Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-27
Increase of Our Foreign Commerce.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF STA.


Increase of Our Foreign Commerce.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF STA
TIsTICs.
Joseph Nimmo, jr,, acting chief of the bu-
reau OF statistics, encloses to Hon. John B.
HaWley, acting secretary of the Treasury,
seven tables relating to the foreign commerce
Of the United States. The total foreign com.
merce OF the United States-impOrts and ex-
pOrtS-during the year ending June 80, 1878,
was larger than during any year prior to 1873.
the United States duling the year ending June
80, 1873, we're, however, larger than during any
previous year in the history of the country.
ports of merchandise into the United States
largely exceeded the value of the exports of
domestic merchandise from the United States,
the excess Of imports ranging from S39, 900 900
to SIS, ,OCO.O00. During the years ending June
30, 1876, 1877 and 1878, however, the exports of
dom; IS. stic merchandise from the United States
disc into the United States, the excess Of ex-
ports increasing rapidly from year to year.
Our imports OF merchandise have fallen of
t5e the aressf ne ne
ports OF domestic merchandise, on the other
hand, have greatly increased since 1863. From
these tables 1t appears that the total value of
exports OF domestic merchandise from the
Uni United States increased from $269, 3s9, 800 in
1868 to $3.50 ,79S in 1878, an Increase of s4ll
The report says: II desire especially to call
your attention to the very rapid increase in
the exports OF agricultural implements, bread
stuns, iron and manufactures OF iron, manu-
factures Of cotton, leather and manufactures
OF leather, coal oil and petroleum. and of pro-
visions. The increase In the value of exports
OF certain Of these articles is the more remark
considerably fallen during the last ten years"
The net imports Of merchandise into
the "a @ United States during the year ending June
the year ending June 60 ISIS, to " only WYE sl22
ss5 ssssS5SS9' sS' showing decrease in value of SOL
1899, or 81 per cent" 81 desire es-
crease in the imports of manufactures of cot.
ton, fax and silk, of wool and manufactures
of wool. and of iron and steel and manufac-
Of railroad bars from sl9 74O. .702 in 1878 to $50
In 1878 constitutes the largest and most re.
markable decrease exhibited in the table"
AS AN OFFSET to the statement of Senator
Window, chairman of the Senate committee
on appropriations, which is being extensively
circulated by the republicans, the democratic
culate broadcast the review OF appropriations
set forth in the speeches of Representatives
York. - 1>o"
] INDIANS AT HAMPTON NORMAL ScHOO1.-
Gen. Stanley, Mr.. Haworth and Mr.. Riggs,
Indian commissioners, arrived at Fortress
the Hampton Normal School to arrange Tor the
admission OF some more Indians to that insti
tuition this fall. '
A MODEST REQUEsT.-A letter evidently
from disciple of Hendrick B. Wright, M.
c., was received at the Treasurer's Office.
Treasury department.. Saturday from Best.
land, Virginia, dated August 20, saying: 'sWiil
you be so kind enough as to let me have one
hundred and fifty dollars? want it to buy
two mules and haul timber. lean get five or
will send you the one hundred and sixty dol.
lars In the middle OF next October, in 1879, and
90 not fail to do so. If you will let me have
the money you will send me by the mail to
'Bestland, Essex county, Va BY your com.
pllance With the above 0blige," etc.
~ The BENNETT CHALLENGE CUP was won at
Newport yesterday by @. d. Waggstaff. Of
Babylon, l.. l., who killed nine birds out of
ten. The second money was awarded to A. T.
Ihornhill, OF London, and the third to Newton
Earle.
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