The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-04-03

-Engiand Takes Most o. the snrm Ex- ,
ports-An Important Lesson IN Reel 4
procity. L.,
The American farmer has never been
20 deeply interested as just now la his
foreign market Agricultural deprcs-
sion has made tie farmers look TO the
foreign market as never before Even
farmers who hare heretofore been de-
luded BY the protectionists into the
belief that their home market il all
sufficient, have been shaken from that
delusion ~ no less a protectionist than
Blaine himself This arch protectionist
has himself dealt the home market
hcresy deadly blow with his famous
remark about the market for another
| barrel Of pork and another bushel OF
| wheat" and his present agitation OF the
| reciprocity question Is further calcu-
lated 70 impress upon protcctionist
| farmers the fact that foreign markets
| are the hope Of American agriculture.
| As the foreign market is thus attract
ing attention from all sides It is well |
that the farmer should know its dimcn-
sions, and that he should know, too. |
where his best foreign market Is The |
figures recently published by the treas
ury department for the year ended
December 81, 1890, give accurate in
formation on both these points
The most striking fact brought out
in this report is that the foreign mar
ket is at times more valuable to the
farmer than TO the manufacturers. This
is seen from the figures Of agricultural
exports, S62s ~, 900; and those Of man
ufacturcrs. Sl56, 9s3. 600. Total exports
amounted to ss45, 9s7.000. Agricultural
exports were thus 80 81 per cent. OF the
total, and the manufacturers only 1885
per cent. Wherever. therefore, our wild
McKinleyism arouses spirit OF retalia-
ton against us in foreign countries, or
forces those countries to seek trade
elsewhere, our farmers have four times
| more TO lose than our manufacturers
The details of farm products exported
are interesting. The largest item IS
cotton. sa5s. 275. 900; then follow provis-
ions. si4a. So. 600; brcadstutfs Sal. Co.,
300; animals. ss5. 665. 600, and miscella-
neous agricultural products, about $685.
:, 300, 900.
The principal provisions exported
! wer as follows:
Beef products Canned beef, $780,
: 600; fresh, STA. s37. 900: salted or picked,
7 Sc. 039. 900; tallow, s., 1873, 900. Hog prod
ucts-- Bacon, ss7. $50, 900; hams, S., 495.
600: pork, fresh and picked, -. 704. 600.
Dairy products Butter, S3,22s, 900;
cheese. ss.13o,O00. Exports Of provis-
II ions have increased very largely In
three years. These are the igurcs
!? ISIS u, ~ o.
ID lsse- l<s'v'v
- 1850 lt-'ts"s
= Besides these exports OF meat prod
. ucts live animals were exported to the
!. !, extent Of s35,665. 900, of which cattle
: were the principal item. reaching sSs'
Z 297.O 900. against SIS .673, 900 in 1852 Elk
" ports Of hogs were S950.0OO; horses
!. eS0s. 900: mules S35s,00O sheep, $4,000
= The different classes Of breadstuh
- exported were: Corn, 37.603.o0o
: wheat, $40, s4s, 900: wheat flower. $50,
:. 700. 600; oats S4.141, 900; rye. sl.025,0oo
- ccrnmeal. $4,000; oatmeal, S579,O0t
h barley, S463,0o
u Many articles of q miscellaneou
character were sent abroad by on
farmers The most important of thes
were q follows: Bones. hoof. horn:
etc. $500, 900; fruits, Sas45.000; ha,
$4,000: hides and skins 81. 900
- hops, S2,17a, 900; seeds, S2.945, 900; lea
tobacco, sci, 155, 900; vegetables, Sl,S70
O0O
as The above articles are all strictl
OK farm products. Besides these Their
~ were exports Of manufactured products
ca amounting to some $4,000, O00 Il
which our farmers produced nearly a
ud the raw materials. These are as 70
Nv lows: Cotton goods, Sl1, $4,000; leaths
az and manufactures Of leather, Sl2,as5
en- 000 lard oil, s640,ooo; cottonseed. s.
- 100000; oilcake, S7,762. 900; manufac
81 ured tobacco. Sf.01s,0oO.
The figures here set forth will furnis
u. the farmer with an adequate answer
ed ex-Gov. Foraker's famous sneer, 'wh'
ng have we to do with abroad" The'
~ were the largest exports OF farm pro
~ ucts in the history Of the country, g
~ cept in the two years 1850 and ISL.
*, The enormous volume OF agricultur
ild products going abroad dcmonstrat
me the ability Of our farmers to be
'eo .spauper labor" on its own ground
his report on the tariff bill McKinl'
ps. said: 1.-THE worlds market TO whi'
Ell the advocates Of tariff for revenue on
ar invite the farmers Of this country, Is
AZ day crowded it'll the products Of 9
cheapest human labor the earth afford
70 All over the old world there Is ru
hcr for their surplus to that market. and
~ Is 70 such contest as this that fr
the trade would allure American agricu
YES urc." But the farmers are already
Its lured into that contest in the worl'
: market; and they have no idea OF wit
her drawing from It. They do not propc
lalf 70 keep their products at home, as y
Kinley advocates, TO still further 81
cx- the home market and carry prices low
70 than they have ever been.
While the great rcciprocitist" Is Il
ling inr to find market for our farmers
'uld South America. II i important to kn'
hid where their greatest market now
the and where, in fact, IL will remain.
.us- Is in England that the American far
hor- crs sell most Of their exports.
Blaine sweep in all south America "
i his reciprocity treaties, he will me-
IAN make market for our farmers thu
half so great as that Of Great Brit
rred alone.