Daily globe., 1882-09-29

Esx Ysnk Tribune.
A stAtansnt Of our imports and ex-
ports Of merchandise for the month of
March, 1880, and for the nine months
ending With that month, has just been
publishsd. There are enc OF two
notswo worthy points in these statistics
to which We ask the careful attention
Of eur readers. Our imports of for
eixn msrchandiss in March. 1879, both
fres ef duty and dutiable, amounted to
e<l.S5s.e11. In the same month of the
present year the amount was nearly
1sahlsd, Esaehing the sum of $40, ,90S,-
1e4. This very nearly equals the
Anneunt expended by rs on foreign
nepchsa1ise in any month Of cur lar
ssst imitation after the wal. Nor is
ths iaercassd satlay . sudden out
break ef traAsisns extravagance refer
ab}s 70 any given sause. 1t has grad
paily grown during tho hast year, be-
ginning with the fEst hint Of our re-
vivsae prosperity. For the nine
nsax&s ending March, 1879, our ex-
pea4itaun Ssr foreign merchandise
anssnntsA ~ 2S,S75,177. For the
nfns nasn4As ending with the March
iusS pask. The aaaeaHt had increased to
34ss, ,sls, ,s22.
Ths Increased expenditure IS, of
eourse, . gratifying indication of re-
newal Of prosperity, but the fact that
1t exists ct all is indication of some-
thing slse quite as significant and not
- agreeable. It must be remembered
that Americans less than any other
people depend upon other nations for
She necessities Of life. They are more
amply provided than any other with
food, clothes, fuel, and minerals. Even
during = civil war which tore the Ma
tion into fragments, OF daring the
worst seasons Of commercial depres-
sion We have ever known, there has
never been any hint of actua! want.
We have always been well-fed, we'll
clothed, well-warmed. When we 90
to foreign nations for their wares, we
go, with but one OF two exceptions,
for luxuries. These are dutiable ar
ticles, and. it is in dutiable articles
that the enormous increase of our i'm
ports has occurred. It is the costly
silks, foreign wines, high-class dress
goods, hric-a-brac, house
aud squipagcs which have drained the
country Of this enormous additional
sum. Our Nealthier classes have for
gotten the lesson OF economy which
Che Nation set itself to learn in 1878,
er rather they never accepted it.
During the lowest depression, which
followed Jay Cookies failure there al
ways remained large class Of salaried
officials and men who, having incomes
invested In mortgages, benefited in
stead Of suffered by the hard times
and lowering Of prices. They had
more money to spend than before,
simply because more could be bought
with the money. 1t was noticeable
fact that the shops whose trade meets
the requirements Of this class doubled
their attractions in that season and
made hig gher profits than before, at the
time when the streets OF our great
cities wers crowded with eager, un-
employed worknlen. It is not, to
meet the requirements alone that the
present enerIno<as increase i'll the im-
portAtioa ef luxurious has occurred,
spat ulA demands Of classes whose in
~V1sCo - e@8o IN efsS AtC60AeA0H Ol
every change ia ths currents Of trade.
II eur nhaiisuaiYes cheese 10 fling their
nsssey wastA6aiiy isss the ssa instead
Il late tAs hA.as q foreign purveyors
e lnxurias, tie effect xpen the oeBdi-
tiSA Il shA, ,csAatry weaN be bad, but
sight HS4 Ne MsstAtien Of them
~ every stAer slaas down 80 the very
lowest, u hAbas ef prskigaity ami
AAsadl>Ae imEaxdGaes. win yet bsing
atsus sAesllss esAsA q rain ss it did
before, - heavy esA Ners iyrsa.sei-
sk4s. - W
Il 10 net the sbsslate met Of eur iIIs
srsasoa sashy wAieA is important,
bat tAs condition ct sseisty Of which
st i dAA haAex anA wasaiAg. sse..assx,.