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Show miiiiMi luitiuiv tiiiiMiiirr. In these columns, n few da) ago, ilguns were presented showing that Ihu agricultural Intends of ling laud ileillned lo an alarming extent nliir the Inauguration of hi r sjitini of complitefreelrade In 1H0I). lu that car 07 ier ix nt. uf l.nglamPs imputation imputa-tion w ere fctl on home raUed wluat, while In ISM ouly 0 isrcint. were fid on the native product. Ill forty jeirt the acnago In whest declined Ofl per cuit. In Hril I ngllth larmurs HUplloilS0 er vs ut. of the homo ill liisiul for farm pruduits exclusltu of tinalf. In IS'J) these farmers supplied only Hi r cent, of such iroduct. All I according to Hie sUillstlct Isiiied hyll.r MsJestJ'a CommliHloliers of Cuitotns" Ihe linn tf f-VH,(sm,tShi vorthof farm roduots vtrelniMrluil In lS'M. At tint glance It would tetiu lint If 1 uglaud thus dipetided nlinsl entire ly on foreign sourus for lurfood sup 1 lies, her future i an i r ns a i ill m n III Isignutfy liiniperrd, Hut tin tela an oll.it la the llguria already clt u. lu Hill 1 rigUu I ixiirltl in. ducitundiunuiilaitiirL ni out f -(Ml tiollh, while lu I II her . weieui.ly I I'M In I Hilwten the years Ml nudlMi certain cer-tain measure of Urld reform, iiretmrrd by Hlr Ibliert I'nl, were ptttc-l. Thesis reforms had isijt.li a atlmuhlliig tiled on lirltl.ll Hade that In ISII Ihe ilellclsiicynf IIJiioi mm In the national nation-al revenue wat cunt tried Into asur-I'tus asur-I'tus of $17,(10 l,WM lu Hli. the aggfegttoof exports and lmiorls of Great Hrllaln In 15 ) wm MlO.tSHI,. m, in mi ji,nii,isji)ii, in ism tJ.IIJ.dlll.isW, in 1 sii $1,4,iKMK)i), andllilS9IM,7IV)'',0". Hi' mtif inercti of thn United Kln?Joni of Gnat Hrllaln and Ireland with a i. ulitlon of rtJ.O m.OuD Is npifil lu that of Auttrla, Knnce, llenuiny and Italy combined, with a population uf about l.iT.il'MOV. The savings tisnks of lircnt lltltilii show deejtlis nvetaglng J21 per heal ol Ihe eullru p) ul. Hon, against 2J.J In the United Hlates. Hut that tlmiild no: be con-ttruiij con-ttruiij ai meaning (hat llio misses In Koglaud nro Individually wetlthler than those of Hie Untied Hlattt. The savings bank Is not nt Jit un Intlllu-Hon Intlllu-Hon on which the average Ainirhau pltcea any gnat reliance. Ihe most discouraging feature lu Hrltlsli economies nt I lueiil It the Inactivity In-activity In trade and Industry, nmt the consequent Increaieln the number of public miers nnd rsons relieved by private agencies. I he llgiirea up to HM present n fair enough Icture, but It Is those for ISOI and WS that the cold statistician Is looking fir. |
