New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-21

rh. earliest Information ~ our foreign trad"
"a, ,,r,ic,il,r branches. and for IN" present per
hmm. ih. .uly Information which VIII r"1ch me
,,rnl.. come. from the official British reports.
OWN t. a deficiency II appropriation iniicA''
i,,.. that tho recent Democratic Congress thought
8. nat desirable 1, have the public informed ~
D., ,b,. results If It's work M publication 81 the
monthly summary Of exports and imports Inc
.,,,lv document which gives oftcncr than once
q wear any details of quantities or values OF
Inherent kinds of imports. seems 10 hav" been
ur,rric,llv stopped. The official British report
&C. E,br,i,rv is already AZ hand however. ana
..iy,. th. first Information rs To the practical
,.,.i,,.. If ucv duties ON woollcn goods. and ~
=, all impnrtant exports from Great Britain to
,,, Iui,,.l States for two months II lS3' Most
,,,,l,iudlv the Free Traders on the other SIDE
.iv. ., Americans the information which IN"
,,., Traders here have cnd,flYOrcd Ia Keep
fran, thom that shipments of wOollcnS from
cr,,t Rritaiu 10 the United States were III
v,Iuc four times and in quantity over five times
-. large in January ana February as in the
,,,,r months last year The value. including
warn. WAS SG.ioG,4,5. against Sli252lo last year,
and thc quantity of fabrics l4.51i.So0 yards.
AGAINST 27251OO last year. besides $1,000
the face Of things, the British export prices
seem 10 have been greatly reduced in order to
secure larger trade. worStcd goods from an
, average of Il3 cents last year 10 36.S5 this
wear. and woollcns from 9O.5 To % cents. but
this Is largely because the removal Of duties
bv weight lets in great quantity of the cheaper
goods which are also easily undcrvalucd in in
voices
Imports Of linens from Great Britain have
| also largely increased. from l2.1G0. 800 yards
last year TO 2I.Eeb.9Oo this year and the average
price has been reduced about 10 per cent. The
Increase In cotton goods Is about 80 per ccnr in
| quantity, from 1ll0ioOo yards to 1ISljlOO
| this year. but the average price is Il little higher
| than Il year ago. Juc manufactures have in
| creased about fifth. from 1J.2l2,OO yards to
| 1876. 300. with prices substantially unchanged.
| Wool has Increased more than iivefold, l6,0SS.-
| 400 pounds having been sent TO this country
| from Great Britain in two months against
Bill 500 last year, and the value has increased
| In a little greater proportion. more high-prccd
| wool having been sent hithcr than last year
| though the average Is substantially the same as
| in 1Sg3 II will strike many with establishment
that British exports of iron and manufactures
| thereof 10 This country have increased less than
n third in quantity. from ;Sl9l tons to 5O.1l9.
| but much less in valuc-only 23 per cent. This
is because the increase IS nearly all In tinplatos,
from 3l,I09 tons to Al ,S21 this year. but at the
expense Of reduction Of 81 per ton in average
price, from Stu TO SIS per ton, and this followed
Il rcdu from $50 30 per ton in the previous
year Other iron imports were S292 tons.
against G,4S2 last year. quantities relatively in
significant. and In pig bar and hoop iron Il de-
crease appears The value outside Of tinplates
is only S54O,jJ0 This year, against S432275 last
year
1t is an interesting fact that imports Of ma
chncry have increased quite largely, though
mostly In machinery for textile works. which
was in value Si0I.450, against S219,95O last
| year, though less than In 1893 under the old
/ tariff. Even with lower duties. the FRUSTRATED