The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-09-08
FANNY b. wAEp
AMERICAN FOREIGN COM
MERGE.

MERGE.
The foreign commence Of the United
States growS IN WAY which Is SGrpriS-
ins, when we consider thSt our carrying
trade : chiefly done II foreign vessels.
The l4teSs statement Of the Treasury
Department gives Us the total value OF
the commerca Of the United States Tor
the fiscal year ending June 50, 1890, to-
gether Nth interesting details. This
report Shows thSt the total value Of the
commerce o. the fiscal year 1890 was
The largest IN the history OF the Govern
me1s. and exceeded the totsl value OF
the commerce o. 1889 by Sl39. 900 GOO.
The total value Of our imports and
exports o. merchandise during the last
fiscal year attained its highest point,
amounting 70 SI-729, $50, $50, as against
s, 657, Us, CSS during the fiscal year
1890. an increase Of So, 19l sos, and an
Increase q S241, 797, $50 since 1889.
The v&lCe Of Our imports OF merCh9s-
disc, also. during the last fiscal year was
the greatest II the history Of our COM
merce, amounting 10 $50, 9l5, 49l, rs
sgzinst $7S9. Bio Hos during the fiscal
year 1890, 81 increase OF SO, 595, 0S2.
The greater portion Of the increase
II our imports Of merchandise WIS in
the following articles, named IN the
order Of magnitude Of the increase:
Coffee; TEMPLATES; hides and skins
chemicals, drugs. dyes and medicines I;
fruits: nav wool India rubber and gutta
pe-Cla, crude; sugar and mol2sses;
vegetables: and wood, and manufae
lures Of.
There WAS ! decline in the value of
our Imports OF wool, manufactures Of
six, Unmanuf.ctured; fax, hemp and
lutte, manufactures Of; breadstuffs, and
animals.
Tue excess IN value Of exports over i'm
ports Of merchandise during the last ifs
cG.l year was $S9, 519.9l4.
The value Of experts Of merchandise
w2s $SS+, 70 .405, rs against SS57 .S2S, 6S4
during the fiscal year 1890, an increase
Of 81, $50 ,621.
The value OF OCr exports OF domestic
merchandise was SS72, 235 500, and OF
foreign merchandise $I2. 1S9, $40.
Daring the last fiscal year the value Of
our exports OF domestic merchandise was
$50 81, 49, IN excess Of the value q such
exports during the preceding year
The Increase IL these exports occurred
IN the following articles, stated in the
order Of magnitude Of increase: Raw
cotton provisions sugar, refined manu-
f4csUres 0f cotton; iron and steel, and
manufactures Of; copper, and manufac-
lures q; and refined mineral oils
There was large decrease IN the value
q exports OF bre4dstuffs, and 4 small de-
crease IN the values OF exports of wool,
and manufactures Of; fruits; fgrs; yege-
tables; and fisn.
During each Of the years from 1876 to
1850, inclusive, there was an excess of
exports over imports Of merchandise,
the yearly average for that period being
SlS4 ,3SS, 3I3, and amounting IN 1881 to
$259, ZIP, rs. During the fiscal year
1855, the value OF imports OF meTehal-
disc exceeded that Of exports SIS, 012,
6l7; during 1889, the value Of imports Of
merchandise exceeded that Of exports
$, 730, 277; but the fiscal year 1880
shows again IN excess Of exports over
imports OF merchandise amounting to
sos. BIS 275. and during the last fiscal
year TO So. SIS. 81.
The value OF exports OF raw cotton IN
1891 amounted to about $3.50. 100 COO,
and WIS the largest annual export Of
this product II the history OF our coin
mercs. The quantity OF the exports Of
this product was :, 907, sos, GOO pounds,
and the largest cut OF the country in any
one fiscal year II the history Of such ex-
ports.
There Is 2 decrease IN the value OF ex-
parts Of breadstuffs, but an increase in
the value Of exports Of provisions OF
81 ,9I2, 132 over such exports in 1890,
Notwithstanding the exports CT proyi-
si0ns for 1890 exceeded in value the ex-
ports II 1889 by the SUN Of So, ~ COZ.
The vslue OF the exports Of cattle,
sheep and hogs Is somewhat less than
during 1880, when such exports were the
largest IN the history OF our commerce.
exceeding the exports Of the year 1883
by SO, 073, SIS
TIE total value q the exports OF the
FIVE leading products, cotton, breadstuffs,
provisions, dairy products, live cattle,
during 1881 vas 1888 z51 ,9I2, OF S15, 263,-
s5l II excess O. the same exports In 1890.
DROETs CSDEE TIE NV TAgIFF.
The new tariff law has been in opera
ton since Octobsr 6, 1880. During the
nine months ending June 90 last, the
total value Of the imports OF merchan-
disc vas S550, 200 ,005, IS compared With
$685. 100 SO, during the corresponding
period Of 1880, which shows an excess
for the nine months OF 1891 OF S34, 49,
100.
II 9 COMPARISON be made in the two
corresponding periods of the values Of
merchandise imported free Of duty, it
VIII Be found that during the first nine
months the leE tariff law vas in opera
tioa there vas 2 decided Increase IN such
Imports
TIE value u the imports Ok mercban-
disc admitted Tree O. duty during the
nine months ending June 50, 1891, was
so, sos ,665; the value Of such imports
Tor the corresponding period Of 1890 WAS
SIS $50 ,S73, showing an increase in
favor o. the nine months ending June
-, 1881, Of ss5 3d. 1872, whiIe Tor the
same EseT.od the value II imports o; meF-
chau1ise paying duty -zs 1884 80 40,
as compared with $3.50 1855 o. sDs the
corresponding period q 1870. giving a
decge1ss IN the value " Inerchautlse
paying duty, imported during the last
nine months g the iasi fiscal year, 81
- 5is ~ From . siaIy Of the tables,
j. appears that daring the FRS nine
mO1tls under the operation % the neH
tsFig. o. the total value II merchandise
imported into iris c.uutfy. IS . per cent
came ~ free, while Grriag the CORES
pending period o. lsg0, 3i.9 per cent
was admitted free American Grocer.