The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-11-14

The six principal ports stood, with refer
ence to imports of merchandise, as follows:
First, New York, go. IA per cent; second,
Boston, 9.S7 per cent; third, San Franclsco,
G.32 per cent; fourth, Philadelphia, AT per
cent; fifth, Baltimore, l.6S per cent; ana
sixth, New Orleans, 1.56 per cent.
With respect to value of exports OF do,
nestle merchandise the first SIN, ports stoOd
i'm the order of magnitude as follows: flrst,
New York, 1873 per cent. second, New VI
leans, 10.5 per cent; third, Boston, o.O. per
cent; fourth, Baltimore, $50 per cent MN,
San Francisco, 5.51 pei cent; sixti, fhil"-
delphia, 4. 20 per cent. -
lii 1884 the value of dutiable merchandise
entered for consumption was S661,5Io,3SV
against 500, S29, G73 the preceding year. Inc
total amount of duties was $50, 2S3' e3o'
against $40, 631, EOS the previous year..
The number of immigrants arrived in the
United States during the year was olo, oyS,
against COS, S22 the previous year, tO-Wlt:
From Great Britain and Ireland, l2S,Svi,
from Germany, 1I9,G16: from all Otier
countries of Europe, 143, 236; from Brit,sn
North American provinces, GO,5s4. Inc
immigration from China fell from S,031 in
1883 to 27O in 1884. The percentage, OF re-
male immigrants was: From Ireland, 49,;
from England, 49,; from Scotland, 31.5;
from Austria, 1873 from Denmark, 81; from
France, 3i.3; from Germany, 400; from
Italy, 1872; from the Netherlands, 4O.2;
Russia, 37.3; from British North American
provinces, 1913; and from Asia, only ID;
The total tonnage of vessels entered at
seaports of the United States fell from ID
3G0,S57 tons during the year ending June
80, 1883, TO 1a,0s5, 6l3 tons during the year
American tonnage entered fell from 7l.56
in 1856 to 23.34 in 1884, and the percentage
of foreign tonnage entered increased from
2S.44 in 1856 to 1906 in 1854.
The percentage of imports and exports OK
merchandise carried in American vessels Is
now less even than the percentage. or the
tonnage of American vessels entered at sea-
ports of the United States. The percentage
of total imports and exports carried III
American vessels fell from 1872 per cent in
1856 to 27.7 per cent in 1865. Since the year
1865 the proportion of imports and exports
in American vessels fluctlated much, but
during the year ending June 30, 1854, 1t was
only 17.5 per cent.
The figures and statements relating to
our internal are most Impressive:
land in farms was 49, 32 GA, against. 2S4,.
III, 049 in 1855. In 1870 the number of
miles of railroad in operation was 1901,
against 12l ,592 in 1888. The number of tons
OF coal produced in 1850 WAS 1858, 500,
against 06, 0OO, coo in 1888. In 1850 the value
OF products of merchandise was 81 ,019, 106,-
GIG, against $500, $40, 19l in 1883.
The total number of miles of railroad in
the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michi-
gan. Wisconsin, Missouri, Kansas, Nebras-
ka, Iowa, Minnesota, and Dakota was l.
rs in 1850 e. 47 in 1910; and 81, s14 in 1855.
From % to 50 per cent. of grain received at
the ports of Portland. Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, and Baltimore during the
year 1888 was the product of our Western
and Northwestern States and Territories.
1t is estimated also that about 05 per cent.
of our exports of beef, % per cent. of our
exports of pork products, and IS per cent.
of our exports of live animals are the pro-
ducts of these States and Territories. The
value Of the exports of breadstuffs and pro-
visions, chiefly the surplus product of our
Western and Northwestern States. which,
as before stated, amounted to $73,664,43 l in
1856, increased to $500, 526, ass in 1850, and
thedevelopment OF internal was
very much greater.
According to Mr.. Nj. G. Mulhall, +. S. S.,
a mnch-Quoted English authority, the Uni
ing country on the globe. the value. of its
manufactured products in 1850 being, as
stated by him, about $3.50, COO. 0C0 in excess
of the value of the products OF manufacture
OF Great Britain during that year. Our
census valuation of products of manufact-
amount the value of products consumed In
the United States and disposed of in our in
ternal commerce was about $3.50, O0O, OOo.
But he total value of the exports of pro-
ducts of manufacture from Great Britain
and Ireland to all foreign countries during
1883 was only 81, 047, C00,OC0, and the total
value of the exports of products OF manu-
facture from France was Oh y $3Gi, 900, 600.
In other words, the census valuation Of
products of our W manufact IRE consum-
ed in the United States during the year 1850
was five times the value Of the exports of
products of manufacture from Great Brit
ain and Ireland during the year 1858, and
more h fourteen times the value of the
exports OF products of manufacture from
during the same year.