The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-12-13
AMERICAN COMMERCE.
Annual Report from the Bureau Of Sta
tistics.


The Chief of the Bureau Of Statistics in his
annual report of the foreign commerce OF the
United States for the fiscal year ended June ~.
The total value of the imports and exports Of
merchandise during the year amounted TO 81 547,-
O2O,3l6, and was larger than during any previous
year In the history of the country. The excess
OF the value of the exports OF merchandise over
that OF the imports OF merchandise was 500 $685.
4S8, as against similar excess during the pre-
ceding fiscal year OF SIS, 9o2, 6s3s The value OF
the exports OF domestic merchandise during the
last fiscal year was 1904 223, 632, as against $73S,
2Ss, Is2 during the preceding year-an increase OF
The value of the exports OF cotton during the
last fiscal year amounted to $247. 32s,72l, as
against $f9o, Sl2,644 during the preceding fiscal
year; the value OF the exports Of bread and
breadstuffs amounted to Sos, 040, 850 against
sls2 ,52S during the preceding fiscal year; the
value or the exports or provisions amounted TO
$107 3S8, 2S7 against 1920, 701 during the
preceding fiscal year. and the value OF the ex-
ports of tobacco and manufactured thereof
amounted to $2e OK, 49, as against So, 43O, 500
during the preceding fiscal year.
The value OF the exports OF IMMORAL oils dur
s against ss the preceding sc
yea The value of the exports of products OF
manufacture from the United States during the
last fiscal year amounted to S2l1 ,S99, 00l, as
against slO3, ,4si during the preceding year,
and was larger than during any previous year
In the history OF the country. The value OF the
exports of products of mining during the last
fiscal year $51 4l9149, against $50, 27s 1877
during the preceding fiscal year; the value of
exports OF products of the forest was so.976,143,
as against s., 3S,93i during the preceding fiscal
year; and the value OF the exports of products
Of the fisheries Sc 276 1885, against S6,l97,
752 during the preceding fiscal year.
The total value OF the imports OF merchan-
disc into the United States during the last fiscal
year S723 ,9l4 against S724 639, 574 dur
ing the preceding fiscal year. showing falling
The value of the imports of sugar and mo-
lasses was so, 1876; the value of the imports
OF wool and manufactures thereof was $55, 22i,
283; the value or the imports OF silk and manu-
features thereof was $50, 807 66 the value of the
importations of chemicals, drugs, dyes, and
medicines was Si3, 1875, 2s7 the value OF the i'm
ports OF coffee was 2,050,513: the value of the
imports OF iron and steel and manufactures
thereof $40, 796, 007: and the value of the i'm
ports OF cotton goods was $50, s53.6s9. These
constituted, in the order mentioned, the leading
commodities and classes of commodities i'm
ported
The total exports Of gold and silver amounted
during the last fiscal year to S3l, 1888, as
against S49,417,479 during the preceding fiscal
year, and the total imports thereof amounted
to SO AS, 39l, as against Si2 472,39o during the
ports of gold and silver over the imports there
OF amounted to $4,000, against a similar
excess OF s6,945,0S9 during the preceding fiscal
year.
The value of the foreign commerce of the
United States with Great Britain and Ireland
amounted during the last fiscal year to $614,-
0i6 1913, constituting nearly 40 per cent. OF the
France, S156, 1877; with Germany $l23 ,657;
with the West indies, S12l ,609 1913, and with the
British North American Provinces. $91, 1871 ,129.
The total number of immigrants arrived in
the United States during the last fiscal year
603,322, against 7S3. 992 during the preceding
fiscal year. During the last fiscal year l5s,09
immigrants arrived from Great Britain and Ire
land, 194, 7S6 from Germany, 1925 from all
other countries In Europe. PAL from the Brit
ish North American Provinces, and 8,031 from
China The immigration from China fell from
nrT NO tha Innn m
1901 during the year ended June 30, 1888.
The total duties collected upon imports
amounted, during the last fiscal year, TO $2l0,-
637,2s3, as against S2l6,l3S,6 GIG during the pre-
ceding fiscal year, showing falling of or
| $5,50 ,G2S
The sailing tonnage of the United States the
30th OF June last amounted to 1892, 1913 tons, as
| against 2,slOl0S tons the 30th of June, 1882.
and the steam tonnage of the country amount
eel to 1874 tons, as against 1855 1926 tons the
| 30th of June, 1882. The tonnage Of American
| vessels engaged in the foreign trade of the
United States increased from l.259,492 tons the
30th Of June, 1882, TO ,269,6S1 tons the 3oth of
June. 1888; and the tonnage engaged in the
coastwise trade, the whale fisheries, and the
2,9O6 AL tons the 3Oth of June 1892 to 1905 500
| tons the 30th OF June, 1888. The tonnage built
| in the United States amounted to 265, 430 tons
during the year ended June 80, 1885, as against
| 2S2, 900 tons built during the year ended June
| 80, 1882.
In our commerce with foreign countries there
Is SClll very large pTepOuueranCc Ne5-
| sells employed. The tonnage of American ves-
sells entered at seaports of the United States from
foreign countries amounted TO 2.834.661 tons
during the last fiscal year, as against 2,96S, 200
tons during the last fiscal year: and the tonnage
| Of foreign vessels entered at seaports of the
| United States amounted to 1O,526176 TONS as
against IL ,6Ss 200 tons during the preceding fis-
| cal year.
| In 1865 the tonnage Of American vessels en-
| tered at our seapOrts from foreign countries
| amounted to 3, 194, 275 TONS and constituted 71h
| per cent of the total tonnage entered, and In
| 1868, three years after the termination OF the
war, the tonnage of American vessels entered
amounted to 2,465, COS tons and constituted A. 26
per cent of the total tonnage entered, but of the
| total tonnage entered at seaports of the United
| States from foreign countries during the last
| fiscal year 10 per cent consisted of foreign
tonnage and only 81 per cent. OF American
| tonnage.
| During the ten months ended Oct. 81, 1888,
the average rates per bushel for the transporta-
| ton of wheat from Chicago to New York were
By lake, 9l6 cents; by lake and canal IL cents:
and by "all-rail," 1871 cents: against the fol-
| lowing average rates during the calendar year
| 1882-viZ: BY lake and canal, 81 cents; by lake
| and rail- 1919 cents; and by all-rail" 146 cents
| The increase in the average rates Is due to the
fact that the grain movement during the year
1883 has been much greater than during the year
1882.