The New York herald., 1875-08-23
DEPARTMENT or STATE, I

the United States with foreign countries for the
year ending September go 1874 which has just been
printed
DEPARTMENT or STATE,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 1875
SIR-In compliance with section POS of the Revised
Statutes Of the United States have the honor
init q report upon the commercial relations of tho
United States with foreign countries for the year ending
September 80, 1S7l:-
AUSTRIA HUNGARY
To begin with the Ausro Hungarian Empire Ac
cordng to recent advces that country does appear
10 have recovered from the financial panic to which
had occasion to refer in my last commercial report
The value of the imports into the Empire reported as
having amounted during the year 1873, to $40 623 963
forms, this amount being a decrease of AZ 500 100
norins from the imports of 1872 on tho other hand
the exports for 1873 amounted to 424 1913. Ol5
orns or 30 226 horns in of the exports of
the preceding year
BELGIUM
The returns of the commerce of Belgium state the
aggregate value of the imports and exports of that king
dom for the year 1873 as 1859, 7O0C BY comparing
this amount with the commerce of previous years IL
appears that the trade Of Belgium has considerably
more than doubled during the decade ending with the
above mentioned year. The imports from the United
States for 1873 were valued at l35,900f, being
increase Of sXyeght per cent over the imports of 1872
The exports TO the United States amounted 6 800 0O0
thirteen per cent more than those of the previous
year.
Thenccompanying statements relating to the COM
mcrcc and navigation of Denmark translated from ta-
bes in the Official report of the Danish Bureau of Sta
tistcs give the value of the imports INTO that kingdom
during the fiscal year 1891 u.s. 364 AS rix dollars
dollars The trade with the United States appears to be
considerable. The of vessels engaged the
egn trade show that u vessels of 1898 320 tons entered
and 81 692 vessels of 46 610 tons cleared at all the ports
of Denmark during the fiscal year 1884 being gain
of nearly 900 vessels and nearly 200 600 tons the
entries and of ZOO vessels and nearly l29 600 in
the cearances during the five years ending with
1871
FRANCE
For the stated in my last report the prepara
on of the French annual OF and navi
CATION has been considerably retarded the latest
OF lts ft1annfh hotra t,a
transmit herewith tables derived from those
turns which, although they do not embrace so recent
period might be desired, may be interesting show
ing the rapid recovery of French commerce from the
injurious effects Of the Franco German war. In the
year 1870 the aggregate value of the general imports
and exports of France amounted to 1888, 300, 000E
figure which, in 1872, increased to 925S, 200 000f
ceeding the value Of the imports and exports of any
former year and being 632 600 000 above the
value of the commerce of the five previous years. 1t
appears from reference TO the statistics of former
periods that the general commerce of France has nearly
doubled within the fifteen years ending with
1872 The Consul at Marselcs has transmitted to this
department. in aovance OF the official annual returns,
statement in which the total imports into France for
the first eight months of the year 1874 valued at
3162 lSsf against 2,5155s4c for the corresponding
period of 1873 and the exports at 25lS 55Sf against
1925 6S2G in 1878.
The aggregate tonnage of vessels entered into and
cleared from French ports during the year 1872 stated
in the official table Of navigation having amounted to
H. S9l 600 TONS being increase of 457 600
the navigation Of the preceding year From the report
OF the Consul at Marseles there appears to have been
further gain $50 600 tons in 1873 and during the first
eight months of 1874 yet further increase of 475 600
tons over the corresponding period of the previous
year.
The imports into France from the United States
amounted for the year 1872 to the value of 30 700 OOOG
and the exports to this country to 43 500 Door, the lat
ter being than double the former and the total of
both exceeding the amount Tor the preceding year by
93 600 0O0 The declared value of the exports from the
Consular districts of the United States in France for
the year ending September 30 1874, is reported as
ISL The aggregate tonnage entered from and
cleared for the United States in 1872 amounted to
70l 92S tons being nearly 200 900 tons OF
year 1871 or the vessels entered and cleared with
cargocs in 1872 229 measuring no. lS9 TONS carry the
American flag.
