New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-24
SPECULATION is FLAT.
STOCKS UNUSUALLY DULL.
THE NATIONS COMMERCIAL FEBRUARY
SURPRISE ADDING $s,oo0,ooO ~
THE COUNTRY'S CREDIT
FOR EIGHT MONTHS

Sunday. March esp. m.
Avcck AFRO. IN commenting upon the preliminary
rcnort of cxnorts of products in the month OF
Fchruarv We said that the value OF the arucics
ramod evnor,ed last month So, 36,ol5 III
dicatino total exports for the month OF ABOUT
so 0OO. 0OO7 The full report OF the bureau Oh
Statistics of the imports and exports OF the couh
fry in the month of February gives as 'he 'o'''i
value of exports for that month S'o,4e' "''' al
increase on the values of February, loo'' u
$4,000. 900, while the increase IN 'he imports
Of merchandise as compared with fcpru"A' i'0''
amounted to only 81 100000 hence 'he eAo'S'
% xnorts Of merchandise last month was
81 227. 531 against excess of imports oil $500
7g7 in February 1889, and an excess oi imports
Of S1Ol7O.925 in February, lsss II Is 'hc ',i''
time since 1885 that the month OF FEBRUARY HIS
ro,rrrcd IN the merchandise movement an excess
of exports. . ,ho
exports last month exceeded Inc impure ~
Se,,s olo AGAINST an excess of imports OF 81 o.
GA for February 1889. and an excess Oh i''po''
Of IS .37o.4o4 for February, 1855. Compared
with February, 1Sss, the oincic"'' ="
the country is $16,700OOO.
~. .ho .icbt months Of the Governments
sscol veor-Julv l TO February 2s-there Is an
increase
.orotandisc cxports of $91, 100000, while the
.-o.ooso !, imnor,s was only S2l 100000. Hence
,Lo oxcoss If exports for the last eight months
- =, nc 400 40 against excess OF S"o'9"''-
Geo Cor tbc eight months ended February -,
1ooo-a difference in favor of the country W
c., eoo ma COMPARED with the ciS"V
months ended February ~ $780,
1os, oirbt months give an increase Ill cNp''"
ENG ,Oo 600. while the increase III n''
IMPORTS was under S2s 100000; hence ,"' -
ose If cxnorts for the last elght moii'"'
g. 900 600 greater than the excess LOT 'hc p''''
ended February 30, lssS. .,
I, i crrious 70 note that in the eight months
onded February %, 1855 while the eN''sS VI u"
cb,ndse exports was under S2''ooo,oVo' '"' '
norris Of spccic and bullion cNcceded '' 'NP''
t SIM, under SOS 900 900. so that the net excess
Of exports was only $3.50. WINE ioi '''
l,st ciolt months. with an excess oil iherch'i'"''
o,.uor,. If S1O6.46245g, the exports oil spec"
and bullion exceeded the imports by the SUM .,
-,o-s, As compared with the pcrl'u
o,dod February 2S. 1859, the excess OF spc'pc
and bullion exports during the last elSht nio'A''
was S13.5l27Sj, against S23. lo'o'N-a u''I'"s"
of $1,000 900. Therefore the net circuit ""'-
ance of the country on the custom Ho"Nc I''1'N'
Tor tho last eight months was over S63.3oo.o'o
greater than for the eight months ended fe"i""'N
os 1esq The specie and bullion e\ccsScs ior
the EIGHT months include the gold movements
which Give for the last eight months an excess
Of exports Of only 1924 923 against an excess OF '
norris Of Sl342l 1913 for the period ended February
- $50 and an excess of imports Of S]"O-''-''
for the period ended February -, lNNS Inc
remainder Of the differences was furnished ny the
exports of gold bullion.
Although the importation Of foreign mcrchan-
disc during the last twelve months was S3'.ooo.-
600 greater than for the corresponding period "i
the preceding year. the amount Of mcich'ndisc
remaining in bonded warehouse on February -,
1890 was only Sl,2O0O00 greater than on feb-
ruary 2s 1889
The following tables compare the values OF
February and of eight months for three years: