The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-27
ANATION'S FOREIGN TRADE
THE ENORMOUS AGGREsATE or 0UR
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
wherein the United states Inns Gained in
Dealings with Other Countries - What
American and Brush ships have Done.

Secretary Of state upon the commercial relations
Of the United States with fore igu countries for
the year 1873 has been printed In the Govern
ment Printing O1ice, and from 1t the following
extracts arc taken:
Acknowledgements returns Of the COM
meice Of this country, exclusive Of Dalmntia,
show that the value Of the imports for the year
1874 amounted to 55 6lj $50 forms. and that Of
exports Tor the same period to 452,257sO3 forms.
Upon comparison of these figures with the re-
turns Of the present year, tho wear 1874 SHOVE
decrease OF jo0sOi5 forms In the imports. but
an increase Of -, l3i.OSs 1Drins in the exports.
Belgium-lhe special comm, .cn OF this king
dom "a reported having amounted, In the
year 1874, to 2,iO7 l02 40 frincs, Of viii 1,2a2
i62v9j francs was the value Of the imports, and
1,lliGI9.7G francs that Of the exports, decrease
In the aggregate 81 l141gs0 90 mes from
the commerce Of 1871. In the trade of Belgium
with the United states for the year 1874 de-
ere Sc Of l2UO.O0O france. or per cent. Is no
ticed in thu imports, aud IN increase 81 2,3O,C0)
francs. or "a DER cent? in the exports. as cOni-
pr i with inc previous year.
France Al houRh the aggregate commerce
OF France suffered considerable diminuttun dur.
ine the year lo1i the trade with the Unit,d
states seems ~ have materially decreased. The
imports INTO France frOrl this country during
the yyar named announced 10 Al,5O0O francs,
exceeding hose for 1873 ~ 400 COO flancs, and
L1gxpnrts by S@,4UO,OOO francs. or 5.10DOOO IN
ex-Nssx, the exports VI tne previous year. Al
lnuu- hN huhhtc oil trade between tue Two
counifiss Is sthi In favor Of France bv nearly
3904 IRA TINS o j. a gain " favor Of iiis
" 1873 tEi1 $4,000 francs over the wear
lsG !. fhey al value Of the declared exports to
the nited Stites rom the several Consular DIS
tIicts OF .hc United stat IN France for the
year ending september 30, $50, is reported ~
amounting to 6l,7O1OOj-an increase ~ S2,,vD,0,0
over the co responding peri I'd Of 1873 "a.
Germauy-A GENERAL stngnauon in trade
year Ihc total decl red exports from the
lis IA hsl gu inc nj
1873. IN united To S:Dlil.siis, being reduction
Of s.. l5lj& from tue COR spOOding period 81
Great Britain. During the year 1874 the I'M
ports from the United Sttes considerably more
than doubled The exp 1rt- to this country, the
former uaying mounted to t'1s9' 4Ol, ami the
latter to f,G.@SS32i. he to al value of decllred
sxpYtls an39n,ed. durint me yer endini sept.
the CORES Ohling period uf $50 1874. The total
NUMBER Of vessels witch entered the ports of
the British Isles during the ye 1874 is officially
ieported a. Vjeol. measuring 2-.ods 80 tons.
iihe-i hgures comp red with the returns Of
1905 tons. the gain III the tonnage appearing
cuieh, ~ ste M navig ton. The rot NUMBER
OF vessels tn 10 en- cred from the uited states
dung tue year 1874 AmOJnie IL i.t5 vrssels.
measuring 3JQ,e4J tons. and of those tuat
cleared 'or this country 10 2.i'S vessels me sur.
- .uJ..0l tons, being eain " CJj vessels ana
4NHr tons IN tie enire-, and loss Of Al YES
sell aud - 5'2 tons. compared with The
suil yiu- retuins II tie preceding year.
