Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-21

Some Interesting Figures From the Burea
of Statistics.

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
of exports and the number of immigrants de-
creased. The value Of the imports for the year
was 1885, 1875, 179, an increase Of s47.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 1908, GAG. L. 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, 189. 1873.
The increase in the value Of articles and
classes of articles of merchandise imported
during 1892, stated in the order of magnitude
Of value, was principally in coffee Caused
and manufactures Of wool, leaf tobacco and
raw silk There was a decrease in the value OF
beef, sugar. iron and steel and manufactures OF
iron and steel, textile grasses and other vegeta-
bic substances and vegetables.
The total value OF our exports OF merchandise
during the calendar year 1892 was S93S, 4l9, 1898
as against 1910, 509,646 in 1891, a decrease OF
s32.0s9,75 The value Of the exports Of do
nestle merchandise during the calendar year
1892 was 1928, 226, 32 against 1857 S33, 55l in
| 1891, decrease of $34, 107, 239.
| 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 marked decrease. caused largely bv the
| decline in price, and also in copper, refined
sugar, manufactures of iron and steel, mann.
! features Of leather and manufactures of wood.
The total value Of our imports and exports
FOR the calendar year 1892 was 1,8l4.6l8, 072
an increase OF $25, 7S7, 4S4 over the total value
OF our foreign commerce Of 1891, when il
amounted to 81 ,795, $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 S289. 926 047
Exports and imports OF gold and silver dur
ing the past year were as follows: Exports OF
gold SIS Acc, 40; imports of gold, sl7, 45O, GAG
excess OF exports, S59.045. 524. Exports OF sill.
yer. 1885, V5, 1884, imports Of silver. S2l, 726, 252
excess OF exports, $14. PAS, $50. Excess OF ex.
ports OF gold and silver combined, $73, 295, 106.
immigration decreased during the year. The
volume of immigration from Germany, Russia
Except Poland), Italy, England, Ireland
Sweden and Norway still continues large. The
greatest decrease was in arrivals from Russia
| except Poland), United Kingdom, Poland,
Netherlands, Germany and Austria Hungary
There was an increase in immigration from
Sweden and Norway. The year brought 543,.
4S1 immigrants to the United States, but this
number, while q decrease from the volume OF
immigration FOR the preceding year. was ex.
ceeded hve times annually only since 1870.