New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-26
THE NATIONS COMMERCE.

Tuesday, June 25-p m.
The Bureau OF Statistics report Of the foreign
commerce of the United States for May make"
favorable comparison with the movements OF 'he
same month of the preceding years Inc to'ai
OF merchandise, gold and silver shows Il DalAhce
against the country that is, an excess OF imports
~ q 31ls61 against Si,740,34l in May, 1883.
and sl5405,0s in May, 1887. or course, the
reduction is principally due 10 the excess OF ca
Morris Of bullion. The merchandise imports for
last month were $4,000, 900 greater than in May,
,sss and SOl0OO0O greater than in May,
1ss7 The exports OF last month were s5,lOo,ooo
greater than in May, 1883. and ss,SOO,OOo greater
than in Nav 1887. The net bullion movement
last month which was an excess OF exports Oh
s,5,243. 2,730,sS3 gold and S2,5l3'OA'
s,,vrr-was $4,000, 900 greater than in May, 1855,
when the excess WAS made by s'"' "iVo soiu
and 81 ,OssG72 silver, and compares WIN an en-
cess OF imports OF s66,6ol in May, 1851 "heh
tho gold net imports were sG07,G70 and the silver
nst imports were S34i,llo.
Fer the eleven months ended MAY Of ras'
the total exports aud imports Vi hei
ob.rdise geld and silver gives Il net excess OF
exports Of s5s,5S73Oo, against On eAc'"' Vi I'M
ror,s a, sa7. Osp. 3l5 for the same eleven months
OF The preceding years. difference IN la'or Oh 'ne
country NJ over ss5, 900, OO0-and against all ex-
o.ss ~ EXPORTS Of sl2OS4.7j5 for the eleven
months ended May 81, 1887. The merchandise
oxnor,s ~ the last eleven months were nearly
s4a ooo 600 greater than in the period OF the
,rocedipp wear. against an increase IN imports OF
Zoo 800. 900 for the same period me cApoi aS
were s26 900, 900 greater than IN INC cio'e, 80
montbs ended May 81, 1857, against u gam Oh
yearly $50 600 900 in the imports OF the SAME
neriod The excess Of bullion exports Iot iiHe
last eleven months, sio,369, 3E+-s'O,oo''' 'ha
nolS and sl76Ol72l siver-compareS with the
same period OF the preceding year. an excess; 90
sl7.350,24l imports-an exce.s OF I1Hr %
gold imports and an excess OF nn tho
and with sos, O53,2O2 excess OF imports Tor 'he
Steven months ended May 81. ~ AN excess ss Oh
$40 s35, $40 gold imports, and sl'e g,
| EXPORTS Thus IL Is shown that our eapUl ti y,
silver are steadily increasing a am for eIeven
tables give the movements Oh 'iaS "HN Iva WV
months of three years:
| Merchandise. oo
s:s' Of May. sI 's$;Sss 'ss iSt
Excess. o, imports. si512e4s7 slasoS,Sos siOS'''''7
f SSS5sS. i 2ss.
rr..., Of exports. -; sSoi4l07 sI5a4s.oao
| Excess Of mports. s8o,5oi .''''''' '''''
| $500. -, ,uno,,, ais 4osa ss s4.7Io,S41 s1all. se1
| CLEyEN MONTHS
| =, A HssS lss7,es lsss.'so.
.mpS, =" @ s Ss 'sSsiSi G
Exports ...'.'''" "o0,--I~ - -------
Excess ~ EXPORT. s9I'lof"o' an ma n1i .,..
SPECIE 90 sn as pu shs ios 7oo s2eoo6 570
Imports ....' ssoo Soe 2II 40 iys asa 1874, 94o
Expofts "pto-oI- -- -
Exoess Of imports sa''oaS2oZ siS 300, S72
fA0e'' W o~' Net Balances - -.
Exeess Of imports 40 75s D'". sSs,587, 300
Excess Of eSporss sl<oof','' -
For the five months OF the curtehe yd,s
yas az 500. 75s. against s43,2sl, 764 for the
soms timr ia 1858. The excess OF gold exports
was sao.o22.ab7, against ss.4ol,s57 and the
excess Of silver exports was ss.Sss.sg7. asaihns'
oasa4 The net result Of the d lss I've months months
II an excess OF mports OF s29,S607s In the same
time 81 isss-diference Of over sso,oo0'oOS IN
favor OF the country. BY the export OF aoSat
been materially increased. For the twelve months
lended Mas 81 last the importations OF merchandise