But in all that, the only indisputably Deep South exports were the $191 million in cotton.
The balance could just as easily come from Upper South, Border States and Northern Midwestern States.
The author here has simply lumped everything which did not necessarily come from the Northeast as "products of the South".
Further, this report understates total exports by the value of specie (gold & silver).
The real total was about $400 million or which roughly $200 million was product of the Deep-Cotton South.
The figures are a total of shipments from each Customs house warehouse, given by region. If you wish to dispute Customs data, published by the Treasury department, then let's have your reasoning. Otherwise it is indisputable.
You left out the data from the North, which was in the post.
You purposefully misrepresented the data to show an erroneous conclusion.
You said: “The balance could just as easily come from Upper South, Border States and Northern Midwestern States.”
Which it did not.
“The author here has simply lumped everything which did not necessarily come from the Northeast as “products of the South”.
The ‘author’ is the U.S. Treasury report of 1861.
You said: “Further, this report understates total exports by the value of specie (gold & silver). The real total was about $400 million or which roughly $200 million was product of the Deep-Cotton South.”
Real total was $400 million??
Cite your source for that.