New Ulm weekly review., 1884-11-19
OUR FOREIGN COMMERCE.

Il
Chief of the Bureau of Statistics, in his re.
port for 1884 on the foreign commerce Of the
United States. are almost bewilderlng from
their magnitude, and even to minds famil.
lar with such subjects those which repre-
The value of tho imports and exports COM
bined for the year ending June SO, 1sS4, was
81, 4O8, ,211 1902. Our commerce with the
countries Of Europe was $95s, 752, ,O63 or 67.-
50 per cent: with the colonies of North
America, Mexico, Central America, and
West Indies it was S2ss, o5s.55 or 1913 per
cent; with South America, $1O6, ,9e0, ,so4 or
1865, or 68 per cent; with Africa and
colonies, Sc, ,669, S16 or ~ per cent; with all
other countries, $15, 1O3, ,65S, or L07per cent.
The six principal ports stood, with refer
ence to imports OF merchandise, as follows:
First New York. 6614 per cent; second,
6.32 per cent; fourth, Philadelphia, 4T per
cent; fifth, Baltimore, 1.62 per cent and
sixth, New Orleans, 1.56 per cent.
With respect to value of exports of do
mestic merchandise the first six ports stood
in the order Of magnitude as follows: First
leans, O.53 per cent; third, Boston, 8.O7 per
cent; fourth, Baltimore, 5.56per cent; fifth,
San Francisco, 5.51 per cent; sixth, Phila-
delphia, 4.70 per cent.
In 1884 the value Of dutiable merchandise
entered for consumption was. S667, ,575, $50,
against 500, ,s29, ,673 the preceding year. The
total amount Of duties was $40, 283, S38
against $40, 637, ,293 the previous year.
The number Of immigrants arrived In the
United States during the year was SIS, 592,
against 6O3. .322 the previous year, to-Wit:
from Germany, 1906: from all other
countries of Europe, 14s, ,235: from British
North American provinces, 60, ,584. The
immigration from China fell from 8,0Sl in
i61 70 80 il lHta. Ih1 D0YGzntng1 Of fe=
male Immigrants was: From ireland, aa1;
from Austria, 42.3; from Denmark, 81: from
France, 34.3; from Germany, 4O.6; from
Italy, 1912; from the Netherlands, 40. /;
from Norway, 37.7; from Sweden, 81; from
Russia, 1913; from British Na!t, American
provinces, 1913; and from Asia, only y1.5:
seaports Of the United Stls,.s fell from 13,-
36O8 tons during the year ending June
80, 1883, to 12,OS5, G13 tons during the year
ending June so, 1854. The p rcentage Of
American tonnage entered f. from 71.56
In 1856 to % 81 in 1854, and the percentage
Of foreign tonnage entered increased from
28.44 in 1856 to 76.e6 in 1854.
The percentage of imports aad exports OF
merchandise carried in American vessels is
now less even than the percentage of the
tonnage of American vessels entered at sea-
pOTIS OIL In0 UulCeu OGdteS. le percentage
OF total imports and exports carried In
American vessels fell from 7'.3 per cent In
1855 to 27.7 per cent in 1865. Since the year
1865 the proportion of imports and exports
in American vessels fuctllated much, but
during the year ending June 30, 1854, it was
only us per cent.
The figures and statements relating to
our internal commerce are most impressive.
In 1850 the number OF acres OF improved
land in farms was liz, ,032, ,614, against 284, :
,049 in 1883. In 1850 the number Of
miles of railroad in operation was 9,O21,
against 121, ,58 in 1888 Ihe number Of tons
against 06, ,O0O, COO in 1855. In 1850 the value
Of products of merchandise was S1,O19, 1O6,-
616 against S., ,369, $40, 11 in 1888.
The total number of miles of railroad in
the States of Ohio Indiana, Illinois, Michi-
gam Wisconsin, Missouri, Kansas, Nebras-
276 in 1850, 2,747 in 1870, and 55,SA in 1883.
From % to IS per cent. of grain received at
the ports of Portland. Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, and Baltimore during the
year 1883 was the product Of our Western
and Northwestern States ad Territories.
of our exports of beef, 93 I,:r cent. of our
exports Of pork products, al. ! s. per cent.
of our exports Of live animal ara the pro-
ducts of these States and Territories. The
value of the exports of br r.;,l tuIfs and pro-
visions, chiefly the Surpln i;rOd ct or our
Western and Northwest arn States which.
as before stated, amOuntn! II 1913 664, 43l in
1856, increased to $40, :26. 80; in 1850, and
the development OF inter al commerce was
very much greater.
According to Mr.. NJ. q. III ail, F. S. s.,
much-quoted English ;ut rty. the Uni
ted States is now the l.r.es. ,,anufactur-
ing country on the globe, tn. va he of its
manufactured products in ] 81 being, as
stated by him, about SG'' ,'CA.. . in excess
of the value of the products OF u, nufacture
of Great Britain during III; year. Our
census valuation of products III nlanufact.
ure in 1880 was $3.50 :!t::. Il. OF this
amount the value of products {. assumed III
the United States and disposed ai IN our in.
ternal commerce was about ): ;;i'.0O0, 900.
But the total value of t3c TX ,,rtS of pro-
ducts of manufacture fl, III stir.ay Britain
and Ireland to all foreign col :trs, during
1883 was only 81, ,047, ,000.0Ir, a..l the total
value Of the exports of pso,lucSs Of manu-
facture from France was OF y So, ,OOO, 900.
In other words, the census valuation Of
products of our own manufact ire cOnsum-
ed in the United States during tlleycar 1880
was FIVE times the value of the exports OF
products of manufacture from Great Brit
ain and Ireland during the year 1883, and
more than fourteen times the value of the
exports of products OF manufacture from
Franco dtFinp tho cama war