Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-11-03
OUR FOREIGN TRADE
NOW " HAS INCREASED UNDER
THE NEW TARIFF.

vssws.s sss THE vsas ssa tass vsss
C.~vss.a-rss asissss .s Trade u
Oar vasse-tssvsass IN free tmpsstA
They Are Nearly Halt Of the Whsle
Our foreign commerce Of the last h-cai
rear. when compared with that 81 1880.
presents large and gratifying increase
This viii h. better appreciated when u
Il stated that tho total value 81 the com
merue Of the hscal year 1890 was the
largest In the history Of the government
AMI esc-c,ied the total value 81 the com
mervc % iss9 by Si,o. coc.ocS
The total value ~ our imports and ex'
ports % merchandise during the last
fiscal year attained i,s highcs, point,
amounting TO si.,:9, 10, 500, rs against
si.ei:. iso. oe5 during the fiscal year 1890.
nm increase Of tss.i9i. 500. and an In
crease % ssii. 81. so since isso
The value % our imports of mcrchan.
disc also during the last fiscal year was
On. greatest In the history % our com.
mercc. amounting 10 tsit.so5, toi, as
against t,so. 3lo.t09 during the fiscal
year 1880. an increase % g., .aao,oss.
The excess In value Of exports over
imports % merchandise during the last
lscai year was Sl9.sip.9iL
The value % exports % merchandise
wa. sssi. ts5. to5. A. against tSj'. s:s,osl
during the fiscal year iseo. an incr.ase
q GO. jod.,e
During each % the years frOm 1873 10
1857. inclusive. there was an excess ~
exports over imports 81 merchandise.
the yearly average for that I-rici being
ti9i, Us .5i3. aud amounting In 1851 TO
t9s9.;is.;is During the fiscal year ISIS
the value % imports ~ mcrhandis. en-
occ,lcl tia, % exports t,s.cos,cr'. but
during lSso the value % imports u mcr'
ohandi.e esc,c,ioi that ~ exports ~
20. "a. bu, the fiscal war isvo shows
again an .,cc.s - exports over imports
q merchandise amounting Ia t6s,5is,'
g;3. and dunng tho last fiscal year 10
Ss,.sie.9I&
mroKrs uNpER TIE SIw TAHITI.
Tie new ,arilf law has bccn In opera
ton since ort 9, 1850. During the nine
month. ending June % last the total
value % the imports Of incrvhandise was
tG3O. ~. OOj. a. COMPARED with go. 'c'..
voi during the corresponding rcricd Of
.isen. which shows an excess fur the nine
months - 1901 - Ell 49, 100.
ia comparison b, made In tho two
corresponding Isriols q tho Saiucsof
merchandise lmporicl TN. ~ duty, u
will D. found that during the hrsi nine
mouth. the new iErd law was In oI-ra.
ton there va, dcciic'i increase In such
imports
The value - the import, - mcrchan.
,iso almiti.i frr. % duty during the
nine months sldiug June %. isoi. was
s.a5. el1. COS. the value u such imports
for tho corresponding I,crio,i 81 is'O was
Ssls, sc. s5s. shown. an incrcass In IA.
yUf u IA. niue months ending June ~.
is9i. - tsS.g;g. 20. while Tor the same
t-rriol the value % imports 81 mcrchsn-
dis Isyiug duty was SDi.:i!.3iO. As
COMPARED with $50. -. O1l for the cor.
responding Period u iseo. giving dc
cr,..-- IN The value - merchandise ray.
INK duty. imported during the last nine
moaih, % the last fiscal y-ar. % tS1,'
SIS. Goa I, will L. further s-en tina,
daring the hrs, uihc months under the
ot.ratiou ~ the new tarif. 90 the total
,aine u mcruhandis. imported into this
country tGp Icr CENT came In tree.
while during the corresponding period
% isrO. sac prr cynt was admitted frce.
our exports AMI imports - gold and
silver dunug the lAs, fiscal year wcrc as
follows. Exports. siOs. 80. IS. imports,
80 az. 80. an cicc-s 20 exports over i'm
ports u s5s.al6.9H The eiccss 81 ct'
ports over imports ~ sIccic during the
h.rAl year iscO was az Ia. Osi. snd dur
the t.cAl year lss9. 81; Cos. go The cr'
ports q gold during the last hscal year
Amounted 90 81. s6J. ca. and the imports
% gold % sis..l6.Sis, an excess % eI'
ports over imports Of tSs.ii7.iiO. the
largest excess u exports % gold In any
year % our comm.rcc Our net exports
o, gold from 1875 o. 1885. both inclusive,
were o. 81. o.? sol Tho exports con.
,inuci through is'p % IT, In ctoc-. 81
imports. - that tGi.5'' co are 10 10
Allcl 20 obtain the net exports Tor the
thirty.,wo year.. making an aggregate
o. q. s9.. isO. 80 In bullion. In addition
10 bonds and other certificates of indsb,
e,lnsss IAid out On balance % trade.