New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-15

From the preceding tables II Will Dc seen tnat In
gland has become the general center of the bullion
trades the yearly amount of her exports and imports
ofpIecious metals amounting to the immense figure
of ESQ 900, 600. A comparison OF tables A and Is
shows, further, that the import and export trades
are nicely b.lanced-leaviDg for the first half of
the current year, but the sm, surplus of f5o53 1872
on the part of imports. To justly appreciate the
movement represented by the above figures, We
ought as to the import into England, to distinguish
the countries where the precious metals are native
products and whence they are exported as COM
modities from such countries whence they are only
exported in consequence of an untayorable course
of exchange. The first movement shows the cir
culatlop of the precious metals from their sources
of production over the markets of the world, while
the second movement is limited to the international
trausmieratlons of the precious metals in conse-
ouepce of the oscillations of commerce or the hue
tustons in the balance of trade. The latter move
ment involves new distribution OF the previously
existing stock of bullion, the former fresh add
ton to that stock.
The following tables single out that part of the
gold and silver supplies which proceeded from
their sources Of productions
C-GoLD IMPORTS.
From F'om 1000.
Do via H,ne Towns sSioi U S. California;. SsSl.SH
West Coast Of Africa ,sSs - 90 >,
D-SILyER IMPORTS.
MsG Am West sos SIG Ms hsil wa own n p'cdnSe sns
FL sO6,so2
II becomes then, evident that of the / 1880 529
of gold imported into England during the first halt
OF the current year, $40 462, 523 we're immedi-
atey derived from the original sources OF pro-
duciion, while only = POS 600 belonged to that
floating stock of g,ld due to temporarily favorable
exchanges On the other hand, of the total of
Is 227 ASS of silver Imported during the same Pc
nod only c06, 902 were received from the silver
producing countries, while f6 ISL had been
distracted from the stock of silver previously ex-
isting in France, Belgium, Germany and other
countries. Now by comparing the tables, A, Il,
and D. il will be found that of the III, 462, o23 OF
gold imp, rted into England from the od-produc-
ing countries so 5l3 AIS were exported TO France,
Belgium and Germany principally, in exchange for
silver; G9o59,206 of silver mainly distracted
from the silver stock previously existing 10 Europe
being again exported by EDglald. OF that aggre-
gate Gum of silver England shipped 6, ~, 80 to
the East: ludia alone absorbing silver to the value
of nearly G. 600 600 sterling during the first half
of the current year. IL appears, therefore, that
the rev supplies of gold derived from Caifornis
and Australia are, III TIE first lnstasce, collected IN
England, who exchanges them for the silver OF
France and other continental countries, aud finally
ships the silver thus set free to Asia, principally to
Inds where, TO = great extent, It is absorbed into
boards. Thus, the existing stock Of bullion IN
America and Europe, has. on the whole, not been
.ensbly augmented by the new gold discoveries,
but IN Europe silver is being replaced by Australian
and Californian gold While the silver of Europe, 10
;,s turn. is converted into Asiatic treasures. As
long as this process is going on il is perfectly idle
IN sneculate on the influence of the new gold sup
plies on prices To the mass Of silver absorbed by
Asia must be added the yearly increasing quantity
of gold used as raw material by the various indus
tries of luxury.
Before have done with the Statistical Abstract
for the limited KINGDOM from lS44 10 1853, must
sin present. in condensed form. some Of ito t..
bles relstiDs to tho import, Of raw materials AID
grais.