandise into the United States.
The total value of imports and exports
merchandise in our commerce with the
nited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire
md amounted to 1856, 62s, S16, and con
ituted A. 3 per cent. of the value of the
lports ard exports of the country during
g year.
It appears that the value Of the exports
merchandise from the United States to
e United Kingdom exceeded the value of
lports into the United States from that
untry by S8o6, Gal $40, the value of ex-
rts having been about q times the value
imports.
During the year ended june Both, 1881, :
.87 per cent. of the exports of wheat and
neat flour, 1920 per cent. of the exports
corn, 65.01 per cent. of the exports of
DIVISIONS, and 84.81 per cent. of the ex-
rts of live animals from the United
ates to foreign countries were shipped to
e United Kingdom. The total value of
ports of these articles to that country
aounted to the SUM of $3.50. 216. 9O3, and
instituted 54.29 per cent of the total
lue of the exports of domestic MERIDIAN
Sc to that country.
In addition to this must be added theI
ionies and dependencies of Great Britain
1ich swell the total to $547, 231 ,944 and
institute COCA per cent. of the total value
the exports of merchandise from the
lited States; and the value of the imports
merchandise from Great Britain and her