Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-08-19
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IMPORrATIoNS AND THE INTELLIGENCER
hree or tour days since the Bank organ here exuI,ed
tha me revenue was likely prove deficient aud quoted
an article from The Journal Of Commerce in support of lis
hysteIicsl" predictions. " "
This article admitted that the irporlations Al New yo
hlu Deen larger The tso first quarters of this year in the
number OF csrgoes, but suggested that the csrpoes
smaller IN sze aud hence the whole quan,ey OF goods
But the very next day the Journal had the candour 70
acknowledge The error, and 10 state conviction thar tho
cArgoes had been not only more numsfo,s bn, i'm ,h
whole, larger IN the amount Of goods.
Now, mark he fairness Of the Bank organ here In
stead OF e-pubshing the correction yesterday and FRANK
iy admitting its own mistake about tho imro snd
consequent rev enue--it persists in exuunr over a SIM
posed prospect hat the Treasury will BECOME
n ssgey publishes some panic political letters about the
price OF Lumber, In Baltimore, to shoU the dull DrosDscis
o. NE Treasury. rather than the corrected article to
e Journal oil Commerce., owing The increased amount of
nporiaions oil goods beside oil the glorious nd H.
demonstrating the truly stleng hopes of IN abundant
nus La another article OF the Journal of 6h ms The
this year. so far s admitted TO be seven and
ihnhons OF doiAfs Oh sll kinds OF can't we suppose
Joseph Surface agrees with John Randolph the worst
Kind 10 re-eanf If the lutelisencer can pcsbly he
liberal enough 10 publish another evidence of the ros
pey our orsgn trade aud Of the good
poets OF the Treasury we nikudly supply him with the
The number Of foreign arrivals iro the port of Boston
from January 10 July 81, 1884, was during the cor
responding time Of last year, sos increase oftbs ear 81
nnmosr oil ioreigo clearances from Jan T. to July 81
During 'hs same time last year. JIG
and with the closing part of the new and la ,ri;,t M ~
Journal OF Comnerce " s
IMPORTS OF NEW HoRx.-its always cheering when
dealing with theorists and panic makers 10 be able IN min
hem down TO FACTS So will we do with thee Mr. Mer
camille Fortunately, not obliged TO take Inc mi
mon oil any individual, howover intelligent or rerpectse
as 10 he amount OF goods imported Into New York the
present year, Tor we arc able put finger upon the
iacs ne Mercantile says, "Gur merchant ships have
peeh IN increased numbers ayerstng the oceann search
OF employment, which assert they not found The
very PRESSING mp OF the long voyages increases the nuns
per OF arrivals SOFT he fact Of there having he
u more arrivals at New York from foreign ports during m
hTt seven months OF this year, than there were durn lie
corresponding months oil LOST only proof OF deciin
rag commerce.! III The number OF arrivals had doubled
IL would prove, we suppose, that commerce. was nesrv
ruined, and II 1t had qnsdfupIej, we might infer
totai desoia'ion However, will not waste lime un
on such an argument IBIS when we have before us liz
actual cost Of The goods Imported into New York during
INC n's nan o. TIE present year. AMI also OF 1888 showing
an excess OF more Than SEVEN AND A HALF MILI1oNs
IN favor OF tie present year. The following are the pre
else numbers, obtained from the Custom house yester
day: ''
The cost OF imports into the port Of New York during
the LIST or. of 1884, was S2O6s5 0I8 "e
Less, specie included, S75 5O1