Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-02-08

quarters OF the proceeding year.
The debentures issued during the
three first quarters Of the present year,
amounted to S2,252,o0o which is less,
by $3.50 600, than the amount issued
during the corresponding period OF the
preceding year. And the amount of de-
bentures outstanding on the Soth Sep
TENDER last, and chareeahle upon the
revenue of 1925, was S 100000; Which
is less, by SOL 900, than was on the
same day in 1928 chargeable upon the
revenue of 1924.
The amour, of bonds IN suit, on the
Soth September last, wa, S2,9o9 600 i;
which is $4,000 more than was in suit
on the same day of the preceding year,
Deduciing from the whole amouht of
duties outstanding on bonds and other
wise, on 3oth September last, the de-
benturcs actually chargeabie upon them,
aud the bonds IN suit, il is estimaed that
the sum payable aIer the expirsion of
he present year, will be about $4,000
600, This amount, however, sub
Ieot % debeniures which may still be is
sued butas an allowance has iready
been mace for those which ac now
chargeabie uponit, no considerable de-
duction OF that account is to be expect
ed. A portion of the amount, aso, is
not paYabIe until 1926; but The reidue,
together with so much of the duties ac-
cralng IN ths fourth quarter OF III, pre-
sent, and in The whole o! Tie next year
as may be received during that year,
will, after deductlng he expense # col.
lcctipg, conslitu,e The receipts from the
customs, during he year 1928.
The productiyensss OF the customs
however, depends upon the state of the
foreign commerce of the nation. 1t is
estimated that, IN the year ending on the
30te September lest, the value of do
mesuc arucles exported WIS $40 684,
no, which exceeded, by 82,522 302,
the amount exported in the preceding
year; and ihat tue value oil foreign artI
Giles exparted was Is 248 1882; which
was Las, by 2,294,84 than the amount
exported N the preceding year. the
value Of ioports, during the same pc
Rod, Is estimated az 785i7l83; which
exceeds The imports of the preceding
year, by 9S69l6.
For three years pas, the average an
nual value OF imports has been 79,778,
1877 that Of foreign 1r'icies expoi ted,
25,026,2o and that ot domestic articles
exported, 48,9o4,75 The little Guctu.
elton that has taken place III rhese years,
aud tue Improvement in lie last year,
may be regarded as indications tina, the
com hefce 81 the county Is tending 10 a
ctnllar and sound state. limo extraor-
3lnary events should occur TO interrupt
Il, MS reasonable 10 i1ter that there will
be no material o. unfavorabe change IN
toe easnng var.
For the Two years ending on the Sis,
Decemher, 1925, the average anrua.
gross amour. II dulies on imports was
23,227,l35. This sum, upon The ANU al
acreage value of ne whole lmportati>ns
TOR the years endTg on the 3Oth Sep.Em-
Der, 1924, was 500 10 per cent and
ne average amount oil importation, az al
.leduetng The exports oil foreign articles,
4 was S42. ~ per cent. For the sam
lwo years, the average annual nett amount
OF duues, Incinding tonnage, &c. was
lS,758,95l; and Tor reasons already
stated it may be presumed that, indie.
pendent OF any influence which the new
tariff may have upon the revenue, the
amount which will We received into Inc
Treasury from customs, during the ysai
1885, wall be about equal 10 that sum.
The operation Of the new tariff upor
Tie revenue, cannot now be correctly
estimated. On one important branch Of
imports, those from beyond the Cape
OF Good Hope, its provisions will no'
take effect until the LIST OF January nex,
As it is only since the lst of July lasi
that 1t has been in operation in regard
to other impota ions, and as The collec-
tors are allowed by law three months Tor
rendering their acconNs, the addition
caused by the new tariff cannot even for
that portion of the imports, and for one
quarter of the year, be stated with per-
feet accuracy.
Ii is believed, however, that the in
vestigation which has been made with a
view to that object, affords data for estima-
ting its effects with sufficient exa.tness
for the present purpose. 1t has been
found that, upon the whole importations
estimating the value at the rates adopt
ed in forming the statiscal report.) in the
three quarters OF the ysar ending on the
Soth of June, 1894, the gross amount