New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-08
GERMAN EXPORTS TO THIS COUNTRY.
DIFFICULTY OF DRAWING FROM THE CoNsULAl
STATEMENTS CONCLUSIONS AS TO THE

STATEMENTS CONCLUSIONS AS TO THE
EFFECT OF THE NEW TARIFF LAW.
i,erlin Aug 7-ConsulGeneral Edwards has just
finished his statement showing the value OF declared
exports from the Berlin consular jurisdiction 10 the
United states during the fiscal year ending Jnne 80
1891 The Berlin Consuate-General comprises the
consulates at Osnaberg, Berlin Bremen, BreSiau,
Brunswick Chemnitz, Dresden, Hamburg Leipsic,
Magdeburg Plauen and Stettin. The general figures
re given below and of the most important items
are compared with those of the preceding year.
This will be Of special interest, the Mckinley bill
has been force during the last nine months OF tle
fiscal year synopsis of the exports from the Frank
fort consular district is also given below, but as the
Frankfort ConsuteGenera issues only annual reports
st the end of each calendar year, it is possible now TO
give only the statistics OF the first six months CT 1ool,
as compared with the corresponding months In loSo'
The total exports from the Berlin consular district
du Sag the year ending June 30, 1891 anountcd 10
$50 753 POI, as compared with S8G,Ooooo1, OF lhe
preceding year. decrease Of nearly S6,5OO,ooo.
Among the more important items albums, Of which
SOL 431 Al were exported this year, against Sol0
G33 III i'm the previous year On the other manu.
books and printed matter on which, as on Albums an
increased tariff placed, amounted 10 sl'o-"'-
77O IL an increase of 1881 O4o O4 ever the previous
yoar Buttons and buttOn-cOvers showed only S41'-
l5s 7e as against 1857 90 20 in 1se0-'0O decrease
OF almost 70 per cent. Dress and piece GOODS 1eh
from, s6 10 }79 4G in Iss9-'90 to $4,H5,OO5 30 IN
,aoo,o1 Gloves and hosery show heavy decreases,
the latter especially in the ChenniH dlstlct
Sugar fell from S15232,616 rs to S1l,6e3,3oo -.
Tobacco about held its own.
The Frankfort ConsulacGeneTal comprises the Gun
sulates of Aix-la Chapele, Barmen Cologne, DusSei
dorf Frankfort Kebl Mannheim, Meyence, Munich'
Nuremberg Sonneberg, Stuttgart ana the oofn'nci'ii
Agency at Fuerth In the Frankfort consular JurlS-
diction the value of declared exports during the SIX
monhs ending June 30. 1s9l was S18,4oooo1 81, DIS
against sol 1907 800 81 in the corresponding siA
months Of the preceding year. BIalds, pihuniss anu
trimmings decreased from S7V3o4o 20 10 qolo'I"' oo'
Bronze powders and leaf metal were exported 10 INC
vaue Of S31o 944 sO-SI45,651 81 less than in 1890
OF china glass porcelain stOneware over S1Oo'ooo
worth exported-ony little less Uah last year
Dyes drugs and chemicals amounted 10 So'loo'o-o wv
an increase of $3.50 472 go Fancy goods ana 'oye
were $261 s75 so less in value toan IN the
first six months of 1890. Plate glass; window ana
mirror glass also fell from more than SlOOoooo IN
1850 to 5000 900 I'm 1891 Tohls cuntry imports nom
southern Germany Sl55 900 worth OF hair ana over
$500 900 worth of hops. The importation OF the laer
article has increased about SO per cent thls year.
Ironware steel and cutlery have fallen from Si'o4o
54s 81 to 1902 800 o. decrease Of nearly 90 per cent
Linen cotton and wOokn goods amounted to Sl,So1'-
os6 H. an apparent increase of s2102e4 "a; but as
the item of cloth has DISAPPEARED from tins years sae
nent whereas last year IL amounted to over SooNAOo
this increase is only an apparent one. MUSIC anu
musical instruments were exported TO the value Vi
500 26s 33. silk, silk goods, velvet, ribbons ana
braids fell from S4,l1425S as to S2,oh,61l 80. Oh
wines. brandy beer and liquors, America took during
the last hafyear, S725,4G9 SO worth.
From this mass Of figure it is however, next to I'M
nossible TO draw any definite conclusions as TO the
workings and effects OF the Mckinley bill som9 ne az
narent decreases in tho value Of the exports are de 70
he strict regulations OF the Department as regIu9
tie Invoicing of goods at Their place OF origin sng;
90 nst4ncp was formerly all invOiced from Magdeburg
i i6e smear brokers there, no matter whether II camc
%, Gem nv or f!O Aus ria. Nov the Au,trf>n susa
,,et bo inVoired the proper consulate there hehoc
4ho seeming falling off in the expectation Of sugar.
& creale In fine value OF certain exports Is aso not
ix ire @ due 10 an increased number Of Invoices but
HHlantIv to the excrtiOns Of the United states cen
1 corns 10 prevcnt undervaIuatons. Where for
b. I'm many places system Of depiofable looseness
na,i,i and invoices were accepted any way, theIo
pleVe tbe strictest discipline and watchfnlncSs: 70
- @ui mi General Edwards much OF the ceIlt OF thIs
C0s,nenf is due In the southern districts nnder
acDi acDis'iI cceneral Mason a similar spirit prevails
The reasons given above, other extraordinary
Besoes @ prcvent the possibility Of judging the
crcuInstshoee ne ,fcKney bill by the figures given. In
enecS II Of It's passage heavy shipments OF goods Oh
were rnshed across the ocean, the American
all Mads ss so' overstocked with goods and IN conse.
market We 6Tst wear of the bls existence VIII snow
Gneno % in the exports from Germany to the umted
States.