New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-04
Sunday. Sent. 2

since January l. In July this year the mcrchardl.,
imports were S13, 1Ol 662 greater, and the rne,.
chandiSe exports wero 1888 0s6 smaller than in
July, 1881, maknga difference against the couutr,
of $2l09s ,G4S; the imports Of specie for tbs
month of this year were $3.50 1872 less, and the er.
ports of specie were S4SI1.s77 greater than 4,
July, 1881; that reduces the difference "a
$1634 G30-a difference against us greater than
for any preceding month ofthe year except March
which was $40, $50 72G. Last year the exports Of
merchandise IN Jny exceeded the import,
$t0Gl0,936; this year the imports Of merchandise
exceed the exports Sll .3S7712.
The following table shows the totals Of import,
ana exports of merchandise aud specie for tho
months Of July 1851 and 1882:
IMPORTS
N%'aan"o'o ''i4 ts5 'o'l s E 5ss ''9t :s
Totalimpors. s55.8I3953 sG64O3jI3 Inc sl2. $3.50
EXPORTS
,oron.ro,.o sea lss la g., l9 s5 200 o Dress
spece-..'-.'.... i5Ss555 6iio'o5 Inc. isiiissii9
Total exports. se4oa2.In sGosJoO52 Dec s&7s2iOS
cess oiinports 1O7ss,l5s ............ ..........
cess fcxports ......-..... 55jaf3l l63lTG39
For the seven months-January / to July SLOT
this year the merchandise exports amount to
1896, 700395, and the imports to Sfl761j 1877;
imports in of exports, 500 s2i7 42; for the
same period OF 1881 the merchandise exports
amounted TO $4sS 391 pol, and the imports TO
T379,7SO.3i9; exports in excess of imports
SlOS, 6lO, 9O2 difference for the seven months
S159435 642. BUT a difference in the specie move
ments of the two perods-an excess Of imports over
exports in 1881 of 60, G33 432. and an excess Of
exports over imports IN 1ss2 oil $50 300. llf-ro.
duces the net difference for the seven months to
S975l2,09S. The nfavorable change in orr
foreign commerce, however, dates from about OctO-
Der l, 1851. We theroforcradd the figures Tor tho
month Of July to our previously published com.
parltive tables from October l. making mp a record
OF the movements for ten months. For the
ten months ended July 81, lss2, compared With
The period Of the preceding year, there was an
increase in the merchandise imports of S91 s3O. SO
and a decrease in the merchandise exports of SI4f-
$50, 15S; difference against the country, 1896 &c.,
694 the changes in the specie movements be-
ing a decrease o HJ7197 977 in the imports and
increase of $50 81 6O5 in the exports, reduces tho
net difference to Sl46, SILL For the ten months
to July 81. 1881 the merchandise exports exceeded
the merchandise imports 1927 GSs 23j, and for the
ten months to july 81, 1852. the merchandise I'M
ports exceeded the merchandise exports -, J92,-
459. he grand notwithstanding the merchandise
and specie m0vements-is that the excess OF ex-
ports over the imports for the ten months ended
cess of S16J 363,6l6 for the ten months ended
July 81, 1881 decrease SIG, S21,112.
The following is the comparative statement of the
movements OF merchandise and specie for the pc
Rod of ten months ended July 81, 1851 and 1882,
IMPORTS.
july 81. leso,sl. lsst'so Differences
Merchandise So s2ssGo4 $500 l9,llO Inc 81 sl5ya
spece.......... Sl45-o6o El2Si.ooa Dec. 57ls7577
Imports s6o9 72O60a &6lLs5S223 Inc s3453455s
EXPORTS.
Sd9 5 H inS s55sSS
Total exportss775os4,3l SUCCESSFULLY Dec Iss5Ds
!Xcess Of ex-
ports -. 1876 SG36i6 1884 j3I Dec l4ssellIa
In view of such startling statistics the idle talk
about an early resumption of specie imports seems
to be something than effort toward self.
deception. From August /, 1851 to November /,
1881, when gold imports practically ceascd the
total imports of gold amounted only to 2S OOO 900.
Hence that sum was all that was required to
liquidac a seeming balance Of Sl65, 1868 $40 he re-
mainder beng liquidated by those uncertain guam
titles made up by our interest dues abroad aud by
freight money, which is almost exclusively earned
by foreign ships. Therefore it would seem that
from August the country has to overcome a trus
balance of about $l2O, 600. 900 against it, before
equilibrium is reached And the month Of AUGUST
did not do much, if anything toward lettering the
situation. At New-York the imports of merchan-
disc for the five weeks ended yesterday exceeded tho
exports SIC, s64 500. against an excess Of
- Os7. 524 for the same five weeks Of 1851.
The result of last weeks foreign movement Of
merchandise at New-York is the addition Il
$2,sl0,250 TO the previous balance against tho
port. The movement also makes an unfayorlbe
comparison with tho movement Of the same week
of 1851 the of imports over exports for ths
a 90
excess for the week Of last year Of only
SIS16,970 a difference against the port OF
81 .OO2. $50 The value of the merchandise imported
last week is $40 O63 1877 ,5l2 1877 greater han
for the week OF 1881 the value of the merchandise
exported is 81, pal S, or $5l0.44S more than f1
the week of 1851. For the thirty-tve weeks
since January l. this year the value of merchandise
imported is S4S ST. 0l5 greater than for the cone
spending time in 1881 while the value Oh
the merchandise exported is S36,lol'V'o
less: difference against the port, So1,O2@'oo'
For the thrty-five weeks OF last year mo
imports exceeded the exports only S3677222Z' tui'
wear the lmportsexceeded the exports l2l, 19boI"
difference rs before stated, $e5,O22,Ooo. 10 da'o
last year the Imports of specie at TINS p0r.
(S37. us 740l exceeded tho exports by the sum y
S3O ODD, 069; to date this year the exports
specie tS42 1913 exceed the imports by Tue s 80
OF 800 s04,457-a change OF 500 VoOs=O ~. ~ a
credit OF the port, yet lacking glow 4,'V-l;s.
eoualling the increased debit IN the MERCHANDISE
account.
The following shows the imports and eXpor.s 99 ser
than of securities at New York since January l. 4"
1881 and 1882:
IMPORTS
200, 1850 Dieeren6ss.
Merchandise s293 ig4 Se7 S9i2oe59i2 Inc s5SS135sS
specie .......... 377lo74Os 25loo6l Dec o0ISr-
Total imports s2SOelSC 37 sS446li77s Inc. lS'Sl'
EXPORTS.
100, 10, pifsrcnceA-,
N.robarn.. $3.50 429675 $500 27l 6Oa Dec so PHI
srarta 7.6B2,o7l 4-,A7S5I5 Inc $780,,
Total EXPORTS s264 Os5. $40 1862 7las2O Dec slS''
Balance against -. .,,s.o y.o lADTl.5o5