The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-12
Imports and Exports of the Country
DmrImn " LanmarY and EnhrmnrX.

During January and February.
The report of the Bureau of Statistics for
the month of March exhibits the following i'm
ports and exports of the United States during
January and February
The. value of foreign imports in January
was S25 229,3S3, and In February 32095S02
OF these imports more than one half were
Sal entered d. directly or9 Tor c99nsumption, while
the principal articles were as folIows:-Gold
bullion, January. S2I7, 1877 February, none Sill
Gold coin, January, $i57S2I; February, $ii2, ,l9l.
Silver coin, January, S99,l February, $3S722;
in in co coin ~ Imported into the districts
of San francisco and Vermont in the
@SRa POUNDS S1 aaasd at ss FeoPaary
19,3l4,749 pounds, valued at 81 2,OUI 563; Manutac-
Of ds Valued
S6S0,399; February, g. 02 693 square yards. valued
at S5U644S. Printed, painted, or colored cottons
valued at S996,5i5. Jeans, denlms, drill
at s266 d6 Febfaary 570556 yards valued
at Sii278S Manufactures not specified -
Manufactures of flax. January, 6,526,9S2 square
yards. valued at 81 ,62S $50; February, 4,922S3S
square yards valued at sl,22O,l25. Glass and and
February, $267, $40. Hides and skins, January,
value s6OS,697; February, value sll5;5l6. Iron
value, 1903 1861; February, sl,l23ll7. Pig lead
bars and old lead s,5 Sa2%Sgary 2S S5g
7,S64, 6SiG$ ,iG$ pounds, valued at s8i5. .4O2. Mani
tacturers OF silk, January, valued at sl,S64,987;
and cordisls, January value, 1887 ,24S; February,
value Sl31 S4d Sugar and molaSses, S, January 56 y
January i,467,5O pounds. valued at $i55, ,22l;
February, 1867 046 pounds, valued at S2,3O7, ,l5O
Tobacco and manuiactnres theTeot, January,
pounds, value sI43,999. Wool and woollen goods
Including dress goods, January, value, 81, 349 Soo
February, S4,l75,999. The large amount I'M
ported Of the latter articles is noticeable
The exports Of foreign goods for the two
months do not present anyfeature ofimportance.
Coffee however, was exported to a considerable
extent:--in January, 52596O pounds, valued at
SI9S 251 The total amount Of foreign exports in
January were 81 l50,29S; in February, S2l26, ,l47,
of which the greater portion was out on bond.
January was S89,94S,6l3 and in Febru,
ary. s38,475,S75. The principal article, article
there were over so 900 900 pounds, valued at over
$4,000 900; and in February within fraction OF
similar quantity and value In Jan January bEo9 Ine
amounted to SS.SlS,75S and in February to
$3,l04, ,635. The breadstufs in January amounted
TO S2,0l2,322 and in February to slo5 Al; M 0005
oils there were exported In January, 3,2l3SOS
gallons, valued:at $l,l40,S26, and In February,
over two.thirds were rectihed petroleum.
OF tobacco leaf cigars, snuff and other manu-
factuTes, there was exported in January, In
value S777 1854; in February, S955,595 the princi-
pal item being leaf tobacco, OF which there was
exported in January over 100000 pounds, and
! in February over 100000 pounds. The exports
of provisions were large and consisted OF peer
butter cheese prepared fish, hams, bacon, lard
pork, potatoes and tallow-tOtal yaluein Janu
ary 81 900 503 in February. So ,66o. The only
other export of consequence was lum per, , tht IN,
total value of which, in January, was Sl237,6l5
and in February, 81, l4l ,566 -, =
one half of the whole revenue was paid by
the following articles:-Liquors, 50 527 ,0OS suga
and moIasses, $40 4O8 972; tea, coffee. choeolate
etc., 81 788476l; rice S9O9,12l; spices, Szz4,S5 ,52
tobacco and cigars 81. .l24 $40; silks (estimated)
$55I5,276. Total, s3S $685. 227. The other pflnclPa
articles paying import duties were coILoh, NO uI.
goods and other manufactures 81 5S6 623; WOO
and woollen goods, 81, ,6657H; iron and stee! am
manufactures thereof. including all Description
of hardware, S4 523, ,056.