The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-24
EOREIGM COMMERCE.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Major S. G..
Brock, chief of the bureau OF statistics,
mas prepared the usual monthly state
menC OIL foreign commerce. Imports and
exports, for the month of November. The
imports of merchandise during the month
OF November in value amounted TO S64,-
5o6,6l9. showing an increase of about $370,
0OO over the value of the imports OF
November, $780, 1t Will be seen that the
effects of the new tariff have not been
such as TO create any decrease in the value
OF the imports The value of the imports
for the month of November, 1889, was
S3S. .S94, ISf; for the month of November,
1888, SOD, so, 1s9; for the month OF Novem-
Der, 1887, S59,y19, ,329 1t will be observed
that the value of imports for November
was much above the average for the
previous four years.
1he value OF exports for the month OF
November reached the amount of $40,
lVO'2SO. about three and twO-third millions
per oay during the month of November.
ms was the value OF merchandise which
left the shores of the United States every
day during the month of November. This
merchandise was largely made up of agri-
cultural products, namely, breadstutfs
and provisions and cotton. The import
ance or these figures will be better appre-
ciated and understood wheu comparison
Is made with the nine largest N onths in the
value of the exports in the history of this
country's commerce, which are given as
follows: December, $780, 500, $50, ,2I4;
December, 1884, s91. .344. 155; December,
1S82, So, 966, ,026; December, 1885, SOC, ,9O1,-
$40; October, 1889, S97 SIS, 446: October,
1890, SOS, 32S, ,646; December, 1890, S9S, ,451,-
757; October, 1891, $102, S77 '243; November,
1891, S110, 100, 800.
1t will be observed in the month pre-
vious-October, the exports were un-
iRh NV
1t, and the largest month prior to
october OF this year was the month
OF December, $780, but never until
October of this year has the value of the
exports reached 500 900. 900. Here is an in
crease from October to November of nearly
IS, S,00O,O0O
The total value OF exports for twelve
months ending Nov. 30, 1891, was S949, ,022, =
49, which Is very much larger than for
any twelve months during the history of
the government For the corresponding
twelve mouths of the prior year ending
with Nov. 30, $780, the value of the ex-
ports was $3.50, ,952 136. Here then is an in
crease over last year of S93, ,07O, 049, and an
increase of Sl34. 900, 600 over the twelve
months ending Nov. 80, 1889. or Sl69, 900, 600
over the exports for the twelve months
ending Nov. so, 1888.
The value ofimports for the twelve months
ending November 80, 1891, was $8l9, 372, ,4S9.
This IS about s., 100000 less than the i'm
ports for the corresponding twelve months
of the year prior, but exceeds the imports
of the twelve months ending Novem Der 80,
1889, by the sum of S48, 162, ,044, and exceeds
the imports of the twelve months ending
November 30. 1888. by the sum of S102 436.-
9S4. So that it will be observed that when
compared with recent prior years there has
been very large increase in American
imports of merchandise as well as in the
exports.
The total value of this country's foreign
commerce. which includes imports and ex-
ports for the twelve months ending
November 30 1891, was 81, 100, ,3S3, GA,
which IS much larger in quantity and
value than the foreign commerce for any
prior year in the history of the govern
ment