The following table shows the distribution of our commerce by leading countries and grand divisions of the globe, during the year ending June 30, 1891. Dollars. Dollars. Dollars. Dollars. 91,684,981 1,110,475 92,795,456 97,316,383 37,345,515 2,098,240 39,443,755 39,434,535 4,800,650 700 8,701,008 19,321,850 559 4,400,103 23,356,989 7,043 4,807,693 19,309,198| 35,755,702 95,809,970 1,164,966 96,974,936 132,730,638 229,705,574 872,270,283 12,210,527 884,480,810 844,916,196 1,729,397,006 + 39,564,614 GRAND DIVISIONS. Europe South America.. Asia and Oceanica. All other countries.. Total 697,614,106 7,183,941 704,798,047 459,305,372 1,164,103,419+245,492,675 It will be observed that the value of our total trade in merchandise with Great Britain and Ireland amounted to $640,137,288, of which the value of exports was $445,414,026, and the value of imports $194,723,262, showing an excess in the exports of $250,690,764. Our import and export trade with Great Britain and Ireland forms 37 per cent. of such trade with all nations, and about 55 per cent. of such trade with all Europe. Our trade with North America, including the West Indies, stands next in value, followed by that with South America, and that with Asia and Oceanica. Our trade with Germany showed an excess of imports of $4,520,927; with France, of $15,995,805. In our local trade with Europe the excess of exports over imports was $245,492,675. Our commerce in merchandise with North America, including Mexico, Central America, and West Indies, amounted to $259,775,208, of which the value of the imports was $163,226,079, and of the exports $96,549,129, an excess of imports of $66,676,950; but if our export trade by land carriage with Mexico and Canada had been correctly ascertained by means of an adequate law for that purpose, it is estimated that our imports with North America would appear upwards of $290,000,000, and leave an excess of imports of less than $36,000,000, instead of $66,000,000, as now appears. Our total trade with South America in merchandise amounted to $152,444,958, of which the value of the imports was $118,736,668, and of the exports $33,708,290, an excess of imports of $85,028,378. VALUES OF THE IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE OF THE UNITED STATES CARRIED IN CARS AND OTHER LAND VEHICLES DURING EACH FISCAL YEAR FROM 1871 TO 1891, INCLUSIVE. The total value of exports of domestic merchandise was $872,270,283, an increase of $26,976,455 over the exports of the preceding fiscal year, 1890, and was greater than that of any year except 1881. The material increase or decrease in value of the principal articles of domestic exports was as follows: There was an increase in the value of domestic exports to France. Germany Spain.. British Australasia... Mexico... Central American States. Netherlands...... 2,004,489 1,939,434 1,624,754 1,425,229 1,369,505 1,044, 205 $10,813,735 7,369,766 5,756,518 2,146,777 1,871,620 1,723,598 1,532,972 1,475,641 1,329,226 The values of the principal articles of domestic exports during the three years ending June 30, 1891, were as follows: The value of the domestic exports during the two years ending June 30, 1891, classified by groups according to character of production, was as follows: During the last fiscal year, the value of imports of merchandise was $844,916,196, an increase of $55,605,787 over the imports of the fiscal year 1890. The value of free merchandise imported was $366,241,352, and of dutiable was $478,674,844, an increase in the value of free merchandise of $100,572,723, and a decrease in the value of dutiable goods of $44,966,936, caused mainly by the transfer of sugar and certain textiles from the dutiable to the free list by the new tariff. The material increase or decrease in value of the principal classes of free and dutiable imports during the year ending June 30, 1891, as compared with 1890, was as follows: There was an increase in the value of our imports in 1891 over 1890 from The value of imported merchandise entered for consumption and the duty collected thereon, during the last five fiscal years, has been as follows: Trade with Central and South America. Our total imports of merchandise from Mexico, Central and South American states, British Honduras, and the West Indies, during the fiscal year 1891, amounted to $242,512,577, or 28.70 per cent. of our total imports of merchandise. The value of our exports of merchandise to these same countries during the same period was $90,413,516, or 10.22 per cent. of the value of our total exports of merchandise. Our total imports and exports of merchandise from and to these countries, during the same period, amounted to $332,926,093, or 19.26 per cent. of our total imports and exports of merchandise. It will be seen that the excess of our imports of merchandise from these countries over our exports to them amounted to $152,099,061. In other words, our imports of merchandise were 72.84 per cent. and exports 27.16 of the total trade with these countries, and we imported merchandise to the value of $2.68 for every dollar in value exported to these countries. The excess of imports over exports of merchandise for the fiscal year 1890 was $108,054,472. For the fiscal year 1889 this excess was $117,917,883. A comparison of our commerce with this entire group of countries for the years 1870, 1880, and 1891 shows a gradual increase of both imports and exports of merchandise. During the year 1870 the value of imports was $117,398,951 and of exports $55,140,322, an excess of $62,258,629. During the year 1880 the value of imports was $178,985,906 and of exports $61,546,474, an excess of $117,439,432. The per cent. of our commerce with these countries, as compared with our total commerce, in 1870, was 20.82; in 1880, 15.99; and in 1891, 19.26. |