New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-31
4 yE y o. GEEIr PRoSrhRiTY.

The year 1892 which ends to-day Aas lcit
an extraordinary reclrd. For the il-t time m
the n .s-orr Of the country discomfort aad com
u.aiu- in the mil,, Of unparalleled pa >pout!
iayo sua,od million vote, and changed the
Government 4 party tired and found com
ne,cuf and worthy. under whose rule the high
est production ever known ior ndu,tr! a"d
rb, Iishost vac., oyer known for labor have
, ~ attained va, ici at0d 10 make place i'r
= laru which l4, ucyc~ borne '.o response
b.in-s nor had tine instructive experience OF
power for moro than thirty years II is prop
.r. therefore - place on record the achieve
mont, Of the past. "a, a standard by which iLc
working, Of a different policy and party may
bo dyed.
There are a fcw tcs,s of the volume Of bust
nos, which all recognize. The exchanges OF
clearing house, outside NoW-York in 1892 have
have been about $1,000. 100000, against
S23.1GO. 600 600 last year. an iucrcls" OF near
y 10 per cent I'm lNNS, tho year of President
larr..ous election. the amount WIS SlS.44o.-
900 600. so that the increase under the present
Administration ha, been 81 per cent. tanning,
already reported ON about 10000 miles Of rail
road for eleven months, with partial returns
ror December. iud.at" probable increase over
lat year Of - per- cent in the aggregate u
%. the clniucs 81 all railroads for the year
1899 will be- not far from > ,2OO, 100000. an
increase Of - per cent in four years.
Foreign trade during the year 1892 IN, been
in the aggregate Of export, and imports the
largest over known in any year about 1l,s@o.-
0OO. coo, a-an,t - ,799 100000 last year ana
3i.417.0 100000 in 1855. Thus the increase
in four wears has been 30 per cent. The full
lctuns for eleven months, with partial returns
for December indicate that the yaluo of cN-
port, has been not far from S950,000, 600.
exceeding those Of any other year except The
last. and exceeding those OF lSSS by - per
cent But the imports have probably been
about $3.50. 900, eco. the largest over known
in any year exceeding those Of ISIS by 30
per cent The excess of exports over Imports
Of merchandise will probably be about $50
100000 for The year now closing.
In The great industries the year 1892 has
SURPASSED all previous records. The sales of
wool at the three great markets. Boston, Phlla-
dclpha and Ncw-York, show an increase of
- per cent over the previous year. The osti-
mate # tho WooIln Manufacturers ASsocIa-
ton is that the yield Of domestic wool in 1872
wa, about 1888 600. 900 pounds, against 3o2.-
oOO.ooO pounds in 1888. a gain of over ~
per cont But the Manufacture has increased
50 much more that The imports during the last
year have been the largest ever known, prob
ably LIT. 100000 pounds, against 100. Oo0, GOO
louuds in lSsS. In the cotton manufacture, rs
respect, the latter part of the year, it is only
known that tho CONSUMPTION of cotton has been
a. Y,,I A. Irt.
raised Jhe prices Of goods. In the crop year
ending september tho consumption -S about
1920. 100000 pounds, against 9i2.000,0 600
pounds in lSSS. IN increase o. m0rc than 10
ror cent. OF sill, ~ les, ihan 9.26O. 600
pounds were imported including waste and
cocoons, in twelve months ending November J.
the greatest quantity in any previous year hay
ing been about 100, 600 pounds but in lSSS
IL was only G,40O, 600, 50 that in four years
ihc increase has been oyer 30 per cent
The manufacture Of iron according to "The
Amclic N Manufacturer or Pitt,burg has prob
ably turned out 9.l3O,O00 tons Of pig-iron in
lS92, against $3.50 600 tons last wear But
stocks unSold have decreased 50 that the con
sumption was ploat.r than in any previous
year. In 1SSS the production was about
$500 GOO tons, and the increase in four years
ha, been over 10 pee cent the increase in con
umption being about the same The manu-
factuc Of leather has advanced greatly at
the West that the record Of Eastern shipments
no longer measures the entire growth. but the
shipments reported By "Thc Shoe and Leather
Reporter have been 3,G95.7S5 eases, against
3,i17,3i7 last year and 3,27G.S77 in 1883.
an increase Of - per cent
These comparison, suffice 10 show how the
country has surpassed all records during the
year now closing and how great has been it,
progress during thc last four years. 1t will be
interesting and instructive four years hence to