The New York herald., 1876-11-27
OUR COMMERCIAL RELATIONS.


CONDITION or ouE TRADE WITH FOREIGN
NATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. &c. 1876.
The report Of the Secretary Of State upcn Tie COM
meIcal relations of tho Unfed States with foreign
countries for year 1875 has been issued from the
Government Printing 0aicc. aud from which the fol-
lowing extracts taken-
ArsTaiA-nrS SGAn..
The returns OF the oi this country, cxcu-
sve OF Deiiuatia show that the value OF the Imports
or the 1874 annotated 10 565ul5 SIS norns. and
that OF exports Tor The same period 10 a. ss sV3
horihs. Upon COMPARISON oil these igurcs with he
turns OF she present year the year 1874 shows de-
crease OF 5.OJs,el5 Harms the imports, bur an
increase Ci ., i,0ss lorins in the exports
nrluirN.
Tho special merce this kingdom is reported az
having amounted IN the year 1874 su. lO. ,2or OF
which l2y., a62 9s3i :ho value OF tie imports,
and Lila So 'Jo;. that Of he exporsa decrease ~
the aggregate OF ia laS, ,OO0 troa the commerce
ls5a la the trad. scgium with ihe [ nici states
Tor the 1874 decrease OF H. oooUoo, nine per
cent, Is noticed IN the imports, and increase OF
.,3ooc coot, fourteen per cent, IN tho exports
compared with the previous year.
FRANCE
Although the aggregate OF Franco suffered
considerable dnnnalion during tho year 1874, tho
trade with tho United States seems 20 navc
materially increased. The Imports INTO Franco
from tns coln,ry during the named
amounted 10 "a. soc, ocoi, exceeding those
i5r 1873 by -, a,0DD, uuDi, and The cxports by
9d 400 oo0f 5l0o UO0t in Of the exports OF
the previous year. Although the balance Of trade be-
countries - sun in oi France by
nearly 5G COO ooor, yet this gam IN favor OF The
United states al nearly M coo 00ot. the year 1873
800 DOOR over tho year 49,. rho total value
oil the declared exports thn Untcd states irnm the
several Consular DISTRICTS oi Inc iLie' States IN
France for the year ending September 10. ls'' ~ re-
ported as amounting 10 SSI, r0J an increase OF
y. 100 oO0 over the corresponding period OF iSso-.s
! GERMAN.
Empire is reported the past year The total declared
exports IRON the Consular districts Tor the year end
reduction oi s., ,i5i.5i. from tho corresponding
! period OF ls73-,4
/ GREAT snirAix
1 During the year 1874 the Imports from tho United
States considerably than doubled tho exports TO
this county tho former having amounted TO
Es3 s97, 400 and the E3. a3s s2l. The total
| vanc OF declared exports amounted during tho year
ending September 80. 1879, 10 .25,47I,srs, bong
$lS.3s2 2,6 than Inc CORES sl,onIipg period OF
| lS73-s4 The total number OF which entered
the ports OF The Brush isles during The year 1871 is
officially reported us U3 SOL surfing 5l0 tons
These surss, compared with The returns OF 1873 show
loss OF 64:i vessels, but gain OF 5O3,55; tons. the
gam 10 the tonnage appearing chiefly IN steam naviga-
on. The total number Of vessels that entered from
| tho United states during the year 1874 amounted
To 4,Oos, measuring 3ao3,2i9 tons. and OF those
| that cleared Tor this country TO 2173, measur
ing .2ji tons, bcing gam VI 65o vessels aud
M ss 'ors s ,n IN The en.rss d loss 81 aa yrsss,s ss
turns OF the preceding year.
