, 1874-12-08
Total exceaa Of exports Of nlcrchnn.
disc, Bpecic, aud bullion, over I'M

Excssa Of exports imports 3s,175, ADO NJ
Total exceaa Of exports Of ncrchnn.
disc, ppecic, ard bullion, over in-
foEta OF aahie ..4 boo4 1s1.eo
Whilo theso returns Rro believed to bn reaaoll-
ably accurate ns regards tho exports by gea, 1t
has boon found itnprao!icable to obtain complete
statements of our exports 10 Cauada, owing to tho
fact TINT nlanffeBts containing tho quantltep and
valuos Of merchandise exported IN railway cars.
arc not legally reputable. Detailed BtatcnlontH
have boon recotvod, hpweyor. from thu Cosn1nln-
siouor Of Customs OF tho Dominion Of Cnnadn,
from which 1t appears TINT tho coin valnc Of our
exportH 10 Canada during tho last fiscal yoarwas
s10, 200 0J9 In oxcoss Of that returned by tho
United States customs officers, which would in-
creaso the exports for tho last fiscal ycar az
aDovo stated, by that amount.
It iB proper to ronlark In this conn0ction thnt
nierchnndiso OF tho value Of 917, ,S75 225 wao
withdrawn from bond for consumption, III o1cesa
Of that entored for warehouBe, during tho ycnr.
Less thEn for the preceding year, whiIo tho OK
ports OF domestic merchandise hayo iucreased
eG3 Y03, 113
Thore appears to have besn a decrease In I'M
compared with tho previous flscal year. md Of
enciod Juns 50, 1872.
Tho following imports show m increasn in
Coffee, s10,941,57o; ,nolessop. 81 1.oic, 7s3
salt, sd53, 3,127; flax seed. atl7, 229 l'raxh MI
other metals, a475430; n,o1ici,,a! bnrks, 9l1S,d
43B; coa1 sA10, ,702 hair, seiOs, ,82o: raw hemp
a328. .994; indigo and coch;neal $685. a7i: ,,n,
manufactured wood, a3si,810; articles exported
nna returned, $1,2s7 .G2o; OPIUM, F561, ,726
spices. xa5ss,dl2; hurley, s2.sas,G72; dtesa
:rhouo exhibiting . decrease in importation are
principally manufactured wool ~. 103, G1a;
manufactures OF wool, sl,1As,2Ds; raw MILK.
a2, COG, G13 manufactures Of ai1k, 81 $685. 253 Aus
linen. laces, and other MANUFACTURING OF lax.
S2,955, ,63G cotton goods, s70o3, ,465; hid gloves,
leatter ara manufactures ot leather M 81 1e7 't2s:
and jute butts, 81, ALL, ,727; paper STOCK 81 G6s-
997; paper and papor langngs, e734, ,S7a;
horse-hnir, s709,G old and Scrip iron, 80, ,lis.
$40; copper ingots, s2.a47, o2c manufactures Of
til plates. s2,0oO.7a7 watches, syu0. 53i; jowel-
~ and precioua stones, 997B Dg7; fancy goods
and perfumery. slGs.9se; tobaceo, smut, md
cigars. 81 SUI 003; winea and liquors, a622. 600
fruit and nuts. 81, a92. OH Sugar. 1920 4D0; tea.
so, ,953, ,sC0; duisbo chemicals, 1878, 7il; chemi-
cais, drugs, md dyes, st.A34,A19 dyo woods,
uladdor, ar1ols, bleachiug powder. md nitrate
OF soda, S713. .039; soda ash. S9a8 AS; oalthen,
dow glass. and glassware. 81 1,9o9,1i1; lumber,
s9.Gal .927; crude India rubber AND gutta poreha.
$70s,B2l.
There was falling Off In tho Importation OF
IRON and steel aud their products Of ao, J0i. 53G
in ynluo. upon the following articles Rails.
e3, 9s2, act; steel aud manufactures Of stoel.
$3,s2l.5ls; pig-,ron, sa.s15.7A7 bar-ieon, 81
PUG. ITO Hhoft hope. aud band iron, 81. ICE, ,3os;
machinery, a4oo, 192; anchors. chains, cables,
castings, And hardware, H506, ,133.
