The herald., 1896-03-01
FOREIGN TRADE FOR SEVEN MONTHS

Preliminary statistics of the foreign trade
OF the country for January and the seven
months ending therewith, corrected up to
Saturday last, have been issued by the
chief of the bureau of statistics. They
show a total value of exports for
$S7, ,292, which represents q de-
crease of over $5,4OO,OOO as COM
pared with the total for December, but
an increase of nearly $5,9OO,OOO
as compared with January, 1895. The
imports for January were valued at $64,-
6O2 1888, which represents an increase of
nearly $2,4OO,OOO as compared with De-
$3,OOO,0OO as compared with January,
1895. The dutiable imports in January ex-
ceeded in value those free of duty by over
$2,3OO,O 900, whereas in January, l S95. the
dutiable exceeded in value the free-of-duty
imports by nearly $7,3O0,OOO. The ex-
ports for the month of January showed an
excess of 22.5O5 ,654 over the imports, as
compared with AN excess of $13,6S2 ,O64
in January, 1895.
For the seven months of the fiscal year
ending with January last the total value of
the exports was 1925, 1O3 ,233, which rep
resented an increase Of over $23 200 900,
as compared with the corresponding peri
cd of the preceding fiscal year. The inn
ports for the same period we're valued at
$474,675, ,715, which represented an in
crease of over s66,7OO,OOO as compared
with those of the corresponding pc
riod of the preceding fiscal yea.
During the seven months period en- d.
ing with January, 1895, the free -of-uuty
exceeded the dutiable imports in value y
over $6,7O0,O0O, whereas for the seven
months period ending with last month the
dutiable exceeded in value the free-of-duty
imports by over $l4,SOO,OOO. During
both reriods there was all excess of exports
which amounted to $50,427 SIS in the
seven months of the current year under
consideration, as compared with $93,9S5,-
300 in the corresponding seven months of
the last fiscal year.
Imports and exports of gold almost bal
anced each other in january Lost ~ -
ports being valued Mt SIC, O,566.5l6 and the
imports at $1O,294 200. the figures show
ing, it will be seen. a slight excess on the
side of exports. viz, $212,2Z6. For the
corresponding month last year the exports
showed, on the other hand, an excess OF
$24 ,69S. .4S9. For the seven months pe-
Rod the exports of gold coin and
bullion amounted to S79,94O,lO1 and
the imports to $l6.S4S,OS9, an ex-
cess on the side of exports, as will be seen,
of S63,O92,02l. The figures do not in
clude the statistics of exports and imports
of ore, which do not cut any very great
figure, the exports for the seven months
amounting to only $49,S52 and the i'm
ports to 81 ,l54,S6O. The exports Of silver
coin and bullion for the month of January
amounted to $4,9O2,6 aud the imports
to $l.U09,29S, an excess OF exports
amounting TO S3,S93,33l, "a compared
with an excess of S3,0S3.l37 The ex.
ports Of silver coin and bullion amounted
to S34,S3S,355 and the imports to 1882.
S74. showing an excess of exports oi
silver amounting TO S26.S55,4Sl, as com.
pared with an excess on the same side oi
S2l ,lSo ,92S. These figures do not in
clude The movement OF silver ore, which
is relatively more important than that o.
gold ore. The exports of silver ore for the
seven months ending with January were
valued at $i26.i6l and the imports a
$S,d47 $40, showing an excess OF import.
| for the seven months amounting to VS. ,O2l F.,
1913, as compared with an excess OH tho
same side of $5,524.373 for the CORE
| spending seven mouths OF the previous
| fiscal observation-disclosures.