New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-21
A YEARS FOREIGN TRADE.
LARGE DEC REASE IN EXPORTS AND HEAVY
INCREASE IN IMPORTS.
AN ADVERSE TRADE BALANCE OF NEARLY
$4,000 Ooo-A NET LOSS OF ss7,joj.iGS
IN GOLD-MARKED DECREASE ..
IN IMMIGRATION. %
fly TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.I

Washington July 2O.-The official statement o
foreign commerce and immigration for the month NJ
June corrected 10 July la, shows mat the exports
OF domestic merchandise amounted TO T"''4i"37',
which was an Increase OF about T52e,OOo as eomp,red
with June, 1892, while The imports Of merchandise
amounted to 3d. $50 Os4, being an increase OF about
s3sIGOOO as compared with June, 1892 In Tho
latter month the imports of merchandise amounted 10
about 1923, 900 more than the exports OF domestic
merchandise while In June, 1898, the imports eX-
ceeded the exports by the sum Of SlOAl7,oSo being
IN increase OF So 2se 900 in the adverse balance on
account of merchandise.
The exports Of domestic merchandise during the six
months ended June 3O.ls03 amounted ID s.oSl11440,
which was abcst $01 100000 less than the exports
during the corresponding period OF 1892. ana the inn
ports during the SIX months ended June 30. loo3
amounted to 1886 G05 7O1, which was about *3is15.-
900 in excess OF the import, fer the corresponding
period OF 1892 In the latter p,rGd the exports ex-
cecded the imports by the sum OF Sf',s2ooo. whne
in the six months ended June 80 1888 the imports ex
cceded the exports by the OF SlO1 100000 The en-
ports domestic merchandise during the year ended
June 90 1863. amounted 10 Ssi7 ,4231i7, which was
bout sls $4,000 les than the exports during The pre-
vIolI, year, ard the imports amounted TO D4lo'0l2o,
which was about seI3,673, GG6 in excess OF the I'M
port, for the previous year. The exports OF domestic
merchandise during the year ended June 80. 1897.
exceeded tho imports BY the sum OF s2o2s'6ooo, ana
June 30 1893. exceeded the eXp-;ts by In" sum q
s;50j3OOO II appears therefore. that while the
export, during first six months Of the fiscal year ex-
ceeded the imports By the sum OF Sli,ooo''Oo, ths
imports for the entire year exceeded the exports by
the sum OF nearly $J4o10COo.
During r7lc year ended June 20. 1893. the imports
admitted free OF duty amounted To S5io,i65,2as or
j517 per cent OF the total imports. The percentage
OF imports admitted free OF duty during the previous
wear was 55.35. Under the tariff of 1853 the aver
age amount OF imports admitted free OF duty from
1854 10 1890 both years inclusive was 33.H Fer
cent OF the total imports.
Tie exports OF gold during the month OF June
amounted 10 S2.1I 226, and the Imports amounted
TO 81 900 Csc leaving excess OF exports amounting
TO 81 .Ol.5i4: the .Nplrts during the tx months
.nded June 80. 1903. amounted TO $73,'l9,03S and
the imports amounted to $ll ,'1o,Oi3, leaving an
excess Of exports imports amounting to Tbl 15s.
800 the ports for the year ended June ~, lsJ3,
Amounted u S,co. s44. and the imports amounted
TO S.l liza 3sI. leaving balance of exports over I'M
ports amounting To So .506,4ci. This was me
heaviest adverse baaLor in twenty four years, *
ce.dlns by SI.,3.6:5ii the adverse balance OF $685.
1907 II the Year crdea June 30, ls0l Last
year the excess OF exports over imports amounted 70
Si"J.a13 The exports OF silver III June amounted b.
10 si,O,6.39f ard the imports amounted 10 Sl,ooo
10. leaving excess OF export, over Imports e
amounting D. - 49, :-: the exports during the six
III and the imports 3mounied t. S0512,j'l. leaving
balance OF exports over imports amounting TO
=? SO 200 the exports duiing The year ended June
30 1888 amounted 10 $iJ.737 $40, and the imports
ancnnte1 To S23,103.2j2. leaving an excess OF e2'
ports over import, uniting 10 Sl' ,5i4,O6'. Last
year the cAccss Of exports imports amounted 10
SI2.o55473. In 1es0 thr Of exports over I'M
pors amounted ID eIo01l.0 3j.
The exports of some leading domestic products dur.
Ing the year ended June 30, 1893, compared with
he previous year, ; follows: Cotton, 1885,
sI6s, 1924; 1902, $2js i61 21l: breldsufs 1898,
$190. 034 203; 1892, 800 3631I7; provisions, COM
prisng meat and dairy products 1893 $l37 o3i 500;
1892, S140,362150 cattle. sheep and hogs, 1893,
S26,541 sol; 1892, 3d., 6242sl mineral oils, 1898.
s42,O77,77O; 1892, s44 s05992: all other articles,
1903, 1927 330,O13; 1892 1927 ,11c,221.
There was a marked decrease In immigration during
the year ended June 30 1893, compared with The
previous year. In June 1893, the number II I'M
migrants arrived 67,726; In June. 1902, the
number was 1920. During the six months ended
June 80 1893 the total number arrived 30s,4IO.
against 353,061 In the corresponding period Of last
year, and the total number arrived during the year
ended June 80. 1892. was 407.o36, compared with
610, 800 during the previous yes being decrease OF
121 ,3s4 These figures do not include immigrants
from the British North American possessions ana
Mexico. The number Of immigrants received from
each OF the other countries in 1898 and 1e02, TO
spectively, follows