There was also 3 tlecleaso in tho importation
OF 1.-Two animala Of s7o2, 2,ss1, and OF PROVISIONS Of
q949,8 in value.
OF domcBtic products exported, tho following
articles show ~ ineroaso III value. iu cutroncy /:
ryo and ryo flour, e1,AAD.oo9; corn md .coru-
meal, Sl.029+829: cheese II. .Auo. .5s5 bnttor.
sls9. .462 pork. Sao1 .177 beef aud tsl1ow, w.
ssld II eae S sGe12 aaea Leaf f1ses9 eesso 53
800 hogs. sS3s a95 agricultural Implements
$G03, ,BS3 timber, wood, aud manufacturers OF
wood, 52,2as, ,o19; coal, s9D9. .675; manufacturers
Of l,en,, so9l, ,o2l iron mud manafacturea OF
iron, s848, 1y5; firearms, 81, 269; sailing
vcseels sold to foreigners. 237l 407.
Tho decseaso In the e1porsatlon Of domestic
products appears principally 10 tho following
articles Kaw cotton. 9lG, 0lo, 139; bacon. hnms
aud tur.shinB ss5l, ,1s5 leather mud mannfac-
tures Of leather, S513,07G; sewing-mschinos
S551.42A crude mineral oil, 9910,95t crude
turpenttne aud rosin, s5s5,565; and silver ore
| Ss69, ,303.
COMMERCE. AND NAVIGATION.
Little Improvement IL observable tn the for
eiga carrying trade. Oyor 72 per cent of our
imports aud exports. during tho laat fiscal year
was carried in foreign vessols... This ratlo ie,
however, somewhat better exhibit than for the
was transported in yesscla u other nat!ona. i
is ostinlalel that. prior to 1860, FROM rs to
| so per cont wnB dono in yeBsclH or tho United
States,
From tho report Of the Register Of the Treas.
ury, tho total tonnage Of ycsscls OF ths United
States nppeArs to 10 4,9o0 Csc tons, being all i-
| crease over that Of tho tiAcal year oudol juno
| 10. 1878, Of 10i,G2G tons, Notwithstanding tho
omission from the Official returns under thu act
Of April IS. 1874. Of canas-boas tonnage amount
| ing to 1873, Dos tons.
Tho tonnage OF vessels built during tile laRt
fiscal year, given in the report OF tic Register,
| IL 1882 715 tons !; which amount exceeds that Of
the preceding year By Is. 40 toms. and is great
| or than that Of any yoar eiucs 1866.
From July to Nov. ~, 1914. Official numbers
| have been awarded by tho Bureau Of Statistics
| to 0St yaahols, whose carrying capacity amounts
| to lG0,G ,G54 tona. OF theso, Els wero now sea-
| with MI aggregate tonuago OF 12o.072 tons. OF
| this number, twonty-nine yessoa measured oyer
1000 tons, three over 1000 tona, while two were
| IRON Steamship Of zoos tons oaUh.
REVENUE MARINE
| During the pnat year the tiirco steam ves6cla
| In process Of construction for tho revenue nla-
rino at the tlato Of tho lust annual report Of tho
Secretary llavo been completed md put In COM
mission. They IRE t, wooaon vassels 81 Of oSeellont
strong nud fast, aud Admiralty suited to tho work
! required Of them. III tho design OF their atcan,
machinery special t'Glns Tero taken t0 Introduce
! tho latost wGIl.estabiahod improvements to Sc
nuro sneod and economy Of fuel. TAore being,
great differences OF opinion among engineers ali
to tho ro!atiyo value Of different types Of engineR,
antt 1t appearing that all operated successfully,
1t WAS dacidod TO uao different onglnos III thnse
steamers tito boilers, Hctows mud t,u!lH being tho
same. Upon. their completion, at tic rsquest,
and With tho co.oporatfnn ot the Navy Depart
| noft. trials Oh q hcientifo basis were inRdo oil
tllcr atoa,n-maohinery the report or which haB
beou published. and will, 1t is bslloYad, be found