New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-23
oIrI COMMERCE WITH THE WORLD.


OUR COMMERCE WITH THE WORLD
OFFICIAL REPORT OF SECRETARY FIsn-'NIEHFsf-
ING FACTS AND FIGURES FOR 1873 AND 1S|l-
WHERE WE GAINED AND WHERE VIZ LOST.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-Thc following is the
substance the letter from Secretary fish transmitting
report upon The commercial relations OF the United
states with foreign for the year ending Sept
80, 1874, which has just been printed:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, I
WisnIS0ToN, Jan. ~ 1879.
stliItes Of the Tinted states have the honor to sub,
init report upon TIE c'hnlt fc' re ,',r mi
States With foreign countries ior tAe year CHUNG ''p'
80, 1874
AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY.
Tho Ausr0-iungaran Empire does not np-
near TO have recovered from the financial panic
The value OF the imports into the eiapre reported as
having amounted during the year 1873 10 57oG239G3
FORMS this AMOUNT being decrease OF i;.cuJ,Go
aorns from me IpDls p,nscd 70 ia ons or
50 6.23G oIlns in excess OF The exports % he pre-
cedng wear Attention ~ insitd To an lheite ing "poft
upon Ausrra railroads submitted by the tohsil-Gcn-
FRANCE.
Transmit herewith tables derived from returns
Tor s73 showing The rapid recovery OF French com
mc,ce from the injurious effects Of The FrancoCerman
war Ia the year 1870 the aggregate value of the gen
eral imports and exports NJ France amounted to 0,''3
100000 francs, figure which In lS12 increased 10
o3S 200 francs. exceeding tho value OF the imports
and exports of any former year. ami being i'j2oooo
francs above the value Of commerce Of The I'VE
prrvious years The general commerce OF France
has nearly doubled within The j? years eD'ling
with Isl. The tetai IMPORT, ~" ir. a,nd 'o .,
the frat eight months Of the year lsIl are valued az
3IG2 4S francs against 2jl5,J-i francs for The CORR
spending period o. s ana tine s S Te asrcsae
tonnage Of vessels entered into and cleared nom frcis
tc. be ng an increase OF rA57,0oo tons the nay
90 ton OF the preceding year There appears 10
n Dt the . Eight months Of is7i yet further in
crease of 10000 tons over the corresponding period OF
United states amounted for the 1872 10 the ya OF
2lO70oooO francs aud the export. 70 ms country to
the amount FOR the preceding year by 9360ooJo francs
= OF the vessels entered ana cleared WIN cafGots
in 1872 22 measuring 10S9 tons, carries 'ho Anleri-
| can flag
GREAT BRITAIN.
The latest official statements OF British commerce
are for the year 1873. From these returns IL appears
that for that year the toa value of TIE Imports into the
| United Kingdom amounted to c31l,2S7,3O0,
and the total exports from the tinted Kingdom to
| 93IO99i, 700. The value Of the total imports
for the year 1873 greater than for any former year.
and exceeded the imports 1872 by nearly l6j0O,
600 while the value Of the exports for the same year fell
short oi that for tho preceding year, which showed the
largest annual expectation ever made by more tnai,
100000 OF tue exports referred to- - per ccn'un
was the produce OF the United Kingdom the remainder
foreign and colonial merchandise From review of the
general commerce of Great Britain and Ireland Ter The
fifteen ending with 1870 il appears that the fdrtu-
considerable during the first eight bat that since
1867 born The imports aud exports. with the excepon of
regatcd value Of the imports and exports far e3 he
compared with that for 1859 it will DC found that
, inore than donblcd within the lat fifteen years.
The imports into the United Kingdom ;ram tbs
country for 1873 amounted TO 47lf7l 1913, and the eX
ports TO hs country 10 e3G,G93i2t In the year 1879,
the exports between the two countries we're Ia favor OF
the United States by nearly GlGO0oo0O. This Diff
eDec increased in 1851 10 great IN amount that the
i,A linn !t,
rapid in the following wear and In 1853 the balance 81
tr"de Wi IN sE t %, G b ,yr ~ g c' ss
until az has already been remarked, the exports from
the nited States TO Great Britain are not FAR from
double those from thai Kingdom 10 the United states.
SOUTH AMERICA.
The value Of the imports into the Argentine Republic
for tne year 1873 amounted 70 $7l 065 1872 being in
OF 375G7l2 over the previeus year. The value
OF the exports from the Republic for the
Si5, sGo3lA. slight gain those for 1872. The
latest show thai nearly so per con;um of the
commerce of Inc Argentine Republic is with Europe and
the rest chiefly vita North and South America .s.s
crease IN The eonmerce Of ch Tine total Imports for
that year amounted to 37,92s,i 27 Gillian dollars:
against "a G5792s Gillian dollars IN ls12 and le total
exports % 3s,slo27l Chiiian dollars, against 37l2
AGO la 1872 II the trade of Chill for former years be
considered II will he found that the aggregate value OF
imports and exports increased during ;he decade ending
with 500. COS per eeninn; during that ending win
80 years be considered, tue aggregate trade VIII be
found to have increased considerably noie than four
1873 was the Unprecedented amount OI coin and bank
notes exported. The former amounted 10 ~ 023,O52.
The total imports into the United states ~ Colombia
amounted during the year 1873 10 S25 os s14 and the
exports $lO47763 The value Of the exports 10 tho
United States for the period was estimated at
$l,3l6i9e.
The value Of the net imports into China during the
year Of 1873 amounted TO 10 992 1903 tscs and the
ports TO 77,5iO9l0 t,es decrease In the former Of
more than 100000 taels and In the latter of mere
than 6OOO taes from the previous year. reducing
the balance In favor Of the imports from 100000 taels
10 3,5iO0OO taels In year. The imports into China
from the United States which have during late years
suffered considerable line, amounted, IN 1873 10
27l l6s tacls The hucuatiOn IN these imports within
the 10 ending with 1873 reported having been
very great Their value for OF the referred Ia
TO high figure IA 1,j43.09l taes The exports