The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-06-10
DAILY INTELLIGENCER.
THE DAILY INTELLIaKSCER IL
Friday, June 10. 1881.
THE TRADE or A GREAT CITY.

Chamber OF Commerce furnishes az in
teresting and valuable exhibit of the
trade Of the country, showing the i'm
provement of the year. OF sugar the
total consumption for 1880 was eight
hundred and nineteen thousand tons.
against seven hundred and fortyNtbree
thousand tons in the year before. OF
this total seven hundred and thirty
thousand tons were drawn from foreign
sources, and eighty-nine thousand tons
from Louisiana. which yielded smaller
crop than in 1879. That port took five
hundred and seventy thousand tons,
against Eve hundred and six thousand
tons the year previous; and distributed
for home consumption five hundred and
sixty thousand tons. against four
hundred aud fifty-fve thousand tons
in 1878, an increase Of nearly twenty
three per cent. The trade in molasses
witnessed falling off during the year,
the figures for 1879 and 1880 being re.
spectively "a 500. 900 gallons and 49,
100000 gallons. OF coffee the nation
received l78. 900 tons in 1880, against
$4,000 tons in 1879, Q decrease Of about
a. per cent. The tea trade 10 described
as having been unsatisfactory to the
importers. There has been in the to-
bacco trade larger quantity sold and
u slight improvement 10 price. The
hide, wine and liquor and iron trades
have shown remarkable improvement
during the year. Cotton is king Of our
exports. The crop for the year ending
September l. 1880. was 1853, 397 bales.
an increase of nearly seven hundred
thousand bales over 1879. OF pro-
duct 3.S65,62l bales were exported
four hundred thousand more than the
year before. Up TO the end of 1886
American spinners had taken the ball
ance, with the exception OF less than
one hundred and thirty eight thousand
bales. Prices have been better In
bIeadstuffs. the entire value of grain
exported was, for the whole United
States, two hundred aud eighty million.
of dollars. of which New York had one
hundred aud thirty four millions
Wheat aud flour advarced from one
hundred and sixty million dollars
worth exported in 1879 to two hundred
and twenty six million dollars worth
last year. OF which magnificent total
New York exported one hundred and
seven millions. Fresh meat shipments
amounted to sixty one million dollars
gain of seventeen millions; and the
entire value Of the provision exports
from the United States amounted e
sixty-one million dollars against fifty
eight millions. The year previous New
York city did seven Of the sixteen mil
lion dollars trade in live cattle. Lart
advanced from twenty-three TO twenty
eight millions. That port did fou
hundred thousand out of total of hv,
hundred and fifty thousand dollars ex
portation in oysters, aud Of the entir,
provision trade, exclusive Of animals
of one hundred and twenty millioa dol
lars worth exported. ninety lone mil
lions. The shipments OF crude and re
fined petrol um were two million bar
rels less than in 1870, the figures beinl
oight aud ten millions respectively
Approaching half million immigrant
landed on these shores in 1880, nearl
three hundred and thirty thousand Z
them In this city. The report favors
single monetary standard, land tina
gold." and approves the avoiding Q
recoinage by the provision Of q gol
gold coin which will answer the need
Of commerce between all the tradiuI
countries. It's summary for the fscs
year ending June 80. 1880. shows ths
the total vslae Of foreign imports. In
GLIDING specie and bullion. amounte'
to $3.50. 1850 against s466. ora, IT'S Q
the preceding year. The exports 70
the same period. including specie an
bullion. amounted to $s33. 294. "a
against s7l7.o93.777 Of the previou
year. A similar summary for the cal
sndar year shows that the import
amounted to $500. sos .s67. agains
S5is.602. 100 the year previous. Fo
the same period the exports amounte
TO $ss9. $50, ii9. against $7e5, l5s. SOS {
1879. showing an increase Of $i24
52o,32i. The total trade Of New Yorl
imports and exports of merchants
and the precious metals. amounted
ss6i .579. s75. an increase q $i69. s44, II
over the figures Of the previous yea
The amount Of gold and silver in tn
couatry January /. 1851. was ss7s
S79.0sl, the lArgas. SUN ever repcrts
in the history OF the finances Of Il
United States.
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