New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-17
THE BUREAU or STITISTICS.


ANNUAL REPORT or ME. NINMo. cHIrF OF THE
BUEEAU-DFCLINr IL AMERICAS cohMhECh-iN-
TEKlsIING FACTS AND FIGURES.
WAsnuNGToN, ID C. 1G.-The annual report
Of Joseph Ninno IT,, Chci OF thc Bureau OF S'aS'c'
nm the foreign commerce of United states was con-
ucted to-day In regard to our export trade MI Nhmo
saws: The five leading articles Of export during iho
wear ended June 3d. 1850, were ~ follows; bieau an"
br,sdsfuas, S2~s go S3J; cotton. unnHnidctufeu'
&2ll 53J 800 pr,yison-, Sl27 Ol32l2; m"cF'l oiis'
,362lsG25; tCbacc'o ANA Manufactures Of, TlS'4lZ'-
ga The United states, he says. alroady
surpAsses every Other country IN the magnitude
Of It's exports both of breadslufis anl provisions.
OF the fooalng commodities imported into tLc United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland the percentage
imported from United states was rs follows Mhrat'
IS per cent; Indian corn. so per cent ave animal, ii
per cent; beef, allied % per cent; b,ei, ircSh or
nghi, saitcd % per cent Gatter II per cent c-ocse,
Gle ncr cent; bacon 81 per cent? nam, % Per cent
lard 90 ,cI cent? meat preserved Otherwise ian sailed
" per cent; and pork, sailed, - rcr cent.
The building of ships and bar1s employed in our
foreign coInineioe Tell from annual average Of 233
during the ten years from 1891 20 1860 to an annual
average ot nfy-six during ten years from 1871 10
1850. Tlrre were oay tweniythrcc sings ana bark'
buii. during the year endcdJune 30 1881 The tonnage
of iron YES els bnt this country during the iasi five
years amounted Is only l0l s23 tons, almost eutrcy
for our coastwsc home trade, III which no torelGh
competition allowed under tie PROVISIONS OF Onr N"N
CATION laws whereas the iron ship bun Iing 0i Gfeai
Britain during The last five Yeas reported amounted
TO l. sOO1g3 tous. The total tonnage Of the Uni ed
States empioyed in foreign trade fell from 2.3.0396
tons IN 500 to l311 4O2 IONS during the year ended
June 3d. 1850. DUNNO the year ended jane 30. l5ao'
the tota value commodities transported H. American
and foreign vessels imports aud exPOrtz) amounted 10
the SUN o. : $50 472 U93, OF which the value trans
ported IN American vessels amounted to only
~ 40 ,fr d
ported III foreign vessels amounted 10 3OJ or
aboui ~ Der cent marked decline IN the proportions
o; he commodities carried 10 American vessels hos
taken place during the past year. 80 IainG oH wing
been from % pcr cent in 1879 10 l1G per cent III sso
The report CONTINUES: Ihe ttct that capital hhI5
mere profitable employment III inc nom minus, les ana
cnerIrscs 81 this country than III the employ ncht oi
vessels uIon the ocean Is the nam cauoe OF oar lua
lime Cc,leusOn IN 80 ir ia rciaics q" Iolct commerce
The braucnof the American merchant marine which Is
employed ~ the ih!ei e n"9 20 ,,n , Io
Uuiied states Eel from 3'201,4Jo IONS IL lo1I 10
2,G376SJ tons III 1850 The ol tonnage DlI' on ,ne
coasts fiji from lOl3,O4o tons durns the five years
from 1866 10 so u,yr iO oul OO9,JO2 toms duiig
the i've cars tOni SO 10 1850. Tns American tonnage
for internal &C. fell IRON - i333 tons dnf.
7l199 tons during tue five year nom 1870 10 $50
Tuc tonnage emploJci IA the domestic l'ite Oh me
on June 80 l'oo, a'nSuu1" ~ - D 100 COO
Tie gross earnings Of railroads OF The United states
oT inc mas In js saI565s in isGi $50 900 o6O
IN is7l SlO3 800. POS; IA 1879. Tj20,Ol2.9y9. Ine
number uei-nt cars employed on the rai.-
vol. fhr state y W-IoTk Increased
nom is j25 in 1867 TO II SOS 1879. ald the uumb,r
Of frcIen clls emp Dyed al tpc raroas 0t the
Tn'ted state INCREASED from 3s49J3 in 1876 to
lSO19uln 1879. The TONNAGE OF th' NeW-1 ora state
can us .cll from 5,s590S0 tons IN 1865 10 53G2372
tons IN 1879 Onnage OF the two railroads com
n~t.ng wiih tue canal oh cNcw-York Central and tho
N-wYork. Llkc Erlc and Weston RAM nd>) lncrea..
from 59i O9l IONS so 20 1722 1914 tons IN 1879
These fac.s o. l. maintained. serve to Indicate thc cause
of Tie decline of the shipping employed Oh luloTal
water lines cOastwi-e trade Of The United
States.
The -g,n Of june 1850, tine French Government
ado.fcd what extraordinary scheme Tor IN" pro
IN t,ou of tue French merchant BOunitS
provided IOr ships built IN France ANA subsidies
granted In favor all vessels bu at tie rate oi ll2
FRANCS on every ton each LOCO miles travelled IL
VOYAGES and mat country. IL * stated g. be
highly Important that the Government OF tHe united
StD, should accord snui ar advIn ages 10 American
shir