New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-03
THE RISING FLOOD OF IMPORTS
,srs FROM ALI. TIE COUNTRIES OF

EUROPE EXCEPT SWITZERLAND
,,,,,o,or June 2 (SpeciaD .-Reports receiver
from the United States consuis S'''o 49, I-r,,ed
indicate that the tide OF exports u wy .I -,
states began 10 rise even belore 'He 49, ,'aor IN
49, ors, quarter Of the current CALENDAR year !"
.,a,,,,,,on ~ a revision Of the tarin ny Coheies'
ra q nrobable advance of rates OF nu'E VI, '
no,,ed merchandise. The vane Oh 'ne u'O'" "a
.xnor,s from Belgium 10 the Uniteu ol''es
consuls reporting) amounted to sS''''''i io' ,,,
quarter ended March 81, 1887 as coihp@l'u go 60
"a 40 1s for the arst quarter OF 1896. one oo"
sulate (ISrussels) showed decrease " Wv
net increase amounted to sSoas''' ,,or,
only two of the Ave consula'es Reported 49,
Franco U.yons and Marseiles) showed an i''ciease
but the total net increase amounted 10 s'0iV' .ne
total for the quarter being NS.HsSze' against ti.
az SIG for the corresponding period OF last year
TIL. total declared value Of the exports from Ter
MANY To the United States twenty consuls report
ing, for the quarter ended March 81 49, announced
10 32l227.OS7 compared with |io''''4'i ioi nv
Arst quarter of 1896. -Four OF the consuiates 'na'
men. Cologne Crefed and Freiburg) showed d
decrease and the total net increase amounted 10
a. SEQ "A, The reports from two other German
consulates oGlauchau and Weimar compare the
frs, quarter Of 1897 with the last quarter OF 1880
The total for the former amounted 10 *l,Zooh anu
for the latter 10 s951.9ls. showing an increase Oh
S762.9es .o
The only country which showed net decrease
,ras Sutherland The total exports from that
country to the United States In the quarter ehoeu
March a. 1897 (fve consulates reporting). amounted
IN ss0laOsa as compared with $3l4lO' FOR the nrst
quarter Of 1896 TWO Of the consuates showed
decrease-that of Chan de Fonds amounting 10
1910 and that of ST Call 20 azo.'lf' anu '"e WA"
net decrease was $4,000 ,,
The REPORTS from the United Kingdom Uhirteeh
consuates reporting) showed a large totaI net IN
crease The total value of the declared exports
from IN. thirteen consular districts to the United
States In the quarter ended March 81 lss'' amount
ed 10 so5 sos compared with s32%5l I3 IN ls s5
and the total net increase amounted 10 SsIo' o..
lows Belfast s2Si36 Dundee ;lJO Sio Iiu Sns sol
Held ST. 5SS; Liverpool $780, London, A.@sSi'
Nottingham sic; Swansea, si216i5 SIX con- on
sSss sa5 Dunfermne, &4,47l; Glasgow; S5!9,; Man
chester 1921 Si3; Sheffield s25 iiS; Iunst as sap
b The aggregate net l2creasea i to sa
A report from Consul fancy. OF i5ellhst. STU "
that the total declared value OF exports many Oh
textile Tile gSa Of OM Mar sh 1877 Was va than twice
as large as for March. 1886. the former anioun.as
10 81 lS, 223 and the latter 20 s5iLoi the ncrease
for the month was nearly twice as great as the
net increase for the quarter. In his report Consul
fancy says: equipments have Increased to such
proportions throughput the Kingdom maj al In 4
their freight rates. The advance from Bclfast 70
New-York IS from 20 10 q per cent per ton Indeed
pers fer prompt transshipment 10 the other SIDE SIDE
that report is current that one OF the Lord line
OF steamships plying between this port and Bali
make A special trip TO New-York laden with Bel
fast merchandise The reason assigned for the
sudden increase In exports Is the prospective IN
crease in the customs duties on inpor'auohs on
This report was dated March 81. more than two
ther enlargement OF the present abnormal ship
ments.