New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-31
NEW TARIFF LAW TESTED.
rrvENuE NOT MAINTAINED AND FOR
rlGN TRADE NOT STIMULATED.

-aoryoI,s DECREASE IN THE EXPORTS OF
..::sscuASprsE- MISUNDERSTANDING INCREASE
=. IMPORTS iN THE LAST FISCAL. YEAR
rny TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuNE.l
.,,r,on July S0-Thc preliminary report on
. ,oreign commerce for the last hscal year re-
inc ,ssrs1 from the Bureau OF Statistics. shows
cch'y NOW Tariff law has failed either 70 stiinu-
'h"' 100 foreign trade or to yield great an amount
NV .sronue as did the law OF 1890. The statistics
o',sa give the totals Of exports and imports for
fu'" .'o,,s months OF the fiscal year ended June
Wv -, exports and imports In detail for the frst
Nv w., months OF the year. Making comparisons
We, me preceding year. the firs' dscouras"s iac'
W. abe In these statistics IS an enormous de-
oose las, year in the value OF exports OF mer-
efe" ,,o amounting In round numbers. to more
e 90. 40 900: the totals for the two years peihs
wv" o,,vs,v sSe2 100000 and SSNS'cO"" ms Is
s,-,son between last year. period OF revV'ng
co" ',f.ss under discouragng conditions. and the
o'' or from July !. 1890. 10 June 30. 1874,
" =, great and universal business depression
pe.,,a.cIv following the commercial upheavai ana
Cno,.s,and manic Of 1885," and altogether.
'"e =, aoubt and uncertainty rs TO what sort Oh
s.r reform the Democratic Administrator" an"
,.ss would enact. An enormous increase i
.oAe IN ,nportation and considerable decrease
81 ,,oo ,r,por;ations. which combnco s"eHe" VIZ
J" =, line of imports az merchandise during 'he
te'" &c, o,o 900 more than in the preceding year.
yea w VARYING but a few thousand dollars from
On s.or,tive decrease In exports OF merchah-
.ne totals given for the 'wo years oe'"s ''
U.S. ,.rsv ss47 .750 OH and S73l%pSi''
spee" 4, exports OF oreads;uffs alone was nearS
~. ~ ~. ,r.roca.e value last year beine only
e., against si6. 80 for the preceding year
p'"" - hraadst,ns have not fallen near so 10"
tN s,,s as In the past year, since 1870 when 'hey
Ell, .5S 2S5 Prices of cereals las' year were
",. lower hut the greatest loss was IN wheat
49,, aour The average export price OF whe''
-. 49, was about 81. cents a bushel. against
=. s-u cents ;he preceding year. an6 whe"' eN-
" c-esated IN value only s2,1pSu' against
20, 20 tba year before d loss OF sla'n""' wheat
~.,,sracea about 81 40 barrel, against u ~ the
Nv .s,og v4ar and -four exports last year agere-
j.; vaIua only s50676.oo2. against soSoS-'-o' 'ne
S..,n, YEAR loss Of sl7.5oocoo; so that on "nea'
80. ,-oduct there was loss OF about SS""""'
..t,n s,s nDo opo was due 10 shrinkage III current
,,i... during the last tisca! year
r.or,s os corn last year amounted to only ABOUT
,.s,x million bushels. but sold for an average
~. :. ah,ut 49, cents a bushel and were Naiueo a'
.m,.o AK against 100000 bushels exported durins
-. nrscsd,ng wear when the export price aVefaseu
A., .sn,s a bushel and the total value amounted 10
Hnllgs ..ss,,1s
NJ .he e. ooO 80 decrease in exports az preauS's
vsu.York The principal port. lost In round i'su'eS
a. IN 900 or 90 per cent: Philadelphia. SSco"' OF
"A ,sr cent: Boston, s.. 900. or 16 per cent ana
psr,mors 1880 900. or A per cent. the racine
,,,s. nor,s almost held their 1894 average an"
s,oved decrease Of only $1,000 or about per
ION. The following table gives comparisons OF value
IN detail OF exports Of breadsuhs during the '"''
THO fiscal years: .