The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-01-04
DUB FOREIGN TRADE,
Huge Figures Concerning the Ma.
tion's Commerce.

tfOn'8 Commerce.
The forthcoming report Of the New York
Chamber Of Commerce for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1887, will contain some in
teresting statistics relative to the leading
articles OF merchandise imported into and
exported from New York and the United
States generally.
The total value Of leading articles Of mer-
chandise entered at New York was 1916, 72S,- :
OH, or more than 20 per cent of the total
values imported into the country. At
all other ports in the United States
the imports aggregated $l32a 1914; 500.
value Of $48, ,09s, ,354, while coffee comes next
at q valuation Of $4b, 23l, 800 Tea amounted
$6,402, ,26S pounds, imported at an average
valuation Of about 1911S' cents per pound.
Out Of the S10,557, ,557 worth Of precious
stones, S, ,663, $50 were entered at this port.
OF the total value Of minor and miscel-
laneous articles Of merchandise, which
amounted to s242,977,13s, New York is
credited with S139, ,970;610; and of the coin
was entered at this port al ,33S, ,214. The
total value Of imports FOR the year June 80,
1886, to June 80, 1887, was $752, 400, ,56O. of
which amount $497, ,936.S45 passed through
this port
A glance at the exports. Of domestic mer-
chandise for the same period shows that
the total value for the whole country was
STE, TS3, ,263, and that sent out Of New
York was $319, ,357, ,49S. Over 81 per cent.
Of the total values of the breadstuffs and
nearly IS per cent. Of the provisions ex-
ported were from this port. Included in tho
aggregate Of exports given above is S22, no.
$40 worth of domestic coin and bullion, $l2,
515, 1913 Of which wentthrough New York. T..
The total foreign commerce of New York
for the year was $685., AL, ,72s, which was an
increase over that Of 1856 Of $29, ,912. 7l3,
over domestic exports at this port Of -$l78,-
579,347. With the exception Of the years
ending respectively June 80, 1885. 1884,
1883 and 1852 there has been every year for
the past 10 years an increase of foreign i'm
ports over domestic exports, the largest being
in 1880, when the increase was $278 SS6, ,83l,
and the smallest that Of 1879, when it was
$3.50
Generally the same remark applies to all
the ports Of the United States, except that
in 1883, while there was decrease in
New York of S15, ,497, AT, there was in the
aggregate of all the ports an increase of
40,25S, ,340 The year 1879 is also q
noteworthy exception, for while there was
an increase Of foreign imports over domestic
exports Of s346,U ,U24, there was in all ports Of
the United States decrease in the same line
Of 81, ,S10,790.
OF the imports that were brought into New ,
York, $67,60S, 159 worth were carried
on American vessels; $4SO,32l 1897 in
foreign vessels, and s7o4s were brought
in BY cars and other land vehicles. OF
the domestic exports shipped, $3S. .857, $50
went by home vessels and $3.50, ,500. .34o by
foreigners OF the total values, both imports
brought in and foreign and domestic exports
shipped out for the whole country. American
vessels carried $222, ,476,047 worth; cars and
land vehicles, $61, ,45s,9n worth. Foreign
vessels carried Sl,22O, Tl6. .4S3. The total
values Of imports, domestic and foreign e1-
ports shipped in the port Of New York dur
ing the year was $780,, Al, ,72S, and that Of all
the ports in the United States, 81, ,594, ,67l, 463