The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-20
NEWS HND COMMENT

The exports from the United States in
the calendar year 1895 will exceed those of
any other year. Only twice in the his
tory of the United States have the exports
in calendar year passed the billion dol
lar line; in 1898 they will be a billion ana
"A quarter. During the eleven months of
1898 ending with November they are
greater than any fun calendar year pre-
Ceding, the total for the eleven months
being H,ll7,6Sl,ll9, and it is apparent that
the December statement will bring the
grand total for the year above 81, pa, 600
600. The figures of the treasury bureau of
statistics show that the November OK
ports were not only the largest for No
Vcmber, but the largest I'm any month in
the history of our commerce. 4 OF bread
Stuffs the exports for the eleven months
ending with November, 1895 are the larg-
est in our history. being $277, l35, 34l,
against S223,2l in the great exporting
year of 1892; provisions are for the eleven
months Sl4S.llISj0, against Sl25, 1907 in
the eleven months of 1892 Cotton for the
eleven months amounts 20 $l92, 1923 3?l, a
figure slightly below that OF 1896, though
the total number of pounds exported by
far exceeds that of the corresponding
months i'm any preceding year, being for
the eleven months, g. 1876, ,032 dl4. or, meas
ured in bales 6,722, 2S3, larger total in
bales or pounds than that of any full
calendar year preceding. The import
record of the year 1898 will he as remark-
able as that relating to its exports, but for
opposite reasons, the total imports for
| the year being less than those of any
calendar year since 1855. For the month
| of November they We're but $50 100 $50
which was slightly less than those of No
Nember, 1897, and less With three eXCep-
| tiOns than those of any November since
| 1885 For the eleven months ending with
! November they were but S579, 9,Siil53, while
| those of the corresponding months of 1897
| were $G9l 0S9, ,266 and those of the eleven
| months of 1896, 1922 sos, 500. The imports
for the full calendar year will not exceed
| S640, 900 900, a sum less than that of any
! calendar year since 1855, and fully Sl1y-
| 600, 900 less than that Of the calendar year
| 1897. The year will show the largest
| balance of trade in favor Of the United
| States ever presented In any calendar
| year. The December figures will bring
| the total excess Of exports for the cal
| cndar year above the 500 100000 line
| while the highest excess Of exports in any
| prcccding calendar wear was S35I go gl4 in
! 1897, and S324 3G3, $50 IN 1896. The importa =
| ton of gold will be tho largest for any
| Gale ndar year. The gold imports for the
| eleven months ending with November arc
| SllG. 1896 $40, while no full calendar year
! since 1896 ever reached the SlOO, Goa. 600 line
| and IN that year the total for the twelve
months was only SlO4, 13l, 2i9 against Sli9-
| 39G $40 for the eleven months of 1895. The
! gold I'm circulation on December L. 1895
| was S65S 9S6, S63 against Slii94liS on Dc
| cember /, 1897 The total money i'm cir
culation on December /, 1895 was SlSSG.-
so 5Oi against H,72l 53S on December ],
| 1897,
The remarks made by President Mo
| Kinley on Sunday before the pupils of tho
Georgia Industrial college, a state insti-