Dodge City times., 1891-12-18

o. against q, en- ,lsoyeo8 daring the 1seal yoaf
~. ~ lnerease of -. .7s7,sl1 The value Of
impoRto oemeFohandise also during the rs
cal year was the larssss in the history a our
commerce. amounting to sesl SANK ~
ssainst 3se, SO. .soe during the fiscal year MA.
an Increase Of SIS eoS. 81. Tho value Of tho
exports OF u1crchaudfse during the same Pc
rIod was .0sl $50 SIC. as against soy. .sD04 for
the previous fiscal year, 1880, an increase OF
$-A6s1,lsG The exports exceeded the I'm
ports Of merchandise :3a. sss.6lA
lt will be observed that the value OF our
total trade in merchandise With Great
Britain and Ireland amounted to :6io. Isl, ,756,
OF which the value OF exports vas slo.l1l.-
016. and the value OF imports sl.77s 3SL
showing IN excess in exports OK $z59. 9.@.'6A
Our import and export trade With Great
Britain and Ireland forms 81 Per cent CT
such trade with all nations ard about s. per
cent. OF such trade with Europe Our trade
with North America. including tho West In
dies stand next In value. followed by that
with South America, and that with Asia and
Oceauica. Our trade with Germany shows
An excess of imports of si.5sD.sz7. with
France. Of $is.S .soa
In our total trade with Europe the excess
OF exports over imports was s2aS. &9l,1I5
Our commerce In merchandise with North
America, including Mexico. Central America
and West Indies amounted to SIS, ,I55. 25s, OF
which the value of the imports was So. .2lS.-
0.9, and OF the exports SO, ayl:9 an excess
of imports Of 81, $50, $50. but IL our export
trade by Ian car-iags with Mexico and
Canada had been correctly ascertained by
means OF an adequate Law Tor that purpose.
II is estimated that our imports and exports
with North America would appear upwards
OF SZyO. 600 o and leave an excess OF imports
of less than $s6 1000 instea1 OF So ,90J as
now appears
Our total trade with South America in
merchandise amounted to Sls2, ,aA.9jS. Of
which the value of tn. imports was SilaI36.-
rs. and Of exports sss.sos,zss. an excess of
imports OF ss5 0.s.s.s
The total value OF exports OF domestic
merchandise was ss.2. z7o.2s an increase Of
s-6,S76, As over the exports OF the preceding
fiscal year, ls9l and was grester than that
OF any year except ISL
During the last d seal year the value OF i'm
ports of merchandise was ssi; 9l6, 1856. an in
crease OF ss' 90 rs; over the imports OF the
fiscal year. ls1o
The value of free merchandise imported
was 1856, 21l, 81. and of dutiaoe was 1884,,
SO, an increase in the value OF free mcr-
chandise of 400, 81, ,723, and a decrease in the
value of dutiable goods of $aa Sc 1885, caused
msinly by the transfer o: sugar and certain
textiles from the dutiable to the free list by
the new tariff.
With reference to the reciprocity clause OF
ending June 90 1880, our exports Of domestic
products to Brazil amounted to Il y02 1896
and in 1891 to sl4 o. Is, an increase OF 81.
1917. The treaty with. Brazil went into
effect April last, ana it is not to be expect
ed that the results will be very marked as
yet. During the SIX months ending June 20
1850. our domestic exports OF merchandise
to Brazil amountei to ss,2s.sa and during
the same period Of l-9i, under the operation
of the reciprocity treaty, to s7,5i6. SIS. an in
crease of S1,?07.05t This increase
in exports to Braz since the reciprocity
treaty vent into effect has been mainly In
locomotives, steam engines, machinery and
cars of tramways and railways, wheat. flour.
bacon, boards, deals, planks, etc. There has
been a decrease in the exports of wheat,
lard and cotton manufactures. The recipro-
city treaties with Santo Domingo and with
the Spain concerning trade relations with
Cuba and Puerto Rico did not go into effect
until September l. and yet there are no
available statistics to show the effects Of the
treaties upon our commerce. Furthermore.
the reduction of duties on wheat and wheat
-four imported into these islands from the
United States will no. take effec: until Janu.
ary. l. 1892.