Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-12

Inc advance statement furnished by
tne bureau OF Statistics In regard to the
foreign commerce of the United States
LOT the nscal year just closed, shows q
failing on IN the total value of imports
ana exports OF merchandise and specie
OF $AVo,VUU,VOV, as compared with the
year before. This shortage Is owing
mainly TO decrease in exports. though
the interchange OF specie was also less
than usual, while our imports were
greater than they have ever been before.
The work OF compilation has not pro-
gressed sufficiently TO show the exact de-
crease OF the different commodities of
export, but the difference between the
figures OF this year and last is due mainly
to the great falling off in our exports of
cotton, breadstuffs and provisions.
The one article of export which shows
marked increase during the year Is pc.
troleum. of which we sold abroad nearly
$1S, 1000, 900 more than the year before.
Inc prolonged drought of last year,
therefore, may be said TO have cut down
the national income $162, 600, 900, though
tne net decrease In the value OF our sales
abroad Is but $3.50, So, 600 Our pro-
ductlon OF cotton fell from 6,6O0,OO0
bales IN 1880 TO D, 400, 600 in 1881, a dee
crease OF 1872 per cent Wheat fell from
Ave. .649, 900 bushels TO $50, $50, 600, or
2S.7 per cent. Corn declined from ]. 717.-
4S4, ,543 bushels 10 1874, ,916, 900, or 30.4
per cent. Rye fell Oft 1916 per cent.
and barley S.9, while oats fell short but
three-tenths OF per cent
As the returns of the year are not item
lied, we take for purposes of compari.
son the eleven months ending Nav ri
Ot the total value of exports of bread.
stuffs In this period 81. As per cent CON.
sisted OF wheat flour and 16. 20 per cent
OF corn and corn meal. The exports of
wheat and wheat flour in this period fell
OH of,SoS, OOO bushels, and corn and corn
meal 4l,3ll ,o22 bushels, while the ex-
port Oh cotton declined S43, ,eS4 bales.
Inc falling off in value of the
exports OF cotton was S47. $50 $40
whlle that of breadstuffs was $29.-
2S4, 600. During the entire twelve months
ending June 80, 1881, the value of the
exports OF PRODUCES of agriculture
amounted to the sum of $729. $50. 900.
and constituted S255 per cent of the
value OF the exports of domestic mer.
chandise of the United States OF this
the exports OF wheat, wheat flour, corn,
corn meal and cotton amounted to S512,-
4l4, 600, which is 20 per cent. OF the
value of the export of the products of
domestic agriculture and 81 8 of the total
value of the exports of domestic mer-.
chaniise.
Our total imports during the last fiscal
year were in value $724. .623. 900. which
is $S1, ,95S, 900 more than in 1881, and
fell short of the value of our exports by
only $25, 727 ,S56. The largest article of
export is sugar and molasses, which was
$64 966, 900 last year, an increase of
S6 497 900. Silk manufactures, cotton
manufactures, wool and manufactures
of wool, chemicals, drugs, dyes and
medicine are among the other leading
articles OF import, all of which
show marked increase. OF pota-
toes we imported $12, 14S, 900 worth. an
increase of SO. 1873 900 There is also an
increase in the imports of India rubber.
gutta Dercha, fancy goods, fax and man
utactures thereof, fruits, furs, raw hemp,
steel rails, ingOts, bars, sheets and wire.
leather and manufactures thereof, tin
plate, tobacco and wood, and manGfac-
lures thereof. Of breadstuffs and rice
the imports increased in value from
$40 100000 to $1S. 600 600.
or gold and silver coin and bullion we
sent abroad $49, 412, 600, against S19..
406, 900 in 1881. We imported $40. .472.-
600, as against $119, 575, 900 the year
before. The excess of exports over inn
ports of gold and silver coin and bullion
was So, $40. 1874 in 1882, against $91, l6s,-
$50 in 1881.