Telegram-herald., 1891-07-30
OIRNATION' 'SCONNERCE
Statistics Showing Its Remarkable
Devsiopsment and Growth
A GREAT lElR FOR THIS COUNTRY
The Best Previous Record OF Its ysisae
Beaten By May Millions of
Dollars Exports OF
Gsld and silver.

WAsHIssTos, July 29.-The bureau
Of statistics Of the treasury department
has issued summary statement and
review of the foreign commerce and
immigration Of the United States dur
Tag the fiscal year ended june so, Is9L
IL gives also comparison OF the i'm
ports aud exports OF the last nine
months. during which the new tariff
law has been in effect. a. compared
with the corresponding nine months of
the preceding fiscal year.
The statement says that the total
value of the commerce of the fiscal
he government and exceeded the total
sslae of the commerce of 1890 by ss3.
i9l, sos The commerce of 1890 was the
largest for any year In the history OF
the government ap To that time, ex-
ceeding the commerce of the prior year
by the SUM OF sl59. SOD. 953. Our total
commerce amounted 20 si.7ss, $50, sos.
The total value Of our imports of
merchandise dvring the last year was
ss44, so5, 4Sl. The total value of our
exports OF merchandise during the
same period was sso4, 425. +05, which
shows an excess In favor of exports
during the fiscal year OF S59.Sl9,sl4-
There was also an excess Of exports of
domestic merchandise over such exports
Of the prior year Of o,ssi, 7s7. The in
crease in the exports has been in the fol-
lowing articles, stated in order of mag
nitude of increase: Raw cotton, provis-
lactures, copper and manufactures
thereof. iron and steel and manufac-
tures thereof The values of the lead
ing articles of export from the United
States during the last year were as
follows: Cotton. $500. 70s. s9S; bread
stuffs. sl27, ,o65, ,092; provisions $685.
l76, ,63S.
Since the new tariff law has been in
operation. from October 8. 1890 TO June
30, 1891. inclusive, the total value of
the imports of merchandise was $780,
105, ,0oa as compared with S59s, s69,-
Dos. the value of such imports for
the corresponding period of 1890, which
shows an excess for the nine months of
.so1 of s3i. APO. 100. During the nine
months since the new tariff went into
effect Of the total value of merchan-
disc imported into this country
a.. % per cent. came in free, while
during the corresponding period of
1890 3492 per cent was admitted
free. In fact, it appears that the value
Of merchandise imported free during
the last nine months of the last fiscal
year was greater by $50, 900, 900 than
the value of such merchandise admitted
during the whole of 1890, and nearly
$40. 900. 900 greater than during the
prior fiscal year ended June 80. 1889.
The exports of gold and silver during
the fiscal year were Sl0s, 729, 2ss; i'm
ports, $50, s,2i2, 234; excess Of exports,
ST2,5i6, o54 The exports Of gold during
the last fiscal year were $50, 3a3, 622; i'm
ports, ls,246.5l2; excess of imports,
SOS, ,if7.1io.
The total number OF immigrants for
the year was 5.45o. as against 45l. .219
during the fiscal year 1900, showing an
increase during the last fiscal year Of
i04.27T. The increase is from the fol-
lowing countries: Italy. 23,s54; Austria
Hungary. l4,s6l; Germany, 21,ii2; Rus
sia, including Poland, 2s.245.