Cdn. d. hr general com merce OF Canada
has red | rye deere sc during the u cal
year en- nag June 81, l~iJ. Inc total value 81
EXP r.. from Tue D'nui n, * rlu.lye 81 cNin
and Ouliion. nave amounted To- S1L6lS2l9, being
a reduction OF nearly SiONJ.O.J frum tue pre-
Nious year. he goods cut red Tor con unpiiun
are reported IS having amounted during the last
n-cai wear o. <llgOlso,t ~ owing decrease
from tie yoar ls.,i-.4 - s1sS55l1 he COM
mefce % Caaa . with the Uutt,d states cXhih-
It's - ulu.lAltiou tuIluy the wear above mem
toned Of a si7 G6j IN tho imports fr IN the Do.
miuiun, and oi Sj,iis'G IN Imports from tins
country. The Dsl nee of traIe appeals 10 be m
favor OF the Inifcd states Ov n. rly t.2.VOl.OUJ
. Nt.at Is. In at
sweden aru Norway. The value Ofthe imports
mt sweden and NorwN from tue United
states. l. reported a having amounted during
thr year 81 10 20 ., 9'J. ma me eNyOr'> 10
this country 10 Sl.hlu,di. These figures indicate
a large deere rom the cpmme.c, of 1913,
amounted 10 more than s9.sOOOj. and the ex-
ports % This country 40 over sj,t0 900.
mercc are issued uy the Ottoman Government:
but some tabular statements submitted by the
Communicated at Cons tantlnOple snow the i'm
ports 4 that port for the year 1874 to have
amonu,ci 20 Slus M go, ana the * ort- to
81 W. "a. ] ne iupDr,, of ton,'ADtinOlle from
~. Uuted states ior the year enuiug june 3D.
-. valued Il sl,1lii,l. ana tbs exports
tir.eiruu 20 TINS coInt IS al SliSul3
pre- m ma the 1 nifrt states during he Ne end
iu- .ue ~. 1873. D., reported .s s.4s4g! mi
TIE exports to the United states as S4s.5sd.tsij
showing large lance II trade IN iavor OF
u az4, Wuic IS Atlrioited to tue high oOst Of
United a;stes of Cnlombh-lt appears that
Great Brit "a ana her IVES India colonies uru-
amounting e. ah1!t S1upiVD. ftHuc" rA'hs
next, tuen Venezuela, tuc United ~ ties bciug
fouth IN order. tie i'm ortation OF Colombia
u 100 tbs country ~ lunsrd uhIi1s the riol
alr.aIs named To So.djH, showing u balance Il
trade IN favor II COLOMBIA Of SaJO,01. he
causes tssignei Tor the inierlor part taken hY
the lnilcI states la Colombian commerce are
Tine expe"se OF trans portatiJn anu the blgh
Ia ~ Ia III, county
Cuilu-- he i'm .orts into China from the
United States amounted in ls7l to 2yt Gia taos.
Indicating % Cun-l able decrease from the
4 l4 a. fp
tile imports Remaining nearly the same. OF tho
tOta. tonnage entered aud c,earcd AT the treaty
ports 81 emma mole thtn hlftN three per cen
was American. Ihc Ousul-Geuerl AT Shang-
II % a tributes tLts circumstances To the suurrl-
ority oi the moiels Il our -hips for certain
branches Of trade, and patty 10 the enterprise
aud good tortuuc "a some OF our citizens. lie
suggests, however, that this superiority. not
Testing upon d solid foundation, una! already be
decreasing.
.ssia- he value OF the total exports from
Russia To America mas decreased during the last
year u the amour Of s9j,e1i, owing To "a de.
namely. sheet iron ana Russia leather Tue
p4ICe u ltOOr having iucr, aseu throu-uOut thc
cm.if tue expense oi production Of the Russia
sheet non. combined with thut Ol rs transport
ton finn those iar-hway ,ctpries IN the raj
mountains on the border If Asia, lave RAISED
the tot! cost OF the article o. such an amount
a. 10 MAKE ~ Improbable u export the same
and 10 compete VITA the home produce ~ the
United - ties now being substituted therefor.
A. 20 the Ru sia icather the fact may be stated
thut OIL ug to previous agreement the principal
factory eng gtd III manu-. ctuuu- |, ather Is eN-
puriiIR the article In large -ntiticS to Ger
many ana England, whence II may ne reerpOrted
10 the 1 nittd states.
Japan-Ih. table Of exports ana imports to
and from CHINA. Great .itain, France. aud the
uniei states SHOWS tue bal arce III favor Of
emma IL auout S5.UOOO; ~ favor OF ENGLAND.
$lUWO.OJO; ~ tnVnr Ot France, S2UJOOU; ana
against the United states, StOUO,OJ