New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-25
THE STATEMENT OF FOREIGN. COMMERCE.
FIGURES THAT REFUTE THE FALSE PRopHEiE)
OF FREBTRADERS.

FIGURES THAT REFUTE THE FALSE PRoPHECIE)
OF FREBTRADERs.
w,sbincton Nov "a (specaD.-The summary state
ment OF foreign commerce and immigration whch was
Issued to-day contains figures which are not Only o''
satisfactory and suggestive but whictF also iur"'
complete reutation Of the false prophecies anu ASST
tions Of Free Traders to the effect that the new ia
law would Immediately cripple ana sPeculS uos' 49,.
the foreign trade and commerce OF the Unteo o."oe'
M voume of which was never large nor the Daiahce
in favor Of this country heavy as 1t has been ior te
,hir.eon months which have elapsed since the enact
ment az that law The report SHOWS thit thc eAp
NJ merchandise during the month OF oetoDer, iooi
amounted TO S1O2, 1913, ,206, an Increase Oh
er ,he month Of october 15DO that the exports Tor
the four months ended october 81, iooi' alno"'' :"
s321 141 s15 an increase OF $434ooS'o oVef lo Io'
rsnondnQ perod OF Is0O and that the exports during
tho wear ended October 81 1891, amounted 10 *'-'
o66 $50 an increase of $67, ,5e9,34o. Ihc cApos .o
the month OF October 1891, exceeded Dy aoou' @'''
600 the exports for any previous inohti III .o
OF the Government, and the exports lor '"e an
months ended October 81 1891, exceeded oy s-','
80 the total exports for the year ehueu '' w.
which were larger than those of any year III our ms
.ov dovn IN the one lust ended The average anhu''
increase of exports from 1871 to 1890, period oi
,vventv wears was 600 750 42o, or cohsiuer'ioS io
Than one-third Of the increase during the st year.
The total imrorts of merchandise for the month OF
October 1891 amounted to $66,I9o,2oe' "inon ""'
81 55 O4O less than the total for OCTOBER lo'' n'
imports for the four months ended octooer oi ,,
amounted to so6l ,205, ,319, which was S2o''o4'4fo
,scs than for the corresponding period Of $780, ana
tho total mnorts for the year ended October 3l iooi'
amounted To S81S O6l 75O which was an increase OF
| 81 SOL o35 over the previous year. Ine asses"'o
imports and exports for the year ended oc'oper o.
1901 amounted to 81 ,746,926,41o, which WIS all III
crease of S6s $50 the previous year. whe 'e
aggregate amounted to 81 1,677 931 $50; the assic
rate for 1880 was 81, ,564, ,719,s36; for 1893 IL was
al 4O1 4O7 $50 for 1887 it was slab 'o2'42o anu
for 1885 IL amounted to 81 352 So5,4o2. or $'o4o-'-
| 961 less than in 1891 ~
For the wear ended october 81, 1891, the balance
Of trade in favor OF the United states amonh'ed u
300 OO4 015 in 1890 it was $t3,3o6soo' the oahee
| In 1889 amounted TO $32534 $50; In 1888 the Dii'
| ance against the United States was *i4'of9'aol III
| 1887 the balance in favor OF the Ohl'ed '"'oo
amounted to S17448.O42, and In 1886 " was q4i'-
| 14s o32 During the twelve months ended octooef
| ., 1900 the excess OF dutiabe over free imports
amounted to S25S 456 489 during the twelve moh'ns
ended october 81 1901 the excess amounted 10 Only
81 O3O 04O and in the seven months from March 81
to October 81 1891. the excess OF free over dutaoe
| imports amounted To S52.l63763 In the core
sponding period of 1890 the excess OF dutaoie o'ct
| free imports amounted to $163044,263.
The report also shows that the drain OF gold from
| Al, rrn,,ed States has not only ceased, but that
large proporon of the amount exported last summer
has already been returned. The ports for the moh
OF October 1901, amounted to Ssoo,59o, and the I'M
ports amounted to $16,s07947 being at net ncre;is'
OF 352 the exports for the four months ehueo
October n 1891 amounted to 81 $50 T27. and the i'm
ports amounted to $26,773,27s, being net increase
! Of sls7s5,551 as compared with net decrease OF
| 80 592 SOC during the corresponding period OF last
year. During the year ended October 81, 1o9i' INC
total exports of gold amounted to S'9o4oo3' ana the
imports amounted to s3S.O3s,9o6 leaving balance
against the United states OF n,61O,6ol.
The value of the imports and exports Of merchandise
AT the port of New York for the month OF OctODcr,
| 1901 amounted to S70,42S,946. - ..,
| The numbar of immigrants arrived in the United
states from all foreign countries except the B1usi
North American possessions and Mexico, in the month
| Of October was 541s2; in october. 1870, was
| GG oGT OF the former number. 43207 landed at
NewYork, and of the latter number 7s3, Rnaed at or
this YEAR not including those from the two countries
| specified. was j23,45a, which was all increase OF
9 702 as compared with the twelve months ended Oc-
| tober 81, 1850.