New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-29
TRADE FOR A YEAR.
EFFECTS OF THE MCKINLEY BILL ON M
PORTS AND EXPORTS.
LARGE AMOUNT OF GOLD ExroNrEn-tMMohA:
nrnN cnNrr1NnEs TO INCREASE.

LARGE AMOUNT OF GOLD EAfohfhD-t 'aioA"A'~'
TON CONTINUES TO INCREASE.
Washington, July 2s-Tne Bureau Of Statistics OF the
Treasury Department has to-day issued summary
statement and review Of the foreign commerce ano I'M
migration the United states during che hsca year
ended June 80 1891. 1t gives also, comparison Oh
the imports and exports of the last nine months curing
which the new tariff law has been In erect as COM
pared with the corresponding nine months Of tho Pre-
cedng fiscal year.
The statement says that the total value OF the com
rnerce Of the last fiscal year was the greatest IN the
history of the Government and exceeded tho total value
OF the commerce of 1890 by the sum OF SS2,lsleo3
The commerce of 1890 the largest for any year W
the history of the Government up 70 that ume
ing the commerce OF the prior year py the sum "
$3.50 0ee that the value Of the total commerce
OF the hast fiscal year exceeded the total vaue oa 1ne
commerce of 1889 by seal 797 1863. Our total COM
merce during the last fiscal year amounted TO Sl''2o
$50, 1896. During the year there was an increase IN
our imports Of merchandise, In the order OF magnitude
in the following articles Conee un-p2tes' hiuee anu
SKINS fruits chemicals and drugs India rubber ana
tta pnrchs sugar and molssses etc. There has been
decline in the value of our imports Oh wool anu iusa
tacturos thereof silk and manufactures thereof hemp
and ute and manufactures thereof; breadstuffs and
animals. ~
The total value Of our imports Of merchandise
during The last year was SSs4 ,soo,491. Inc toUal
value OF our exports of merchandise during the same
favor of exports, during the fiscal year OF So9'-
h,aa14 There was also, en- excess OF exports oil
domestic merchandise over such exports OF the PRIOR
wear of S26,941,73T. The increase in these eA-
po,ts has been In the following articles, named In
order OF magnitude of increase: Raw cotton pro
visions, refined sugar, cotton manufactures copper
and manufactures thereon; iron ana soeSi anu ~
features thereof.
The value of the leading articles Of exports from
the United states during the past year was as
follows: Cotton $500 1898, breadstufis Sl2''-
6os O02; provisions, s136, 17o,68s.
Since the new tariff law has been In operation
from October 6, 1890, to June 80 1891. inclusive,
the total value of the imports Of merchandise was
oO5 as compared with S599 7e99O1 the value
of such imports for the corresponding pe1od OF lS9o,
which shows an excess for the nine months OF ls9l Oh
S31 ,436, 100.
The value Of the imports Of merchandise admitted
free Of duty during the nine months cnded June 7o
1891. 95,963.665, while the value OF such I'M
ports for the corresponding period of 1890 was S2oS
De3673 showing an increase in the imports Oh Tree
merchandise during the last nine months of S66,979
1922 In the same period ended June 30. 1891, the
imports of merchandise paying duty were OF the value
of 1894 o42 $40 as compared with S3S9,1so,O32 Tor
the corresponding period Of 1890, 50 that 1t appears
there has been decrease during the last nine months
of the fiscal year 1891 in the value OF dutiabe imports
NJ s55543,6a2. alt will be seen then" says the
statement that during the nine months since the
now tariff went into effect of the total value OF mer
chandise imported into this country 1926 per cent
came in Free while during the corresponding period Of
1870. 34.92 per cent admitted free. In fact 1t
appears that the value Of merchandise imported free
durpr the last nine months of the last fiscal year was
greater by S3O,OO000o than the value of such mer-
chandse admitted during the whole of $780, and nearly
$4,000 900 greater than during the prior fiscal year
ended June so. 1880"
The exports of gold and silver during the last hscai
wear were Sos ,2s9, and the imports were ESQ.,
ol2334 an excess OF exports OF $12,5l6,O04. INC
exports OF gold during the last fiscal year were POD
3j3 e22 The imports of gold were $ls 24O ol2 SNOW
ing an excess of exports Of gold Of S6elli'llo ue
largest excess OF exports of gold in any year Oh our
commerce. =, A., o,,r,o 30
1here has been o large increase In the volume OF
immigration into the United states in the last lscai
wear The total number arriving was 01o,49o, as
against 451 219 during the fiscal year 1890 showing
an increase during the last tsca year OF lO4,2''
This increase is largely from the following countries
oiled; Russia, including Poland, 29,"41.