Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-11
HARD TIMES IN ENGLAND.
FIGURES SHOW THE FALLING
OFF IN HER COMMERCE..


New York, Feb. "a special dis
patch from London snys; The puhlica-
tion of the government Board of Trade
returns for 1888 has produced pr''
found impression throughout the coun-
try and has dpcpened, II possible tue
gloom CAUSED by the present .commer-
dial depression. Tie report iully bears
out the statement nnde exclusively M
these dispatches some months since re-.
gudiug the decline IN The imports hhd
exports of Great Britain. The returns
show that tho total imports lust year
were ElOl.OG06gO, as compared Win
Il2i, 7igi, 81 Ia 1892, aud lltD, III ,2b4
in lSOl The value of rr-cNpurts OF Tor,
cign and colonial products alp decliued
last year by nearly lV,VuVUuO, nN com
pared with 1907 Hence the country
not merely imported less for US own
consumption Hast year but IL lost ne
handling Of q large amount as brokers
and the usual profit thereon. Tho value
Of British exports IN lSlj was lsls,iOV'-
PIG, as compared with k32IOtb 1905 ~
lSD2 aud E2lI 230lhQ in 1871 The
apparent balance against the country
was El2IG2 80 IN lhDd, as against
fl2G. 409,52l 10 1901 In response TO a
request Tor nn analysis OF tins report
for publication in the United Stats for
circulation In commercial circles "a ihpt
country high government olhcial VINO
Nlhn llllh IN international ANNNNNAANN ~.
political economist has prepared aud
furnished the following
"1'he great falling nn IN the past year
In our trade like that of lS3s ls ninln-
ly In tcNtilc fabrics. We have not Ouly
imported lcsa raw cotton but we have
rc-cxporlpd much more mainly To- Rus
sin, which seems To hv gradually eu-
cfoncling on our eastern trade In mnnu-
featured cotton goods. The hnN and
hpmp imports still continue 20 decline,
| and the wool Imports show "a large de-
/ CREASE both IN quantity aud vulne' so
4 that in every branch of our great ieNilln
| Industries less work Is being dome Tower
| people employed and less profit being
| earned. As a natural consequence. our
| food imports are diminished alsO. The
| value Of the living animals imported for
/ our food foll FROM an average OF about
| O3OO.OOO pounds in 1851 and lSl2 10
| O351. fni pounds ltsi year, ana nearly
| Il millions worth less dead meat came
| into the country last ycHr thnn IN That
! pr,yious. aud nearly half n millions
worth loss than In 1871 Tho wheat
| mpurt ynlncs have lessened by more
! than AOOOWO pounds rs against lNle,
| and more than S,25O.O0O as against
| 1891. hut the decrease here IL mninly
one Of values. the quantities being about
| the same. which means, as bread SILL aY-
erngcs the same price, TINT The middle
men-thc milers and the bakers have
| divided nearly Ave millions among them
| selves nj tic cost pf the nublc. Tie
Imports Of wines and spirits have de.
creased considerably, so that as or
| liquor bill grows either The home dis
| tillers and brewers are bpneGilng Og
4 adnitcraiion IL IN fun swing. or here
! again the sellers ar pr0bting by low
foreign prices.
"Our coal exports continue 10 fall
not IN consequence Of Vie great atrike
us the miners no doubt would like e
make out hut In Pursuance Uf thi
steady. decline noticeable since ISL
aud showing last year decrease o
100000 sterling ~ compared with lSll
md nearly 2,JOO,oOO against lSg2. TIT
decrease iu our exports Of manufactures
textile fabrics and yarns 10 foreign c0un
tries aud ihc l1net (. especially notice
able The exports Of yarns 10 Turkey
f0- instance, whore - ,G2u 900 poundl
a. againss 29.SJ4.00O pounds ih 1872
and ~. $1,000 pounds Ia 1891. and thi
exports IN Bombay about 1l,O00,uh
pounds as against I4,HOWD pounds j
1892 and upwards Of l1,0D,OuD IN 1871
The exports TO Franco f.ll from abog
15Wp,OOO pounds iu 1891 mud upward
OF lO.2JO,O0O in 1892, 10 little oye
SWOOOO last year. The Gcrnnus ar
Ouirss'iling u everywhere, aud are &C
tually walking away with our trade L
wooden goods, The Increase w. cxpprtes
| wooden yarns 10 bcfiuNni hclng aH n
mnrkable as n tho decrease IN the cx
poif thther Of wooden aud wOfsicd goods
The remaining great shrinkage Is .
metals and metal manufactures u
clndnr machinery and mill work, th
ioiul value for last year was f1.S3Gh5
pounds, az against 1891 .3l3 10 1sg.
and 55.O1T 1871 pounds ia 1921; 1Al
showing o decrease Of upwards Of .
100000 pounds ia against 1892, aud M
wards Of lO,OOODO pounds agaiu'
1901"
one Of The leaders Of the Sodal Den
ocrhtie Federation, commenting on IA
foregoing statement declared today tha
the present conditions would material
advance the cause ui Radicalism and RI
publleanisn 10 Great Brnin. Said hi
aWc have .osf the market Of the wurid
/ thanks to capitalist greed. aud The va
het,gcen capital and labor. Our niue
! yauuiol free competition has 0yerrencl
eli itsdf We base iaught onr rivals N
= blessed principle Of buying in me ehenl
: est and selling 80 The dearest inrhci
T, snrh purpose that they have set up bls
ne.s on our own lines and are never &
I a l5ss TO fad an Ensdsmnan who wi
; hep 10 rain his eofutrge reputation g,
: ihe sake Of personal gain. lndlyidualia
r Stands today o roulessi failure, ar
b uiamman. bankrupt ifil som have
Z uuf no the shuiters.
: None inl Tsl-,rar w. iiel.e n Nciso
r sA|sLy sg4I ofes i..r Ai1,i9A hir.