Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-24

+16,042 of this number were reported as from
Great Britain, not specified"
In regard to the trade with Canada the re-
port says, although the published statements
Of the bureau in regard TO the whole foreign
trade Of the country, and particularly of our
exports by water, are nearly accurate, yet it
has hitherto been found impiacticable, II not
impossible, To obtain full returns OF merchan-
disc exported to the Provinces OF Ontario and
Quebec. The fact, long known and deplored,
IL the more TO be regretted now, when our
commercial relations with the Dominion Of
Canada excite much discussion, and will soon,
no doubt engage the serious attention OF the
Senate OF the United States. The. returns
| from several Custom Houses on the canadian
| border are necessarily defective, owing to the
want Of Legislation requiring persons export
| ing merchandise by land conveyance to file
| manifests Of such merchandise and produce
| with the Collector Of the Customs of that dis
| trct on the border across which the articles
pass into the foreign country, as is now re-
| quired in the case of all exports to foreign
| countries In vessels.
From the detailed statements by Provinces
| and ports, as well as by articles and values,
| prepared by the Commissioner Of Customs of
the Dominion the bureau has been able to
add TO the stated values of articles embraced
| in the returns OF Collectors Of Customs of the
| Districts Of Vermont and Niagara the official
figures obtained from Canada, which figures
are published In the statement of domestic
| exports contained In the annual report OF the
! Bureau on Commerce and Navigation for the
| fiscal year 1874, and also i'm the monthly re-
| port for August, 1874
The total value Of the articles omitted as
above stated amounts, In the fiscal year 1874,
TO $40, 20O.059, Canadian or specie values,
and to Sll AZ, 066 in United States currency,
computed at the average premium on gold In
| that year.
The export OF specie in the same period
amounts to S3,6l0,56S, as appears by the
statements Of this bureau, while the Cana
| dian imports show bur 81, 81, 9S7; the former
sum Is, however believed to be correct. the
| figures having been furnished by the agent OF
| the express company which conveyed the
specie to Montreal, and verified by the under
signed.
II appears that during the year ending June
30, 1871, there were exported from the United
States TO Belgium 1884 603 gallons of re.
| fined petroleum, valued at 1920, 037. The
published trade statements of Belgium for the
year OF 1871 Gu period OF six months later
| give the imports for consumption into that
| country from all foreign countries as 49,
61S, 900 kilogrammes of "oi other than for
table use,n valued at 1880, 000f, or 1850 0OC
gallons, valued at $2,966, 900 UNITED States
| price per gallon, would appear to include q
considerable amount Of oil other than petro.
| leum.
The amount of petroleum and corn ex-
ported from this country 10 Ireland Is given
| below In the second column; the amount i'm
ported into Ireland from all other countries
| Is shown In the first colnmn--each for the two
years ending June 80, 1878:
| Indian corn, bushels. % 877,166 27105 1880
| Petroleum, gallons .......... 1ST,4H 13964, 71s
The total amount OF domestic breadstuffs
exported from the ports OF Chicago, Detroit,
Milwaukee, Port Huron and Toledo to the
! Provinces Of Quebec and Ontario, Dominion
of Canada, during the fiscal year ending June
80, 1874, was as follows:
| Quantity. Value.
| Indian corn, bushel $500. b,122,Sl9 $2,5 9,9T4
| Wheat, bushel. .......,.. s,417,S04 1924 ,0IS
| Wheat. -four, barrels. ...... S2,3lo 57n,5S7
| Other breadstutfs :. ........ 2s, sic
L 1890