New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-02

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$50 707 l2I rs against an Of s3,3309i2 il such
exports during the preccil nsca! year.
The value Of exports from the United stotes for
egn countries during the year ended June 80 I77 = ""'
n follows:
Domestic merchandise s7It g.t--25
Foreign merchandise ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS loot7,Io1
Total merchandise s74O5
Specie o''i"'"o'
Total exports Of merchan ise specie sO76G,992
During the last year the value OF our exports OF
cotton and manufactures OF cotton'was S2os.9O04l3
OF brcadstufs st625ii,715; Of provisions, Tll4lle-
5i7 and of mineral oils Si71O32lS These commodi-
ties and classes OF commodities constituted nearly Il
per cent of our entire exports of merchandise; IT,, -
manufacture of mining of the forest. of the hshere-,
and gold aud silver coin and bullion during tho years
ended June 30. lss3 and l9'4, were as follows
!. Year ended June 80
iss3 1894
PRODUCTS of agriculture -. seio 3GsAi9 s596352ls
PRODUCTS oi manufacture ... 1ns9ooOi lll,5jO242
Products ~ mining mciullng -, ,,.o.- % 600 .oo
Products oi the forest ......... eeIel.s g.g5 80
Produces ~ me hsheres ----.- est0Sa2 gpitls5
other prulucts bJhb.-o! .nta stssz
cold aud silver and bullion 2i62s1st 6o2250So
Tot, ................... s'25..te.sI3 s7761eo4s7
@er r Of cotton P @SmS breSd.a and pro-
,sona Or exports ~ iron. Of wood OF cotton anu 81
leather tho chief articles of mannfsoture exported
our exports NJ products " mining consisted clehl 81
mineral ola coal aud copper ore .-,-.-, .,.,.s,
Of wood AMI timber and naval stores ..-,..,
oul eSpor's - tho proino- ~ the fisheries consisted
IMPORTS
Tho imports into tho United states during tho laHi fiscal
year were az fpluwHi
Merchandise F"" ~, ,na
ro,, ................... s7o5. ielo55
The principal nrtelos imported. with their value we're
rs folow.i sugar and nola.se, rtol'sTt-i W1",'
facurca OF silk. slD,Dipi27 coffee, Tlpbs1tO go iron
AMI steel and manufactures thereof, 81 iopo rheW
icsla s-,ldI065. max, hemp. lnte and IKE vegetable
substances, aud manufactures thereof ~ tod5y7 s2t
and skins, other than fur skins, r22 3oO,vOo
The total value OF manufactured and OF unmahuiao,
tured articles OF merchandise imported into inc United
during the last fiscal year was as follows ooo
manufactured 9I al ri
rot., ................ s667 .697 ,693
The Value Of import. during the three months ended
| september 80, 1888 $l66 735,075, aud for the
tn ee months ended september 30 lssi SloIO93s9o'
showing falling of Of so65l,0s0. 49,. -.
The value Of the exports OF merchandise from the
United states during the three month. ended
30, lss3. was Sl6s,7s2Os5 as against SloioiYI023'
/ during the three months ended september 80 I7oi'
showing a falling of OF s7l32,95O.
OUR SHIPPING INTEREST.
In direct connection with the condition OF our foreign
trade is the condition OF our merchant service ine
causes Of decline OF shipping are So well under
stood that any remarks on TINS point are quite , n
tbot While the United states not many years ago
led all nations in ship building aud was second ohy
! TO Great Britain ia ocean tonhhse, haa alnlos.
ceased to be recognized maritime power mat
nearly all OF agricultural productions ana manu-
featured goods which hnd a market IN Europe OF
south America and the articles received In exchange
them carried In foreign ships that tns many
thousands of Americans VINO annually visit Europe on
business or FOR pleasure 90 aud come III EQpe9n steam
ported the people OF tho United states Al ths y not
only Illuminating 10 our national pride put u sl"nds IN
report to Congress under date Of the 81 OF December
-6G the Secretary used the following language
wrllestablished general fact that the people
who build ship. navigate them and that nation when
ceases build ships ceases OF consequence To be com
cause. which prevent the building of ships IA the United
states hall cct'r me iofcSn ,y"s tIa, oN"n ~ ~
.Itffin -fls lf
this humiliation and loss the people OF tnc u'"a
me- To prosper n a.rcuurc h to ho profitable aud man
uficfr nrr u Doe extended, tho commerce uf the cou
/ nv must bo restored sustained, and Increased Inc
United sttos will mot ho Hrst.cass power among the
nations. nor will A'r othct lnI.tri interests t'uttuu
ious to prosper thcy ought nhorcommorce shall b'
lfti, language was true thcn It {, certainty true now.
