The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01
FOREIGN COMMERCE.
Interesting Figures From che Baremm g
Statistics-Effects OF the New Tmrs&@
Great Increase OF Immlgraflon.

Statistics-Enects OF the NeW IMxa#m@
Great Increase Of Immigration.
WASN'T SGToN. july a9-The bureau
of statistics Of the treasury department.
| has issued q summary statement ana
review OF the foreign commerce ana
immigration Of the United States dur
ing the fiscal year ended June % 1901.
and . comparison OF the imports and
exports of the past nine months. during
which the new tariff law has been In
effect as compared with the CORE
spending nine months Of the preceding
fiscal year.
The statement says that the total
value of the commerce Of the past fiscal
year was the greatest in the history az
the government and exceeded the total
value of the commerce of 1890 By ssa.~
l9l. sos. The commerce OF 1890 was the
largest for any year In the history IL
the government up to that time, e.
ceeding the commerce OF the prior year
by $3.50, 900, o8S The total commerce
during the past fiscal year amonnted Ia
81, 100, $50. 500. During the year there
was an increase In imports OF mcrchan-
disc in the order of magnitude. In the
following articles: Coffee. tin plates
hides and skins, fruits. chemicals and
drugs, India rubber and gutta percha.
sugar and molasses, etc There has
been a decline in the value OF imports
of wool and manufactures thereof, silk
and manufactures thereof. hemp and
jute and manufactures thereof. bread
stuffs and animals
The total value of imports Of mer-
chandise during the last year was $50
905. 401. The total value OF exports az
merchandise during the same period
was $Ss4, 80, 05s, which shows m excess
in favor OF exports during the year Of
$50, $40, Ola There was also m excess
Of exports of domestic merchandise
over imports OF the prior year Of so. osi.-
737. The increase In these exports has
been in the following articles. stated in
order of magnitude of increase: Raw
cotton, provisions, refined sugar, cotton
manufactures. copper and manufuct-
ures thereof. iron and steel and manu-.
features thereof.
The value of the leading articles of
export from the United States during
the past year was as follows: Cotton,
$3.50. 70s, sos; breadstuifs. sla7, sos. 00a.
and provisions, Si36 10, 0ss.
Since the new tariff law has been In
operation. from October 1890. TO june
80, 1891, inclusive, the total value Of the
imports of merchandise was $3.50, 900
COS. as compared with s59s. 100. eo5, the
value of such imports for the corrc-
spending period OF 1890 which shows ~
excess for the nine months Of 1891 0g
S31, 436, 100 The value of the Imports OF
merchandise admitted free Of duty dur
ing the nine months ended June o,isoi.
was S295, o6S. 055, while the value IT
such imports for the corresponding
period of 1890 was SOS, o6s, s7s, showing
an increase In the imports Of FREQ
merchandise during the past nine
months of $50, orc, ora. During tho same
period ended June 80, 1891. the imports
Of merchandise paying duty was Of the
value of 1884, 242, $40, as compared with
$3.50, 7s6, 032 for the corresponding period
Of 1890, so that IL appears there has
been decrease during the last nine
months Of the fiscal year Of 1901 In tho
value OF dntiable imports Of So, J4s, O9a
ut will be seen then, says the state
ment, that during the nine months
since the new tariff went into effect Of
the total value Of merchandise import
ed into this country 48 90 per cent.
came In free, while during the CORE
spending period OF 1890. 81 % per cent
was admitted free. In fact II appears
that the value Of merchandise imported
free during the last nine months OF tho
past fiscal year was greater by so. 00O.-
900 than the value Of such merchandise
admitted during the whole Of 1870, and
nearly $40, 600. 900 greater than during
the prior fiscal year ended June ~.
1880"
The exports Of gold and silver during
the last fiscal year were Ei0s, 10, 2ss,
and the imports were sc. 2i2. 33l. an ex-
cess of exports Of ST. 5l6,o5A The ex-
ports of gold during the last fiscal year
were sc, 363. 622. The imports Of gold
were SIS. 24G,5 showing an excess ~
exports Of gold Of s6s ii7, il0--fho
largest in any year.
There has been a large increase 10
the volume Of immigration into the
United States during the last fiscal
year The total number arriving w4s
SIS, 45G as against 45i, 2i9 during the fl
cal year 1890, showing an increase DUR
Ing the last fiscal year Of i05.27T. This
increase il largely from the following
countries: Italy, asst; Aussria~Hun-
gary, 1881; Germany. II, IL. Ruasias