The New York herald., 1876-12-06


exports amounting to sl9 5G2 725 showing
a differences OF $685. 2O6.206
Exports OF specie and bullion. $50. 500, 800
Imports oil specie and bullion. 1885 6sl
Excess Of exports over mports...... SAC, sos, ,62i
Total OF exports OF merchandise
and the precious metals over imports. &120. 2l3 1d
There WAS Withdrawn from bond for consumption, in
OF that entered for warehouse during past
hscai year. merchandise OF tho value Of $40
The total expectation OF spccis bullion esa
than that or the preceding year by $3o s40 while
the exports Of domestic goods have Increased in value
Sc6,29s.l l47.
Importalions or merchandise have decreased to shs
amount Of 246 compared with those Of tht
preceding nsca year. ana Of sl06 o6S i52 as compared
There was an increase In the vaiuo OF the imports
tions OF iew articles chiefly products andheces-
and corkwood. s6ll $40; Coffee So 1871 500; dyewoods
N sticks s6il377; jute, raw $37l, 400; silk raw.
There was a decrease In tho value OF the imporsa
tions Of chemicals drugs and dyes OF $2,Osl, 3l7;
rubber and gutla pcrchn crude $Gli sal paper ma.
scrias. s66 699 tea, 50 l49 5s7 Tin in bars blocks
mali liquors $3.50 5sS cotton uscsuros Is oiS sos
ssis7,laS fruits; se2i, $50; glass and sisssv.rs.
M ieaa leather spnI a ciD
naxsecd, s2 ss1,S ,Sls; silk manuiacsures 1854. .Sss
soda and salts Of 3l,lsl 1852; sugar and moiasses'
tobacco and manufactures Of $685. 447; watches, ia.
ss20 llo; wines spirits cordais, 81 la 9s6 wood
ana manSscurcs Via o. SioiS oo6 WOOL unmanuiac-
There increase IN tho exports Of the follow
Ing articles the values being stated in currency
Indian corn. $SSOS. 343: wheat, $S775, ,0S6; wheat
saoss, $50; cotton raw, sso2o ss7 cotton manaiac.
sa74l, ,sl9 oil cakc $3.50. .2s5; mineral oil crude'
Ssla $50; refined, sl,25,277 SPERM s5l9 1852; shot
assa s1s :as sas:n os aas s.I Ses
sawed and hewed, 81 $40.
Tho exports of domestic gold and silver In excess o
tho imports sa4 10000, against s62, ,056 AIS
for the previous year.
There was decrease in tho value Of the oxporta-
ti0ns OF the following articles
Agricultural implements, $685. 92s brass, and manu-
facturos OIL s1!aes5 clocks, and parts Of $25S, ,sss;
hemp ST s2s so4 pig IRON. $so7 500; engines.
locomotive $435 0S0; machinery, 81, ,264 467; muskets
suros Of issd $3.50 sss rosin ana urpen.ine $685.
beef 81 652 butter, 1897 500; cheese $50;
lard, SAIL spirits OF turpsntine, $3.50 46 Leaf TO-
bacco, ~, t04, l66; SHOCKS. stavcs and headings
COMMERCE. AND xAvIGArIox
There is little change in tho proportion Of tho foreign
carrying trade transacted IN foreign vessels about
sevcnty-two per cont OF imports and exports during
against seventyfour per for tho preceding
year and sevcntytwo per for the fiscal year 1874
mage Of Vessels Of the United States to be- be
tons decrease of 54 274 tons from that Of tho fiscal
ended June So 1873 This decrease s principally
caused the dropping of canal boat tonnage exempt
under the act oi Congress approved April lS 1874.
The actual decrease believed to be about $685. GIL
tons this amount being the excess OF the losses over
the gains during tho last fiscal year, but this decrease
reduced 10 574274 tons W corrections OF the bal
The tonnage OF vessels built, as given by the reg
istcr IS 203 5S6 tOns being decrease from that OF
the proceeding year OF "a 053 tons thrty-o
| per cent TIC numuer oi vessels bulit is i, III
UhiciaI numbers have boon awarded by the Bureau
o Statistics during the last fiscal year to 75a vessels
Whose carrying capacity amounts 10 2 2U4 tons and
since July 1876 10 635 vessels, Of tho aggregate tom
mage oi LID. S0a
~
new scagong vessels exceeding 100 tons cach grouped
rs ioIl0ws:-
IS vessels l. 900 each 81. 2y9. AZ
~ vessels of 500 each. ...... Is 334. II
- vessels loss than 500 and over 100 tons ~
70 Aggregate tonnage. 81, sos. ~
RxvESuK
This branch OF tho pubic service has been yatstac.
tory in It's operations during tho past The ia-
crease It's efficiency aud the reduction the
pcnse Vi conducting H. which II was claimed IN advance
would result from tho rcOrsan ization recently
pcte, fully realized The change the character
tho has enabled them, without aug.
menting thcir NUMBER IT, perform the duties required
~ more prompt and thorough manner tnan was bo
| lore possible.
Tho following Ia brief exhibit of the general SER
Vices performed by vessels VI the dur.
| Ing the iisca year cndcd 30th June last
Number OF vessels IN distress assisted los
Number Of lives saved. d....................... 43
| Number OF vessels seized reported Tor vo-
alton o! law. l,Z23
Number Of vessels boarded and examined 80. 136se
Number OF miles cruiscd. 1v4 20l
Inc iupoTtaut anu naLaruuuS uuty 0f assisting
sells IN distress has been encountered with courage
and prom ptuue by tho officers and tho service
In addition 10 the number oi lives saved shown
above by the vessels. while engaged IN this humane
work, II Is worthy OF notc that during
the past year they have assisted IN rcscu-
ing property, consisting OF aud their cargoes
mpcriIlcd by the sea, amounting to the estimated
value of 81, ,22l lo5 The expense oi tanning
Tor the nscal year $780, !5S, decided rsduc-
ton previous years.
ln conclusion Secretary Morrill, describes In detail
tho operations OF tho life saving SERVICE tho light
III tlc nFtOa
hospital service, steamboat Inspection work on
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