to Great Britain, In
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The excess of 1885, being, however, caused, to
some extent, by untoward circumstances, 1t
would be recollected that that prosperous
year for Birmingham; prices were much higher
than now employment was general, and prices
The Americans then purchased largely of English
manufactures at these high prices-and like hon
est tradesrnen, sent their cotton hen selling at 3d.
per lb) to pay their debts; on its arrival, howev
er, by action of our currency system, to which
the Americans in no respect parties, and ought
not to suffer thereby the cotton, its arrival had
fallen TO one-half the price, or lid. the pound
making difference on 100000 bags, which is
about half the annual quantity SENT offour and
the corn and money laws, they were unable to pay
their debts in cotton, and were not allowed to do so
in -four and provisions, although our artizans
were pershing for want