New-York tribune., 1879-05-06
THE CH4MBER or COAMERCE.
ITS TwENTY-FIRsT ANNUAL REPoRr-rHE PRESENT
STATE OF TRADE AND TIE INDICATIONS OF TIE
FUTURE.

ITS TWENTY -FIRsT ANNUAL REPORT-rHR PRESENT
STATE OF TRADE AND TIE INDICATIONS OF TIE
FUTURE.
The NeW-YOrk Chamber of Commerce, which
the Oldest institution in the United states
has made It's twentyrsr annual report The first part
report contains review OF the proceedings OF the
society during year just ended TINS review relates
the action taken by Chamber upon the resumption
Of specie payments the restriction OF Chinese immigra
ton revenue reform, railroad transportation and other
important questions.
From the detailed reviews Of the various branches Of
trade is learned that the Last point Of decline has
been reached, and the indications are in general OF
future profitable trade. The receipts Of sugar OF al
kinds at the principal markets Tor consumption. were
larger in 1878 than in years preceding. The re
ceips at this port nearly per cent and the con-
sumption nearly per cent in excess OF 1877, and
prices ranged about 1ia cents per pound lower The
share Of New-York the total trade OF the United
States was. for the year, cent The coffee trade
shows the general movement steadily declining
prices and large increase OK consumption. The re-
ceipts at New-York show a gam OF nearly II per
cent and deliveries Of nearly 0l2 percent 1873
those in 1877. OF the whole trade her share 6ll2
per cent? the average prices were about cents below
those OF last year. The gradual transfer Of
the tea trade from coasCwse TO interior ports has
been arrested. This movement viii restore New
York its supremacy in the trade The receipts OF the
whole country for 1873 with the exception Of the I'M
ports at san Francisco designed for consumption on the
Pacific slope) exceeded 60OOOOOO OF pounds the de-
lveries for consumption, 53,000000 Of pounds-a de-
crease OF 100000 Of pounds from those OF 1877 OF
this nearly seventy-fve per cent came direct to New
York and twelve per cent via Francisco. The de
cline varied with the quality OF the ranging from
to I3 cents per pound
The tobacco trade, whole, has not realized the
pectat0ns entertained Of IT, Both the receipts OF leaf IN
hogsheads from the interior, at the Port Of Now-York
ri in =
largely IN excess Of the preceding year, the being
over forty the other twenty-five per cent in excess.
The movement OF export OF American products con-
tinues a scale of even and large Increase The Amer
lean crop for the year ending September l. 1873
reached S11 265 bales, Of which 3,34G6f) bales We're
exported and 154629S taken for our own spnners
The exports exceed those Of 1877 by 297 l3 bales the
falling OF OF last year being thus regdined and FUR
than last year, ana on lower scaie me petroi9u.
trade has not maintained the extent or last
year The total exports OF crude and refined oil rom
047 800 S45 1877. The average price was lower In
vryinT from I2a cents in January. refined SIS
cents I'm December The exports or provisions nave con-
EeYork amounted 27 900 900 and of fresh beef TO
44O0O,OO0 pounds, valued at $6OoOOOo being three
quarters OF the entire export which reached 100000
The shipments OF bacon and hams from New-f0rA
reached 379O00.00O pounds valued at S32COO,0OO,
belng tnreefths OK the entire trade, which reached
S52OOO000 There has been rapid increase IN the e
port Of live animals OF wiSn between S40oC ana & 52,
So ooc 900 this export from all the ports reaching
nearly F6O00.OOO.
The Export OF breadstus has again risen 70 large hc-
ures The total exports OF wheat and~whea hour from
tne United states reached the OF Sl22OCOOOO, OF
which from NewYork. nearly 81, 100000, 80 Ter
cent. O other grain exported, vaued az S57OOO,OOO,
New-YOrk sent S24,OOO,OO0 or AZ per cent.
immigration has again begun 10 Increase The lowest
pout Tor a long period reached in 1877, when It
fen to 5A536 persons; in ISIS II had advanced 10
75347. or these immigrants. $4,000 were from Ger
many 900 from ireland. aud-an unusual feature
1000 from Russia. The total Imports into the
Port OF New-YOrk, including specie aud bullion.
for the calendar year ISIS amounted 10 S3O3,-
ls6 s67 against 1929 OsS sos IN 1871 ana the total
EXPORTS 1862 OsS, agains S32643II4O ID 1877
total OF trade 1873 OF SG65 7OS 600 against $685.
520.OO3 IN 1877, an Increase OF SlOl55947 The re-
SUMPTION " specie payment gives interest 20 the pro-
duction and movement OF gold and silver which
solely depend To ascertain approximately tie amount
OF cun Ia the country the IsJ OF January, 1879
addition be made for the increase OF the last six
months:
is78.-...~ ~,......-.-'......-... o.. s2G5, s92 I7s
uaTy Is!1.........-...... ..........-... s3s. 100000
Imports ~ January, l5l y-..------- ll,lJO5lO
S4S,i9O,9l0
Less exports and reGxports, July -