Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-11
THE TARIFF DID 1T.
Our Trade Largely Increased During
the Past Eleven Months
BY THE MKINLEY BILLS ACTION.
One Hundred Millions More Goods Were
Imported Free of Duty.
THE GOOD EFFECT OF RECIPROCITY

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-The Bureau of
Statistics of the Treasury Department has
made pucIic report of great value upon
the foreign commerce of the United States
for comparative periods under the old and
new tariffs.
During the II months from October /,
1890. TO August 81, 1891, under the new
tariff the total value of our foreign COM
merce, imports and exports combined, was
81 sos. .7So 266, an increase of S74 76S, ,639 over
the value of our foreign commerce during
the pricr corresponding periods. The aver
age annual increase of our foreign commerce
from 1871 to 1891, was SS3, ,314, ,352. 1t will
be observed the increase during the first II
months under the new tariff, was nearly
double this average annual increase.
In the II months ending August g., 1891.
the value Of our imports was S163, ,210, ,965, an
increase OF S25. .6S1. BIG over the imports of
the corresponding months of the prior
periods. The value of exports, SS4C, 81, ,SOl,
an Increase Of $40. .GS7, ,323 over prior wears
The value of the imports, free OF duty, dur
ing II months ending August 81, 1891, was
S&64. 661 $50. an increase of S112, OILS, ,0S1
during the first II months under the new
tariff
INCREASE IN FREE IMPORTS
During these II months, AZ SO per cent of
the total imports were free of duty, for the
corresponding months of the prior wear,
81 q per cent were free, an increase of 13 II
in the per centage OF free goods imported
under the new tariff. The value of imports
free Of duty during the fiscal year 1890 was
S26J. Cos, ,629, the largest in any year in the
history of our commerce The value of
ko l.
the new tariff was SOS, ,992, ,707 greater than
for the year 1890, and S10S, ia, ,258 grester
than for 1882
1t should also be considered, that sugar a
principal article of import, both in quanti
ties aud value, was not admitted free until
April l, 1891 and from that date the value,
as well as the percentage of merchandise ad-
mitted free of duty, has been greatly in
creased OF the value of all imports for the
five months from April to August 81. 1891,
5575 per cent was free of duty. This is
much the largest per cent in the imports of
merchandise free of duty in the entire his
tory OF the Government.
During the corresponding five months of |
1890 the value of the imports was S35S, 234,
S66. of which only So. q per cent was free. |
This shows an increase in the value of free |
merchandise of $50 012. 053 OF of %. 4S per
cent during the five months ending August |
81, 1891, over the corresponding period of |
1890
QUITE A NOTABLE YEAR. |
It NAV be noted that the total value of |
the imports for the eleven months, $685. |
210, 965, exceeded in value the imports of |
any year in the history of our Government, !
excepting the fiscal year 1890, when their |
value was S7s9, $40, 4O9 If, however, the |
imports of September 1891, equal those of |
the total imports will largely ex-
ceed those of 1890.
The total receipts from customs during |
the last quarter of 1889 and the three-quar- |
tiers of 1890, ending September 30, were |
S237, ,69S 492 45 The customs receipts dur
ing the same quarters of 1890 and 1891 were
S196, ,3O2 O66 96. This shows during the
year reduction in the customs revenue of |