New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-25
A YEARS COMMERCE.
THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE EXPORTS AND I'M
PORTS NEARLY TWO BILLION DOLLARS

THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE EXPORTS AND IN
PORTS NEARLY TWO BILLION DOLLARS.
Washington, April c4.-Major S. VI. Brock, CHEZ OF
the Bureau OF Statistics, yesterday submitted to the sec
rotary Of the Treasury his report of our foreign oc
merce apd immigration for the month OF March leS2
This report also includes statement OF the value VI
foreicr imports and exports for the tweNo
months ending March 81. 1892. as compared Wild tne
corresponding twelve months OF five prior wears. II
appear from the report the value OF the exports
OF merchandise dnnng the month Of March was ISL
e19,O75. For the same month In 1871 they were OF
the value of S75.314326; and In $3.50, S'2o-''SZI
so that there was In the exports IN favor OF
March, 1892. over Merch 1891, OF S6,5o4,14o ana
over March, 1890, of S0,1s3153. The ststement OF
ole nj csr,,rts fo- the twelve months ending March
81 1892 shows an amount that unprecedented IN the
history Of the commerce OF this country ior IL Is INC
first time that the exports OF the United states or
twelve months have reached the magnificent sum VI
81 900 900 OOO and this statement shows that the eA
act amount was 81 O06, sos This Is wonderful
showing and has exceeded the expectations OF every
ho1y The value of exports for the corresponding
twelve months of 1901 sa72.OOo2eS for 1880,
$3.50 o5e xo3 for 1899 1928 73e sos, and for 1858.
s694, l53,S15.
II Will be observed that the exports OF the twelve
months ending March 81, 1901, exceeded those OF
the bonding twelve months Of the prior year
nv TIE large sum Of 1874 ere 900: and exceeded those
OF $3.50 by $1G3,336,1 03; Of 1850. by tho sum OF
so545 9e3: and Of 1858, by $3l2.l256ol. FROM
this comparison ii will be seen how wonderful mas
been the growth Of exports during the last h'e years
The value OF imports In March 1892 was also large
amounting TO Ss6549 33s, S5,014,502 in excess OF
the value Of the same In March, 1891, ana Sls3'e'so
In excess OF the imports Of March. 1890 The large
Increase the imports during March was due chehy
10 the heavy imp0rtatOns Of ccfce and sugar
The total value Of the imports for the Twelve months
ending March 81 so, 1891, O5sOso Tor inc COT
responding period OF the prior year, Ss3oooO7os, be
for tho twelve months ending March 81, 1880, S7c7'-
;34 80 The total value OF our foreign commerce. I'M
norris and exports for March, 1892 was S16o3oo'4l'
This Is largely in excess Of the record for any pnor
month OF March, The total value Of foreign comnece
for twelve months ending March 81 looZ' lppoI'@
and exports combined, 81 3,343.osl; 80 tha'
A. will be seen that this is not only IA Diihoh uo'"
country" but nearly two billion doilar country ,
and despite all predictions to the contrary there ba
heen an astonishing increase In the foreign coineice
of the United States during the last year IL VIII Dc
observed further that the balance OF trade Is largely
IN our favor and that exports dufng the la>'
twelve months exceeded the Imports by the ia'sO
amount OF sl69 225,02i. Furthermore, II the cn"i,
actor OF our imports be considered, 1t VIII DC iou"u
that there was large increase In inc lmpoi" VI
fr.a merchandise During the twelve mohlhs
ending March 81, 1892, the value OF meichahuiSe III
ported free Of duty S46l ,473o23, while the vau'
~ dutiabIe merchandise during the same period wa
s2-, 5e5 O6o so that the free merchandise was much u
excess OF the dutabe and in fact, was oolo per cen
of ALI tie imports. During the corresponding tweN'
onbs Of the prior year the value OF The Tree merci
disc was $500 2GO 500 while the value Of the dutlab'
WAS 1926 800 G65 in other words. the free OF duty
was only 81 O1 per cent OF the whole while the duap
was 100 per cent OF tlIc whOe. - ,,. &C. IN,
creased IS 40 per cent the prior twelve montls
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