The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-01-27
Import and Export Statistics.

The summary statement of the i'm.
ports and exports of the United States
for the ten months ending October 81. il
just out, and is as full OF interesting sud
significant figures, as has been character.
istic of similar statements for the pas,
year. Nothing published in tho course
OF the year throws more light on the
tariff question than this summary of sta.
tis.ics. 1t 10 striking and startling
commentary on the results of our pro.
tective system. Take for example our
cotton manufactures. According to this
bnmmary, wo imported during the ten
months as follows:
Blesehed and unbieached, square '>''
Printed painted or oolcrci... 1885 stasi XXI 6si
During the same period, We exported
rs follows:
Gncolored eo.tons. yards".... e,soIs7s s5,277 627
Coored' 4,zSSll6 2,3lA2tS
Apparently this is good showing, but
the fact is, that in this very article of
cottona, in which we ought to lead the
world, We import more than ne export,
aud during the ten months in question
our imports Of the two manufactures
mentioned above, Of which alone VIC
supply more than sc receive, grow VII e
our exports of prints diminished. lne
following comparative tablo Of values
Will show the precise figures
-,noImports;@ ~-Exports.--
Colored......... 7o0o5s siae5I 2,ss5SSf 2,sia'Sis
Altogether, there is falling of in The
aggregate of the exports, and q material
increase i'll the aggregate Of imports.
The duty on uncolored cottons ranges
from 50 to 1889 per cent. al valorem.
The duty ON prints is from 35 to 8.O9
per cent. The duties probably make the
nome market very profitable one for
the manufacturer. The duty on other
manufactured cottons runs from 20 per
per cent. at rdtoren for waste or focks to
1886, 59.36 and 62.S8 for threads, yarns,
etc.: 1884 to 76.0S for thread on spools,
and 80 TO 63.l7 for jeans. denims, etc.
And yet We exported Of all these for the
ten months as followa:
Exports OF above. .S,O7I.2l4 sIaSI o2s
And on imported. ............ zig oi5,oso 2GSls'ico
Here is balance against us, and one
growing enormously, in cottony, O: Sl9.-
3S4,2l9. There is no duty on raw cotton.
and We imported only 1856. .9l2 worth Il:
the Ten months covered by the summary.
Even this was an increase of our imports
over the corresponding ten months of the
previous year. Our exports of cotton.
however. greatly increased, and, as usual,
as will be shown further on, that increase
was absolutely necessary for the prescrya-
ton of the balance Of trade in our favor.
The exports of cotton for the ten months
OF tho two years were as follows:
Eca Island 265S,67l Sot50s7
,6fU G22 165353772
We send our unprotected cotton abroad
TO ee made up into manufactured articles,
which are brought back and sold TO our
people IN competition with our protected
manufactures.
Iron Is protected from 20 to 1O5 per
cent, and what has that protection done
for us? We have, in the ten months of
1890, imported iron and manufactures of
iron and steel to the value of $58, ,483, ,32O.
as against $12, ,496, ,G94 for the correspond
ing ten months of 1879. During these
two periods our exports have been. re
spectively, as follows 1879, $40 0,535, SCI :;
1880, $40, 0,415,07S.
a comparison Of some Of the itoms
which go to make up these totals will be
interesting. During tho ton months of
1879, our exports Of firearms amounted
to $l,957,022; in 18e they fell of to
II Sl,OlO,87l. Yet, our + ,-arins are noted
the world over. In the samc periods our
imports OF firearms increased from $54l,.
829 to S9O3,6S6. Our imports also great
ly Increased In respect TO other articles Of
iron and steal. as will be seen from the
following table:
pig-irOn... sa!ssess !;s sll sss sas oss
RsI1S SsT; Or rail; Of IRON sssss sssse ssa sssSss
6;d Raiird d, bars or rails Ofstee 2gs97s 4sss2a3
Other manufactures OF Iron
and steel....".. 2,OS9999 5,7se,2s5
In 1879 we exported of steel rails,
which are protected by duty of 1O4.90
per cent, $50, ,455 worth; in 1880 our ex.
ports fell to SG,l13. Our large imports
OF these rails are given in the above table.
Is there any better comment to be made
on the benefits Of protection
During the two periods unc exami-
nation, the ten months ending, respect.
lively, October 81, 1879 and 1880, our i'm.
ports of fish increased from $972,743 to
81 ,O63,777; of manufactures of fax from
$14,499.2 To $1S,630,55 human hair
from $392,000 to 100000; raw hemp
from 81, ,950,642 to So, l57 ,O66; raw jute
from $3.324,2SS to S4,l96, 3OI: paper
from S10S,266 to S270,739 silks from
$23. .S49,073 to $82,340,2l1; sugar from
$50, ,4S4,702 to $Sl,978,G00; wool and
manufactures Of wool from $3l ,169, ,S72 to
$62, ,290,215. Our total imports increased
from $4OS,5S2,564 20 S6O2, 2,818,6O5.
On the other hand, our exports of ag-
ricultural imPlements fell from So, 244,-
S52 to $2,365, ,520, and of wool and man.
ufactures of wool from $300,79n 70 $751;
69l. Our exports of bacon aud hams in
creased !:cm $40 81 ,237 To S47. .8O3. .A91 f.
of fresh beef, from $4,703, ,997 to 81, ,O93,-
Az; of cheese, from 50, ,4S7 ,631 10 $1S,-
478,575; wheat, from $l44, 1926 to
Sl47 007 oil; Indian corn, from $35, ,970,-
564 10 500, ,l67 ,040. Our total exports for
these two periods was for 1879, $500, ,544,-
931: and for 1880. $3.50. .24e ,o2e.
This is q gain of Sl0, 10000 against
an increase i'll impotts Of $118, 1856, oil. 4.
This is certainly not cnmfnr.a bic shc~-
ing. and indicates that the balance Of
trade is not 20 be iii our favor long, ut
least unless somsthing shau be done to
decrease our imports and inoroaae our
exports. AS it is, the balance in our
favor for the ten months of 1880 is $94,-
528,32S, and this is made up by the gains
in cur expectations Of wheat, corn, cot.
ton aud provisions. On our paanufac.
tured products We make loss.
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