The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-02


rom u, ass pounds u %. 4-.0i2 pounds. and
the total increase in the value Of meat ami
eaiEJ products exported being S34 0o0Oll Tais
Ia 50 directly heipful 90 the farmer t is be-
heNcd viii be Yet further and very largely in
creased when the system Of inspection and
sanitary supervision. now provided hv law IS
Q. ought tuiy into o Iteration. The efforts Of
the secretary 10 establish tins health
tulness OF our meats against th. dis-
paraz,ng imputationS t1at havs d zen put upon
them abroad have resulted ia substantial pro..
ress- Veterinary surgeons sent ont bF Q 20
department are now allowed to participate in
the INSPECTION OF the live catt q from this coun.
tiF landed az the Eu--i Sh docks. and during u he
several months they nave been Oh duty no case
OF contagious pleuro-pheumouia has been re-
ported THIS inspection abroad. and the do
meS'ic inspection of live animals aud pork.
anu products, provided for by the
act OF August 81 1870. will ror1 as perf,.f.t a
guaranty for the wholesome .rss OF our meats
oHcred Tor foreign consumtion a. is auywh, re
given 70 any food product, and its non-accept-
ance VIII quite clearly reveal the real motive OF
INV contlnued restriction of their uses. That
having been made clear, the duty Of the execu-
tive will be very plan
BEET sUGAR INDUSTRY.
The information given by the ecre.ary OF the
progress and prospects of the beet sugar indus
.ry Is iull of interest. It has already passed
the experimental Sta-e and is "a commercial
success. the area over which the sugar te.t
can be successfully cultivated rs very large and
another field crop Of great value is offered 10
the c'oice OF the farmer.
The Secretary of the Treasury concurs in the
Recommendation of the Secretary OF Asr-
culture that the official supervision provide 10y
ire larif law for sugar Of domestic production
culture.
The Civil Service.
tt o law relating to the civil service has. So
Tar a / can learn, has been executed by those
having the power OF appointment in tn classi-
fled service. with fidelity and imDartialitv and
the service has been u.srt.aSuulN gafisfaernra-
the report of the commission shows a. larSe
a mount Of good work done during ne year with
very limited Apr prlations.
BUSINESS Of the Country.
congratulate the congress and the country
upon the passage, az the first session ol the
fhty iir't congress, of an unusual number Of
laws or very high Importance. That the results
OF this legislation will be the quickening and EN-
larsencnt uf our manufacturing industries.
larger and better markets for our breadstufts
ana provisions, both al home and abroad more
constant employment and better wa yes for our
WorGlng people. and an increased supply of
3a'e currtrc for the transaction of business,
Go not doubt. Some of these measures were.
euGc,ei AZ SO late period that the b nencial
effects upon oar commerce which were in the
contemplation Of congress have, "a yet, but
partially manifested themselves The general
traus and Industrial con ltiDns through
onl the country during the year have
shown marked Improvement For many
years prior tA 1855 the merchandise balances IT
i'lH NTittt ntll OtSn largely IN our favor, NM
durin! that year and the year following they
turned against us. II is very gratifying 10
know that the last fiscal year again shows "A
balance IN our favor OF over SjS0O0COJ.
THE VOLUME or RrsiNEsA
The bank Clearngs, which furnish II good test
OF the volume Of business transacte 4, for the
first ten months of the year 1870 show as com
pared wi IA the same moIths of 1883, an increase
Tor the whole country Of aboIt 81 per
cent, while the increase outside
l3 per cent. Du ing the month October of
he clearngs Of tle whole country showed an
! crease Of B. per cent. over October, lSS9lWhe
outside 81 New York the increase was ll1A per
csnt. These figures show that the increase in
the volume business was very general
through ut the country. Thit this larger bust
ness was beng conducted uD n n safe anu prof.
table basis is SHOWN ~ the fact that there were
800 IS failures reported in October. 1900 than
in the month OF the preceding year, with
Liabilities diminished by about 5000, co. The
value of our exports OF domestic merchandise
durt the la year was over l5OJG, 600
create than the proceeding year. and
was only exceeded ones in our
story. About Sl0OO10.0O0 OF this
excess was in agricultural products The pro
duction of pug iron, always a good gauge OF the
general prosperity, Is o lown by II rec mt census
bulletin to have been 1873 per cent greater In
1890 than in 1880, and the production OF tteel
$40 per cent. gr alter. Mining in coal las had
no limitation except that resulting from de-
ficient transportation.
LABoRs LOT.
The general testimony is that labor Is every
where fully employed, and the reports for last
wear show smaller number of employees al
fcctet by strikes aud lockouts than ia any year
s.ncc 1884. The depr 'ssou in the prices OF ag-
r.cuitual products had been greatly relieved.
and Duoyant and hopeful to4e was begin
ming TO felt by all our people
These promising Influences have been in some
degree lecked by the surprising aud very I'M
favorable monetary events which have recently
taken place in England. 1t ia gratifying to
know that these did not grow IN any degree out
OF the financial relations of Louuon with our
people or out OF any dscredit attached TO our
securities held In that market. The return II
our bonds and stocks was caused by money
stringency ia England, noc by any loss Of value
or credit IA the securities themselves. We could
not. however wholly escape tbs Ill effects OF a
foreign monetary agitation, accompanied by
such extraordinary Incidents Us characterized
this 10 is not believed, however. that these
evil incidents, which tave for the time unfGyor-
ably affected 70 Ges in this country. can long
withstand the strong, safe and Wholesome in
tiu ices which are operating TO give to our PEG
pie profitable returns IN al branches OF lcgti-
mate trade and Industry.
THE TARIFF.
The apprehension that our tariff may again.
and at once, be subjected 10 important general
changes would undoubtedly add q depressing
influence OF the mo I serious character The
general tariff act has only partially gone into
operation, some of It's important provisions be-
ing Limited 10 lake erect al oates YET IN the
future The general provisions of the law have
been in force les than sixty days. It's perma-
nent effect upon trade and prices still
largely stand in conjecture. 1t il curious TO
note That he advance in tue prices OF articles
wholly unaffected by the tariff act was by
many hastily ascribed to that act. Notice was
not taken OF the fact that the general tendency
Of the markets was upward from influences
Who'll apart from tie recent tariff le i,Iaton
Ire enlargement Of our currency by the silver
bill undoubtedly gave an upward tendency to
trade and had a marked effect on prices but
this natural and desired effect OF the
siive- legislation was by many err
rOneously attributed to the tariff act
There is neither wisdom nor justice in the
suggestion that the subject Of tariff revision
all be a ain opened before this law has hal a
fair trial 1t is quite true that every tariff
ever framed lsupposs, that n all of its rates and
classfcatons had the full approval even o. a
party caucus Such legislation is always and
necessarily the product of compromise as to de-
tails and the present law Is no exception. Bat
in its general scope AMI effect ! think IL will
Justify the support Of those v no believe that
American legislation should conserve
AMI defend American trade and
tie wars OF American workingmen
The transformation as to the terms of the act
which has been so widely disseminated at
home and abroad will be corrected by expert
ence aud the evil auguries as to IL result con
founded by the market reports. the savings
bank, international trade balances, and the
general prosperity Of our people
EFFECT UPON IMPORTS.
Already we begin to hear from abroad and
from our custom houses that the Trohib-