Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-17

IL d1fectOrys Wuicu VIII "PPo'
sunday morning.
Issssuctsvo ssasissics.
The annual report of the CHIEF oil
tho Bureau Of Etatistics is full OF
astonishing fig ures. which exhibit
With realistic force the astonishing
strjdes which the United States
has made in the line of develop
ment during the past ten years.
Our readers will doubtless thank
us for the recapitulation of a few
statistics which show our marvellous
advance as a nation.
We have already given the graf
flying facts in regard to the bal
ance of trade which for three years
has existed in our favor, and have
noted the rapid accumulation OF
specie in this country as u conse-
Quence. The total value of the ex-
ports Of domestic merchandise
from the United States during the
last Rscal year amounted to $685.
925, 947. It exceeded the value OF
such exports during the precedin &
focal year by S59,979 .694, and was
larger than during any previous
year. The value of the exports of
bread and breadstu1fs amounted to
$270, Ss2, 51s; of cotton and cotton
manufactures to 1921, 267, 13s; Of
provisions to $151, 52s, 25s; Of min
eral ellis to $40, S15, ee9; Of tobacco to
so, S7s. 8s4; Of wood and manufsc-
lures Of wood to SIS, 600,312; ofiron
and steel and their manufa ctures to
3l6, 6o7, 1877 and of live animals to
SIC, 412,298 The total value of ex-
ports of these eight commodities
and classes of commodities
amounted to $7s5. 94S, 800, and con-
stituted ninety per cent of the to-
tai value of the exports of domes-
tic merchandise from the United
States.
The value of the exports of bread
and brsadstuffs during the last
focal year was less than during the
preceding fiscal year by $17, 704, 3l6.
The value of the experts of the fol-
lowing commodities exceeded the
value Of similar commodities ex-
ported during the preceding fiscal
year by the amounts nnmed:-
Raw cotton, $3s, 1854; provis-
ions, $24, 4S5, 0l6; mineral oils.
81, o98, 1884; tobacco and manufac.
lures thereof, $2.4s6,6l1; wood and
manufactures of wood, So, 3e2. $50;
iron and steel and manufactures
thereof, $1,s92,24s; live animals,
$3.50, 1913. The specie value of the
exports OF domestic merchandise
from the UniIed States increased
from $42s, 1893, 90s during the year
ended June 80, 1871, to 1888, 925, 947
during the year ended June 80,
1881, an increase of $455, 527, 039.
This increase was due mainly to
the increased exports of breadstuffs,
provisions and tallow, common and
manufactures thereof; live ami
mails, leather and manufactures Of
leather and wood and manufac-
lures thereof. The increased value
Of the exports Of these commodi-
ties during the fiscal year 1881, as
compared with the fiscal year 1871,
amounted to the sum of $374, 05S,-
476, and constituted 82.12 per cent.
Of the increased exports of domes-
tic merchandise. The value of the
increased exports of breadstuffs,
provisions, tallow and live AMI.
mails, which together amounted to
1922, so2, 1913, constituted 1915 per
cent of the increased exports of do
mestic merchandise. The exports
were chiefly products of the West
ern and Northwestern States.
The value of the exports of the
products of agriculture during the
last fiscal year amounted to $780,
$50. 016. 1t exceeded the value of
such exports during the preceding
fiscal year by $4S, 1888, 1925 and it Yves
larger than during any previous
year In the history of the country.
The value of such exports constl-
tuted 1855 per cent. of the entire
value OF the exports of domestic
merchandise from the United
States. The value Of the exports
OF products Of agriculture during
the year ended June 80, 1881, was
was about seven times the value of
such exports during the year 1850,
nearly three times the value of
such exports during the year 1850,
and more than twice as great as
the value Of such exports during
Tbs year 1870.
Not only has our growth been
and symm etrIcal, but all
The conditions OF still further
growth exist in great abundance
% every hand. The fifty odd mill
lion people OF the United States
are Increasing in an unhesrd Of
ratio. During the fiscal year 1881
the number Of immigrants arrived
II the United States was 669, 4Sl,
and WAS larger than during any