New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-25
FOREIGN TRADE BY COUNTRIES
REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS.
VALUES OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS FOR THE
YEAR ENDING JUNE 80, 1891. AS COMPARED
WITH THD PRECEDING YEAR
5bY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TkIBUSEt

Washington, Jan. 24.-The annual statement Of i'm
ports and exports by countries for the year ended
June 30 1891, has been issued by the Bureau OF
statistics 1t contains many facts which Will be OF
general interest. During the last nine months OF the
year the new tariff in operation. except as to
sugar and tin plates and during the last three months
sugar was on tho free list
There was a decrease Of about 81 100000 In the
imports from France compared with tho year ehde
June 30. 1880, while the exports to the same country
showed increase CT nearly $llOOoOoo. Inc I'm
ports from Germany fell oil about $l,3ooooo ana the
exports TO that country increased about 81 3OOOOO
The imports from the United Kingdom showed an IN
crease of about O00 900, and the exports decreased
about 8CO0.OO0. There was a large increase IN l'n
ports from Brazil, amounting to nearly S2f'ooo'ooo'
and there was an increase Of exports amounting To
more than $2OO00O0. Three months OF TINS uaue
were under the reciprocity agreement
The imports from China increased S3,ooo'ooo' anu
the exports TO China increased nearly S6,OOO,OOo
which wa, the largest prOpOrtionate increase III the
exports TO any country. The trade with japan OH
the contrary shows decline Of S2OOOOo0 III imports
and about @33O.OOO in exports. The effects OF the
financial crash and continued depression IN Argentine
are shown by a drop I'm exports to that country from
81 300 G27 in ls9O to S2,71o015 in le9l the imports
increased $4,000 The imports from the British
West Indies and British Guiana showed an increase of
about ~ 900 .OO0 and the exports increased about
~ 300 600 While the imports from cuba ana PORTO
Rico acreasedoOO 900, the exports to those ISLANDS
fell or nearly ~ 200 900. The Imports from Spdi"
Increased about $500 O0O while the exports Increased
81 100000 Imports from the Philippine Islands fell
OFF s6 4OOO OO or more than 80 per cent, while there
was a slight Increase In the extremely small export
trade The imports from the British East Indies In
creased 800 600 but the exports decreased about
$3.50 900. while the imports fom the Dutch East
Indies increased 81 100000 and the exports showed an
Increase OF 100000.
There was a comparatively large decrease In W.
Impors from the Neherlands-$4 COO. 000-whle there
was an increase Of exports, amounting 10 ABOUT
II 800 600 Imports from Belgium increased Sl.COo
600 and exports thereto increased S55O.OOo Imports
from Hawaii increased more than sl.5OO.ooO. ana eA
norris showed an Increase Of about S325.OOO. Iraae
with Australia showed a healthy growth. the imports
having increased nearly $2.0OO0OO. and the exports
NOR, than 81 10000 The imports from CANADA anu
the rest OF British North America increased less thah
500 600 and the exports apparently declined ABOUT
81 200 600 This decrease. however. was ohN ap'
p,rent Large exports TO Canada by rail are not IN
Guided In the official tables owing TO the inehect'eHe'S
~ the law for the collection Of statistics of exports
hv rail The same remark is true OF the export tfade
with Mexico
The values of the imports from the pnncpa'
countries I'm 1880 and 1891. respectively, were a.
follows: rr,or,s vear