The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-28
OUR IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
A statistical Review of Trade During
the Month of January.


4 The total imports OF merchandise dur
ing the month OF January. 1900. accord
/ ing to the advance sheets of the monthly
summary issued yesterday by the Bureau
| of Statistics amount to S75, SIS. 9S7. the
same being valued at s5s, 2S9. III for the
corresponding period of the preceding
| year. Merchandise to the value of 500, 0s1.-
| 511 was imported free OF duty. whereas
| $42, S27. AIS was subject to duty. The
| imports for the seven months ending jan
I uary. 1893. amounted to 1856 943. 3S1. where
! as those for the same period this year are
valued at 1886. 2S7. 1852. OF this amount,
S207 $50, SOS was free Of duty, and S27s. S56.
7S4 dutiable.
The duties collected for January. 1900.
amounted to s22. O94 2s0; for January, 1888.
sII.9g. al; for the seven months ended
January 1860, s135, gs4, $50. and for the
same period ended January. 1899, st14.-
I C37,5S1. The total amount Of domestic ex-
ports for January. 1900. was valued at
Sil5, SOI344: the same for the seven months
ended January, 1900. $751;. $50 $50: the total
amount of domestic exports for the cor
responding periods Of the preceding year
amounted to S1t3. SIS. $50 and s736 93S. 3O4
respectively. The total OF foreign exports
for January. 1900. is rated at s.. 2s7. AS;
for seven months ended January. 1900. s12-
n4.OI0. The total exports In January.
1900. were valued at S117, 595, 1s2; those
for the seven months ended January. 1900.
amounted to $500 1O4.9 $50. while the exports
for the corresponding period of 1893 were
rated at S115.591 .f46 and S74s.5 $50 lis. re-
speetiyely. OF imports free of duty, ar
tlcles in crude condition which enter into
the various processes Of domestic industry
were highest in valuation-$2t SIG. 727 for
January. and S1305sS, All for the seven
months ended January, 1900. OK dutiable
imports. articles manufactured ready for
consumption reached the highest yalua-
ton in January-S11, 460. 572-wbiIe S74.-
56S.605 worth of articles of food and ami
mails was imported during the seven
months ended January. 1900.
The exports are classified as follows.
For January. 1900 products of agriculture.
$1,7S0,494; for the seven months ending
January, 1900, S495, 426. SIS; manufactures.
s35. 5s6.9i0 and 1894 sol, IA; mining. 81
S21,207. and $21, s37. 56g; forest, S4075. $50
and S29. 6S7l34; fisheries. S471 1854 and 81
2es.550: miscellaneous. s621.790 and ST.
92S. GIL.
During the month of January. 1900, gold
valued at 81 1886 607 was imported as
against $500 34f for the corresponding
period Of the preceding year. The import
of gold for the seven months ending jan
uary, 1900. amounted to S2g. $50. 924: for the
same period of 1899 81 .959. 800. Gold was
exported in January, 1900. to the value OF
s., 69l 29o. against 81. 755. 451 worth for jan
uary. 1899 The amount Of gold exported
during the seven months ending January.
1900 was S23, 517 81 and S1l .724, 21S for the
same period in 1899 The silver import
for January 1893. was s., 12S. $50; January.
1900 81 i7f.573: for the seven months end
ing January. 1899. $40 367 1913; for the same
period ending 1900 s1S.5Si. 7S7. Silver was
exported in January, 1899, to the value OF
s.. $50 500; January. 1900. 81 599, 1879; in the
seven months ending January. 1899, s34,-
579.9l3; January. 1900, $50 $40 9SS.
The tonnage Of sailing vessels entered in
January, 1900, was 295. $40; in seven
months ending January. 1900. the tonnage
amounted to . 610573: Of steam vessels for
the same periods. 1883, sos and 1851. $50
tons. respectively The tonnage of sailing
vessels cleared in January. 1900. amounted
to 276. 165: that for the seven months end
ing January. 1900. was 2.5Sj.7 27: the same
for steam vessels cleared for the same
period amounted TO l .G47 .33l and 1881, $50
ions respectively.