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Facts Are Better Than Arguments.
How do They Decide the Question?
The Following Facts Answer.
British Produce and Manufacturers Exported.
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Under Protection.
| Year. |
Total Value. |
Per head of Population. |
|
£ |
£ |
s. |
d. |
| 1815 |
51,603,000 |
|
|
|
| 1821 |
36,659,000 |
1 |
14 |
7 |
| 1831 |
37,164,000 |
1 |
10 |
7 |
| 1835 |
47,372,000* |
|
|
|
| 1842 |
47,284,000 |
1 |
15 |
0 |
Under Free Trade.
| Year. |
Total Value. |
Per head of Population. |
|
£ |
£ |
s. |
d. |
| 1846 |
57,786,000 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| 1856 |
115,826,000 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
| 1866 |
188,917,000 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
| 1876 |
200,639,000 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
| 1884 |
232,927,000 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
The highest value ever exported was in 1872, one of three remarkably prosperous years, when it reached £256,257,000; but much of the increase was owing to inflated prices. For example, in 1872 we exported 3,537 million yards of Cotton Piece Goods, value £58,931,000; in 1884 we exported 4,417 million yards, value £51,661,000. Our Iron and Steel Exports in 1872 were 3,382,000 tons, value £35,996,000; and in 1884 they were 3,496,000 tons, value £24,487,000.
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