IMPORTS OF MERCHANDISE INTO THE UNITED

STATES.

The following table exhibits the value of imports of merchandise during 1894, 1895 and 1896-the years ending June 30.

*Prior to July, 1894, gold and silver ores were included in this table; the imports for 1896 amounted to $17,475,316.

EXPORTS OF BREADSTUFFS TO EUROPE.

The following statement exhibits the total exports of flour, wheat, corn and rye from the United States to Europe, annually, since 1848 (calculations being made for the years ending August 31 to 1869, and since that date for the years ending June 30):

1875.

1,231,324

1876.

1,335,185

1877.

1878.

1,615,479

1879.

13,115 31,790,876
129,682 51,833,278
31.718 42,057,004
51,581 42,256,652
918,283 33,902 31,202,296
49,936
2,629,665 226,447 57,419,292

986,673

29,334,759

646,181

498,207

10,333,726

26,299,323

1,659,437

1,214

1,520,469

4,187,296 23,387,367

1,570,166

54,664,732

1880.

79,068,075

1881.

1882

1883.

1884.

1885.

1886.

1887.

1888.

1889.

1890.

1891.

1892.

1893.

1894.

1895.

1896.

7,254,646 42,452,240 4,763,349 55,466,435 11,567,214 65,915,851 59,383,041 64,506,311 3,645,952 124,478 65,756,763 55,635,347 4,610,415 530,476 82,550,921 59,007,799 53,014,142 3,289,909 187.601 65,600,582 25,452,924 28,664,924 5,717,429 402,596 65,266,803 34,953,669 30,010,671 5,583,843 349,978 44,761,690 19,594,213 26,436,771 6,807,538 374,493 56,532,002 24,691,016 32,298,606 12,812,882 4,914,782 133,066 34,926,241 13,735,074 37,871,149 17,962,971 7,632,071 565,096 54,352,915 42,411,200 24,265,983 10,161,309 8,070,490 460,607 41,332,300 19,324,828 14,259,487 4.973.752 5.281.738 192.419 31.568,536 11.522,656 41.096.727 18,947.124 7.423.988 218.973 38.240.523 10.829,047 54,601,034 34.692,002 450,566 7,037.420 530,516 29.820.650 21.771.681 14.131.181 9,538.602 9,603.910 1,285.747 67.293,960 84,416,357 36,503.653 33.087.524 438.069 10.361.860 1,549,009 72.513.134 38.522.108 17.124,238 13.135.779 377,025 9.987,179 1.853.156 50.868,680 33.119.023 26.849.826 25,308,753 50.447 8,857,529 | 1,308,062 54,373,341 17,420,682 15,363,975 7,861,565 8,330 8.211.236 990.655 43.648.077 9.260.708 49.110.146 39.746,702 267.559 675.738

The total exports to all foreign countries, of flour, wheat, corn, oats, rye and barley, as reported by the Bureau of Statistics at Washington, for the last six years,

EXPORTS OF FLOUR. WHEAT AND CORN

From the prominent Atlantic ports, with their principal destinations, reported weekly during the year 1896.

EXPORTS OF FLOUR, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

From the principal Atlantic ports, as reported weekly during 1896.