, 1875-04-17
OUR IMPORT TRADE,
Curfositfcs of Our Trade with
Foreign Countries.
"hat We Fay Them for 0nr Head, Foot,
and Hand Gear, Jo,rclry, Dla-
monds, and Other Person.
al 4dornmcnts.

! 10y @A'So' '''1S tH4ofHlaLlon. lue follow.
ins summary relates to ouF imports, which, In
The aggregate. amounted To nearly etoo, ooI,, mn
for tho fiscal voar 1874.
WHAT We PAT ron PERSONAL pnrss.
For hats bonuoks. anu hoods. and Tor Trim,
mlngs for these artcfes. wo pa[d ia t,s tast
fiscal year 81 ,o74. 800, and on tho sans articles
~. ~ psto tb2s, 600 for duties, nlcs. viii sve!i
not atl We paid for adorning and projecting our
heals. Feathers and artificial fowers colt us
e3.316, ,0o9. For human hair and articles uauu-
factured from 1t, such wigs. carls, aud sngot4
to give 1t pcse and sirect $685. Adding
which represents tho original cosk of mer.-
chsouiss pufrhssed BY the peope of tho
onited s1ases during tho twolve months end
,ng juno 30, 1874. for adjoining tho hoad
alone, snd in that sun is not tucluded tho valuo
81 ribbons, Which form = conspicuous part of
tho head.gear Of our fashionable !Adtcs. To
covor our hands With glovcn nitts, and mittons
es;ns s9a, ana f9f tns privilege Of
| inciuuo tue refreshing palm-leaf, OF Which Bo
| imported 10, ISL dozeba, At IN expeuec Of
sso29: For cur han1acschiofs, henned and
t1enst!tohed, ne paid sa93, 3,o72: aud fer per
! Our combs cost us e327, 7,223. Tho cot Of UNI
brellas. paraaofe, and aunsbsdes ran IN to
s267.E SIS. And ef,5l3,B39 wau paid for our
poeaes.kni4es. Many ladies' will DO Hurpsiaed to
teNt0 *1At AnAcuCulEGI6t F&IuGu al
o39. had to be imported to Md to tuoir syta.
'netrT and grace. The importation OF few ad.
dltional dozens would DO oqua! 10 one co.eet for
eTor5 woman IN tho State Of hsw York, aceord-
fuR 70 tho censua Of 1870. 1t required larger
expenditure Of money to cover our pedal oxtremi-
Ties than 70 cover and adorn our heais, *7,9i7,-
947 being tue amount paid for horery. aud thst
docs not include the cost OF garters. This hos
tsT is classified ~ follows Cotton, 90, 4DY,-
87G wool, 2ly, ,924 pounds, valued At S76s, 7S4
bjik. Rif3 EH7. T0n4iGAr{r0 tt1n nj
enamel to be seon on sAlo IN our fancy stores,
adorned Hith labels certifying their foreign on
gin, ~ wo GET that article very cheap.
as nv! Was = hum sufficient to nay
tho enamel thus returned - imported was
Tor Purposoe Of personai adornment or for use
IN the mechanic arts tho report doas not state,
for the lehdy-mAde clothing imported Ne e.-
pended sl:Sso'o;9, which does not, OF coussc.
embrace tho clothing HmuggIed in By tourists
fetnFoluE home, nor docs It include that suit Of
clothes Tue Hon. Samuel 3. Coz exhibited in tho
Ao9so Of Representatives during tho last Rossion
9t Gonssefs to illustrate As arguucnt against
mEh tenh: Our Appreciation for buttons ls
illustrated by tho fact thst wo expended for
those little articles *2,sa1.5yo. Our cotton
!sees' trimmings, aud Ginpa coat az, .39j;
thread lacea and iuaertiuss, s31,sG2; epau.
p as'i god 'asssa ssa .'ss .as si6 siest s'ss.
broideries Of cotton, WOOL linen and stik,
N8SI, 639 velSets, yo1yeteens, aud brnidtnss,
s!ti5SoI1; furs, dtessed and undressed,
s913a loo. For b'nid1- iacea, fringca, and gal
looms. made OF silk, We expended $2678274,
and for aiak Hbbous We we're required to pay
&C. ,a18, Of whch sum tho Cuited Rtatsa re-
ceEvea for dutiea the Butn Of 81. 391 ,Ul5, bojuc
about 60 per cant OF tho importets' yalusson Of
tic ribbons.
THE COST or DRESS GOODS.
