New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-18
FOREIGN COMMERCE OF The CooNlhi'
ANNUAL REPORT or THE CHIEF OF lhh d."
OF STATISTICS


w,su,xcrov Nov. II. - Colonel W. +.
l.r Chief of the Bureau Of Statistics. has Just com
Melted his ANNUAL report foreign commerce lne to
mort saws the total value OF our foreign commerce "
merchandise including the in-transit trade uurnE VI"
fiscal year 1888 was II 3Ss5SSl6J. OF which tl' '"i
Of the exports was $742.0O0.O0O. OF the Imports
s577 600 co. and the iu-transt and transshipnen.
trade s6s 600 900 The imports and exports OF gon ana
silver coin and bullion during the same pe'iou'
Amounted 10 $50 1913, OF which the value OF the eh
ports was $40 100000. aud of the imports Si'ooooo
The value OF foreign commerce IN merchahuiSe, i"
Guiding the in transit trade during tho preceding nsea
wear was S11sl SlO.OS6 showing falling on III our
foreign trade during the last fiscal year OF @9o-Oii
IL opDears that In the value Of foreign commerce. te
United Kingdom OF Great Britain and Ireland Siah"s
first, Germany second, France third ana te On''e
States fuufh The total value OF the foreign uaue "
merchandise OF these nations during the year 1000 N
as follows of the United Kingdom. s3.563.s''' 3'o;
Germany. S2.i5o.42s.743; France S2ooo99o''l'' '"'
United States 81 .547 o2u,3l6.
The most notable features of onr foreign trado CURING
the last fiscal year, compared Win the Vr"uo vi
was decrease in the imports Of mercnano'o y.
$50 600 900 ana falling of in the exports oil goi" Oh
So 100000 The decrease occurred mainly III inc
values Of imports OF and noasses, siiks woos'
and manufactures of silk and wool and iron aud stec'
and manufactures of iron and steel Among lhe OK
ports OF manufacture products winch snow t''
most rapid development since 1866 are agricultural l
plcmems clocks and Watches manufactures Oh coV'o"
manufactures OF iron an steel ncuiing locomotives
sewng-machines tools and hariwsre Great Britain
not only takes about 60 por cent of our agricultural ana
manufactured products. bat also a larger SbaIe'
amounting - per cent. OF manufactures tth 40
central America, the West Indie and south America
combined. ,Oeo
Colonel Switzler says there has been since l46o
m Rcd der.r ia the percentage OF Imports OF manu-
f,cturcd articles and corresponding increase ih he
iurei articles. This significant fact SHOWING
steady gIwth in the demand for Grade arufles 10 ne
used as materials in processes OF nome man
ufactnrc. The duty collected ola mrchaHdiNc Iel 'IVh
800 900 900 in I-S4 to Sis 0GOO 600 IN lSeo pay we
EQUIVALENT galOFcm rate rOsc IRON IL pei cent 10 4"
per cent. ,..,t, cd. so,.
The value OF our foreign trade conducted III N5rlN
bearing national nag shows a sbr"'lN uet"H'. P'
ng the Il. cal year 1883 the value OF m"rchahh7r
m our foreign trade 81 3-~ OOupoO, oil Nhch ohJ
II, u per cent WIS carried IN American DOt,OhS "hu
ONLY per cent in American steam vessels ~ tu' l"lI
tonnage entered nj pors ~ the I"relEh ililv
last wear amounting TO 2OO0cc0 tons only -9oOO"o
American --..-..,,..
in To was also a large falling of IN the hmm Et@,9l'
The numn,r arrived during the year was oo',5io
against .j92 durinS ne rcccdnS Year. am 'h-
OF If so ,rr lSS2, the year OF TIE idr-e7
immigration. when tic arrivals wcrr 'N-,'V-. , 49,.
Ie t!r oil he Bureau also calls attention 10 the TACT
that 90 statistics the exports hy rar1ada ar 10"
OLD l. xcru from oli'rrS OF lev rdd@dl com
l,,ulr- The officers OF ways leading INTO heAI."
ami of several important railway lines Ir'uihE I'M"
Canada refuse IL give Collectors OF chsto'h9 any
data in reb ard to exports over tIelr EOads