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THE PARMER'S MONTHLY VISITOR 



tratire of results unfavorable to the interests em- 

 barked in our foreign trade, is the fact, tliat the ton- 

 nage engaged in it, having been in 1838, only 810,- 

 447, was actually less than what appears in the re- 

 turns thirty years ago. In 1800, those returns ex- 

 hibited 01(1,059 tons, and in 1810, no less than 084,- 

 969. The tonnage owned abroad, which is engag- 

 ed in this same business, being lately unmolested 

 hy European wars, has also become si.x times in 

 quantity, what it was twenty years ago. On the 

 •ontrary, the rapid improvements in the domestic 

 trade from 180,153 tons in 1704, to 1,086,238 in 

 1838, or an addition more than five fold, is an evi- 

 dence of the jfroatly increa.^cd commerce at home, 

 and the dilTusionof it over regions more widely ex- 

 tended. 



Finances of the Nation. 



[Abridged from the Report of the Secretary of the 

 Treasury for the Onondaga Standard.] 

 Estimated Receipts for 1840.^These are es- 

 timated by the Secretary of the Treasury, at .«18,- 

 600,000, as follows :— 

 From Customs, 



it is estimated the sales vi-ill be three and a half 

 millions. In Michigan, the sales in 1836, exceed- 

 ed five millions of dollars. In 1833 they amount- 

 ed to only one hundred and fifty thousand. In 

 Mississippi, the amount sold in 1836, was over 

 three millions, while in 1838, it fell to ninety-six 

 thousand. 



" Public Lands, 

 Miscellaneous, 



Balance in Treasury, Jan. 1, 1840, 



$15,000,000 

 3,.500,000 

 100,000 



$18,600,000 

 1,156,335 



$20,156,335 



Aggregate of efficient means, 



Besides the receipts thus estimated, there is due 

 from the Banks wliich suspended specie payments 

 in 1837, .«il,149,904. And there will be due from 

 the U. S. Bank, next September, $3,526,576. Due 

 from Banks, $3,576,480. The Secretary thinks it 

 "not prudimt to rely exclusively on the collection of 

 these debts," for means to make up the necessary 

 funds, should Congress see fit to make the appro- 

 priations requiring this amount beyond the other 

 estimated receipts, a course not in accordance with 

 the views of the Secretary. He advises the utmost 

 possible retrenchment consistent with national in- 

 terests. 



Public Expenditures. — It appears that the ex. 

 penditures of the General Government for 1839 

 »re about 6 millions less than in 1838,— and that 

 the estimate for 1840, are still less by about 5 mil- 

 lions. 



Estimate for 1840.— The Secretary of the Treas- 

 ury estimates the appropriations for 1840, as fol- 

 lows : — 



Civil, foreign intercourse and mis- 

 cellaneous, $4,981,344 19 

 Military services, pensions, &c., 8,213,610 74 

 Naval service, 5,085,645 62 



Mineral Rceoarces of Dlissonri. 



The mineral treasures of Missouri are but par- 

 tially disclosed. The State has long been known 

 to possess immense deposites of lead ; recent ex- 

 aminations go to show that copper, iron and coal al- 

 so abound. The St. Louis Republican gives some 

 account of Dr. King's late survey of the valley of 

 the Osage river, from the mouth of that stream up 

 to the American fur company's; establishment, be- 

 yond the State line. Lead, copper, and iron ores 

 were found on both sides of the river, similar to 

 those abounding in the soutlierti parts of the State. 

 From Oceola on the south side of the river, and 

 from Warsaw on the north, as far as the State line, 

 a coal region exiends. The coal is represented as 

 bein^ very abundant, and in many places so near 

 the water's edge, that mines might be opened and 

 the coal thrown into a boat on the river. The veins 

 of iron and of coal are in many places contiguous. 

 It is stated that in the coal district, salt springs a- 

 bound — but none are discovered where the primi- 

 tive formation of limestone exists. A geological 

 survey of the whole State, it is tliought, would dis- 

 cover vast mineral resources in other parts of Mis- 

 souri. These are the treasures which, to an indus- 

 trious people, are more valuable than mines of gold 

 or silver. They furnish means of employment to 

 the active faculties of man; they require labor to 

 be made available; and the uses to which tliey are 

 applied presupposes a flourishing state of the prac- 

 tical arts. — Baltimore American. 



$13,280,600 55 

 There are besides, appropriations for the War 

 Department which first become chargeable upon 

 the Treasury in 1840, amounting, to 1^1,236,000 ; 

 in the Navy to $340,000; and public debt $10,00o! 

 And there are $2,750,000 in Treasury notes due in 

 1840. 



TREASuitif Notes.— The Secretary of the Treas- 

 ury states in his annual Report, that the Treasury 

 Notes vnrcdrcmed do not exceed the amount now 

 due from Banks wliich suspended specie payments 

 in 1837, and the Bond dui' from the United States 

 Bank of Pennsylvania in September next. 



Exports and I.mports. — The Secretary of the 

 Treasury estimates the Imports of 1839, (that of the 

 first three quarters of the year being ascertained,) 

 nt about 157 millions,— and the Exports at about 

 118 millions, — showing an excess of /;n;)or?i for the 

 past year of about 30 millions. Tlie Exports for 

 1839, exceed those of 1838, nearly 10 millions. Of 

 tliis excess, only 5 millions consists in domestic 

 produ«e. The Imports ibr 1830, are almost 44 

 millions greater than in 1838. 



Excess of Imports. — The Secretary of the Treas- 

 ury gives in his recent annual Report the astound- 

 ing fact tliat during the past ten years, the Imports 

 ol the United States have exceeded the Exports 

 by two hundred and twelve mitUons of dollars Al- 

 lowing seven and a half millions as a fair amount 

 of annual profit on our foreitin trade; and the bal 

 ance against us is onehundrcd and thirty-seven inil- 

 bons. And of this balance, ^hout thirl,/ tivo mil- 

 hons was rolled up the last year. The "Secretarv 

 says that this latter fact "must furnish another 

 proof of one im.mediate cause of the present ne- 

 cuniary pi-essurc.'' Can any reasonable man doubt 

 the correctness of the Secretary's conclusion ' 

 .,f ■"'f%°'l P''-»i-'c LANDs.-The receipts from the 

 sale of Public Lands were over 24 millions of dol- 



of the sales for the previous forty years. For 1*40, 



For tJie F.Trmer's .Monthly Visitor. 



To core a sick Cow. 



Mr. H. a neighbor of mine, came to my house in 

 Jan. last, and informed me he had a valuable cow, 

 that was apparently well in the morning, and when 

 he put her up at night, she would not eat, and for 

 three days had neither ate, nor drank, nor chewed 

 the cud. Her belly was full and somewhat swol- 

 en, and no excrement had passed off; he had giv- 

 len her two strong cathartic potions. I told him I 

 once had a sheep in like condition, and that a lady 

 happened at my house, while I was preparing med- 

 icine for it, and said she thought the sheep h°ad lost 

 its cud, and if so, to make one of the inner bark of 

 sweet elder scraped fine and mixed with un- 

 inelted hog's lard, would cure it. I soon made 

 a couple of balls and put them into the sheep's 

 mouth ; the sheep chewed and swallowed them 

 and immediately commenced chewing the cud, 

 and was well. Mr. H. gave his cow a like cud 

 that evening at 9 o'clock, and found her well in 

 the morning. 



N.W. 

 Temple, Feb. 1840. 



WOOL. 



Few are aware of the importance of this article 

 as an item »f our productions, or the amount which 

 it already reaches in the sum total of value. Two 

 years since, the number of sheep was estimated at 

 12,000,000; it is now not less than 15,000,000.— 

 Allowing the estimate of three pounds per head, 

 the clip of 1830 would be forty-five million pounds 

 of wool. We have been careful observers of the 

 price of wool, and find it has ranged from 40 to 60 

 cents per pound, some few lots going above as some 

 have fallen below the prices named. To be sure of 

 being witliin the amount, we will take the average 

 at 45 cents, and at that rate, the last clip of wolil 

 would be worth more than twenty millions of dol- 

 lars. Yet this is but one item in the productive 

 industry of the north. 



At the present prices of sheep and wool, the bu- 

 siness of growing them is a profitable one, and we 

 may think with safety be calculated upon as a good 

 one for time to come. Wool of good quality could 

 hardly fail to pay as an article of export to England 

 or France, should present prices be maintained, and 

 the supply for home consumption in this country 

 be exceede'd. 



To prove that growing wool is a good investment 

 of money, we have only to look atlhecost, expen- 

 ses and returns of a flock. A flock of good ewes 

 with proper management, will hardly fail of doub 

 ling their numbers within the year, and if to the 

 sale of the wool the value of tiie lambs be added, 

 it will be seen aft»r deducting the expenses of 

 keeping, that a handsome profit remains. But to 

 have good sheep, or good wool, more attention 

 must be paid than usually given. Sheep that get their 

 living by hook or by crook ; that are allowed to 

 gather in their fleeces all the burdock and other 

 burweeds that line too many of our roads and fen- 

 ces, and fill our woodlands ; that are exposed to 

 all the vicissitudes of our severe and variable cli- 

 mate without shelter, or barely make a living 

 through the winter, cannot be expected to raise 

 many lambs or produce good wool. Wool and silk 

 are to be the great sources of our supply of cloth- 

 ing hereafter, and their importance to the country 

 will be proportioned to their general use. — .inon\j- 

 mous. 



Commerce of the United States. 



