The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-06

CO RCIAL AFFAIRS.
MONEY MARKET.

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MONEY MARKET.
Thursday, July 5-G II. M.
There very little done in the street to-day Ope
Iatos had not returned in force from the country and
the business transacted usual the day after
the Fourth Of July. There material change at
the first board, but at the second board stocks
little frmer There some inquiry for State sscur-
ties.
The mercantile transactions Of the Island OF Porto
Rico for the year 1s47, compared with the previous
year, according to the Bsanxs Ntresat published by
order ofDop Manuel Nunez, superintendent Of the L.
land, were as annexed
CvnNrHcK sp PoH1o RIco-INroRrs AND ExPoRTs-
ls46 lSi7.
Iaporfstsns.
The value OF the imports amountedto so7o3oao %,
National producs under spanish dag s5so7a so
foreign 2sia7sS a
Total exports in 1877 ......... .>5'7e3 esS 30
" 7" 1sl6. ......... 5,65o6s9 so
Increase under national nag. ...... slei4o2 81
E" foreign ,........ 1882 s.
s2l3 ss5 60
As in the former operation embraced the intro
its impcrstons eS45 zoo 81 the result has shown that
the consumption has increased s29s.o o2 81
Til. value of tn. exports reached s5s65sls o., in
sluding S27o, 300 10 Of the mercantile deposit.
spanish produce under national flag. $si2 600 80
foreign ... s,O93' 32l "a
Total .1porI in ls4!. .........s9, se5,sis 9!
1916. ........... s,y5sOl9 81
Iu.ress. in ls47. ........... s4es,70s 70
The Commercial Depot exported $a4s oS5 less this
than last yesr-which, IL added to the former sum
the country to the amount Of s744 s94 10.
There IS vessels entered than In 1S46 and
IN. former ease and Of ~ o4s% in the latter -
The duties produced y tss os maritime sSmmere
crease Of o2s o. compared with the previous years.
revenue.
transactions Of the Island Of Porto Reo In the year sS
amounted to Sl 2s7o3 which amount exceeds that Of
the previous year 1919 BY $7lols4 The value Of i'm
produced by Spanish vessels proceeding from Spanish
ports and 81 1pa 400 by the coming from foreign
!sa which form the total smount OF importation and
which, when compared with the year 1876 gives in
crease Of t2l3 but more than thirds Of this in
exports amounts 20 s. sos SIS Of this sum fSl2ooo 10
produced by spanish vessels to Spanish ports and By
foreign vessels 10 foreign ports which gives the total
amount Of e1portatstion and which, whom com pared
With that OF Abe year Of is@s, gives Al increase Of
The comparative expectation In The years referred TO-
In 1916 x3 hogshesds OF rum were exported; and In
1ST. only ss7 hogshsads.
In ls4c esq Sls pounds Of hides exported; aud
In 1875 ltlo head Of .s,n. v~. exported snd Ia
1ss7, only 4tio.
In ls.6 sss4 Sss pound, Of tobacco we're exported
In Isio s7T46oI4 pounds Of sugar we're exported;
ard In ls4, tie sIPortstioa increased 10 lo4 lIs II.
In isis 2e4 SOS pound, Of cotton exported ana
In 1871 the .Iportation increased TO se2 s9S pounds
In 1915, loESss6 pounds u coffee were exported;
and in iti the srPersstion Increased 70 - <s6se9
pounds
In 1slo 9lltr52 gallons Of mosess and In lst7 the
expectation amounted to 4 4s7 o2i gsilons
The greatest portatisn Of thsse articles has taken
place at the ports Of San Juan Msysgusr Ponce Quay
expectation In the 1ss7, compared With that Of
1916 there has been large increase say in sugar 10
42s 2ls pounds; In rum, l,osssGs gallons; in coffee,
Ssq2 AS pounds snd In cotton. 81 o. As pounds. In
the rumb.r and tonnage Of vess there has also been
augmentation, pared With tho previous year.
In the ports Of the Island In 1917 l58 vessels entered
shst measured 1s5 os3 tons, and departed 1l26 mes.
surng i7s 100 tons, q the spanish vessels which
tered and departed from the ports TSs which measured
III. vessel, which h,r. most largely participated in
the commerce of the Island were the spsLsh then By
(supsrer srder the srssn, the Engsb the french,
and the Danish. Their. were 80 55i162 imported Ia
value in the island by Spanish vessels, being some
thing in ls4e snd the value of s752<95
ported being much less than the previous year The
81 ~ css III. prs'oas y..S ihey amount.
cd 10 f4Gf oS2-s small difference against the year
.u. u zoo as s9s Iss,,.s ~. Of ~
mailing their Imports end exports W amount 10
s37esiss The nportsin British vessels amounted TO
sSo9 2gs and their ports 10 The ,sue Of .02 SJ2
In French rces,ls the value OF 64ti imported,
and their Export. snsuntsd Ia F4sosos tbs trsnsh
having fallen OF most In .hsyest 1871 being
reduced TO much lees than the halt 81 what N was In
ltt5. The Imports and exports u Danish vessels
smountsd 10 the value OF s22slt. Abe same by
Hamburg vessel amountss 60 the rslus VI St42C6I.
The amount 81 nporiaions of The products In 1917,
from spain, vas tlietzig, and HAT 81 srP"rts for
Spain, Slv<,5g3.
Tn. Importation from N. ro.t 81 the foreign Antl
lss amounted 10 e25tCto snd Tic saportation from
the SEINE, TO s23llSJ.
The importation frcm tbs United States wss vslues
vi soS 800 snd Tie expectation ~ tie United States
~ f23s7S tI The imports frpm treBeu aud Ham.
surg amounted 20 sSa exc aud thg r1p0rt o. abs same
elite 49, sal. The impoIts FROM Eugand amounted
90 fA6tt ans tie exports 70 that sountry 81 J84s
exports tos hs ScsJ 700 that France has In
ported 90 ESQ lcss sus sipoltsi $50 $50 ls than In
lsittsuSet, NO doubt, by me rsray sstcn - It's CON-
kolss BY me last Etvt1uiou Tbs dutis du1 20 the
sutiom house &c the rlsrd during the year 1871,
amoutted to VI no 600 OF which siO4i is5
SSiu from tonnage duty anchorage aud ght houses
he tusl iner,sst VI eutcm huafe dscs over thst Of
1916, smoNnisd 30 151rS. 4 he nations which bare
reBtributd meet lgwiy - the Treasury, have been
nat e Spain Sud the United state. spain paid
seq toV the hlf Of the tesl e the duties sithin
nHrE sidcfc end the Cnittd States rsd tt@sSi0
There two nations hlcrs paid Sl,0bisi0 aud all the
rest who have traded 20 foftD kicp have only paid
t1tt2o The Increase although not very eonsiders-
te) Of The receipts OF Va. Treasury Indicates that
aud from mtrshsndiEs wh;sh left the msreaote depot
for eorsHmpuos en- urint.rruried ~ gress o. riches
and plosqerity In the Island Of roftD Rico.
stock Exchange.
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