The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-05

900.
The total exports from Sweden ard
Norway 20 the United States amounted
10 SSss.iT which was an increase OF slsi.-
10. SIS compared with the last quarter Of
iSsS or the total amount Sslsecp repre-
scented exports OF iron ore. pig iron and
machinery and other manufactures Of
iron and steel. and sliSoe was the value
of wood pulp
The total exports from Switzerland 20
the United States amounted 70 81 ~ ossA
which was an increase OF A.oSsa7s as
compared with the total for the last
quarter Of iSs2 Among the chief items
were: Aniline colors ST. oee. cheese.
slSs.eo; condensed milk. $500: cotton
cloth. enoruideries and yarns. siS4l. aoa,
curtains. S-H,Na8s dresses aprons. hand
kerchiefs. ties, etc. $lsS0e: dye sturs
ard Chemicals. ssasa. ribbons. silk aud
mixed. so. esa. silk eEnhrosderies and half
silk piece goods, ssli. COO. other silk manu-
features and spun waste. sisa0co; straw
goods. sos. ec: watches and watch ma
teriais, ss7s.oa
Owing 10 the unexplained omission of
the returns Of declared exports from the
United Kingdom TO the United States for
the quarter ended December 81, 1924. no
definite and satisfactory comparison is
possible. There are official data. how
ever. showing that the total amount OF
the exports for the quarter ended June 90
1894. was SIC. o6a SIS less than that for the
corresponding quarter of 1898. while the
total amount for the quarter ended Sep
TENDER 81. 1894. was IS $50 90 in excess OF
that for the corresponding quarter OF 1888.
and about ss.e6o.eoo in excess of the total
for the June quarter of 1894. An inspec-
Z ton of the detailed statements for the
June and September quarters Of 1894, re-
spectively, shows that the exports of cot
ton manufactures increased about ST.
IN. Aa~ s,~ L..
glass china and earthenware amounted
10 about SsSS.ao: of fish 70 about $3.50. ooa.
of gloves. hosiery, etc. 10 about $e2l. 600:
of stuff goods, about SIS, 600; of cutlery.
10 $4,000. of linens, 10 about 81. SO, go. Of
wool. camels hair. etc. 10 about 81 sSs.-
ea; OF hats and felt. 10 about sA.oo: 81
straw plaits and hraids, to SIS, 500: OF hris-
ties. 10 $1,000: of floor cloth. TO $4,000. OF
grease. etc. to> SIS. 600: OF hardware. 10
sl0i.o 900: of jute. 10 sss. 600: of machinery,
to $4,000; OF shellac. TO $500; of salt 10
Sf.n0o; of mirrors. to SIS, co.. and of yarn,
70 $4,000.
That the heavy increase In exports
from the United Kingdom 10 the United
States was due mainly TO the enactment
OF the sugar trust tariff there can be no
doubt, and that the imports into the
United States for the current quarter will
greatly exceed those for the last quarter
OF 1894 is clearly indicated, not only by
the British official reports of declared
exports from the United Kingdom 10 the
United States during the months of Janu-
airy and February. but by the foregoing
figures IN regard TO other countries. The
total imports of m erchandise from all
countries during the quarter ended De-
cember 81. 1884. amounted to $i72, 81. SS7,
which was an increase of SCI 39f 335, or a
fraction less than Is per cent, as COM
pared with the total of the correspond
ing quarter OF 1893 The total declared
value OF the exports from the countries
above named mot including the United
kingdom) to the United States during
the quarter ended December 81. 1891.
amounted to about SIS 1000, which was
an increase of about 30 per cent. IS COM
pared with the total declared value of the
exports from the same countries TO the
United States for the corresponding quar-
ter of the year 1893 1t Is by no means
probable. however. that the increase win
be so great as a comparison of these per-
centages would seem TO Indicate. II Is
known that there will be a heavy de-
crease In the imports from some coun-
tries. especially from the Spanish West
Indies. For example, the total imports
OF sugar Gree and dutiahie) for the quar-
ter ended December 81, 1894. from all
countries amounted to only s10l5s,eo0 as
against a total Of S21.53SS ST for the last
quarter OF 1898.
1t is fact worthy of note that while
the total amount of imports OF foreign
merchandise into the United States DIR
ing the quarter ended December 81, 1884,
was 81, 1874. 3S5 In excess OF the total for
the corresponding quarter of 1873, the to-
tai exports OF domestic merchandise were
So. 81. a93 less in the last quarter OF 1894
than In the corresponding quarter of 1885,
and the balance in favor of the United
States was 81. 7o3. III for the last quarter
OF 1884. which amount was sH. ols3 2s less
than the balance for the corresponding
quarter OF 1898. an average shrinkage of
sl4672.o 600 a month. II that rate should
be maintained the balance would tErn
against the United States before the end
of the current fiscal year.