GREAT BRITAIN
The latest official statements of British re-
ccvcd at this department, made up for period of
twelve months, are for the year 1873. From these
appears that for that year the total value of tho
imports into the United Kingdom from foreign coun-
tries and British possessions amounted 10 f3Il 300
and the total exports from the United Kingdom to
f3l0, 994, 700 Compared with the trade of previous
years the value of the total imports for the year 1873
greater than for any former year and exceeded the
imports for 1872 by nearly fl6 600 while the value
Of the exports for the year fell short of that for the
preceding year which showed the largest annual expor
taton made by more than Go, 800 600 or the
ports referred TO eighty-two per centum was the
produce of tho United Kingdom the remain.
der foreign and colonial merchandise. From
a review Of the general commerce of Great Britain
and Ireland for the fifteen years ending with 1878 ap
pears that the fluctuations of the imports well Of
the exports, considerable during the first eight
years but that since 1867 both the imports and exports
with the exception of the last year. have constantly in
creased and if the aggregated value of the imports and
exports for 1873 be compared with that for 1859 IT will
be found that the annual commerce of the British Isles
has more than doubled within the last fifteen years.
Passing from the general commerce of Great Britain
her commercial relations with the United States il is
observed that the official returns state the imports into
the United Kingdom from this country for 1873 hav-
ing amounted to f7l Al 493 and the exports to this
country to $50 69S, ,424 In the year 1859 the exports
between the two countries in favor of
the United States by nearly GlO,OOO,OOO This
difference increased in 1861 TO great amount
that the exports from the United States more than
quadruplcd those from Great Britain; but the dimnu-
ton equally rapid in the following year. and in 1868
the balance of trade in favor OF Great Britain by
E3 OO0 In 1866 this again turned in favor of
the United states until has already been remarked,
the exports from the United States Great Britain
not FAR from double those from that Kingdom TO
the United States. The monthly returns of British
commerce received at this department point to still
further increase in the imports, but decrease in the
exports of the United Kingdom during the year 1874
From these returns the imports into the British Isles
for the ten months ending October 81, 1874 appear
have amounted to f3l1 232 500 against E307 3D. 30
the corresponding period Of 1873 and the exports
the period to 92o2 $50 400 against f2l6 200 in
1873
The number OF vessels entering ports of Great Britain
and Ireland during the year 1873 o. 494 measuring
81 SCI 95 tons and the number cleared 60 ISL measuring
- $50 029 tons Nearly two thirds of the aggregate
of vessels entered and cleared carried the British
nag comparison Of the number of vessels entering
British ports during the year 1873 with the entries of
previous years shows gain during the five years end
ing with 1873 Of nearly 5000 vessels this increase
sisng almost entirely of steamers the gain IN the
number of sailing vessels being comparatively tring
The number Of American steamers entered during 1873
IL against none in the previous year.
The of the exports from the port Of London to
the United states during the year ending September 80
1874 show decrease of 81 4Sl 40 from the exports Of
1S72-3 indeed decided decrease in the exports to tho
United States is noticed, with very few exceptions
all the ports of the United Kingdom during the period
stated The assigned for this decline, by the Con
sui General at London is in large degree the advancing
condition OF manufactures IN this country. From the
accompanying statement of the imports and exports of
Canada taken from the report Of the Canadian Comms-
soncr of Customs for the fiscal ending June 30 1873
il appears that the aggregate exports for that year
amounted $50 7S9 922, being increase the cx-
ports Of the previous fiscal year of S7150, $50 The
value Of the goods imported for consumption during the
year referred TO $l27 5l sos, exceeding the value
for lS7l-2 by $40, SO547S In regard the commerce
Of Canada with Great Britain and the United States the
report from which these statements derived contains
the following remarks:-
The collective trade of Canada in imports and exports
with the aforementioned countries during the fiscal
years 1S71-2 and 1928 exhibited the following
statement, establishes steady maintenance of
mcrcal relations with the mother country and largely
increased commerce with the United States with
Great Britain the increase of TO- 80 per cent noted in my
last report as representing trade with that country
in 1872 1871 has been thnu m ned thp