New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-05
FOREIGN TRADE GROWING.
AMERICAS EXPORTS DOUBLE THE M
PORTS IN THE LAST ELEVEN MONTHS.
MANUFACTURERS ~ THIS COUNTRY SUCCESS
FULLY COMPETING FOR TRADE N
FOREIGN FIELDS
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fRr TELEGRAPH TO THE TpiDUNsl
Warrington. july THE helatod story Of IN.
most remarkable eleven months in the history Of
American commerce IL told IN tho monthly sum-
mary Of finance and commerce ~ the United States
Just issued by The Bureau NJ Statistics. which
makes IT'S aopAa -ance this month earlier than al
any d1tA in the lest four wears. The record Of
eleven months ~ commerce IN which exports
ara mo-a than double he Imports IN which more
mauufa cures are exported than imported and In
which r'ore gold IL brought into he United States
In paymeu' ~ ar American surplus than IN any
preceding vNar IN This countrys history. is worthy
~ some detailed examination.
~ fha 100000, in arti-Ies imported in'o the
United States IN the eleven months ending Jur-
20 tGT 4isias came In free ~ duty. thus A. a per
cent n tho total imports free ~ duty. while
lasi war % q per free ~ duty. In 1883.
. s. rer cent i'm iT2 3 81 per rem. in 1871 1885
pe7 cent. IN lwa 81 per cent, m ,ss 1'e per
rent. IN ISL 81 q rsr cent, and IN $50. % per
cent
The total imports for he eleven months fell more
than NioWo000 below those ~ the corresponding
months Ct tao preceding year. he total for The
eleven months ~ lsN being ss7a57 l9 The great
&C. rH9rct.on in the imports. considered by classes
ras in manufactured articles ready for Honsump-
ton which feU from sil7352ls2 IN the eleven
months ~ 5e7 - e. a3ol2 in tho eleven months ~
is9a while of articles imported for usA In manu-
occurring 'h2 falling Of was slight N" total Tor
the eleven mouihs ~ iN7 being G7O.5i3 "a. and tnst
for 80 eleven months ~ 1895 s2i o. ~
A FAILING OFF N IMPORTS
Taking VI the important articles imported ~. OK
animation 81 quantities. ard prices shows marked
reduction ia tho values - many articles ~ c'NAe.
FOR instance tho im7orations In the eleven months
~ 1895 were S9o,2i'o pounds against s7?ss'"2
pounds IN the corresponding months ~ The pr'ced-
Ing y<ar large Increase IN the number Of pounds.
20, The val FOR the eleven months ~ 1885 's set
down at only rOGllO7s against .75.5osoeo in The
corresponding months ~ the preceding year Thi,
remarkable Increase in the importation of coffee is
accompanied by corresponding decrease in the i'm
rortatior 81 ,ea which fA from ?2 3 3'4 pound. In
tho eleven months - 1897 So $50 80 pounds in The
eleven months 81 1895 Foreign cotton continues 70
come IN I'm Increased quantities. though az reduced
prices the importation OF COTTON for tho eleven
months ~ the present year being a. 49, 54 pounds.
against 46 o2 81 pounds in tho corresponding months
OF last year while the value for this year Is set
down A. 81 go 3S against s. pol 80 IN The correspond
ing months ~ he preceding year
po~ta,ion. i4 most apparent The impor,stlons Of
manufactur,s OF cotton IN , Ine m co
chtnawIre fell from sS-s;76i in eleven months OF
bassing 6urisps. cables. binding twine ETY. fel
from 81 732.33 IN eleven months OF 49, TO ss.A,.-
"a while the unmanufactured flores Increased from
lsl.o2e tons I'm the eleven months ~ last ye' 70
20 SO tons this year
country l. further by the fact that there is
4 large Increase in mpor,a,ions Of raw hides, out
40 increase in importatons or teather or manu-
features ~ leather. The !apor,atlons OF hides dur
ing he eleven months OK the present year amount
ga he corresponding months Of last year while IN
leather and manutacuIes OF leatner ters va T~,s
each case a reduction IN the importations au ins
tho same period Another evidence Of the activity
i ognd am H. the fact that mporta OF six
nearly double those OF the CORRESPONDENCE
OK the asca YEAR Sa, being ,sol23se agains, sl
9ss7is in the eleven months 81 lasi year whi'e me
slightly less than last year
IMPORTATIONs OF SUGAR
OF sugar the importa,ons are this year very
much less than IN the corresponding months OF
last year owing doubtless. TO the large anticipa-
tory mportatous Just prior 20 the enactment ~
the present tariff law. The total importatons OF
sugar IN the eleven months OF the present year
amount 10 235s. s6S $50 pounds. against lS231
pounds in the corresponding months OF last year
the importatlons tn the month OF May alone being
less than one-haif those Of May Of last year There
has been great decrease IN the importations o'
sugar from Germany. Austria Hungary. Belgium
and the Netherlands. Germanys imports Yell from
! 81. a25so pounds in the eleven months OF last
year 70 81 SOS is pounds IN the eleven months
OF 1895 Austria Hungary's from sl.12lsl pounds
70 1850 pounds and those OF the Neth-
srlanis rem ?: 5;lss pounds to ;,os 90
ures 81 iron and steel fell from N+76 os7
In he elaven months 81 last year to Ni15.i15 this
,aar while during the same months explorations
- iron and steel Increased from s.2iNli5 10 so :
c3j 10 Thus expOrR tons OF manufa ,tures OF iron
and steel In the present year are more than nVe
times a great IN value the imports OF iron and
steel OF r.npia,. the imports FOR the eleven
months OF the present year are only l52 +aSl
pounds agains. 2j o33 ~ pounds IN the correspond
Ing months OF last wear thus making Il apparent
Tat The total Importation ~ tinplate FOR the full
fiscal year will be iess than Sne-half that OF $50
les. than one.third that OF 1899. and ess than one
hftn that OF 1871.