Ll.hr'n years h1'" passed. since 10 was 4,'.t'. D,
hi. been ion tine meantime au cuoI nous Wtt,a0' q" eur
population aud uatioua. wealth. hut NO lmprQycmeni
whatever BOO oar foreign ,hlppu- inl'',L "'S ' ,I
this important interest remain "tii -h .i'7' '" 'ho
greatly Increased uy the immense capital since then ,
vested hy foreign steamship companies, winch c"uuoi
NH, and other countries and these difficulties wl Dee
come every year moro and more iornlao1 uhli. tcn'
tur of the distractions I'm the way OF areyNh or our
shipping Is fully investigated, the co.t OF building rp
.ruu- ono ann convinced that II tine duties upon Ola,
foreign material, used m the constr l9n @nu QUIZ, W
for SEN asrheupy In the United states as ~ scot anu
Wnni labor U is true h. much cheaper n scotland. bat
ID il less efficient Beside. most of the work In IRON
shiphuildng is dome by machinery, IN NE invent nn '
uso ol which Amer cans excel scores OF thing. arr done
I'm Glasgow shpyad- hy hand which m the Utltcd states
"4 Fi, 1C % tRe United states excecd al nations
. I'm shphudng. Not only were We able u Supply IN.
home demand but large numbers of SHIPS WeIe n9l n 2i
Foreigners IN the sh,l -laius Ni,h i... o,,,
coast from Delaware Bay 10 Passport on
,ape , Fact. f'u dnr for rys a6oandcd il
timber of tho boat qualities. a1d that onr tnier'
were skiii9l n te use ol H. 1' WV e,.hns
Ipt are mot uur mon aud cOn holds a9 piulurNe ahV
'i ni.. ..- ak e in the OF ma hinery than Were
our shin carpenters u the use of tho axe oul he soW
f thoso uat,ril. arc regarded D'af nrWn hos no col
vantage u,prus. ou an" contrary is mot iho Hl' t'
9 ibn, ,r1 snrn,nieici Whon st.al t,s were iu do
ruaul beyond ho b'mo suppl, li 'r '' .
would hl,odatri Foo ,tprnss iho opinion ihni n l'I
ycaa they could nc made n tha country a ''' "''' f
p ON, obaaDoalu tho way of tostornnn of ot f'l,t
,,h' ntc fo ho rut iu tuo niod Staten hui in tht r
-ru,o of doinnud fnr thom " "1t na'' iu"n lAN1 We ~
ID -o mollupi tlnt American r'sarta ,.nd 10" s,."t"'
ffrl- nt auua rot futrlsu iin There w"n'd ln ID,
uc ifau, Improvement Goo ON ,h' ping ln,,'., HMM
modification aumo }cAi' HEn might have u"' SOM ,'''
tn prevent decline 10 would now ho lhAuh,leut y" y"
s1fe mo great and profitable carrying Trade hrtWrri
the niind 0tnos aud Europe hnh been ltim'lt'u 10 pa
into tho hands of ~ shipoWurfs of other nations
complete II their control OF SO arsr - 'n' n th
vested n o., AMI no sharp ana l'iss,,nt Nn ai
contest II We should attempt without uoN"lnun,. 49,
to share ia r. that our capitalists would NOT o"ni a.
IT, There is in my opinion, NO prospect whal'n"I .'
the United states win share 10 considerable 'A
In the foreign carrying trade without government az
l. for fongre-s to determine whether this aid 'Hha
Granted or whether foreign shipping interest ma
remain in it, present deah-lke condition lhe ethoh
pocy has been tried for many years. during WhVn on
ah have been sWe pt from the ocean ana we Day eF
year many millions OF dollars TO foreign shlPowners 10
freight and fares Ought this condition OF things 10
entertaining these views DO not hesitate TO expires
:; the opinion 49,. ,.,.., CO..
! ! FTrst-That without Government aid 70 United state
steamship lines the foreign carryIng-tga1e Will RENAL
II ! I'm the hands OF Foreigners
: SccOnd-Thst a. ought 10 have an interest IN IN
business which create as the restoration OF GU
- shipping interest Ia important, II not essential
the extension OF our foreign trade subsidies IN VI
" form OF liberal payments for the transportation OF a
4, or IN some other form should be offered mdut
-. mi u lls4u