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DEPARTMENT NEWS.
Report the Commercial Reiaons Of the United States
10Th all Foreign Nations prepared under the direction of
the Secretary Of State accordance with resolution of
the House OF Representatives of December a. 1885, and
transmitted to that body March TO- 1856. T..
introductory Letter Of the Superintendent.
DErAnrMEsr OF STATE,
Statistical Office, February 20, 1856.
Sir have the honor submit you an answer the
resolution the House of Representatives requesting re-
port on the relations of United States with
all foreign nations, with the preparation Of which was
charged ..a~ @".a""E.
In work comprehensive complicated some
have doubtless occurred but could it have been committed
to an organized and pracsed bureau Of commercial sta
scs promptly supplied by consular agents with all requ
site materials from abroad similar report de-
manded FROM the who have been employed the
herewith presented fewer would unquestonaby be
detectedhe execution of the work being at the time
attended with less labor and expense.
The resolution the House Representatives, in obedi
to which this report has been prepared offered and
agreed December a. 1853 The circular to United States
department March l5 1854 The appropriation $40
deiay the expense made August 4th of the year
Three reports the privileges and restrictions the
commercial intercourse OF the United States with foreign
nations similar the present have appeared since the
tablishnent of this government. The first commun
Gated the House OF Representative December l6 1885,
OF that body February a. l79l and embraces what equiv
aen to some eight or ten octave pages The second
communicated Senate by Mr. Secretary Forsy De
cember is 1889 compliance with resolution Of that body
of December 49, 1885, aud comprises octave
az b. Nj Msre ns
30 l542 In accordance with resolutions Of that body Of Sep
TENDER ls4 and January 81, lsi2 and forms document
In addition to reports other commercial comp
aton issued BY the government should be nanedto wits
the Commercial Digest transmitted to the Senate by Pres
dent Monroe, December y 1919, conormahy to resolution
q .h,, body March s.7 the ;pge. Of Commercial
the Digest Of 1872 prepared by Mr. Secretary
Adams accordance with resolution of the House, Janu
81 1929 and communicated to that body January 80
1924; and last the Digest of Commercai Regulations,
prepared printed in three Volumes under the direction
Of the Secretary Of the Treasury in compliance with
luton of the House, March s. ls3lthe first volume being
completed for transmission to that body May 49, 1885, and
these works. last named, it required to communicate
specifically the privileges and restrictions of the
by which requirement the former characterized.
BY the resolutions calling for the report Of lS42
Gated to the Senate Decetnbe ls 1884, by Mr. Forsyth
and the report submitted is in like required to
Of March. isa2" by Mr. Webster. II may be remarked
the Observance OF this requirement though tending to
aid somewhat the accomplishment of the present work by
aordng model has nevertheless greatly tended also to
restrict its scope.
The Report has been divided into three parts:
Part First-Cownereial Digsst'.
This branch Of the work IL far more comprehensive than
Ia the report Of 1912 IL embraces succnct account of the
history scter and extent Of the commercial relations Of
the United States with each Of all foreign nations about
fifty number together with their dependencies
accompanied by hundreds Of tabular statements Many
Of these statements Illustrative Of the character and extent
Of the foreign of the United States
hensiye and complicated requiring much abormore
cialy series exhibiting the Of the United States
with the Spanish Antilles during the last ten or twelve
years. made Of figures derived from the original "BaaH
GsHeraie" OF those islands and this part OF the work
The value all exports from the Uued nineteen
principal commercial countries with their dependencies
annually for period OF thirtyhve years. few countries
few years lessfrom 1871 to 1885, both inclusive and the
value Of all imports from the same countries into the United
States for the period.
some idea labor involved in the preparation Of
dgests may be gained by glance at the catalogue Of
language, several Of the works embracing numerous vol
ues to which II found indispensable to resort for the
requisite Information.
Part Second Comparative Tariff.
This branch Of the work comprises tables exhibiting
comparative statement Of the tariff OF the United States
with the tariffs Of all other nations numbering, with those
Of their dependencies than ortyarGs OF expectation
well Of importation being given where found TO exist
the determinations OF foreign moneys, weight and measures
being in all instances reduced TO the federal standard Of the
United states,' and each tariff being preceded by
planaory preface.
tariffs Of separate nations with that Of the United States
others given which, grouping the tariff Of countries
contiguous to each other and having similar trade, the
OF these countries glance
comparison with those OF the tariff OF the United States
regards the most important staples Of In
tabular group, for example, compared the customs
OF the nations OF northern Europe In another those OF south
Earope in third those 10 which indirect trade
with central Europe s subected fourth presents the tariff
OF the South American republics fifth those Of the
States Of Central America and sixth those HHyu and
the Dominican republic A like has been pursued
with the colonial and other possessions Of Great Britain
forming four sueh tabuated goups-East Indies, West
dies North America, and composed Of Gibraltar and
Malta, ...
Another similar comparative statement exhibits at a
glance the import duties levied by twelve of the principal
commercial nations respectively thirty FIVE Of the staple
products OF the United States Another exhibits
glance the increase decrease Of the
Of duty prominent articles Of by the customs
tariffs principal commercial Of Europe for
period OF eight yearsfrom 1876 to 1883 both inclusive
showing the changes within that period during which no
change occurred IN The tariff Of the United States while
another exhibits the rates o duty imposed principal
imports period Of nearly fifty years under each OF The
eighteen different tariffs Of the United States from that Of
1859 that Of 1896 both inclusive with the or de-
crease Of the rates for that period.
Following the series OF comparative tariffs presented
ries tabular BY an explanatory intro
duction illustrated by numerous tabesexhibng Tie auan
titles and values OF thirty OF the staple products exported
the United States thirteen Of the principal CONNER
ca Countries together with the Of paid there
during the commercial years 1851 1852 and 1858 and
also summary statement exhibiting the aggregate value ~
the staple and other domestic products exported 10
countries, during the years with the aggregate amount
Of duties paid the staple products exported and
mary BRsemept exhibiting the average value Of the same 10
the countries, for the years with the
amount Of duties thereon aecng 70 each country in each Of
the years specified
An elaborate series Of tabular statements IL next given
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sThe pound sterling excepted, which, for given
In the preface TO the tariff Of Great Britain, estimated at
81 so, instead Of 81 81