New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-30
FREE-TRADE LIES NAILED.
FACTS. WHICH FREE-TRADERS SHUN AND
SCORN.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF SIX YEARS COMPARED
AN ENORMOUS INCREASE SHOWN DESPITE
FLOWERS "cYCLoYIc sToNEwALL'-
LARGE BALANCE IN FAVOR OF
THE UNITED STATES.
(By TELEGRAPH TO TnE TRIDuNE.I
WASHINGTON oct. oo-As the day of election draws
near the Free Trade stump speakers grow even more
frantic IL possible and their falsehoods ana misrepc
sensations are barefaced and gross IMAM ever "
matters nothing to them that the official reports Oh the
Governments which are issued monthly ana quarterly
in the regular course of business, they have peeh
for years past give the lie to their assertions IL
absolute accuracy of these reports eTrader dare not
dispute, except that here and there a dShohes. Fie
Trade editor who is afraid to admit the ohclai hHo
into his columns, is rash enough TO refer W u'n
official reports as Republican campaign documents
They are indeed ard are so because they sho" 'he
exact truth quality which Free-Traders seem greatly
10 scorn Twelve months ago they all predicted that
the tariff would kill both the export ana import u"''
and they still stick TO it; indeed many OF tilen "e
clare that IL has done so already. Ihey 90 'i,'
despite the most ndubitabe and conclusive PROOF W INC
contrary. -,
The official report OF imports and exports isS"eu
today is enough Of itself to ooniound ana deihoiis'i
the false assertions OF every FreeTradeT from Cleve
land and Hill TO Mills and Crisp and the great schooi
Of smaller fry headed by Campbell ana Flower lhs
report IS based upon the actual Invoices ana maui
tests which are submitted at the different custom
houses by exporters and importers. 1t Is mere
compilation of dry official figures but 1t Is accurate
and IL tells an eloquent story OF the prosperity OF INC
United States Ii is no wonder that Calamity NILS
and Calamity Crisp and all the other Free-Irade
ocalamitiesn with which the country Is soey anc'eo
these DAYS hale and scorn such revelation m tler
unfairness and untruthfuness as this report naAes'
II gives the values Of exports and imports lor .ne
month ended August 81, 1881, as compared win the
exports and imports Of August, $780, and also su'te
fnent showing the imports and exports during me eet
months ended August 81 1891, under the new ''riH,
as compared with the average imports ana exports Vi
The corresponding months from 1856 10 1871 "o'ii
years inclusive, under the old tariii.
Before giving the figures is proper 10 say that the
totals of exports are considerably smaller 'nan III.
actual totals for the reason that large quahueS VI
domestic merchandise shipped by rail from interior
places In the United states to Canada ana MEXICO arc
not entered at the Custom Houses of the United States
ON the borders of Canada and Mexico, and therefore
are not fully reported TO the Treasury Department
For example the total exports from the Uhileu states
IN Canada as reported by the Collectors Oh customs
for the year ended June 30. 1890, amounted 10 aoou'
$3.50. 900 OOO while tho Canadian return Oh Hhpo'H
from the United States. which included all receipts
Inv land as we'll as by water. was S122V3'ooV Ioi 'o
same pcriod-a difference Of more than Sl3ooo'ooo III
fovor ~ the United States II will be SEEN therefore,
that complete returns OF exports would increase inc
official total which would make the showing sun WORSE
for the calamity howlers" ~
The total imports for the month ended August 81
1901 amounted TO $Gj952,514, as compared Win
s61 900 440 during the corresponding month OF lo9o'
an increase Of S47Jo071. The total exports Oh
domestic merchandise in the month ended August 3l'
1891 amounted 10 S71 424,13O, as compared WIN
$4,000 $50 for the corresponding month OF looo'
an increase of Sf6O3341O. The total imports Tor tne
eight months ended August 81. le0l; ahonh'eu "
s5G5 c4O571 as compared with $549,Ss1,296 Tor the
cor,e>pondng period of 1890 increase of Sl3'o3-
o., The total exports Of domestic merchandise Tor
tho EIGHT months ended August 81, 1891 amounted
10 sJ45, SO. AO6. "a compared with S49o'43-''l"
during the CORE spending period OF lo"o an i"cre9e
of S5o,392,5o3.
The following statement shows tie value of the ex-
norris OF certain articles in the eight months ehueu
Aue,st a. 1sol as compared with the same period In
300. Bleadstufs. Sl17,G31137; $1O6.3OS1O3' IN
crease sil .573.O31 cotton, $l34O31,99' SO''4o4'-
SCI increase. S37 223,lG6 coal, so 933294 @f''''-
s-4 increase 81 O97 400: fish, $2,0sO,223; S2o9l'-
5C3 increase 1888 $50; cotton manufactures, $500
7s3: 6G31 425 increase, SO 2243o5 iron ana steer
and manufactures Of S10,575.S46; SIG, 5000 H.
crease s. 703.SOl leather and manufactures OIL
s9130535; 1884, 542; increase, Sl,l93oo3' wooleh
goods 1894 49, JOB; Increase S6oo2'' Inc
increase in the exports Of the eight classes ol atcieS
Amounted TO S57 5G2 454 In the short space OF elsh'
months The items selected represent equally Ihd""
featured and manufactured products.
owing TO the short crop of last year. the sur
,lus of pork bacon hams and picked beer aVd'De lof
exnort was much smaller than usual, although INC eA
morris were largely in OF the average Tor the pre-
edjnr five wears The XpOrs Of fresh beef ana canned
beef however made up in part for the deficiency the
Increase in tie two items amounting TO about
81 100000 The increase in the exports Of rehhed
sugar amounted to $4,000 in tile eight months
I'm starch 10 $4,000: in stationery except paper, 10
@75 600 In FAX iced or nseed to S4s9OOO; III broom
corn to s53 900 in carriages ana hOrsecals' 10 aoouV
$500 900 in and eapers, to $o2'ooo III pant
inc and satuary 10 $4,000 in dyes ana dyestuns 10
about S1Os 600 in copper ore 10 about S2'1OOoOO'
IN conner manufactures 10 more than S5,jOOOOo; In
fertilizers TO S4j0OOO In canned fruits, 10 T22oooo
IN ur and fur skins TO 100000 in glass and glass
ware to S33 900; in glucose. TO 100000 III hops 10
sI33 600: fin naval stores 10 $25000o in manufact-
ures of paper to nearly 100000; In cigars, TOBACCO
cc 10 ~ 900 in wine to $4,000 In manufactures
Of zine 10 $4,000.
The foregoing figures all relate TO the exports ior
ths eight months ended August 81 1881, as compared
with the sponding period Of 1890 II might DC
said that these comparisons relate TO too short period
10 make them conclusive, and the criticism would I'M
doubtedly be Just and fair. The following comparisons
ara therefore given which show first the average total
exports during the first eight months Of the hve
caIanda wears 1886 TO 1890, both inclusive second,
+bo exports OF the same articles during the eight
months ended August 81, 1891, and third, the In
crease or decrease
1886 to 1890. 1891. Incleose.
Agricultural mplem'ts so0OIS s26iSa9o 1 Sai,5522oo