Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-11

SAL, S96, 425 40, notwithstanding the large in.
crease of imports. The principal article OF
our imports from which the duty was re-
moved is sugar, and by the provisions OF
the new tariff law the removal of this duty
did not take effect until April /, 1891.
During the two quarters since that date
the reduction in customs revenue as COM
pared with the same period of the prior
year amounted to SAL, $50, ,294 -.
EXPORTS LARGELY INCREASED.
The value of exports under the new tariff
during the first II months ending August
81, 1891, was SS40, 81 ,301, an increase of
S49,0S7, 1923 over the exports of like mer-
chandise for the corresponding II months OF
the prior year while the old tariff was In
force. This increase was nearly 212 times
greater than the annual average increase OF
exports during the 20 years prior to 1881,
which was $50, $50, 425
During the same II months of 1S90-91 the
value of the exports has exceeded the value
of the imports BY 81, 500, S36. The import
ance of the excess of export over imports is
conspicuous when compared with the excess
of exports of the fiscal year 1890, when it
was Sos, ,51S,275. In 1889 the imports ex-
ceeded the exports 81, 49, 277. In 1883 the
balance against us was still larger. the i'm
ports exceeding exports 28,022, ,6O7
The increase in value of our exports is
large and gratifying. The value of our eX-
ports for the II months ending August 81,
1891, exceeds the value of the exports for
any year in the history of our commerce,
excepting the fiscal years 1881 and 1890.
The value of our exports for the II months
ending August 81, 1891, was S909, 264, ,43S, or
in round numbers, about 81, 900, 900 greater
than any previous fiscal year.
EFFECT OF RECIPROCITY.
Of reciprocity, the report says that 'ft is
opening new markets and increasing the
demand for our products. The year ending
June 80, 1891, showed an increase in the ex-
ports to Brazil of 50, 1867 The treaty
with Brazil went into effect April 1, last,
and it is not to be expected that the results
Will be very marked as yet.
During the month of August lart alone,
compared with August, 1890, the increase in
values of exports to Brazil was S702, ,90S.
Our trade with Brazil will doubtless con-
tinue to largely increase. The reciprocity
treaties with Santo Domingo and with
Spain concerning trade relations with Cuba
and Puerto Rico did not go into effect until
September l, and as yet there are no avail
able statistics to show the effects of the
treaties upon our commerce. These will
appear later on and will probably show an
increased demand for our products.
During the year ending June 80, 1891, the
value of our imports of merchandise was:
From Cuba, Sol, ia, ,395; Puerto Rico, S3,-
164, 10; Santo Domingo, S1,610, 800.
During the same period the value of our
exports to these same countries was: To
Cuba, So, ,224, SSS; Puerto Rico, 81, ,155, 234;;
Santo Domingo, S1,O23, ,75l. Our imports
from these islands consist principally of
sugar and molasses, tobacco and manufact-
ures of, and fruits and nuts
The Supreme Court of the United States
will open on Monday for the October term,
and one of the first and foremost cases to
come up will be the question of the consti-
of the Mckinley tariff act,
which is attacked by two firms ofimporters.