, 1881-12-05

during tho preceding scal ycnr by SGU,73s, ,Rss,
and VIVA ntBD considerably
r.AMlEn THAN prE.Su ANY PREVIOUS
YEAR-
Tho vn,tc OF tho i11pnrts Of merchandise Into
tho United States amounted tn SG4:, ,6's ,o:s. and
WIS lnrger than tho rhtuG Of such imports dur
Ing my prbvipl,s ycnr. with the exception Or
tho ycar unllod Jnnc 11t 1ssu.
Dt,r,ug Tho year ended Juno %, from 1900
10 lsss), tho value Of tho imports Of tnorchnn-
dIso tnio tho United States exceeded tho
value or Tho exr urls OF merchandise from tho
United Ysatos, tho exCoss Of imports ranging
rrunl sli,;1i,;.ss III 1s1U To els.,4l7,lp1 In
1s1.a. Int during the Inst efx ycars tho vnlno
Of tho Gxpnrts Of merchandise from tho United
stntes hug H. xrcatsy 9Xnocdet q the ! yn!Ng g tho
IT,, s!s q efsi s' Sa III AK years amounting 10 'D'
np"r,s n II inorehandise M ,iar,na sho Inst tiscai
yc.ir amounted IN sa5e,7L.,Ils. During c,.ri.
year from fStl 70 Ism tnoltslrn. tho exports Of
RrGGu uxcCelctl tho Imports thercOtt but during
tic last twn years
THE 1Mtu1srs OF SPECIE
havo. exceeded tho exports shuroof. this ex::
.e+s ~ hs, H. during M tho inst fiscal year, nn'.ntel
.,o,ssiis n1crctsi"Iso I'LL % lroM % ,Sa nntcd sia,es
during tho last fiseai yenr hnn'tnted to $sstHst-
~ % ,5 Il 1sssss Gsa ~ t ss ss1 sf so e. sxRSs'i ass s
was 4,ll larger tha4 drlnK IVY pFoys s @ ysar; ,a
f.e
s$ss: II mncrai cs. sio.a'an; TIL d. .toSac:. ts.
co. $sJ.sts.ts4; wnNl and manufactures II wo.'l
IL EiAsJJ,f.: nj lrtIn atlas stGul md trnnhfaGt-
,rcs tH si.iitS.i I'll; aud Of li.e Mnimas IL <td.
4t..;E&. Tho .t,!tAi value Gf exports Of these
amounted to s.ososSsu, -. Sai is Constituted n u pcr
cent Or Tho total value of ttlo exporia OK DO
iuestin merchandise for the unittd Sthtos.
The value Of tue
txrolsrs or ,,s,E.D AND nt,EApsruprs
ia cssns as lsa senl 'ss ser "fs Is a% u1hs Th
yYn"e ai tGu 'xpsrts ot tho fo,!oM'g .s,nmsnl!.
cxpnr'ctl during thn preceding tssnl year by tho
an,oltts na,,e4: M ltaw cnttun, s:a lha NJ: pro.
rl.i.'ns. ut ~. fs: n!trral ots, SaMt.sst; to,
mia tua'n'suctarra ot wood. ~ fr: 'ss:: !rgt anu
Tho rpes'lo ynlun Of tho exports IF domestic
:lerehnlss n Y! from tho United ssatns Increased
iruin SIN J'S NV during tho ycnr culcd jung NJ,
M 1ss al i'crcse 'x II u SSsy s'fi Fiji % n
rrc.lsc WIS ttun 'untniy tu Increased exports nf
,na,ii,iuu,res t,orouf, llvr nt,i,tiis eaher md
manufacturers OF leather, anu woud atd nlanu-
factnre! thorcof. Increased ruluc nf thu ex..
ycur ]Ssl IN compared With tho Gse,l yutr lS7l.
nno!n;c.1 Il +, e tho sun, Vt $!i4,na,i,y, and ron
nf dOsncstir merchandise.
THE v.stus; 0ls THE IScurAsED EXPORTS
of hrrH.stuits, provisions. tutiow. and live nnt-
mas. wnlu sSEothor agiouated 70 S;l's q, ,'as,
1;s " 5 nsr cent f the sS
tvtrr cl4.fty prutlugt1 Of tho Western mud North
western Bs1tcs. The ineranso lit tho val,,cuf
lictsnt tho Western nrd Northwestern Stnt0s
m hns s'tcn lrvo'y !ho result et Tho reduction IN
the thu. transporta,!on ssarses nn the rail-
i:ric Caual. snch incrcasc.l exports have e
Mlweyer 0cei, in,tsn!y the result or tho soncral
[Prf{sll tU. In EDn1E1fL0n With The
fright Charges. Tais Il | evncsil % % ty .i1' ti,c fact
1'o.toi,. New ynrk. Tnlaielphl. ana 1saitimorS.'
nhninllI,R Ilursn1 tito ycHr lt%t 10 3l9.taHl, ,Gl7
sars s'ss s ~ rs na se "e; 5 T S,;sn., ss5 ws rs
sl ~; per cent, wa's received by oatlal Or Hudson
rnn l.rpuorl5s ~ THE AVERAGE: rnrro,,r
c1IAN01,
ON wheat from ChcaEo tu Now York by Tho lake
and c,lf,u during tho inst three yenrs. rs c0fn
ln!rs!! with tho nvorAge cliarHc during tho yrnrs
,s3; ~; ,,n,; m,aoIntsd to w esns cr n!ishei.
thnrRt. whent by rAil between tho same ,Mlrts
during tho lust three ycurs, ~ compared with
~ 1t.+ crn!s prr bushels. The nvcrage rctlsc-
tton wis about u cents per bushcs. Tlla was
equivalent to H.! per cent 9f tue export price
Ot Y)leAt illrlrts tho y,nr 1851, uud t0 t.E5 per
centuf tho nxrurt price nj corn durny the su,ue
ycnrr. These ri.iuct!ons IN tilt charges for III
TURNER IN tho wcatcrn md Northwestern stntos
very tnli'nrtnnt advantages for tho shipment ot
hts rroduct!0us to Graat britain aIti to Other
countries which lmpnrt Prstu and otllor M9rt-
enltunl produots! Under tho stimulus nt cheap
ur Transportation thu yn1ln Of tho exports or
ssll7,.:::a In 1870. to slB7, ,Gos isl lit 1871.
TIL: yA1.CE Of THE i,xpnrrs OF CORN
Increased rron In 1s1O to siN. IL. G69 in
M M1 fra xms s1 iS sffts Il s e ,.sSas f. r.
I and tho v.lttIn OF TIN cxp0rt9 uf live nntlnn33
tnrlvnscd frosn ,OE In I8il to EIG41e, in