Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
THE YEARS BALANCES FAVOR
THE UNITED STATES.
The Past Year One of the Most Remark,
able In Our History--tirowth
OF Our Foreign Commerce.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.--The year
which is about to close will bo the most
remarkable one in the history OF for
cign commerce of the United States, In
round numbers the imports OF the year
will amount in value TO eight hundred
millions of dollars and the exports 10
nearly billion Of dollars. The total
value of our imports and exports for the
year viii foot up somewhere b. tween
81, 200, noe, 900, and 81, s0o,o 900, probably
nearer the latter figure. Never Ia the
history Of the country has our com.
merco with other parts of the world
reached total Of over 81 $50, 900, 900
II was not until 1872 that the total OF
imports and exports reached the billion
dollar line, In that year the t.t,l
value Of imports was 81 ,07o, IT, ,6da. In
1875 IL dropped 10 81 ,00i, le5, SOL, Sinca
that time 1t has steadily advanced, I'M.
I'll last year IL amounted 10 81 ,6i7, 1872.
0o3. II Is safe TO put the figure Tor
this year at Si,750, 900, 200, or at least
$i00,0o0,000 in excess OF any preceding
year In the history of the country. An,
other gratifying feature OF this years
operations is in the fact that the ex
Ports will be considerable over
$500, 900, 900 in excess of the imports
0fnearly $500, 900, 600 worth Of mcrchan,
disc which we will have imported dur
ing the year, about s43o, 900, 600, or over
one-half, come in free Of duty. OF tbs
enormous importation which pays n,
duty, AZ per recent are articles Of fool
and live animals; A per cent are ar,i-
clcs In u crude condition which enter
into the various processes Of domestic
industry; per cent are articles wholly
or partially manufactured for use n,
materials In manufactures and the
mechanic arts; per cent Of
he articles manufactured ARE
ready for consumption and, n
little over per cent are a,ticles Of vol
untary use, luxuries, etc. OF the $40
millions of dollars worth which come
in as dutiablc articles paying tariff,
nearly 20 per cent are articles of volun-
tary use, luxuries, etc, ~ per cent M,
articles manufactured ready for con.
sumption, 20 per cent are articles OF
food and live animals, 10 per cent urs
articles In crude condition which enter
into the various processes of domestic
industry, or partly manufactured for
uss as materials in manufactures and
the mechanic arts.
II will be observed that the total i'm.
ports for the year have increased
considerably more than 10 per cent,
That the importations Of sugar have
been materially stimulated by its trans.
fer to the free list is quite apparent, foi
the total amount of sugar imported il
% per cent greater than the average II
the past five years.
AS to breadstuffs, the importation
have fallen off more than 80 per cen
as compared with tn ose Of the past fly
years. In live animals there has bee
falling off Of about 80 per cent. Thcg
is an increase of about % per cent /
the value of fish imported In manr
features OF iron and steel, on many q
which there was an increased duty
there has been falling off OF about /
per cent in importations. The imrol
tations have fallen off about 80 pc
cent, while in articles manufacture
from wool there has been an nppreci
able change. In cotton goods the fall
ing off amounts to about 10 per cent
while In pottery there il an increased
imp 1rtation amounting to nearly 30 pc
cent.