The general commerce of Canada has suffered largo
decrease during the lscal year ending juno 30 1879
The total valne o exports irnn tho dominion, cxcu
o coin and bullion, have amounted 70 Ssi
orng rcducti ION OF nearly $l0,,OJoo0 from he pre-
vious year The goods entered ior consumption urc
reported having amoun!el during tho last sra year
| 10 $ll9,UlS.6js showing dccrcase from the ycar
1874 oi 81. .s5 5l2. Tho commerce OF Canada with
the United States exhibits diminution during the
/ year above mentioned OF 81. ,663 in the imports
nom the Dominion and OF $3I71, ,752 in imports from
thus soan,y The balance 10 o. Trade M G ooo 10 be ~
the year 1872 it was in iavor OF Canada.
| SWEDEN AND NORWAY
The value Of the imports into sweden aud Norway
from the unitcd States Is reported having amounted
during tho year 1874 TO So 3'5 and tho exports
this country to 81, 5l0.6l These figures Indicate
imports into the United States amounted TO more than
$9.soO oOo and shc exports to this country 10 over
/ sS,oOo,ooo.
/ No regular reports commerce issued by tho
| Ottoman government; but some tabular statements
submitted by tho Consul General NJ antinopsc
the imports OF port for the 1874 have
amounted To sl0s COZ 6do and the exports to So 9c $40
Tho imports or cons oplc from United States
/ for the ycar ending June 10, 1875, arc valued at
$l,sl4 7so and tho exports thcrcIrom TO this country
| at Sl4S, ,0l3
Tho value OF tho Imports Of tho Empire IRON the
Unltcd states during the year cndng June 80 1871 IS
reported 81 i ly2 and the exports TO tho Un,ted
states S42. $50 C65 showing large balance Of trade
of Brazil, winch attributed 10 tic high cost
/ vi transportation
rxirED STATES COLOMBIA.
| II appears that Grca. Brian and her West India
colonies provide nearly onc.half OF tho Imports OF
Colombia, amounting to about 81. 00p, 900; France
next, then Venezuela, tho United SntuS bcing
this country amounted during tho period alroady
namod, TO $St6 64 showing balance o trade III nvor
OF Colombia OF $25o,oo0 he caures assigned Tor the
Inferior part taken by the tDitcd States IN Colombian
commerce the expense OF transportation and the
| high tariff in this country.
! There returns from Mexico in possession OF
I, the Department o State later than June ~ ls7j
! Tue imports into China from the United States
amounted tn 1874 10 29l 6l2 tacls, indicating
siderable decrease from trade of tho year
rcspect to exports, tue imports remaining nearly
the Or the total unnage entered and cleared at
tho treaty ports oil China Than thirty three per
xst (nn - 4,
attributes this circumstance To tho superiority OF the
motel OF ships ior certain branches of trade and
/ partly TO the enterprise and good fortune OF some
OF our citizens He suggests h0wes er. that inns
pcrority, not resting upon solid foundation, may
| already be decreasing.
Our Minister Resident has unable to obtain any
special returns Of Central American commerce OF
cont date but observes That hc lew data ~ his posses
indicate IN the volume o trade This,
however does not appear 10 bc true respecting the
commerce with the unIted states.
Tho value Of tho total export from Russia TO America
has dccrcascd during the last year the amount OF
s225 S.4 owing TO a dccnne the export oi prn-
cipa articles, namely, sheet IRON aud Russia leather.
The price OF labor having Increased throughout tbs
Empire, tho expense OF production OF tho Russian
sheet iron combined with that o It's transportation
from those far iartorics IN tho Ura Mountains.
article 10 such amount as to make It unpronaDls
TO export the same and TO compete with TIN home
produce Of tho United states, now Ucng substituted
therefor As 10 the Russia leather, the act may bc
stated that owing to previous agrecmcn tho prlnci
pal factory III manufacturing leather ~
porting tho article In large quantities 10 Germany and
England whence may be rcexportcd 70 the tnitcd
States.
JAPAN.
Tho ablo o: exports aud imports 10 and from China,
Great Britain. France and The IDiicd States shows the
baunco IN favor China Is about So 100 O00 III favor
or England $40 900 favor o FraDcc, e. 900 00O
aud against the United States, 81. .000,0OO
FUNERAL OF J. w. BRUTONE.
All that was earthly or poor Brutone found resting