The national Republican., 1867-03-02
Aatiunal Repnblitam.
THE DEPARTMENTS

OF Statistics will be issued in few days.
The report contains, among other things,
tables Of the imports and exports Of the
United States for every month since July
last.
The total imports for the six months end
ing Dec. 81, 1866, were Of specie and bullion,
$l5,040,3l0; other free goods, exclusive Of
specie and bullion, S9,563,227; dutiable goods
entered for consumption, Sl07, ,929, ,224; en-
tered for warehouse, S76, ,70l ,3l9; total i'm
ports, S209,234,0sl. Merchandise withdrawn
for consumption, S67,288,86l OF the ex-
ports there were specie and bullion, S24,.
597,083; Of foreign merchandise exported
dutiable, S5,l05,O86; free, $546, ,949; Of do
mestic merchandise exported, $3.50, 0,l66,874
total exports, Sls0,4l5,774. OF these the
domestic merchandise was in currency, the
rest in specie.
The tables for January show the quantities
and values Of all the principal articles. This
is the first monthly report Of the kind ever
issued, and contains returns from all parts Of
the United States except the Pacific coast.
The total imports for January, as exhibited
by this report, were 1922, ,939, ,648 in gold, Of
which S21, 1884, ,60s were dutiable and the rest
free Of duty. The principal articles Of i'm
port were cofee-9,849.17 pounds, valued
at l,054, ,738 manufactures of cotton, o.
990,155 square yards, valued at 81 1884, $50,
and other manufactures Of cotton valued at
Sl,861,712 Total manufactures OF cotton
valued at $3,746,26l. OF manufactures Of
fax, square yards, 6,267, 1854, valued at ST.
577,949; other manufactures Of fax, (besides
60 tons Of raw fax, valued at $22 ,46l, valued
at S44, ,558. Hides and skins valued at $685.
697. OF iron and steel, and manufactures Of
the same, 81 ,55l $40. OF manufactures Of
silk, 339,634 square yards, valued at S679,-
9l4, and other manufactures Of silk valued
at $l,7l2,2s5. or spirits and cordials in
casks, $3.50 proof gallons, valued at $67,-
632, and in bottles, l,006 dozen, valued at
S5,676. or brown sugar, 4,ll8,l49 pounds,
valued at $l75,Sl9; Of molasses, 4759s6
gallons, valued at S9l ,0l8; Of tea, LAOS, sos
pounds, valued at S433, 1896 Of tobacco, i99,-
2la pounds, valued at $SS, ,405 Of wool dress
goods, 6,849,505 yards, valued at 81, 1884, 1888 !;
Of cloths and cassimeres, 627, 1866 pounds,
valued at 81, ,O05, ,59l.
OF the foreign merchandise exported the
principal articles enumerated were coffee,
525, $50 pounds, valued at $64, ,5l5, and brown
sugar, 437 ,l6l pounds, valued at S62, I'll.
or the exports the principal articles were In
dian corn, 555, 1892 bushels, valued at $780,
704; wheat -four, 86,333 barrels, valued at
S442, 1892. Total breadstuffs Of oil kinds, in
cluding Indian corn and -four, valued at Sl,-
286,8l6. Cotton, 80, ,345, ,l34 pounds, valued
at S26,2ls267; gold bullion valued at g..
529,5l9; silver bullion, 1902, ,923 gold and
silver coin, $ls9,l9l; iron and manufactures
OF, valued at $l9s,494; lumber and manuiac-
lures of wood, valued at 81, l,229,60l; of re-
gned petroleum, 1908, $40 gallons, valued at
$995,657 of beef l,427, ,5OS pounds, valued
at Sl5s,56l; of cheese, 1896 pounds, val
ned at $399, ,l03; hams and bacon, $50, ,667
pounds, valued at $295,60s; lard, 3,945, ,3O4
pounds, valued at 1924, 1874; Of pork, 2,472, ,663
pounds, valued at $685. l20; oftalow, ls6, 1892
pounds, valued at $204,G5l; rosin and tur-
pentine, 15,42l pounds, valued at $S9,497;
Of distilled spirits, 99,655 gallons, valued at
e44,666; Of leaf tobacco, 6,009,839 pounds,
valued at 1896, SO, and of whalebone, s6,4Sl
pounds, valued at $S3,396.
The report also contains statements Of the
exports Of domestic produce from the United
States during the past seven years by values
in both currency and gold, the latter reckoned
at the average price Of each respective year;
tables Of the prices of labor in sixty diff
ferent occupations, and in lag different locali-
ties throughout the United States during the
month of November, 1866. II also contains
commercial reports from the foreign consuls
of the United States. Those from France
are particularly interesting. They show that
from the consular district of Lyons the ex-
ports Of merchandise to the United States,
consisting chiefly of silk goods, were for the
year 1864, in value, 2SS34,7ll francs; in
1865, 81 ,s42, ,l56 francs; in 1866, 54,9ll ,264
francs. Of the single article of kid gloves
there was exported to the United States from
this district in 1864, 7O2,2l5 francs; in 1865,
s62, ,l65 francs and in 1866, 1885,, ,7O3 francs
From Zurich the exports to the United
States were rather more than half as much
as those from Lyons.
From Berlin the exports to the United
States were for the year ending December
3lst, 1866, valued at $3,623, 1874, American
gold.
The report closes with statement of the
shipment of domestic and foreign merchan-
disc in American vessels from the port OF
New York by the Isthmus of Panama to San
francisco, for the quarter ending December
81, 1866. Total valuation $ll IA, GA, OF
which cotton manufactures and wearing ap.
parel formed about half.
When il is remembered that the Bureau
of Statistics has been but four months in
operation, and during that time has issued
seven elaborate statistical reports, the great
amount of valuable and late detail furnished
in this, the third monthly report cannot fail
but reflect great credit upon the efforts oil
Director Delmar.
ARMY BULLErIN.-Major General Haleck
commanding the military division of the
Pacific, has directed the discontinuance oI
the district of Boise, in the Department oi
the Columbia. Fort Boise, Camp Lyon
Camp Winthrop, Camp G. +. Smith, and
Camp Warren will constitute the District o
Owyhee.
Camps McDermott and Winfield Scott
without being detached from the Depart
ment of California, are to be subject to the
orders of the commanding officer Of the
Owyhee District, so far as concern the guard
ing of public roads. Brevet Major Genera
George Crook, lieutenant colonel 23d infan
try, Is assigned to the command of the
Owyhee District.
General Halleck orders as follows witt
reference to Indians, "No military officer il
this district will make any treaty with In
dians without special authority from these
headquarters. All hostile Indians who may
be captured, or who may surrender, will bt
held as unconditional prisoners of war, ant
be disposed of as may hereafter be directed.
The Secretary of War; in General Orders
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