New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-05
THE MONEY MARKET.


SUNDAY March 4-P. N.
The Bureau OF Statistics at Washington has pub
lished its report of the foreign commerce of the
United States for the month of January. or course
the figures make comparison with those for the
month OF 1882 that is favorable to the country;
but compared with the month of January, 1881,
the figures unfavorabe; they are $1O,OO0.0O0
less favorable than the figures Of the preced-
ing month. The merchandise exports for January
were 12,7O0,00O less than in the month
of December, 1892; $15,3OO,O0O more
than in the month Of January, 1882. aud
So 100000 more than in January, 1881. The i'm
ports of merchandise January, 1888, were
So, 100000 less than in December, 1882; exactly
$l16,140 less than in January, 1882 and $l1 ,600,-
600 more than in January. 1881. Hence the excess
of exports over imports for the respective months
was as follows: January 1881, $2o,794, lO4
January, 1882, $7,904S27; December, 1882,
$33,45S,613; January, 1888, $23397,43O These
figures hardly justify the oft-repeated assertion
that "our exports are increasing enormously, and
imports insignificant" The movement at
New-York ind Gates less favorable showing by
the Bureaus report for the month of February,
when it shall be made
The imports and exports of merchandise and
specie in the months of January for three years
were Us follows:
MERCHANDISE.
Month of January: 1891. 80 1882 ss 1883 =,
Imports Import: sS5S5S55i
Imports 1rY'' 500 7ot1Oi s7o64s27 $2s3o74So
Exports $? Sss $3.50 $3.50 $$5 5Si ss
Imports .......-..-..-. 569o124 l6oS'3oO -,@O4ltI
Excess of exports over i'm 80 ~ o,- ,,o
exports si2520l3 ..........
MERCHANDISE AND SPECIE
ovor Imports .....s9i5I1l6 ss.5sO.977 s23.74Ls7s
For the period of seven months ended on January
81, 1888 the merchandise exports were S32, 100000
more than for the same period of lSSl-s2 and were
$45,2O0,OO0 less than for the period of 1oSO-Sl;
the Imports were SOS. 900 600 more than IN ISL
1872 and f67,300OO0 more than in 1SSO|Sl.
Hence the excess Of exports over imports for the
three periods of ven months each ended on Janu-
airy 81 was: For 1883. STOP 500; for 1892
1880 $40: for 1881, Tl9O,50G.S5G Dcducting
the specie movements the net of exports over
imports for the same peuofs was: For 1883,
SIS. 56s5: 1852. S47.4O3,19G 1851. Sly
SG5.0l7, IL is worthy of note that in the
eleven months following January 81, 1881 twhere
on tho business of the preceding seven months
the country stood credited with Sly S65.917),
the toal imports Of specie amounted to only
SG3 900 600 and the Of imports over exports
only 20 &l5 O0O. 0OO while in the eleven months
following January 81, $50 at which date on the
business of he preceding seven months the country
stood credited with So, 4O3, 1866, the exports of
specie amounted 10 Tji OOO, 900 and the imports TO
S21 900. 600 4; excess of exports over imports of
specie, from January 81, 1882. to December 81,
1882 Sa3,O00O 600.
Tho following table hows the comparative move
mems of merchandise and srcrie for period of seven
months ended on January 81, for three years:
MERCHANDISE.
Juiy 10 January 81, lsSOSl lSsl.S2 lSSis3
Ftf,rr. 1851 .ng~G-2 ss-3 T. j42 sJnJ.-t 1854
Imturts ..... 800 5gi.Si6 389SOSOO2 421 .s9j, 100