The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-18

sation of all collectors of customs by fixed
salaries, ali fees, emoluments, etc, to be
| abolished; third, the coBsolidati on OF Gus
toms districts; fourth, the adjustment of
| oaths to monthly accounts; fifth, the repeal
| of the laws requiring bonds to be given by
| individual imnorters upon the entry of mer-
chandise for warehouse. ETC.: sixth, revision
| and codification of the customs laws
seventh. legislation to secure railway stat
tistics of foreign commerce.
The Internal revenue receipts during the
year were: Distils ed spirits, $50. S35 s63 "a :;
manufactured tobacco s5i,79s, 27091; Ier-
mented liquor. Ss.565.l a9l; oleomargarine,
sL0I7, "a IA; miscellaneous. $50 l27.s0
The value of our foreign commerce-im-
ports and exports of notwithstanding
the last fiscal year was greater than for any
previous year. 1t amounted to sl.729, Sg7, COG,
a against ST. AL 9.O93 during the ifs al year
1891, an increase of ssl, 257 ,91s. The value of
imports of merchandise also during the ifs
cal year was the largest in the history of our
commerce. amounting to sSI4 9l6 l95. as
against S7s9, 10, IO9 during the fiscal year 1899,
an increase of SIS, sos, 5s7. The value of the
exports of N "rchandise during the same Pc
riod was ss4 4S0,Sle, as against 1877 SIS 6S4 for
the previous fiscal year, 1880, an increase Of
Sc 652, l!6. The exports exceeded the i'm
ports of merchandise 39.56i,6li.
1t will be observed that the value Of our
Britain and Ireland amounted to 800. ls7. 2ss,
of which the value of exports was :4i5. A.
OPS and the value of imports sl94, 723 49,.
showing an excess in exports of $3.50 80 l.764
Our import and export trade with Great
Britain and ireland forms IS per cent of
such trade with all nations and about IS per
cent. of such trade with Europe Our trade
with North America including the West In
dies, stand next in value. followed by that
with South America, and that with Asia and
oceanica. Our trade with Germany shows
an excess of imports OF si,520,927; with
France. of els, 9 4, sos.
In our total trade with Europe the excess
of exports over imports was S245, 49, 20
Our commerce in merchandise with North
America, including Mexico, Central America
aud West Indies amounted to S25g,775 26S, of
which tue value of the imports was SI5S, 2l6,-
O79, and of the exports SO, 49l.9. an excess
of imports of s6i, 676, $50. but IL our export
trade by Ian 4 carriage with Mexico and
Canada had been correctly ascertained by
means of an adequate law for that purpose,
it is estimated that our imports and exports
with North America would appear upwards
of sZ9J.0OO and leave an excess of imports
of less than sc 90 90, Instead of $50 COZ OOJ as
now appears.
Our total trade with South America in
merchandise amounted t. Sl52,44I,9iS, of
which the value of the imports was Sis, 1885,
imports of SS5O1s.S7s
The total value OF exports of domestic
merchandise vas SS12. 27O. 2Sj, an increase of
6,976,4i5 over the exports of the preceding
fiscal year. 1897, and WAS greater than that
of any year except 1881
During the last fiscal year the value of i'm
ports of merchandise was Ssi4 9IS. 1876. an in
crease OF IS 50 ,1S1 over the Imports of tue
fiscal year, lsn
The value of free merchandise imported
was 1864, al, 80. and of dutiab.e was 47s,67I,-
si4. an Increase in the value OF free mer-
chandise of sIOO, 572, 723, and a decrease in the
value of dutable goods of S4i,96i $50, cause
mtInly by the transfer OF sugar and certain
textiles IRON the dutiable to the free list by
the new tariff.
With reference to the reciprocity clause of
the tariff the report says: During the year
ending June So 1880, our exports of domestic
products to Brazil amounted to SII 901, 1876,
and in 1881 10 ala ca ',2,3, an increase OF 81,
1917. The treaty with Brazil went into
effect April last, and it Is not to be expect
ed that the results will be very marKed as
yet. During the SIX months ending June 80
$50 our domestic exports of merchandise
to Brazil amounted to S6,2JS.S4 and during
The same period of l>9I, under the operation
OF the reciprocity treaty, to $3.50, s5s an in
crease of Sl,g07,O5i This increase
in exports to Braz since the rec sprocity
h0otS WIZ ihIo ehcSb mas Deeh nanny III
locomotives, steam engines, machinery and
cars of tramways and railways, wheat, flour,
bacon, boards, deals, plankS, etc. There has
been decrease in the exports of wheat,
lard and cotton manufactures. The recipro-
city treaties with Stnto Domingo and with
the spain concerning traie relations with
Cuba and Puerto Rico did not go into effect
until September ]. and as yer there are no
available statistics to show the effects of the
treaties upon our commerce. Furthermore
the reduction of duties on wheat and wheat
flour imported into these islands from the
United States will not take effect until Janu-