Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-02-10
THE GLOOM!
Business Depression Deepened in
Great Britain.
a Sad, Gloomy Tale From Free
Trade London.
Imports snd Fxrorts Down 20 the
Ragged Edge
ooOL Gnow ERs PROTESTING.

p government bsapi ~ trade returns 4,
?. 1913 has produced profound impression
.r Throughout the country aud has dr-i-ns-i
!. II pursibl-, the glUnm caur,pi 10y the urrr
!. "n' commercial depression. The r~Iur
II mlly hcarH uut the statement mail. rxcm
4 rivrly ia these dispatches r,m- month,
4, since regarding the drclin. In IA. imiurt,
u aud exports II tirrA, Britain. The return,
4 show that the total imIr'rtr last year wrr,
II four hundrTi anil i've million, SIXTY min.
- thousand. rlH hnndr-i AMI ninety pnund,
1 l'n'.W'.6'Dl, ~ c"mpAr,sl with four hun.
b, dr'Si and twenty thrr" million, seven hun.
:. dre'i And ninety three Thousand. eight
: hundred and righiy.two (l93, 7g3. SS2,
pounds IN lSy2, AMI four hundr,Si and
'hirt) hive million, four hundr,si aud for.
y one thousand. two hundr-i and SIXTY
four tt3a.iil .2dtl IN 1871. Til. value ~
r''-"Iluri- ~ fnr'ign aud colonial rr.lur,s
Hl~p drrlin'd last year 10y nearly ri, mil.
lion l"unds thirty million dnllarSl, A..
'"nIsrTi with lsE!. Hence the country
not m-rrly imI1rt,Sl l-as for i,n own con.
sumption last year, hut /, Lost the hand.
Ing ola large amount ~ brokers, AMI the.
usual profit thereon. The valu. Of British
export" in 1898 was 2is.+a6, li6 pounds. aa
compared with 2g7 .O77. 1853 in isa9. and
2I7,a35.i@ In 1891, The Arjar-n, hal.
anc" sgainHt ia" country wac W 1871, $50
pounds IN lS93, 40 against l26, iOg, hal !,
lN'l' Ia rrHIs'nH" I" n rslu-st for al All
HIySir of TIL" rrp"r, TOR publication IN III.
nlt"d ~ u-U for circulation In cn,nm.r.
cAl circles IN that country, n high gov.
"rnncnt official, who Alsn has All in,.rn..
''"n~l reputation ar political rconomn,.
hA" pr-l~rsl and furnished the follow.
ing
The great falling nH in the pAst year |
~ our trade like that IL ISsa- mainI,
III textile fabrics. We hsv. not only i'm.
ported l-HS raw cotton. but We have ~.
rAl"r'-d much in"r.-- mainly Ia Russia,
which seems /" h- gradually encr,ach.
lnH "n our eastern trade in ina ufsctur,sl
cotton g''iS TIL. aai aud hemp i'm.
ports still c"ntinu. Ia decline, and III,
WOOL imports show u large d-rrrAs-, both
III quality and value, ~ that In ever,
branch IL our gr~at te1til. indus,ri.s
'"Ss work II i~ing done, fewer people
"nrl"y"i. and leas pr,h, being .arn.-l.
AZ natural consequence, our fnsi i'm.
parts ARE diminishing also. The valu,
81 the living animals imJortc,i for fo,si
fell frum MI average ~ about 300. Op
l"undH In 1881 and ls92 a. S.35l, 7OI
pounds last year; and nearly ki,OOJ, 900 .
worth l"as dead meat came into the co,in.
Try last year than ia the year previous,
ana nearly $MO.O0 worth l.ss than In ,
1881 The wheat import values have
lenH-n-'i by morp than $500, 900 hounds.
~ against 1897, and more than $3.50. 900 Q
pounds A. against 1891, but Ia. dscr.ns- q
here Ia mainly one ~ values. the guam 4
ti'ies b-ing about the same. which means, q
-" br'ad still averages the same price, !
that the middlemen. the m,llers and IN. Il
bakers have divided nearly $4,000 a
among Themselves a, the cn-t u thu pub. u
lie. The imi0r,s II wines and spirits
have decrra-'si considerably, so that as b
hr lrnor hill grows, either the bom. y
iiniillerr and br.wers ara b.ne ntlng. or r
,dul,eration Ia Ia full swing. or here again b
The sellers arr pro6ting by low foreign .
prices Our coal exports con,inu. H. fall, x
not IN consequence u the great strike, a. a
he miners. no doubt. would like 10 make o
'n'' but In pursuance Of the steady de. II
'line Noticeable sine. 1851. anu showing q,
aSt yoer decreaS- of four millions s,.r. q
ing ~ compared with 1891. and nearly C
W" and hAifmillions against 1897 Tn. N
I-creas" in our exports u manufactured a,
rA'ilr fabrics and yarns 10 foreign coun. h
''''r and the cas-, Ia especially noticeable.
lie eip'rH II yarns 10 Turkey. FOR In. on
lance. wefp 2i,52g.O0 pounds, as al
gainrt ?9.s54,ooo pounds In 1882 and ch
1,SSs.Ooo pounds in 1891, and the on. 81
"rts Ia Bombay about II 900, 900 pounds ri
y against i+.5oO,OO pounds IN 1872,
nj upwards Of 7,OO0. 900 In 1891. The br
Il"'rts " France fell from about lS.OOo.. an
IN ioundr In 1891 and upwards Of TO-. ds
O'W0 In 1889. " little over 5000, 900 sn
vt year. The Germans are outs.lIins II
everywhere. AMI arr actually walk, ng II.
way with eur trade in wOolsn i,oods. the al
'crrAse In exported wool.n yarns to Ger 81
any l-ing as remarkable ~ In the do. thl
raH- In the exports thithsr u wOOlen la
nj w"rsts'i g"sis The remaining gruA,
iriukAYe in in InetAla and NATAL ,.,..., "a.