Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-23
TRADE RELATIONS
Facts Of Great Interest to American
Manufacturers.
OFFICIAL news FROM BRITISH SOURCES
Every Article Of Export Has Greatly
Decreased.
ALL IMPORTS INCREASING

The monthly trade statement of the Brit
ish kingdom. issued by order of parliament,
has been received in this city and con-
tains some facts Of interest to Americans.
The statement covers the trade relations
between the United States and Great Brit
ain and her colonies for the months OF
January and February of this year and Is
the latest information upon that subject.
as our own statistics will not be ready for
some months.
Inasmuch as the British statement con-
trasts the exports and imports Of the first
two months of this year with similar
period of last year, 1t furnishes an accurate
comparison of the workings Of our foreign
commerce under the Wilson law and the
Mckinley law. The facts conveyed by the
statement will make very grim reading for
American manufacturers and producers.
have favored recent legislation believing
that 1t would cheaper goods and thus ben
eft the masses.
Exports AlnrminEly Decreasing.
By this statement, compiled from British
custom house records, 1t is made very clear
that the trade In practically every article
Of value which we sell to England has
alarmingly decreased in those two months,
while the trade in everything which Eng
land raises or produces and which she
sells to us has greatly increased, those ar
ticles coming into this country in direct
and fatal competition with the American
product or manufacture.
If the trade reports from other countries.
France, Germany, Austria, ETC.. should
show similar balance of trade. In proper
ton to our commercial relations with them.
the interest of the American producer and
manufacturer is likely to be still further
stimulated in the comparative workings Of
the two tariff laws.
Without attempting to go into statistics
which might be dry reading to the general
reader, unless he happened to be interested
In agriculture or manufacturing, 1t may
be well to reproduce some Of the eloquent
testimony of this official statement to the
gratifying increase of British commerce,
and the falling off in American trade.
Falling OF of Agricultural Products.
The falling Off In our sales of agricultural
products to England during the months Of
JsEuary and February of this year are es-
pecially notable The exports Of cattle
alone show a decrease of over s913,OOO over
the two months of last year. The sales of
American flour were over 100000 less than
in the two months of the previous year.
The sale Of American bacon decreased over
$4,000 in two months. The exports of
fresh beef fell of to the amount of over
S165,O00. The sales Of butter decreased
from sl65.OOO to $4,000. in round numbers
Our sales of sailed fish fell of over one
half in the two months, representing loss
of over $2O0OOO, while. on the other hand
England sold US over 100000 worth Of fish,
representing gain Of fifty per cent In her
commerce. Our sales of mares and geld
ings, wheat. hams and lard showed slight
increase, while the exports of sheep fur
nished the only instance OF gratifying in
crease. If England bought more Of our
sheep, however she evened up the deal by
selling $261 900 worth of English wool
in the two months, and over $2.30O,OOO
worth of Australian and Canadian wool in
the same period. shutting out the Ameri-
can product to that extent
Our sales of raw cotton decreased over
S2OOO.OOO for the two months. although We
had the largest cotton crop for many years.
The sales of unwrought copper fell off to
the extent of s35OOOO, the sale of timber
decree sed considerably over half million
dollars, the exports of tallow fell $115OOO
to $50 600 in round numbers, and the traffic
in cheese decreased to the amount of over
100000.
Increased Imports.
No less appalling to American manu-
facturers are the figures of the increased
imports from England into the United
States for those two months. In worsted
goods we bought over 81, 400, 600 worth, an in
crease of over s., 4OO, coo. and in wooden yarns
and tissues we bought to the extent Of
s923, 600 against s3s4,OOO. England even
managed to sell US 100000 worth of whisky
and S15O,OOO worth of beer and ale in those
two months, greatly increasing her trade
of last year.
We bought over 81, 100000 of cotton goods,
an increase of over $SOO.Oa0. There was an
increase of over 81 ,OOO,OOO in the imports of
linen goods the imports of carpets were
more than trebled ard very much larger
quantities of millinery and stationery came
over from England. Manufactures of silk
and silk-mixed goods increased in volume,
and even old iron for renlanufacture came
in to the extent of about 5000.
A long list of items representing articles
manufactured in this country also shows
an increase of from 20 to so per cent in the
importations over the two months of last
year. Those people who advocated re-
duction of tariff in order that foreign-made
goods might come into the United States
cheaper would find the list gratifying to a
large degree.
Movement of Gold and Silver.
A statement of the movement of gold
and silver bullion and specie between the
United States and Great Britain is also set
forth in the publication. 1t appears that
in those two months England took from us
gold to the amount of 1.675.s05 pounds
sterling In the two months of the pre-
yious year she only took 60, 100. She de-
creased the amount Of silver which she
took from US this year by fGSS, 1873. and in
creased the amount of silver which she
sent us 1851. She sent us gold to the
amount of f1.166,055. She sent us in the
last two months gold and silver to the
amount of FL 112,333, and took from us
e. S64, I'll.
Royal Arcanum smoker.