Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-03
Report on the Commercial Relations
Between the United States and
Foreign Countries.

| year endlng september oO, 1918, mas
Just been issued from the Govern
ment Printing Office. 1t is volume
of l, $50 pages. The papers trans
mltted consists of, first, series Of
tabular statements relating to the
commerce of foreign countries-from
statistical publications of foreign
governments-received during the
past year. Second, ten communi-
cations from diplomatic officers, and
third, 176 reports, carefully revised
in the Department OF State, from
Consular officers of all grades. 1t
appears from the report that the
statement of British commerce for
the year 1872-the latest annual
exhibit in possession of the depart
ment--gives the aggregate value OF
the imports from foreign countries
into the United Kingdom, for the
year stated, as exceeding e-75, 0O0,-
900 sterling, and of exports nearly
9249, 900, 900, these amounts being in
excess of the imports and exports of
any previous year, and showing an
increase over the year 1871 of more
than Ell, 900, 900 in the imports, and
more than $4,000, 600 in the exports.
The value of exports to the United
States amounted in 1872 to G46, 000,-
900, greater amount than has been
exported to this country in any pre-"
vi0us year, while the imports from
the United States, amounting to
more than 954 500. 900. indicate de-
crease of nearly e6,5OO,000 from the
year 1871. 1t appears from the OIL
cial statistical tables of former years
that the value OF imports into the
British isles from the United States
has increased nearly twenty five per
centum during the five years ending
with 1872, and that the exports to
the United States have almost
doubled during the same period.
The total number CT vessels that en-
tered the ports of the United King
dom from foreign countries and the
colonies during the year 1872 was
64,728, slight diminution from the
entries OF the previous year. OF
this number nearly half carried the
British flag. (The tonnage of Brit
ish vessels exceeded double the ton
mage of foreign vessels.) The num-
Der arriving from the United States
for the same year was 1925. OF
these vessels 480 carried the flag of
the United States, being decrease
of over Al per centum from the num-
Der of American vessels that entered
in 1871. A report from the Consul
General ID London indicates that the
expectation from that port to the
Tinted States for the year ending
80, 1873, was 81, 092,911,
or 123 per centum less in value than
that of the preceding year. The
total value of the imports entered for
consumption into the Dominion of
Canada for the fiscal year ending
June, 1872, amounted to SlO7, 707,~
116, being an increase of $40, 76l, 634,
or nearly "a per centum over the i'm
ports of the previous year. The ex-
ports for the same period amounted
to S82,639, 663, being an increase
over the year 1871 of S8,466, O45, or
nearly lii per centum. The imports
into Canada from the United States,
entered for home consumption,
amounted during the above period
to S34.217, 1863, being an increase
over 1870 and 1871 of S., 1876, 582.
The exports to the United States for
the same period amounted to $32,-
500, 8l6-S921, ia more than the pre-
vious year, while during the year
ending June 80, 1871, the exports
from Canada to the United States
exceeded the imports from this
country by 1888 255. During the
corresponding period of 1871 and
1872 the reverse was the case by
81, 1921, 153,
The Consul at MarseilIes has fur
nished statements of the imports and
exports of France for the first eight
months of 1873 in advance of his an
nual official report. These state
ments promise an increase for the
past year of over $l30, 100000 as
compared with the importe and ex-
ports of 1870. The aggregate value
of the declared exports to the United
States from the consular districts of
this government in France is report
ed as amounting to S69,077 562 in
1872. This is an increase OF S13. 1872
888 over the year 1871.
The declared value of exports to
the United States from the consular
districts of this government in Ger
many for the year 1872 is estimated
at s37, 177, 900, this amount exceed
ing that for 1871 by more than ST.
100000.
The political disturbances in Spain
do not appear to have produced a
decline il the commerce of that re-
public. Indeed, the official state
ment shows an increase of more than
SAC, 100000 in the value of the i'm
ports for the first six months of 1873,
as compared with the imports for
the corresponding period OF 1872.
The Minister at Madrid reports that
he believes the returns of the exports
will afford even a more favorable ex-
hibit.
Daring the five years ending with
1872, the commerce between the
United States and Switzerland has
doubled. The value of watches ex-
ported to this country in 1872 is re-
ported as having amounted to 3d.
100000.
The direct import and export trade
of China with the United States ap-
pears to be very small, but the Amer
lean inland and coast trade is report
ed to exceed that of any other nation.
The entire American trade, foreign
and coasting, forms nearly 81 per
centum of the whole foreign trade OF
China, aud contributes more than
IS. per centum of the revenue col
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