Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-21
A YEARS FOREIGN COMMERCE,
Some Interesting Figures From the Bursa
of StatIstlcs.

Some Interesting Figures From the Bureau
of Statistics.
Imports Of merchandise into the United
States during the calendar year 1892 were in
creased in value and volume compared with
the previous year, while the value and volume
CT exports and the number Of immigrants de-
creased. The value of the imports for the year
was $876.19S, 179, an increase of SAT, S77, 236
over the value of the imports for the preceding
calendar year.
The average annual value Of imports for the
ten calendar years from 1882 to 1891, inclusive
was $3.50, 009,0i6. 1. will thus be seen, says the
chief of the bureau of statistics, that the value
Of our imports for the calendar year 1892 ex-
ceeded the annual average value Of imports for
the ten preceding calendar years by the sum
Of S146, 1S9 1873.
The increase in the value of articles and
classes Of articles 81 merchandise imported
during 1892, stated in the order of magnitude
of value, was principally in coffee (caused
largely by increase in price,, cane sugar, wool
and manufactures OF wool, leaf tobacco and
raw silk. There was decrease in the value Of
beef, sugar. iron and steel and manufactures Of
iron and steel, textile grasses and other vegeta-
BILE substances and vegetables.
The total value of our exports Of merchandise
during the calendar year 1892 was $685., 4l9 1893.
as against 500. sos, GAG in 1891, decrease Of
S32.089. 1853. The value Of the exports of do
nestle merchandise during the calendar year
1892 was 1928 226, 3l2 as against $957. 1888 SOL in
| 1891, decrease of S34. 107, 1883.
There was an increase in the value Of exports
of domestic merchandise principally in bread
stuffs. provisions and animals. Also consid-
cradle increase In the value of oil cake and
wood and manufactures Of wood.
In the value OF exports Of raw cotton there
was a marked decrease. caused largely by the
decline in price, and also in copper, refined
sugar, manufactures of iron and steel, manu-
! features OF leather and manufactures of wood
The total value Of our imports and exports
for the calendar year 1892 was 81, 614. 61S 072,
an increase Of S25, 7S7, 484 over the total value
OF our foreign commerce Of 1891, when it
amounted to 81, 79S $50 $50. The average an
nual value of our foreign commerce for the
calendar year 1891 exceeded the annual average
value OF the ten preceding years by e289 GAG DAT.
Exports and imports Of gold and silver dur
gold. S76, 496 470; imports Of goid Ell ,450 946;
excess of exports, &5s. 045 52i Exports OF sill
yer. 1885, 375, s34; imports of silver $2l 726 252;
excess Of exports, $l4.249, $50. Excess OF ex-
ports Of gold and silver combined 1918 295 Jog.
Immigration decreased during the year. The
volume OF immigration from Germany. Russia
(except Poand), Italy, England, Ireland.
Sweden and Norway still continues large. The
greatest decrease was in arrivals from Russia
Except Poland). United Kingdom, Poland,
Netherlands, Germany aud Austria Hungary.
There was an increase in immigration from
Sweden and Norway. The year brought 4S.-
4S7 immigrants to the United States, but this
number, while q decrease from the volume of
immigration for the preceding year. was ex-
ceeded five times annually only since 1870.