New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-03
THE MONEY MARKET.
SUNDAY. Juiy Pr. N

SUNDAY. July Pm
The foreign movement OF merchandise at the port
of New-York last week. compared with that of the
week of last year. shows an increase Of $1,2S7,469
in the value Of the imports and q decrease of
81. 1913 OG0 In the value of the exports, making a
comparative difference to the debit Of the port Of
S2.G1O529. The value Of the merchandise I'M
ported lasC week was So 903,73 and the value of
the exports was S6212,74S. Result: debit balance of
81 100 9S7, against debit balance of only Sl4O45S
on the merchandise movement of the corresponding
week of 1881. The present report practically conf
pletes the record Of New Yors foreign commerce for
the first half Of the year. and for that reason Is of
peculiar interest. For the twenty-six weeks
slnce January l this year the value of the mer
chandse imported is $50, 49,, $3.50 greater than for
the corresponding time in 1881, while the value
of the merchandise exported is $3441l.O 09 less:
difference against the port. 73,764,02J. For the
twenty-six weeks of last year the imports exceeded
the exports only $24, 551 211 this year the imports
exceed the exports $9S3i5, 23G; difference, ~
before stated, S73,764O OPS. The total mer-
chandse Observation-Disclosures and exports-at the
port for the six months of this year amounts TO
S4O0 573 SO2, against a total of P404.G31 9l5 for
the six months of 1881 increase, 49f1,So7 Dur
ing the six months Of 1881 the imports of specie at
New-York exceeded the exports of specie S27,043.-
Z3O during UDc Il,J SIX HlOnInS Jhc cAPOIi''N
ceeded the imports of specie 500 6j4, S26, making
difference in the specie movement of $5759S,056
Yet Notwithstanding that difference in the specie
movement the debit balance of the port on the total
of the six months of this yearis 16j 900 greater
than was the debit Oh the six months of 1881.
The following shows the imports and exports.
other than of securities at New York since January
1, for 1881 and 1882:
IMPORTS.
Merchandise s33 Inc PeFs9
specie........... 29's9o"17 l'947os7 Dec 279i82s0
Total Imports $2HloGssO s255,9OeeoG Inc sl1,4O07g6
EXPORTS.
sS $40 s,s, ~ sq nee p DIT
SPECIE. j'97e455 s5eSi2s4 Inc. 29G54,s26
Total exports sl96OOl $40 slgl25567 Dec s475G.2lS
the port @ 4sAo5o7o 64Gel Oa0 Inc lOlG596o
The Bureau Of Statistics at Washington has made
its report of the exports and imports for the month
of May of the whole United States. The showing
is more unfavOrable than that Of any preceding
monthly report Compared with May, 1881, there
is an increase of $40 92S, 107 in the value of the
merchandise imported, decrease of S1f 1858, SO in
the value of merchandise exported, and an excess of
$40 2jj 1876 in the imports the exports, against
an of 80, 636457 in the exports over imports
for May, 1sS1-a difference against the country of
$27, S0l, 1888 on the merchandise of a single month.
In May. 1881; the specie movement in either direc-
ton was insignificant but in May of this year the
exports of specie amounted TO $l50G2. l6f.
The following table shows the totals of imports
and exports of merchandise and specie for the
months of May, 1881 and 1882:
IMPORTS.
sSsss :s ig B Be- s fS5S95
Total imports s57.8SoI4O s6a9l7.97l sl,s67ssl
5s55S f555sSi ne s Ssls
Total exports sCe53llo5 se4.28s,667 Dec s2,2e54sS
20, oi linn impq 9r svca.. ol5a'eC' .--...
OF EXPORTS. 5,OOe,5Oi ll,lo0ZoJ
The comparative results of the merchandise
movement for five months. January TO May 81,
may be summarized as follows: Imports-1Ss1,
$26S 43G,sG1 1882, $31S,973,976 increase,
$50, 537, 1l5. Exports-1SS1, 1861 ,91T3j7; 1882.
1898 G13. S64 decrease. SOS, 293 493 total differ
ence $1lS, s3O6 COS. In the five months of 1881
the exports exceeded the imports of merchandise
$93, 40, 400; in the five months of 1882 the i'm
ports exceed tho exports S25.36O, 10. The un-
favorable change in our foreign commerce. how
ever dates back to October /, 1881. We therefore
add the report for May TO our previously published
comparative tables from that date, making up the
record for eight months. The total merchandise
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and eXpOrts-tor the eight
months ended on May 81. 1882 amounted to S997,-
34O444 against O4G, 43S 061 for the same time of
preceding years. decrease of $40 007 6l7 that is
caused by decline of S123, 775. 764 in the exports
and an increase of $7467S, 147 in the imports. For
the eight months ended on May 81, 1881, the
merchandise exports exceeded the imports
1912 547, S29 and for the eight months ended on
MAY 81, 1882 only $l4O93, 91S, making differ
ence of SI9S 453011 That difference is offset TO
the extent of $40 39j by q change in the specie
movement during the same periods; an increase o.
So. 045.270 in the exports. and decrease OF
S5647O, 12j in the imports, but after deducting
that the remaining difference by comparison is
$780, ,516 against the country.
The following is the comparative statement of
movements of merchandise and specie for the pc
RODS of eight months ended on May 81:
IMPORTS.
May 81. lsso!s1. 1ssl;'s2, Differences
SDecie 7g.O4S,2l3 22,57SOSS Dec. 0O4IO,l2O