New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-10
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FOREIGN COMMERCE.


The value OF our foreign commerce-imports ana
exports of merchandise amounted to Sl,1203o' ooo
as against 81 647 139,O03 in 1890, AL increase Oh
So, 257,9l
The value Of imports Of merchandise was the largest
in the history of commerce, amounting to So14-
6l96 as against $7593lO 400 IN 1850, an increase
u The value Of exports of merchandise 1884
$50 $40 as against SO Tor the previous year,
The exports exceeded the imports of merchandise by
$39, j64, 64 In our total trade WIN Europe the eA
cess of exports imports was $40 DO: pui
commerce in merchandise with NOth America, lncIuu
ing Mexico Central America and West Indies amouneu
w. sl5g Is Dos of which the valus of the imports was
81 81 926 O70 and of the exports 9d,540,l2o an e1
of imports of but II our eAP baT bse
correctly ascert3ined by means CT an adequate Id" iu
exports with North America would appear upward az OF
S2aO 900 OOO and leave an excess OF imports Oh ess
than $36,O00000 instead Of S6o,ooo'ooO' a. no" up
our total trade with South America in merchandise
amounted TO 81 444 Obs of which the value OF tic
Imports Slls ,736.66e. and OF me exports 9"''
7O5 2oo excess of imports Of o s9eG
oA 35o and of dutabe was S47s G74, ga. an ncrea5
in the value Of free merchandise or Sloo' .iu
aa6 caused mainly by the transfer and certain
textiles from the dutiabc TO the free list by the hcW
tariff.
TRADE WITH CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERlCA'
Our total imports of merchandise from Mexico Cen
trail and south American states. British Honduras and
20 or ESQ per cent OF our total imports
of merchandise The value of exports Of mere nan
disc 10 same countries during me same peio1
was $gO413,516, or 1O2. per cent Vi ue N'''ue Vi ~
total eA ports Of merchandise , m IL
The excess Of imports over exports OF merchandise
was S1O5Oj4.472. For 1859 THIS excess wa sli ~
or asa A comparison OF commerce with TINS
entire group of countries for the years loO looo anu
1891 shows gradual Increase vi Doth Imports '" "a
ports of merchandise
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS UNDER RECIPROCITY
TREATIES.
The reciprocity clause Of the new tariff Is opening
new markets and increasing the demand lOr our
nroaucts During the year ending June 30. 1890. our
exports OF domestic produces 10 Brazil amouhteu 10
81 900 4g6 and in 1891 10 $14,Oi0273 an increase
NJ % 14G777 The treaty with Brazil went into effect
ON April last and it il not to he expected that The
results will be very marked n yet During tle slA
months ending September 80. 1890 our domestic eA-
morris of merchandise Brazil amounted 10 S62Ooooi
and during the period OF 1891, under the opera
ton OF the reciprocity treaty to S'olo'ooS; an IN ~
Praz since The reciprocity treaty went INTO eneI Ets
been manly in locomotives stean-englhes nac a
and cars for tramways and RAILWAYS, wheat hour'
bacon bcards deals plauks. etc. There hiss been
decrease In the exports OF wheat lara ana co''oh man
~" The reciprocity treaties with santo Domingo and
with spain concerning trade relations with cuba ana
Puerto Rico did not go into erect ahti h mo
effects Of the treaties upon our commerce fuihne,t
more. the reduction Of duties on wheat anu nited
States will not take effect until January l. lo8-'
IMMIGRATION.
The total number of immigrants was 5GO3ls' as
AGAINST In the previous year. being an Increase
OF 1O5017
The registered tonnage Of the United States has
increased 80 25i tons in the last year. and the en-
rolled and licensed tonnage IN the same period ii' ~
creased 2Ol OO7 tons. During the same time the s;ll-
ing tonnage has increased 6232i TONS ana The steam
tonnage 157,l15 tons