Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-09-08
Commerce Of New York.

the month of August. 1914 when are Pf"seh''"
with compai alive statements OF imports ana ek-
ports fer eight months from January LIST, as also
for the same time ls5l'52--'53. As this Is
subject of general interest, showing the CONNER
cial transactions of the country at It's chief port
we present a summary If the facts furnished by
the journal. Unprecedentediy large as were the
imports from foreign ports for August lso3, the
last mouth ,haws an increase IL every classihca
ton of merchandise during that time. The total
issa.s9l3 59 larger than for August of last year,
and s7.775.4i5 larger than for August lo9s'-
The stock IN uarehouSe has E5t Increased IA
largely a. would be indicated by the difference
between the entries aud withdrawals Tor consnmp-
ton. as portion of the entries have been with
drawn in bond for re-eNport. or trans shipment
To some other domestic port. The journal CT
Commerce commends this oompar tive summary
10 the grave attention of all those engaged IN our
foreign trade. and thinks they will need to remit
to their correspondents no other explanation OF
the low rates at which much of the foreign mer-
chandise is selling in that market.
A comparative summary of the total foreign
Imports, since january st, presents one striking
feature; the total, which amounts t" sl35,l2''-
SIS is only SI7 .U5l larger than for the snme pc
be quite remarkable; while it is slo,579,2s6 lar
ger than for the same period of 1882 The wide
difference in the last comparison may be cons,d-
eredby many equally striking in its way. Both
for the month and since January st, thu increas-
ed receipts have been about equally divided be-
tween dry goods and general merchandise
The total imports of dry goods at New York,
for eight months from January lst, were as fol
lows:
ENTERED FOR CONSUMPTION.
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WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE.
=. . rs. . AS n ,Ss .' ~
' o. .s'' .sa,rn spsr4 s.sos'. '..as'.
a as .Dso..s .as. 20 .4sspv .e,70t..
ENTERED For wAREHousING.
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T. we sa ss's "ap-n ~,~p s5aep, ...'~.
:. pot ...os- .as,.I1s .os.sos .~ss5-
The mos, noticeable feature in the above
mary il in the large increase in tine warohourng
bu .iness. the entries and wthdrawals,the former,
particularly, showingsa total never bct~re reach
ell in the history Of trade The total cash
d uties since January LIST are Sl.55a,75s - less
than for the time Of last year, bu. r'.6-2,-
9i0.70 more than for the SAME Po.ipd nf ls12
The exports to foreign ports show slieat IN
-ease over the corresponding total of last year,
$ hen the shipments unusually large for the
seuson The total. exclusive of specie is 925s,-
7s6 larger than for August OF last year, aud 81
OTIS IA larger than for August of l-52 an in
crease in the hitter case of over loo per cent
The exports of specie for the month also exhibits
large increase.
The total of exports from New York 10 forei,l
ports, for eight months ending August 3ist,wefe
as follow
r,aal eIpo,, sphssI d.,o1l'
Total - ol.reas aosmo a,,alw7 asl,lea
1t will be- that the shipments'f specie ex
coed the total Tor the corresponding period Of 81
ihcr of The previous two years. Compared with
the previous yeur. the whole statement shows n
bout equal equal imports. against five millions in
creased exports, and but tor the continued in
crease Of the former upon Overlooking stock,
and "a falling ma..rt, would be considered fave
rabie to our commercial prosperity,
LAWS OF T2E UNITED SThTrs.-TLe Wash
ingion G4obc says that the laws passed during
he hast sea.on Of Congress are v,ry defective
"fhe law making appropriations for the current
and contingent expenses Of the Indian Depart
memt, which purlsorts to contain eleven sections.
has nine only. There is neither a third nor
ninth section in it, and it is cl,u that several
paragraphs. which follow Ike par. graph u
tion two, belong to section one" The Globe
does not attempt to fix the responsibility for
these errors, but seems disposed to divide it be
tween the committees of conference and the new
clerks employedto assist in copying during the
hurry incident to the last days of the session.
THE September number of THE Sour ERN
LITERARY MESSENGER has been received. As
periodical issued from the Southern press, and
ever faithful in upholding the peculiar instiiu-
tions of the southern states, it deserves our par
ticular attention The high character of the
work in its literary asp ,ct too, reflects credit on
the publishers. aud is sufficiently guaranteed by
the names Gifts contributors. We are always
pleasedto see the appearance.of new number.
The following is its table of contents
1st An Address by b. j. Barbour, Esq Of
Orange county, delivered before the Literary
Societies of the Virginia Military Institute, July
A.lsa4. I'd. Editorial Letter from Europe, dcs-
cr,ptiSe ofa trip from London 10 Paris. Calais,
PARIS Life, French Liberty, &c. Sd. Eloquence:
the Talker. the Speaker, the Orator; Eloquenee
Defined Requisites of the Orator. &c. 4th A
Calm Discussion of the Know Nothing Ques-
tion-Rise and Progress of the Know Nothngs
The Deleterious Effects of such Political As.
-ociatoRs. DC. 5sh. The Poet and Peasant--
9Th. The Pacific Railroads. Importance
who should build t-and why the Convenient
should not build il. 7tt. Emily .Judsun-h.r po-