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bricks, hewn stone, boots, shoes, books, paper, rags, thread, 

 twine, tobacco, of all sorts, manufactured or not manufactur- 

 ed, plows, shovels, spades, potatoes, grass seed, ale, porter, 

 domestic maple sugar, molasses, axes, hoes, saddles, bridles, 

 bristles, tallow, staves, printing types and printing presses. 

 The two last articles are made at Cincinnati in abundance for 

 our supply, and enough, for the West. 



RE3IAEKS. 



Of the above enumerated articles of commerce, horses, cat- 

 tle, hogs, sheep, beef, pork, lard, bacon, wheat, flour, Indian 

 corn, and whiskey, form our principal ones, of value, and pro- 

 duce, at least, a great many millions of dollars, annually, 

 equahng, and more than equaling in value, all our imports. 

 This balance of trade, in our favouu at this early day, of our 

 existence as a state, is but the mere dawning of a brighter 

 day, when all our territory shall be filled up with such a popu- 

 lation, as will naturally find their way to Ohio. Large quan- 

 tities of pork and flour, are exported from the Scioto Valley to 

 Montreal, Quebec, and the Islands below the mouth of the St. 

 Lawrence bay. These are sent to feed the getters out of lum- 

 ber, in the British North American provinces. For thes^?, we 

 receive cash, in payment. English goods landed at New 

 York, pay for pork in Ohio. The money comes from New 

 York and returns there, or buys lands in the west. 



OUR IMPORTS, 



Consist of the productions of every country on the globe; 

 and of the manufactures of every manufacturing town in 

 Europe. The cloths of England, Scotland, Ireland, France 

 and Germany, find their way into Ohio, and are worn by our 

 citizens. England, sends us her earthern wares, her cloths, 

 Liverpool china, her cutlery, needles and pins. France sends, 

 us her silks, printed calicoes, watches, wines, brandies, prints, 

 and procelains. Switzerland sends to us watches and jewelry. 