We ratd for drcsa aud piece gooLs made Of
sll SIS 404, 65i. which Ia about etiual to the Bm
PAID for tnpoftations Of wiucs aud spirita; for
ellk yelvssa no paid el.7o5,5s9; silk gooda and
| x,ss spoeiaed. en- e7s; s!lk 40 snd fnds sdS.
rubber goods, e27J, 1877. Tie total value
q our silk importations .as $3e. .4ss. 1856, md
s!'at' it must 20 remembered, merely representa-
docks, with tho freight unpaid. In picoe-gools
made Of wool we received 7o.5sl ,40s square
Yards. for Which va paid, including duties, &35,-
3721G4, an average cost Of 80 cents In gold .pot
square gard, Of pieoe.goods manutacturcd OF
EoFth 90, 93o,Sd4. to which add s4,457. .o25 paid
for duties, aud the cost IL bweed to eli 397, ,189.
The auautity. Of piccc-gools imported mauufac-
tuted Of wool and cotton, joined together, would
goods no: otherwiso specified We paid 50, 299,-
9s4. and for 1905 pounds oi wool DaImorals
+l6,4s
s,lAw1.s, DIAMONDS, Asp JEwELnr.
For 689, 525 pounds Of wool shawls wo paid
S5,3So, ,o78, and 3Gi silk ahhWls cost us G14.250,
q About e4o for each shawl. Webbing, betting.
binding. brasds, aud buttons. manufactured OF
wool, wcre valued ut 81 .GGs, 2s9. and goods mall
ufaeturod ftom aax, juto, or hemp. foot up 814.-
4o5,87s. To cover cur floors With foreign car.
PETS coat eG, IT., 5Gi. rhllo orr beds wcEo eup-
Piled with foreign blankets for tho ann Of
w, $50. In the way OF watches and tewelrY We
ENCOURAGED tue foreign manufactul ota to tue
extent Of o., ,b33.875; limitations OF 5et, esq.,
OIL bogus jeNclfy, 1885, 8G3, aud coral, $50, &c.,
To aaoEn ourselves With diamonds, camoos.
naosaics. ard other precious stoues, wo paid
S3,837, $50. AL the values hore given include
tho amounts paid tho United ststeH for customs
amount paid for duties IL separately slated.
Freight and other expenses Incidental to sea
transportation arc not included.
4 few other articles may be mentioned which
Mill prove Of interest While not articleH Of
dress Or ornament, most OF them arc nearly
allied to such artlcce. Some Of them are Tor
cur amusement few arc articles Of utility, aud
several ars nedlcincs and d,ugs. Beginning
HlIl smsl! articles. wo tlnd tllat 70 import gull
tsssRffs s.sa Ts sss Z ss st':e H. 81
paoss Of p!ayius.caFds imported wero iuvoicei 1t
<5,733, and for tho privilege Of sauflling and
dea!iag tLcm no had to pay tho United bta,os
1889, dutics titus requiring an ante Of s13,123
tuse. Tic first cost Of our Imported dnll-bables
was s556,40y. that OF cur Chrlssmas toys
s61G o57, "hi!e our Bologna sausage only cost
el67.67s, and our saurkfaut only s8.873. For
SHpky eAAAos 4utV Nu&CA MO Akuueu our own |
Bologna before consuming it, we had to pay |
e92r 7o9. We broke 7.5lo, Bu3 dozen Of foreign
!ald eggs, for Which We had to pay 47A7,8 $50.
For froworka No expended a, 14y. aud for |
155, 235 boxes Of Chinese ilre-cracke,s VIC paid |
tho heathen manufacturers $1a5.7s aud to the |
un1ted states the Gum Of sl15,3ai in |
dus,os,, thus making ths original cos. Of
annually celebrating our natal day iu that class
OF pyrotechntca foot up e2sl,l!o. For escry
Pack Of are-crackees exploded BY Young Amerr&
the Government Of tho United slatos sxacts
W conte. For bladders NO pad $4,000;
skeletons and other preparations OF anatomy.
e3,6a3 aud Tor hlueua and nerves, s5,82o. 0f
motallIo peps, We received 30i. .99i gross. $lo6,-
"o psid s siS7 Thsro Wa In npastsd sj
po,,nds OF Caatileaoap, 1t an expense Of $a34 l94
and 2to,lG7 pounds Of porfumed tuitet
soap, Ut cost of 5l6C,G8s. For gEeon fruIts
from ths tropics and for nuts no pad $780,.
960, aud for olive and salad oils, &l48,314.
For 1.l23, ,0sa pounds Of ludso wo paid 1901, ,g34,
and for 4,6i4 ounces OF musk aud ctyot, s33, l45
For tho bonoat Of Apohecarsca wn sent abload
for ths following quantities and values OF phssIo:
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