Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-10
TRADE WITH COLOMBIA
Figure Show . Considerable Decline Roth
I'm Exports and Imporsa.

IN EkpoHs ana tmpofta-
Hon. ciimaco calderon. consul general Of
Colombia at New York, has made a report 10 hi.
government concerning the commerce between
Colombia and the United States. He submit.
three tabular statements showing the number
of cases OF merchandise, their weight in kiio-
grams and their value In United States money,
exported from New York TO Colombia in 1850.
aud says: 1T appears from these tables that
IN the year referred 90 merchandise exported
from this port to Colombia amounted to e. sso.-
$3.50, representing bulk Of a69. Ol0 cases with
a gross weight OF 26.s12 SIS Kilograms OF
these expectations rs. s54 cases weighing
l4.OOS, 900 Kilograms and amounting 10 $685.
Ss2 As we're for the free ports and Dos 055 cases
weighing l., go, 96i Kilograms and TO the value
OF 81 .6o4 .S4i.il, for the ports of entry. The
do not figure on these tables. because the in
voices are not certified by this consulate, but
by that of Venezuela
From the statistics OF the foreign commerce
Of the United States for the fiscal wear ending
June 80. 1880. published by the Treasury De-
partment the expectations from the United
States TO Colombia amounted in that wear 10
522 ISL, exclusive OF gold and silver In coins
or in bars exported 60 the same country. These
expectations consist principally in -four,
canned meats, drugs and medicines, coal. cotton
goods petroleum, machinery Of every kind,
hRrdwares. glass wares and stationery. From
the statistics published by the American gov
eminent il is seen that the expectations Of the
United States 20 Colombia. exclusive Of the
precious metals amounted 20 Is, go, 900 IN 1880
S5loOOO0 IN 1851. &C. 23O. 600 in 1854 &C. 720 900
| IN 1883, Sc, 10000 in 1884. IS 400 600 in 1885,
1920 600 IN 1886 Sc. go. 600 IN 1851 e. gao 900
IN 1855. 900 in 1889 and s2.s22. ISL as
stated Tor 1880. The expectations 60 Colombia
| during the nscal year ending June 50. 1880,
| compared with those of the preceding year
| Will show a decrease of 81 ,2OG Go"
| The tables show a corresponding decrease Of
| importations from Colombia. There are some
articles" the report says. such as cochineal
| the expectation OF which has ceased completely,
and the same has happened with quinine, and
may also take place with tagua, which has de-
preciated great DEAL and the commerce Of
| that product is threatened with extinction.
| There Is. however, a small increase, though OF
small Importance. in fruits. unprepared hides
| and unrehned sugar. In regard to the guam
tlty OF the principal articles II will be observed
that the expectation TO this country has de-
creased and that the lowest value depends upon
| the lowest quantity. thus. for instance It will
| be seen that coffee, which in 1850 reached
| l2,6sI, i2S English pounds, decreased 70 10 sS3-
| 34 IN 1855; the expectation Of cacao went down
from "a, 912 pounds in 1850 90 l9s SEA in lsss;
quinine, from 4, ,S79 pounds in 1850 TO 2gs,-
OIL IN lSss; indigo. from la. us pounds 20 ls2
| and India rubber from 81 Cos 10 9ly 4Os. The
| expectation of cochineal in 1880 reached 1884, 40
| pounds, but this article, like quinine and in
| digo, does not figure in the last statistics and
seems TO have disappeared entirely from this
market"