| Show wheat and feathers I 1 our trade exhibits with europe are looking better it is true that weare we are consuming great quantities of english and man manufactures manufacture urae ulac but our grain shipments to england are as assisting largely in III keeping conr balance sheets in the right color with europe for the 3 year ear ending june 30 0 1872 we exported tol toh to england JO bushels of wheat exclusive of flour hour according to english returns there iia lia has already bee been ll 11 imported to E england no re from the united states for t the i current year or had been on buthe the tho iso of september bushels of wheat against for the tile corresponding period of last year sear con coil that the tilo lat last four month months 4 of the year usually include the heaviest part of our grain exports it is li obvious enough that ill in wheat at least wo we shall tills tilis year far exceed all ail previous procia precedent ent in the history of our exports export it is noticeable that the tile other countries which are tire large producers of wheat are tills thia year greatly behind the figures of their jast yearns exports to the united kingdom Ru kussma sisla for instance which sent sent to great britain for the tile eight months ending aug 31 1872 of bu bus bua bushels liels hels sends tills this year for the samo same devoll period only ODO germany shows ws a proportionate decrease and so do nearly all other countries except british north america whose wheat exports have nearly quad quadrupled thanks to the contribution contributions of tile the estates US tates sent by way of montreal during the tho t first eight months of 1872 great britain received from abroad of bushels of wheat during the art rt eight months of this year ie io hai has received of bushi a place her teai total import imports sor of wheat birthe l last lost year at und and if the he relative proportion be maintained she will need meed this year of of bim bip bushels liels this will afford a market for all the surplus wheat produced ill in the tile united states these figures are arp derived from reliable estima estimates estimate tc under the tile circumstances trade with ena EDa england a land laud is somewhat re cipra cal eal this is not the gaso caso with ith frau fran france ce the french people want but little of what is produced in tills this country they sell us their silks laces and other articles to feed tile the passion for display and in return accept nothing but mo mopes iley iles california and nevada produce the only articles which they are willing to exchange for their perfumery and re athers feathers every thing required ired 1 for the comfort of or the body and rational adornment of the person are produced in tile tiie united states and by a little display of patriotism the women of the country could turn the balance of trade in our favor there is nothing produced in franco that could not bo be better dispensed with than consumed and american women but french silks french laces french perfumery and french gim cracks generally are purchased to the extent of tens or millions of dollars annually and all because such goods are fashionable men blen are aro given to the same foll folly but its popularity does not render rendor it any ady tile the less pernicious but rather aggravates gra vates ates the evil capable of producing everything within ourselves required for the comfort of life ilfe were foreign absurdities in dress to be bew dispensed with the prosperity pio of the american people would soon become a marvel territories Terr tern icoria iloria enterprise tet ter prise |
