The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-08

the United States Is very limited IL value and mpor
lance, judging BY the character OF our importA
Dress goods fancy goods silk and velvet goods but
TONS cigars, wine and beer, pipes gloves xc., make
up the value Of ninctenns OF the ports from vieuns.
value OF those from Trieste importations into Aus
tria- Hungary from the United states consist prin.
cipay In lard taliow, petroleum and tobacco Nearly
ali petroleum Of her tobacco
come from the United States.
The special commerce OF that country in 1875 vared
but little value from the previous year In
1870 one American steamer entered aud two cleared
Belgian ports, since which timo such event is 70
ported The proportion OF United States vessels whicc
entered and cleared ut Belgian ports during 1875
about onenaf Of per cent and their tonnage abou
one and three-lenths per cent
The commercial returns from Brazil such as "a
render II impossible to mako satisfactory statement
OF her commerce or navigation and tho interest OF
United states therein Although neither Is large both
are increasing, and must become important in many
ways Under the four Tags OF Great Britain.
France Germany and the Uniied states the last named
had nine per cent OF the chips aud eleven and hall
per cent OF The tonnage II the navigation OF the port
OF Rio included II Is probable that the percentage
would not be greatly changed.
CENTRAL AMERICA
Commercial Information tor tho year from the Ave
OF a total foreign commerce OF $27 900 00O the
part OF the United States less than ST. 600 600 aud
that o Great Britain little more than 81 000 these
nations leading Until recently British traders have
during than nfty years, monopolizcd the foreign
slowly increased Tue ioreign commerce OF
the country lying south OF the United States
the American continent may be nearly estimated
the present time 500 600 900 in value In which the
United states shares To the extent $l2 $50 000
one-thrd OF which Is transported under our
flag This country Is seemingly unnterested spccsa.
Of continuous and slowly successful efforts
its near ncighbors whose destnics involved TO
greater than those other portions Of the
world with her own, to emerge from traditional him
ORANGES into development which, for the interest OF
nil, should be In sympathy with hers which may
properly be influenced TO large extent through the
peaceful operations oil commerce.
TRADE WITH CHINA.
The reports to THIS department from China for the
year 1876 do not enable state tho total foreign
trade, and the Official OF the Chi.
customs bureau has not yet been received.
During the previous Two years there little variA.
ton In the amount OF trade. the Imports increasing
about IS, 000 900 and the exports SO DOC, 000 Ths
principal article OF Chinese import opium, entered Of
The value OF SAL Ia 900 in 1875 Cotton goods worth
ana her Indian possessions. As heretofore, tea and
silk the principal ARTICLES OF export-tea Of the
total value OF $50 00U 900 and silk worth $50 600 600
Nearly $1,000 900 worth OF opium re.exported Tor
the use OF The Chinese in California.
COLOMBIA
Tho foreign commerce OF the United States Of Colon.
ba decreased considerably In 1875 account OF the
disturbed condition OF affairs III that government Tho
decrease was twenty-iour per cent
The foreign commerce OF France, general and special
for 1874 and 1875, shows decrease In the general
commerce ot $l0, 769 900 during the year. and an
crease the SPECIAL commerce Of $3S 597. OO0 over
eghty-nve per cent OF which Is In exports
from the United States during the year lvl-