The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-07
OUR FOREIGN COMMERCE.


On the topic OF foreign commerce the report
20 The foreign commerce for the fiscal year
recorded. For the first time in the history Of
S Sper 1HsedlF mope e shan si rs .6 1886 SO e psf mohsS.
ssS. tGssl ~ bel IS 81 an ;2S 81 i4SSl Pr 9 &c rs i q jSSo no
other years having reached the bi iii
s Sasi :! q pFqS aS@ss WAS S ssS$!ess 81 Sa sarP % sHnis
MADE ny s4i fhss' 81 .i tes anis 6ss m asiSrS sSss se1 s2se
tRe se sheif be siGees saS EeSS5a 81, g s1p psain !, shG ss7 i2r
time also in the history OF our foreign com
merce. the exports Of domestic manufactures
ufactures. while the total exports OF the year
were twice as great as the total imports-.a
ance in our favor being more than twice as
great as that Of any former year.
ly ramarEobie reeor DE- t feS value Ius S Of for eli Mum im-
Pe Single Rst eace iIsf an1 1850 % t thgguns Esv tRs p gpa1iTtIsn
t ess iin imporfs W %er Per Sse! sS sipSs se .sst t'% IN value Tne
against $$SsS51i. 7$6.412 in the preceding Year and
was almost entirely ely in manu- manaiacttunrses ia and Tart IL
S Siaet 81 5SeS Was 1 si4i iaB9E7f.t s&s Fl Es s9s' is %sBs
;* s:| rs oD + sSsS;i GaS ss 5s .;ss 8 IF S2 + 81 1 fGS q , % n;
S19;es aad ri shl IN sa ss. Pssf .ss6, against ssf5; q ss ssEiess7
a year earlier Of glass and glassware, SO. 49,
$ s5;sS Ss III. a ! S;SHS:S ss.5 i i lsss 4 sn AZ Sf p4ss SlSs;:
year."
THE pINGLEY TARIFF LAW.
On the operations OF the new tariff law the
on %DsS|%sSSsiis iEn .n.SfdSl S ents,FEp s ESD are g., ua 2,
dustries as to Increase the revenues. Of the
Government. BY reason OF the fact that i'm
RI ss1eG To- sP pTSIFSsat hs ehS p&ssS EEftS Fl ia the s SOCKS KS
1857 cannot be regqrdeSS as fairly tested By the
an illustration OF the correctness OF this view,
Il may BE- stated that ddgg55IbnS the nrst ,ioHr
customs exclusive OFT duty on tea Provided
&C. g SH %h Tia9i i ~, 3 6 1aS} ia a@ sSSsss q * tSs sg ss: sIS,;
Tor a similar period In any year since 1882"
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
Under the heading internal Revenue the
Secretary gives this table of receipts:
0ajeet.o Of -FIeal, Fears Eadsd June So
nl. hiiSsi, ssir,s., .ss, ss ,S4s oa Os.s 49, .Sss TT
rs s4sFs. iiiaao;.:: s ss;14s,i 2 ssss. .sss.ss3 q q
olsomhrgarine.. l.os4,l2s 20 1,815,7so 50
Miscellaneous coll
io0tORs""",". 75.4ss os I.a4l.57o 90
Total. e.ols,5 Al s17o. see, $40 SO
Distilled spirits. ."...,., ,9 ts:sssssia ss D'f'.s ".
Fermented liquors...... 7,o43,25 OF 49,.
OleomarRarino. ..,"..., 281, $50 " 500.
Filled cheeae....r.... go. S2,A78 SO
Miscellaneous collections e6e,1o7 81 go.
Total. a4,247, aaB 80 49,.
Mr.. Gage says that work has been prosecuted
on fortyIthree public buildings. and advises
that . hall Of records be erected In Warrington
'NTtkko report oi the Commissioner err General o,
Immigration shows that 229,299 immigrants
arrived during the year, q decrease, COMPARED
with the preceding, fiscal year. Of 1854. The
RaP J .sa g. s ssS scm SsSsFTs %It anf f.s ssta iSs t lSsaS pIsE
Contract iabsr sFs S SSs eH paaPsrs. a 81 iii diss sa,sd
sisted iiTmfmiisrSStSts,T and is3 Who We're Returned
come public charges"
OUR MERCHANT MARINE.
The Secretary goes into the matter OF a
MERCHANT marine At length and says:
Regular, and frequent Communication be-
Atlantic and Pacific, which have come within
s sns sPale II q fb g0i TaIsed inss tn,ss or %,i ths sS absolute PnT
BEEN pushed tSosssnds ot m HSSp nearer to et tSs
miles peareE to the markets OF South America
and Africa than they were a year ago, Advap-
nus a tRs d3eaS l VIII Ssso% nj our OURS saiff'y Ws st sesss
forth our hands 70 accept them, The rela-
tnly DIisa pSs .atss pPs nsytsatIonO a between. SoSs the
Asia and the partially developed navigation to
South America and Africa will certainly DO lost
TO us II Indifference 10 present political and
commercial rivalry Is now left undisturbed, as
was Indifference 70 the mechanical revolution
end, OF the irst half ol the century.
"A positive Motley which shall create anew an
American seagolqg merchant fleet Is not In
been the recent rehabilitation OF the American
Navy, or than, Il third Of q century ago, was the
communication.
GREAT Britain. Germany and France have
consistently pursued Tor years tRe, policy OF
establish Steamship lines "a q political meas
nre, regarding such lines as national noeossi-
This country 10 now. so placed that the. s8tpO
motive must Ut least DO fully considered IN de-
GlSiPg S MsTs our S6s SgHr' fh e, f sSal9 n G ever Y nc snf
aid 10 tho foreign lines OF BtaGmshins with