Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-10-16
OUR COMMERCE
This Years Figures Of Exports
and Imports Go Up
GRAND TOTAL TOR
The Bulk Of Trade In Buying ana
Selling Is with the United King
do-n=Japan, China and india
do the Least Business

do the Least Business
The imports into and tie exports from The
United States for 1S93 1894, 1895 and lS'O arc
reviewed in detail In a tabulated statelnsp'
list compiled by the United States Agricui-
tural Department The statement also shows
that during the ten years ended June 81, ias.'
our total exports amor nted to sS,S9' ,o"'ooi,
imports for the g. me period being $1,000
1877 49,. The total ommerce OF the OniIeu
States. including imports and exports, LOT 'no
decade. was s16. .Ol3. 2O5, 1893, or yearly aV~
erage Of s1,GOO.OOO.Ooo.
Compared with annual average OF THIS ton'
year period, the statement says the he"teS
for 1896 show an upward tendency not qulIo
60 marked as the gain over 1895, but SUM-
eient to Sartent the hope that unless some
new disturbing factor arises, the commerclai
denression Ct 1894 95 is thing OF the paS'
and ouf commetce. the measure OF gener"
nrosperity. will soon resume its former ul-
mensions.
During the fiscal year just ended, the
American farmers sold to foreign nations
$50 900 900 worth Of their produce-a gain
of SIT 900 900 over the preceding year.
The sale abroad OF our manufactured pro-
ducts gained s44 coo, 900 for the year
It's shown that many Of our principal iarm
products. like cotton, wheat, lard, leaf toDac-
co. ETC., brought smaller returns in foreign
markets than in 1895 Wheat, flour, canned
beef and pickled pork held their own, while
farm animals. corn. fresh beef, hams, cieo-
margarine, oilcake, fruits and nuts orougn' :
better returns than last year.
During the past fiscal year this country
sold to the Engsh-speakIng people OF En-
rome s4O6. COO 900 worth Of merchandise,
which is 46 per cent. OF our total exports, and
We bought from them s17O, ,OO9, 600 worth OF
goods, or % per cent. OF the total imports.
All parts OF the Iitish empire In all Con-
tinents brought from the United States Sol2,
900, 900 worth OF goods, or 50 per cent. OF the
total exports.
OF the more important countries tha'
bought from the United States more than
$500 900 worth OF goods during the year
Germany, Canada, Italy, British Australasia
British Africa, Japan, Russia and China show
decided gains in 1896 over 1898 The United
Kingdom shows a gain OF 1895, but failing
off from 1894. A very rapid and continuoui
decline is shown in our exports to CUBA
which dropped from s24, 100000, In 1891, t(
S2O. 900, 900 In 1884, declined to Sl9OOo, ooO II
1895 and amounted to only S7,5OO,OOO II
, 1885,
The statement continues: "Our total i'm
norts during the year were $3.50 OIC, 600 worti
of goods. This was years gain OF S4S, OOo,
600 A considerable falling of Is noticeable
IN the import values OF coffee. anufacture'
silks. India rubber, tea, cotton, laces. goat
skins and tin plates. As in exports, tn
limited Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ire
land leads In imports. We Obtained iron
English-speaking nations 1888, 900, 600 wort
OF merchandise, or 33 per cent oi:he total.
"After the United Kingdom, follow In OF
der. Germany. Brazil, France, Canada, Cuof
Japan. Italy, China and British India
"In shipments to our shores for 1895, neal
" all the principal countries show declin
i as compared with 1898, the exceptions bein
Canada, China, Dutch East India, Belg'uI
and Hawaii.
= "Our imports from Cuba, which wer
valued at $40, 900, 900 in 1898, shrank to $40
, OOO. 600 In 1895, or q little over half OF II
former amount Mexico dropped from S34
900 coo to s17,OO0,OO).
$ Compared with 1895, there isa gain in l8
> In tie imports from most Of the princip
+ countries. the exceptions being Brazil, Cub
. British India, Switzerland and the Meth
lands