The rustler., 1891-12-18

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eonsuap iaa rs hrsn rsslaes1 o. "a 60
sunssr
A eumpaF .sur ~ tha rr6rus of soaas iu.
[ Isufffn fEsrfEllFFlr andHf az ed anH nss
tarlas shrfs rates haFe tsssu lnrrrasla -
dr1uuusiraia that the farlu ID : tun upan fhs
tefs'El eumrettur iu uur markeis Ia ths
SAFE ~ sach Articles ~ are rztsnsitslY pc.
apoei hfre, an Z tat the dutles ere ln faoi
thus du1urfud frum tna fufeiru markea
saius. and ar PAID By ths .orrl susr a.
taA Cor thu rrifufFe of sriiInr biz souds
here af rricea rned 81 eur uun uaualr ruui-
rct a. among themselves Ia tacir own mar.
At
Legislation l. recommended a. faiiouss
firsi, The incrcass ui thc permanent apufos
priaiiou Cor the rzpensa q euiisstiuK the
rcNenue from customs second. tha cuiunea.
sstion Il az roiisltnrs u eastams By nred
salaries. ail tees. smolumeufs. etc. g. b.
abolished. third. the cuusuiIaaf ga ct cue.
toms districts. fourth. the aholIshmeut Of
oaths % monthly aCcounfs ana. the repeal
- ths Laws requiring bonds 90 he given bv
individual Importers upon the entry of mer.
ehaudise Tor warehouse etc. sixth. revision
and cudincaflun of the customs Iaus.
seventh. lrgis alton 20 secure railway stat.
tistics of foreign commerce.
The internal revenue receipts during the
ye1r were, bistl ID sptr q. tsLaU - II.
manufactured tuhacro af.1si. .gsuaf. ler.
mentcd liquor. tsafs.l Hgl. oleomarrarIne.
flo.s. Qais. miscellaneous. igsl ina
The value OF cur foreign commerce-im.
ports aui exports Of merchandise-durinr
tue last fiscal year was greater than for anv
previous year Il amounted 20 isla. ~ ff.i
a. against htti.i a.uat during thu d al wear
l~'i an Increase % So. .l55. .aiA The value Of
imports OF merchandise also during the n.
cal year was tn. largest in the history Of our
commerce. amounting 10 tstt glg ia8 ns
against f-i.aiu, ios during the fiscal year issl.
an increase uf tia.6lA. -. The value Of the
exports Of merchandise during the same pe.
rtod was 80 fsl.sio, ns against fsls s4s ca for
the previous fiscal year. Isao. an Increase Of
t6Ga2i6 The exports exceeded the ina
ports OF merchandise slsas.Gll
10 VIII be observed that tnc value - our
total trade IN merchandise with Great
britain aud ireland amounted 60 iGll iEs g~s
OF which the value Of exports was t4Is tit..
Hla and the value OF imports siH,sg8 g6L
show ng an excess In exports OF $3.50 .egt .ssl
our Import aud export trade with Great
britain sud Ireland forms IS per cent OF
such trade with all nations aud about IS psr
cent OF such trade with Europe our trade
with North America including the West In.
dies, stand next In value followed hy that
with South America, and that with Asia aud
occanica our trade with Germany shows
an eNccss of imports OF si,s2osl'. with
France. Of 'is.gu.,a5
Ia our total trade with Europe the excess
OF exports over imports was va, az. Is
Our commerce iu merchandise with North
Am ricu. Including Mexico. Ccutral America
ahd West Indies amounted 60 tytl.-1i2Gs, OF
which the value of the imports was SlsA2lG..
o'n, aud OF the exports 80. tYl.g AN excess
of imports of sBL6iG,G0 but if our export
trade 10y Ian carriage with Mexico and
Canada had been correctly ascertained bv
% "A a I la IfsF FItre
Il II estimated that our Imports and exports
with North America would appear upwards
OF NlHjW00 and.leave an excess OF Imports
OF less than ,s6o00.00i Instead of S56 OOl,U0J as
now appears
our total trade with south America In
merchandise amountei = Sls2tgl9is. of
which the value OF the imports was Slis. .7B6,.
e6s. and of exports 1913. ,ga9. an excess of
imports of .s50.s.s5s
The total value OF exports OF domestic
merchandise wa, ssi2 250.2sL an increase of
Nb,356,il5 over the exports of the preceding
fiscal year. lsli, and was grenter than thar
OF any year except issl
During the last fiscal year the value q i'm.
ports OF merchandise was ssi4 sii. ils. an in.
crease o' 10 80 ,Isi over the imports OF tie
fiscal year, isn
The value OF free merchandIse imported
was ss66! !il, 80, and OF dutiab was I7s.G7t,.
sif, an increase la the value OF free mcr.
chandiso of l0o,572.71s. aud a decrease In tn.
value OF dutnblc goods OF SASS l.gs5 cnused
m tinly by the transfer o. sugar aud certain
textiles IRON the dutiable to the free list by
the new tariff.
with reference TO the reciprocity clause OF
the tarin the report says. During the year
ending June 20, iss0. our exports OF domestic
products to Brazil amounted TO gii sOL ia6
and IN 1891 to ia 0 '.l,3, an increase of 81,
1871 The treaty with liraz went into
effect April last, and Il Is not To be expect.
ed that the results will be very marked as
yet. During the SIX months ending June no.
$50 our domestic exports of merchandise
TO Brazil amounted to ss.2ls.sH and during
the same period OF i'gi. under the operation
OF the reciprocity treaty, to s7,5lG SOS, an In.
crease of tlF07,0d This Increase
In exports to Brazil since the reciprocity
treaty went into effect has been mainly in
locomotives, steam engines machinery and
cars OF trainways and railways. wheat -four,
bacon, boards, deals, plank-, etc. There has
been II decrease In the exports OF wheat
lard and cotton manufactures. The recipro.
city treaties with santo Domingo and with
the spain concerning trade relations with
Cuba and Puerto Rico did not go into effect
until September /, and rs yet 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.