The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-26
OUR FOREIGN COMMERCE..
Increase In Exports ana Imports-The Ex-
cess OF Exports Sos. 52O.8O4 In 1890.

cess OF Exports OOSsofObOA In 1SOO.
WASHINGTON. July 25-The Chief Of the Blu
reRu Of Statistics, in his monthly statement to
the Secretary OF the Treasury Of the imports
and exports Of the United States, says:
"A comparison OF the value OF our foreign
commerce Of the last fiscal year with that OF
1889 presents gratifying increase The total
value Of our imports and exports Of merchan-
disc attained the highest point ever reached
by our commerce. amounting to s1.647 1920
as against 81 ,4s7. 533, 027 during the fiscal year
1885, an increase Of $l59.65S.9S7.
The value OF our imports OF merchandise
also during the last fiscal year were the larg-
est In the history Of our commerce. amounting
to $7S9.395.855 as against $745,1 $50 during
the fiscal year 1889. an increase OF $44 204 203.
The greater portion OF the increase In our i'm
ports OF merchandise occurred In the follow
ing articles. named In order OF magnitude OF
increase: Sugar and molasses, coffee. silk.
raw and manufactures Of; Indian rubber and
gutta percha, manufactures OF cotton, vege-
tables and fruits. There was a decline In the
value of our imports OF raw wool. hides and
skins, and iron and steel and manufactures Of
The excess OF exports over imports OF mer-
chandise during the last fiscal year. was $685.
merchandise was and Y Of ioreig8
merchandise $l2 553.331. The exports OF mer-
chandise amounted to 1857 1856, l59; rs against
crease OF si15.45i ISL. t '0"' ''''' 49,
During the last fiscal year the value Of our
020,219 In excess OF the value Of such exports
during the preceding year The greater por-
ton OF the increase, occurred in the following
articles. stated In tho order OF magnitude Of
Increase: Provisions. bresdstulis. raw cotton.
iron and steel and manufactures Of; vegetable
manufactures OF. This increase. $S9S73.724.
was In the value Of exports OF the articles
9md o0Ts n STsot q ay GStGa
hogs $l4.00l .498.
1890 amounted to about 1881 100000. and WAS
exe sep that Of the sen year lSG6
was In consequence OF the high price OF cotton
at that time. The value Of such exports In 1866
about one-qnarter the quantity exported in
1890 which was the largest quantity shipped
Srt OF the country in any one fiscal year In the
that during the last fiscal year tho combined
value OF tho exports OF cattle. sheep. and hogs
During each OF the years'from 1876 to 1887.
inclusive there WAS an excess OF exports over
Of bsns he ysry
ing In 1881 to f2597l2,7is. During the fiscal
year 1883 the value OF Imports OF merchqndise
1889 only S2.730.277: but the last fiscal year
shows again an oxcess OF exports over imports
OF mTsrehsnd dt amo1ntipg to sGS.52o3Od
In imports or exports OF specific articles during
the last fscal year cannot now DC stated. the
having been received and compiled.
Our exports and imports OF gold and silver
during the last fiscal year were as follows: TX
cess OF exports over imports Of Sl7.226. 1853. The
excess OF eXports over imports Of specie during
tho fiscal year 1889 was S67.67S, 400 and during
the fiscal year 1888 the excess OF imports over
exports OF specie amounted to Sl2023, 500.
The exports OF gold during the last fiscal year
Amounted imnOrtR
gold 10 Sl2.9l6.202. an excess OF exports over
Imports OF $i.358 1879. During tho months OF
Nav and Juno last there was an excess OF i'm
ports OF silver amounting during tho two
months TO S3.056366 The only fiscal year
showing nm excess OF imports OF silver over
exports thereof since lS47 was 1862 when IL
amolntal to 81 U6lD. 9Ul."