New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-03
RUSH OF GOODS FROM EUROPE
FURTHER REPORTS FROM CoNsULs ON
THE FLOOD OF IMPORTS.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE


Washington July 2-Another batch or important
renorts has been received from United States Con-
sus in response and obedience to specia instruc-
lions issued by the Secretary Of State some weeks
ago. With two exceptions THESE repoi'
abow that in the months OF March. April and May
of this year there was heavy increase oil exports
70 the United States as compared with those OF
the corresponding period OF 1896 In the case OF one
district from which the ordinary exports are
beavv the increase amounted to more than 3l3 per
cent and I'm a number Of other cases 1t exceeded
100 per cent. The nature Of the Items. when rep
resented the bulk of the increase, suhicieh'y niu
cated that II was caused by the expectation vi INC
early enactment of tariff law, which "ouio
advance the rates Of duty on some articles ana
transfer other articles from the free iist 10 INC
dutiabe list.
Consul, Ernst Of Rechenberg Austria. reports
that the total value Of the declared exports from
that port to the United States In the months ol
March, April and May. 1885, amounted 10 slooo'o
and for the corresponding months OF lS9' 10 S"'v
300 an Increase of s143.9l7. The Increase Tor the
month of March amounted to Sl2,2G FOR April 10
si2O79. and for May to ss96G. The increase Oh eA
ports of linen goods In March amounted to S2S'cOo
in April to $4,000, and in May to $500
Consular Agent Schlessing, OF Hada, Austria
reports that the exports from that place TO the
United States in the quarter ended May OIL io'O'
amounted to sl37,G26 and for the corresponding
period Of 1897 s20O,6i9-an increase OF s4Z'9ZS OF
about 46 per cent.
Consul Bedle. of Sheffield, England, did not fur
nsh a statement as required by his instructions
showing the comparative exports for the quarters
ended May 81 1896 and 1884, respectively. but gave
the exports to the United States from that pace
in the first four months OF the current calehdar
year The totals are follows: January, Sl4loSo'
February. sl7556l; March. s26.5s3; April, s2'9,No
The exports cutlery increased from SSSlso In jan
uary to s57,5lS in February, $4,000 In March ana
sI17 $50 in April. The exports OF steel wire, sheets
etc. increased from s7,GS in January to sloi66l In
February and sl59,2o3 in April
Consul Dickinson. of Nottingham, reports that
the total declared value OF the exports from that
consular district to the United States In the quar-
ter ended May 81. 1896. amounted to s7SS.liS and
for the corresponding period OF 1891 to Sl,l6s0s-an
increase Of $42l, 22G
The Birmingham consul is the only one In the
United Kingdom thus far reported to show de-
crease for the quarter ended on May 81 1877, as
compared with the corresponding period OF 1870
The total for the latter period ron 70 tf fe
a ns former period to sn'''i-a ne, ''Ssa'
the total declared value of the exports from that
consular district TO the United states IN ne quarter
the corresponding period OF 1897 10 ,2SO-an in
crease Of $l 49, or more than III per cent among
Anne colors. from ssi,3sl to s24l 2oc watches and
watch from slst 80 to s2 2o SIN spun pun
mixed from s930ls to S5l.ll3; hides, sailed. from
Asls TO slo.7o7; dye stuff and chemicals from wv
722 to $2,656 . -
The report OF Consul Roosevelt shows an enor-
NOUS Increase OF exports from Bruises ana Cnar-
ieroi to the United States in the quarter ended May
81 1897, as compared with the corresponding period
of 1896 The total declared value for the latter
nerIod amounted 10 S162,4l1 and for the former
period s3154,c1I Increase for three months sZSi'
100 or more than 1913 per cent.
The total declared value Of the exports from the
consular district Of Liege 10 the United states IN
the three months ended May g. 1897, amounted to
s343 2CO which was an increase of $l32l02 as COM
pared with the corresponding period Of 1896
Consul Downes OF Amsterdam. furnishes the FOL,
lowing comparative statement OF the total declared
value of exports from that consular district TO the
United States In the months OF March, April anu
Nav 1896 and 1897 respectively: