New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-02
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
REPORT OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
TRADE MOVEMENTS IN THE CoUNIRf-AN E"A VI
A' PROSPERITY PROGRESSED

REPORT OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.,
TRADE MOVEMENTS IN THE coUNIni-A LINN VI
PROSPERITY PRoPHEslED.
cooratorv George Wilson, of the ChamDec OF
cow'merce Yesterday completed the twenty-htth
annual report the sSne reabe tabular presenta
sions NJ the movement OF commerce can De ar
naed are made up for the fiscal year endlng june
o. while the local trade reports are invariably
Iu the calendar year. Whenever practicable, the
fables are brought down TO the emu OF DecemUe!,
either definitely or approx lnately. Inc report Is
bnth General and special in character; 1t contains
tables published by the Federal Government OF
great value to merchants and bankers those OF th
State concerning its moneyed corporations, anu
such issued by the city as are OF general interest
The comparisons made have been continued IN
each succeeding report for twenty years ana lneir
value has been generally increased IN @
The report is divided into two parts the hrst pre-
senting an analysis of the sessions OF the Chanpel
its roll of members, charter, bylaws, etc. tne
second part composed OF sPeel pepG b transac
fions of each tables of exports and imports, etc,
Among other things, special attention Is caiiou W
the coinage of silver, and the report says;
1t would be difficult to find in the annals OF nnanSla
legislation more peculiar and unortunate act tnah
that part of the law passed in Feoruary the
Treasury so and IT is 4f fSa'SG s Ss
a ssntemner 90 1878 there were in the United states
Treasury I'm round numbers twelve mn0ns u
millions Congress showed its power TO @ shaWn ' mo
amount OF silverinto the Treasury Dnt ~ sasnry into
Tnoncal ability 10 legisate II out OF the
circnlafion II it be absolutely necessary to the rouT
ton hatl should 6on IN bn iG not compel
the stamping of coin which never mas peeh Oil" n0'
can De- N Of the Nautical School is recon-
mended i'm the report, it having proved OF great
benefit in eevsting the Ut that the
consumnfion of sugarin 1882 was V43,OUU lons, an
Increase of "a 500 tons over 1881. Of tins SoI oVo
tons were from foreign countries and 76.OOO OF ma
no I.ouIsaua crop this wear Will DC
the largest produced since the war-propa0iy SoQue
230 600 hogsheads. In the importation OF iorelon
sugars New-York received 66l2 per cent, or oS0ooO
tons. The decline in the molasses trade mas
S m"asses in the United states ooo d for
1850 being 80 600, 900 gallons, against 26,o0oOVo
gallons i'm 1851. OF coffee there has been an over
production and an increase IN coDsamptlon-tne
bulk of the increase being taken IRON thls p ott;
States and bids fair to become the contIoiIhg col
fee mart The total receipts of the United states
for 1882 were 600 tons agan1t S 600 }ons
against l54 900 in 1881 The total receipts OF green
teas were about 10 ,OOO,O 900 pounds.
The exports of cotton have been on large ana
rrnGtable scale, The crop of 1882 reached 5,435.-
$40 bales decrease of 1884 bales from I t
of the ex ports of 3,595,O3l bales, LverpOoi TOOK
norris of brcadstufs of $S0,000,000 IN value, as
compared with 1881. This decline also took place
in provisions The total exports OF petroleum I ron
all parts of the United States were 49I'4O9'O9 10,
gallons. against 507,310,506 in 1881. Inc totai
value of foreign imports into the Unl'eH
States including specie and bullion in the year end
mo lime 80. 1882, amounted to 1857, l 1864,
against S753. 24O125 in the previous fiscal year
OF his importation, New York received SOL 10
S97 i'm lSS2, against $685., 753.S1S in 1881. The
total value of The domestic exports OF the United
States including specie and bullion. for me year
ending june so, 1882 amounted to SIG, 40 0O3'
against SS9S so, s91 IN 1881 OF this exportation
New-York sent 1870 497 74l during ne year end
ing June 80 1882. against SiO2 ,30oO9 the year
nrssyions Tie balance of trade in favor of the
United States for the five years ending with 1852
was $92s, III, 800. This does not include the move
ment of coin 1t is concluded that an era OF greater
prosperity will follow this year.