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

the Month of January.
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 1888, ss7, the
same being valued at s5S, 239,771, for the
corresponding period of the preceding
year. Merchandise to the value of 1913, 06f,-
511 was imported free of duty. whereas
S42, s27, AIS was subject to duty The
imports for the seven months ending jan
uary. 1899 amounted to 1856 943. 1871, where
as those for the same period this year are
valued at 1886. 2S7. 352. OF this amount,
1907 .SS0,56S was free Of duty. and S27S, $50, :
1874 dutiable.
The duties collected for January. 1900.
amounted to s22, 094, ESQ; for January, 1899.
s17.991, TAI; for the g.,ven months ended
January, 1860, s135. ISL, $50. and for the
same period ended January, 1899, Slit
C31,5S1. The total amount of domestic ex-
ports for January 1900, was valued at
S1l5, 307 .344; the same for the seven months
ended January, 1900. $751;, 1896, $50; the total
amount OF domestic exports for the cor
responding periods Of the preceding year
amounted to $113. s55. $50 and s736. 93S, 304,
respectively. The total of foreign exports
- -
for seven months ended January, 1900, s12.-
714,O1e. The total exports in January.
1900. were valued at Sill, 1885, 192; those
for the seven months ended January. 1900
amounted to $500 104. $50. while the exports
for the corresponding period of 1899 were
rated at s115.59l .i46 and $749, $50. lis. re-
spectively. OF imports free of duty, ar
ticles in a crude condition which enter into
the various processes of domestic industry
were highest In valuation-$2f. $40 727 for
January. and SUCCESSFUL for the seven
months ended January, 1900 OF dutiable
imports, articles manufactured ready for
consumption reached the highest valua-
ton in January-s1l, 460, 572-while s74,-
56S.6o5 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,
81, 130. 494; for the seven months ending
January. 1900 s495. 426. SIS; manufactures.
s35. 5S6. $40 and s234. 301, 141; mining, 81
s21,207. and s21 S37. 1853; forest, s4.O75, $50
and s29.6s7.1 1874; fisheries. s471354 and 81
$3.50: miscellaneous, S6a1 100 and ST.
92S.511
During the month Of January. 1900. gold
valued at s1,936,607 was imported as
against $685.. 344 for the corresponding
period Of the preceding year. The import
of gold for the seven months ending jan
uary, 1900. amounted to S29 $50. 924: for the
same period of 1899, 81 ,959, 800. Gold was
exported in January, 1900. to the value of
s., 69l, go. against S1.755. 451 worth for jan
uary. 1899. The amount of gold exported
during the seven months ending January.
1860. was S2S,517 81 and s1l, 724 213 for the
same period in 1899. The silver import
for January. 1899. was 50, 12S. $50; January,
1900. 81, i7f,573: for the seven months end
ing January, 1899. $40. 367. 1888; for the same
period ending 1900, s1S5st,7S7. Silver was
exported in January, 1899, to the value OF
s. $3.50, SOC; January. 1900, 81 500, 1879; in the
seven months ending January. 1899, 1884,
579 913; 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 26l0.573; OF steam vessels for
the same periods. 1888, eos and 1857. $3.50
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 2.5S5.727 the same
for steam vessels cleared for the same
period amounted to l. 47, 331 and 1853. SS1
tons respectively.