Appended to the Treasury Report, as communi- 

 cated to Congress, is the following statement, ex- 

 hibiting the va?ue of imports and exports of the 

 United States in six successive years, ending 10th 

 September last. The amount of imports during 

 the past year has surprised every one ; being great- 

 er than in any former year except the great spec- 

 ulation year 1836. On the other hand, the amount 

 of exports has been greater than in any former year 

 except in 1335 and 1836.— .AVw York Journal of 

 Commerce. 



VALUE OF I.MPORTS. 

 Year endinir thirtieth of September. 



Messrs. T. & M. W. Eato.n, Franccslovi'n, 

 N. H. say they have tried the White Beard, Mala- 

 ga, Tea and Black Sea Wheat, ai>d have also rais- 

 ed the Italian Wheat for the last three years; that 

 the latter has proved more productive than any 

 other; and they have the Italian Seed 'Wheat for 

 sale at their residence and also at the store of 1. 

 and N. Dane in said Franccstown, at $2 per bush- 

 el. 



inrOur friends at Canterbury or Loudon, who 

 have pure Black Sea Wheat of their ov.n raising, 

 will confer on us a favor by furnishing a frv.- bush- 

 els, which we want for our own use and for friends 

 at a distance to be sowed next spring. 



Brighton Mahket.— 'I'iie |.rif,es o! i.pcl' c:iule on .Motiilav 

 Fell. 17, ncre h.ni(lly kf |it ii|i .tt llic r;ile nC u,e uvo loevion's ^ 

 weelis Tlie lirsl qiialily Itll noni sr.'Unml JT 00 m .J!! 7.'i 

 per liunilreil. Second qiMlitv iitoo.l ,il gsao to $6 .V). 'I'liird 

 quality,^,i25 lo.$5 75. Cows anil Calves .$33 to S^''- t^heeii 

 $a70 1o$.'i. No Swine al inarliel. 



New York Cattle .Market, Per 

 fifty catllc were this il.iy si-lJ al (i li 

 par hundred. 



17. Sf ven hundred and 

 9 dol ars— uveiaye $7 50 



is:i4 



l«3.') 

 18.16 

 IC37 

 IS.W 

 18:J9 



1831 

 1835 

 183') 

 1837 

 1838 

 18.39 



Fiee of 

 dnlv. 

 $t>8,:i93,180 

 77,9411,491 

 92,0.'>li,48l 

 b9,a.v0,f:31 

 6n,8i!n,no.5 

 72,940,719 



PHyiiii duly Pa' ing .ipe- 'foul. 

 ad valorem. t-fic duties. 

 $3.5,008,207 SSS.S19,!H4 S'2H,.WI,330 

 , 4.i,SI7.740 2fi,l:B,5(19 I4!l.s95,744 

 .'in.343,3M 38,.58fl,l(B iS9,980,ll.l.i 

 37,716,374 34,10.3,g|.2 14I,9S9,SI7 

 97,(190,180 2.i7nf;,9|.T 113,717,4114 



4a,.'-.(>.i,-:l9 43,00.5,103 157,009,560 

 VALUE OF E.YPORTS. 

 Year ending thirtieth of Scptcmlier. 



nome^tic 

 prudii.ie. 

 S8l,0'>4,lr,l 



i»i.it;i,neo 



100,910,080 

 95,.'i61,4l4 

 96,033,821 



100,951,004 



Foreisn mer 

 elianilize. 

 $33,319,811 

 iao,504,-l95 

 ■2l,74li,3fi0 

 2l,8.'>1,9fia 

 12,4.59,795 

 17,408,000 



Tola I. 



8104,330,973 

 I31,n98,.577 

 128,004,040 

 117,419,370 

 108,480,010 

 J 18,359,400 



Value of im- 

 porlp. 



S10i',5ai,.3,3a 

 ll'l,89.),749 

 18'.i, 930,035 

 140,1189,317 

 113,717,404 

 157,609,560 



PuiLioELAHii, Feb. 14. Sales at 7 50 to $3 for ben! sort. 



New York, Feb. 15. 2.'i0'l barrels Genesee flour so'd .-.t 

 S6 37 foi exporlalion. Kyij 70 ci ills, Corn C8 cents per busil- 

 cl. Hills on London alS.Tid 9 per cill. premillin. Kt- 

 ! chanje on Philadelphia 01 ptii cent, disooiint. 



The price of wheat throuuhonl 11 e ^nale of Ohiont I ho last 

 dates was 50 cents ihe liu-shel— com 9j cents. Flour 3 .5'! 

 per barr. I. To k ni Ciiirmnaii liail i isin from 4 to5rriils. 

 rile qiiaiilily ol pork p;it up .ii rniL-ion.lli wiis »lily iiboiil 

 one third nsinuch us in Ibe u iijlcr ol ,8;!.:' — 9. 



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