New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-19


isss Il sll go 1852 so
TIE imrortstion dDy il very smsI, mills per lo.'
or about per cent There il no duty levied uponihe
trapsi, OF cotton through Prussia
Syeor-Owing 10 the heavy duties imposed upon
rw sugar g. per 40 lbs when imported by sea, Ru--
STA imports this produce principally from The Island
Of Cuba whose sugar being OF very superior
quality. can best suffer the payment OF this MN
have been reduced for its importation by
land other sugars may enter into competition with
grest facility The transit duty upon sugar through
Prussia is 90 silver groschen per quntal or ls eents
per 40 rs.
II these reduced duties upon sugar. a. il i 20 he
presumed shall be applied at later period to the
mportations by sea, the American sugars, owing 10
their low price, might then compete with advantage
with the Havana sugars.
The prohibition duties upon refined sugar having
been abolished for its importation By Land, there e
slso an opening for the competition Of American =
fned sugars with the exception that they have TO pa
The transit duty OF u 10 l2i cents per ~ lbs through
Prussia. The imporatioDs of raw Sugar ny sea
amount average 10 IS, go 900 los represehtna
yalue of IS 0s5 s33 %. The impOrtations from me
limited states ory figure AZ 900 lbs or for fie
more than per cent, whereas the West India sugars
lchiedy those from Havana amountto ooVO los
or to more than three fourths Oft whole
Az we have already remarked, II u only me niSu
tariff duties upon this article that render u d.ihcult
for the other sugargrowing countries 10 compete Win
the sugars Of Cuba =,
transportation of Havana Sugars with destination
| for Russian ports or TO be dispatched, durng the
effective blockade, 10 Mcneil
Cofee-Russis imports on an average . l2o, 600 los
NJ coffee representing value Of 81 $50 COO and the
ir portations OF this article from the United states
amount 10 about 4sO 90 lbs, or TO little more than
per cent The residue arrives from In nod and from
| the Hanseaiic cities 80.
| In the importation OF this commodity the United
States could also take active part.
The importation of coffee to Russia by the way OF
Mernel il facilitated by the reduction OF the lnporti
ton duties 7sl cents 4 40 10 which cOmpen-stes in
great measure for the of transportation by land
and for the transit duties of ia cents ioi throsgh
| Prussia.
To6dcco.-Russia imports upon an average more
than Z 200 600 pounds Of raw and manufactured to-
bscco representing value Of nesriy 5000 600, and
although very considerable quantity OF TINS article
is produced upon North. American plantations, the
direct mportations from the United States amount
only 10 $4,000 pounds, or 10 seven per cent. Inc
greater portion Of tobacco comes into Russia from
the Hanseatic cities. This branch OF commerce could
consequently take more direct channel, and Hayana
tobacco could also be shipped to Russia in American
| bottoms.
TSrs-Russa imports yearly on the average about
ss2O OcO worth of furs without counting those that
arrive from Asia. Nearly the half Of this Importation
consists of American martens in German schoppen"
which are brought TO Russia through the Intermediate
trade with Germany There are no direct impor'a-
| tions Of .urs from the United States 10 Russia.
This article might be very profitable to exchange
for Russian productions.
Beside the principal articles of transatlantic com
nerce that have lust been specified the United States
could take leading part in the commerce of Russia
with European ports. Wines, for instance form an
important article in the importation trade OF Russi4
The average importation OF wines OF which more
than bali arrive from France exceeds the sum OF
81 6G6 eco a.. A American vessels frequent con-
stanty the ports of France, they could participate TO
great extent in the Transportation OF wines, when
are shipped from Havre and Bordeaux
The importation trade OF Russia is particularly IA
vorable TO freight Merchant vessels are always sure
| of receiving full return cargo, the merchandise
that is exported from Russia is more bulky than that
which is imported into the country American vessels
arriving with home and with West India products, or
with merchandise from European ports, could ship IN
return grain, talow, hemp, haI &C., Tor French or
English markets.
benefit of this intermediate commerce. from which
| they derive very large profits.
Great Britain exports annually 10 Russia more than
si7 coo eco worth of goods OF every description OF
which hardly two-ffths productions of her own
soil and of her industry-the balance being com
| posed Of foreign colonial products
There are great many other Russian productions
besides that would vastly improve aud recover from
the prostrahon into which they have fallen by direct
and active commercial relations with the Unted
States. Such are, Tor example, hemp, flax asl hemp
thread sail cloths aid others, cables, hog brlsles,
stearne Russia leather, iron, which Is preferred to
| English iron, copper and cOpperware.
All these articles which be procured in Russia
at moderate prices and of superior quality, could Big
excbau ged tor American cotton sugar, tobacco and
/ furs.
The present commerce of Russia with the United
States is very tr1ing, and much below the level to
which il ought to have attained, had proper drec.
| ton been given TO il
| Upon the total commercial operations Of Russia,
which the average have amounted 10 1892 $4,000
yearly for the trepnal period OF l55O5l and %, Of
which SOS, 424 coo for importatons, and s57,-
O4s 900 for expectations the United STATES represents
only 81 500 600 a. little more than per cent, Of
which sl5s46tt ~ were for importations TO Russia
and 81 1872 Go "A for expectations from that country
The following articles appear in the direct commerce
Of TIE United States with Russia: