Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-03
GOODS HELD IN BOND
A Heavy Decrease Last Month as Compared
With Preceding Years.
An Awakening Demand for COnsump
ton and Tariff Changes Were
the Causes.

the bureau of statistics, show heaVy de-
crease as to goods held in bonded ware
| houses as compared with preceding years.
The causes for unusual Withdrawals have
been mainly in anticipation of change in
the tariff and also an increasing demand
| for consumption. The value of goods re-
| naming in bond June 80 was SIS, 135, 723.
| AS compared with the same day of the
| preceding year, there is decrease of $685.
3ls,619. The lowest point to which goods
! in warehouse fell previously to the pres
| ent was 81, 40, 53., in February, 1885: and
since July, 1893, the highest point TO which
| the value of goods in warehouse has reach
| ed was In July, 1896, $52,O4l. JOS. In antici-
| patton of the Wilson tariff act. the value of
in April, 1894, to $51,292,OOO in July of that
year.
Some Specific Articles.
The value of goods under the head of
| chemicals, including coal tar, colors and
| dyes, dye woods, glycerine. opium prepared
| for smoking, sodas, &c, remaining in bond
| ed warehouse June 81, 1896. was SOL, 40,
| and the value of such articles in bond June
| 30, 1897, was sSs9, 225. The great increase
| in this list is in opium. June 30, 1885, there
were in bond lbs pounds, of the value of
| $50 13G, while on June 30, 1897, the amount
| had increased to 1906 poun Is of the value
| of $30S, lib There were heavy Withdrawals
| tariff changes. On June 30, 1885, the value
of cotton manufactures in bond was ST.
262,3JS. as against $50, 81 the same day of
June this year.
The heavy decrease in this schedule is
found in cotton cloth bleached. dyed and
colored, etc. the value of which was al
| most 100000 less on June ~, 1897, than on
! the same day Of the preceding year. Of
earthen stone ard china ware the decrease
as compared with June 30, 1896, when the
value was $52501S, amounted to $45S 476
In the manufactures of hemp, flax and jute
the decrease is heavy in the higher grades
The figures for June 30, 1885, as to those
goods were 81, 10l 500. and for June 80, 1897
$207,314. The value of fish, cured pre-
served, remains about the same that
given for June 30, 1886. a little over $1,000
The total value of fruits held in ware
houses June 30. 1896. was s23O,206. and on
June 80, 1897 $4D113. The remarkable de-
crease shown under this heading relates
to plums and prunes. of which there were
on June 80 1896, IL bonded warehouses f.
SO2.S24 pounds of the value of $116,517.
while on Jure 30. 1897, there were but
2,O1o pounds in bond of the value of $20S
There was a falling off of about 40 per
cent in the holdings of currantS, and the
table shows only 1868 pounds of dates as
against 345,36S pounds on the same day of
the preceding year. On June 81, 1916, there
were 1,u3l,oS1 pounds of almonds in ware
houses as against 516231 pounds for June
90 1897, and the value of all fruits and
nuts in bonded warehouse at the latter
date is something less than one-third of
that for June 30, 1896.
Glass and Glassware.
In glass and glassware there has been
no marked decrease, except, perhaps, in
relation to cylinder, crown and common
window glass, unpublished, which has fallen
from 3,OUO,212 pounds to 1.I62, Sl3 pounds
for the date given. There has been an
Increase in the quantity of plate glass.
however, for or June 80, 1895: the rumber
OF square feet of cast polished and tn
sllvered plate glass amounted to 3d. 72
and on June 30. 1897. 14,:h,2. On June 80
1886, there were held 10, f67 square feet of
cast, polished and silvcred plate glass; as
against SS,6S1 square feet for June 30, 1897
There has been but a slight decrease as
tc manufactures of iron and steel there
having been on June 30 1876, such manu-
factures In warehouses to the value Of
$l,0J4OE, while on June 30 1891 the value
amounted to $911.952. Some particular
items under this head, however, show q
marked decrease, as. for instance, tin
Plates terneplates and taggers tin, which
aggregated June 81, 1896, % ST.. $50 pounds
of the value of $500. 7!J5. while on June 30
1897, there were held 5,2S'i,O15 pounds of the
value, sllS ,l3l. There is Il small increase
as to bar iron rolled or hammered and in
gots, blooms, slabs. billets, ETC., of Steel
In lead of all kinds except manufactures
thereof. there is decrease from II 63o Iit,
pounds 10 66S4,66 pounds. The value of
leather not manufactured June 30 1886
was 1913. 1O2. and on June 80, 1897, S24O, i34
In the manufactures of leather the de-
crease in gloves furnished the heaviest
item, from S41O. OS6 to S176 1S, Malt liouors
in bond June 30, 1896, were valued at So
otS; on June 30. 1897, SO, $50. In the oil
schedule the only decrease of importance is
mat or salad oil (olivG, of which there
We're 81, IS3 gallons June 80, 1896, and IL :
O2S gallons June 80, 1897 valued at 10 rer
cent less.
PrOyfsiOns
Under the head Of provisions. comprfs-
Ing meat and dairy products, there is an
increase in the value of meat and meat
extracts from $66S37 on June 30, 1886. to
Sl59,S41 on June 30, 1897. The item of
cheese, under the head of dairy products.
remains about the same, in the neighbour
hood OF $5S or $4,000 pounds Of the value
OF hve or six thousand dollars. June 80,
1886 the quantity of rice in warehouses
was 13,1D4,2I9 pounds, valued at $.s34 otED
and on June 30, 1897, II so, 459 pounds, of
the value of $1S4, 100 The salt in ware
houses has increased from ,S75 600 pounds
TO 3,323,1 4l pounds, the value of the for
mer being given at So, 1913, and of the lat
ter, S,661. There is heavy decrease in
SILK and manufactures thereof, the value
OF which on June 3d. 1896, in ware . use
was $2,311.774. and on June 30, 1897 s119,-
9s1. There is substantially no change in
the quantity or value of spirits in ware
house on the last day of each of the fiscal
years 1886 and 1897. The decrease as to
sugar is particularly marked. On June
~, 1896, the value of all sugar in ware
houses was $14,557,175, and on June 30
1884, 81, $50, 4O2. In the raw beet sugars
not above No. 16 Dutch standard, there is
decrease from 4O,3S4.945 pounds of the
value of s912. 565, for June 30. 1896. to &c.
96O,O95 pounds, of the value of $469, 313,
for June 30, 1897. The heavy decrease is as
to the cane sugars not above IL Dutch
standard, of which there were in bond,
June 30, 1896. 542,919,492 pounds of the
value of 1908, 173. and on June 30 1897,
there were SO, ISL. S51 pounds of the value
of 81 ga. 9a4. OF sugars above No. 16 Dutch
standard, there were in bond June 30. 1885,
q, 659, s33 pounds. valued at $639, S73, and
on June 81. 1897, 5.172.451 pounds. valued
at $145,2S3.
Decrease i'm Tobacco.
The quantity of tobacco in warehouse
June 30, 1896. was, in the leaf, 80, 1S4 $50
pounds, valued at $3.50. 179, and on June
30, 1897, 1928. 1913 pounds, of the value of
Sc, AIS. It's. No material decrease is shown
in the holdings of manufactured tobaccos,
such as cigars. cigarettes, &c. June 3d.
1856. there were 32,251 bushels of beans
and dried pease in warehouses, valued at