New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-25
CLOSING PRICES OF CALIFORNIA STOCKS.
San Francisco. May a 1888.
THE CoUSTRYs FOREIGN COMMERCE.

Thursday, May Gap. m.
The Bureau of Statistics monthly statement Of
the foreign commerce of the United States makes
returns for April which compare favorably with
April. 1887. The gain in merchandise exports was
$4,000 600, and the decline in merchandise i'm
ports was s2s0O,O00 Hence the excess of i'm
ports for April this year was "a, 100000 smaller
than in April, 1887. But compared with April
1886 the excess of imports So $780, 900 greater.
The specie and bullion movement gives an excess
Of exports s7s5, Os3, against So, 39l7So in April,
1887, and s5,157,6u in April, 1886 The gold
exports were 5000, 923 greater than the imports,
against an export excess Of sl,I64,96S in April.
1897, and S4,461,505 in April $50. The months
whole movement leaves Custom House record OF
11,O9s $50 against the country. against 3d.
616,1O2 in April 1887 and against credit
balance Of 1903, 793 in April, 1886. The follow
ing shows the gross values of exports and imports
and the net balances for April in three years:
ONE MONTH.
Merchandise.
Month Of April 1856 1887. 1888.
Exports F5iOlEGS I5oo, 513 sfsVZ9 lio
Imports 1850, 226 035slls5 GOSSIP els
Excess Of imports s834se76 s1ooi2 s32 eli Ss3 489
Specie AMI Bullion.
Imports Import; io Ssss i 4sE sf 5S5s
Excess, o, exports s5,15767I s28947so s7S5,Osa
Net Balance.
Excess Tcs: Of export. sSOs7oa -, No. ,ss
For the ten months-July to April 30-of the
Governments fiscal year the exports of merchandise
$50, 60O 900 less than for the corresponding
time of the preceding year and were s34, 500, 900
greater than for the ten months ended April 30,
1886; the imports of merchandise were S2s,l co.
600 greater than in the corresponding time Of the
preceding year, and s72. zoe, 900 greater than in
rho ten months ended April 30, 1856. Hence the
export excess of merchandise III the last ten
months was only SO, S00,42s, against s52567,3 1874
in the ten months ended April 80, 1887 and
SAIL 6I,576 in the ten months ended April 80,
1886. Yet the gold movement in the last ten
months gives an excess of imports Of s37 4s3, 325
against an excess in imports Of sS2, II 6,o07 for
the ten months ended April 80, 1887, and an ex-
cess in exports Of s6.9i4,90 for the ten months
ended April 30, 1886. The net Custom House
records on the merchandise and bullion gold and
silver movements give for the the last ten months
debit balance to the country Of s22 IS, Se3.
against credit balances Of s2Z5s0. TAB at the end
of ten months ended April 80, se7 and s5s,3SO,-
500 at the end Of ten months ended April 30;
1886. TIE followngahows the gross values and
the net balances for ten months OF three years:
TEN MONTHS.
Merchandise.
E E@PSF: SS5ss55t SS7S$s2tssSS4 SoGSSSS
Excess Of export, e4IIM,576 $50 SCI, 804 sa8Oo42s
Specie and Bullion.
Imports S5'64s,525 5e,ss6'172 5o774o9l
Excess Of imports s24,os6c51 s25e76,3n
Excess Of exports e171lG,o2o
No. Balance.
EXCESS Of imports S'''-'''''- s2217Sssa
For the four months-January l to April 30
Of the calendar year the gold movements OF three
years have been as follows:
ssa $50 'S:Si:s '. ..ssss
Net exports :. s10os5 es7 sI.63s,7so
Net IMPORTS eoo3ooo
Notwithstanding the large and progressive in
crease in the imports of merchandise noted above,
the accumulation in the bonded warehouses is
comparatively small. The amount Of imported
merchandise remaining in bonded warehouse at The
end Of April was sS6os2447, an increase for the
month Of So 0e6,502 against s32,457e4 ct the
end Of April ss7, and s3l 1923, 1853 at the end OF
April 1896.
The immigrants entering the United States in
the ten months ended April 80, ss7, and 229,Ol9
in the ten months ended April 30 1886
The amount Of bonds offered to tie Treasury
to-day was only s3s400O, and Of them only
$4,000 were accepted; s1,l00 As at 1877 and
ss5 900 l-2s at 0S.
The days engagements OF gold for export
amounted TO sl,25O,00O, making the total since
May up 10 IS, 500, 900. So much has been taken
without affecting the money market and il neces-
sary four times that amount may be taken without
material effect. The gold export alarmists are re-
spectfully referred TO the Government statistics
for three years, printed above
BIG GAIN IN PENNSYLVANIA EARNINGS.
The April report OF the Pennsylvania Railroad.
printed below. probably marks the turning point In
the earnings Of that great corporation and it's repre-
sentative of the whole system OF Eastern trunk
lines. For several months the Pennsylvania Com
pany has been reporting losses from the large net
earnings of the preceding year For April IL reports
n large gain. Out Of foty-six railroads that have
reported their gross earnings for the second Geek
in May, thirty-two which have given gains report
an aggregate Of 90, SAL Ola, against 81 ee7 o44 In
the week OF iss7-a gain Of s54a,i2o or 4 per
cent: fourteen which have reported losses give an
aggregate Of sss3,li2, against so27,5I4- loss Of
SEA 272, or OIL per cent OF the eleven companies
which have reported for the third week Of May
seven which give gains report an aggregate OF
SIS o. SOS, against Si59,2s7 in the week Of ss7--
gain Of sl33,37s, or % per cent and four which
show losses, including ST Paul. Milwaukee, Lake
Shore and Western and ST. Louis and San Fran