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): 1883.. 5,717,429 402,596 65,266,803 34,953,669 30,010,671 6,036,099 60,558 2,064,135 1884. 5,583,843 1885. 1886. 1887. 1888. 1889.. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894 9.987,179 1.853.156 54,373,341 1896. 8.211,236 990.655 43,648,077 349,978 44,761,690 19,594,213 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. FLOUR. BRLS. Bu. CORN. BU. conti- all other To Great coun Europe. tries. Britain. conti- all other To conti- all other Great coun Britain. tries. nental Europe. coun tries. 48,000 1,888,000 1,400,000 88,000 11 262,428 65,572 48,000 837,000 304,000 8,000 1,548,000 16,000 18 219.700 54,300 45,000 1,018,000 304.000 8,000 1,365,000 48,000 25 203,700 56,300 40,000 678,000 392,000 16,000 2,197,000 32,000 Feb.. 161,428 82.857 54,000 512.000 240,000 88,000 1,827,000 32,000 224,286 27.143 49,000 843,000 400,000 225,713 23,287 45,000 433,000 184,000 8,000 1,824,000 1,280,000 56,000 1,592,000 1,312,000 32,000 16,000 253,428 50,572 46,000 370,000 88,000 16,000 1,465,000 232,000 267,143 55,000 35,714 520,000 144,000 72,000 1,049,000 1,472,000 72,000 March.. 245,500 44,300 69,200 450,000 146,000 56,000 1,499,000 1,223,000 23,000 14 169,500 36,700 78,100 528,000 133,000 16,000 65,000 21 87,000 27,000 38,900 298,000 249,000 24,000 87,000 28 124,500 8,500 62,300 411,000 240,000 49,000 116,400 7,000 50.900 498,000 93.000 8,000 19,000 11 194,300 18,400 72,000 285,000 276,000 63,000 83,000 18 131,300 16,700 90,100 482,000 108,000 7,000 85,000 25 136.800 2,800 59.200 300,000 24,000 43,000 100.200 35,300 64.600 387,000 8,000 34,000 136,000 103,500 20,300 78,500 292,000 128,000 32.000 96,000 94,700 29.500 77,500 656,000 186,000 16,000 1,205,000 159,000 86,700 7,100 49,800 1,028,000 107,000 15,000 1,000,000 52,000 30 79,800 18,000 69,000 1,003,000 443,000 10,000 699,000 14,000 June 153,500 5,600 62,900 1,518,000 299.000 109,000 581,000 151,700 17.600 64,100 1,416,000 202,000 459.000 134,900 38,300 71,900 1,395,000 326,000 162,000 27 163,900 22,300 59,600 975,000 450,000 63,000 407,000 July 4 137,700 17,500 43,500 1,186,000 382.000 19,000 11 116,900 12,900 84,800 684,000 306,000 2,000 138,000 18 220,300 10,400 80,100 1,074,000 187,000 99,000 81,000 25 194,100 52,500 1,133,000 5,800 144,000 28,000 63,000 Aug. 244,700 62,700 49,400 986,000 105,000 8,000 171,000 8 169,500 28,400 60,900 897,000 226,000 113,000 13,000 216,600 16,300 57,300 879,000 247,000 23,000 1,516,000 1,046,000 97,000 258,500 29,700 60,300 1,168,000 132,000 14.000 57.000 29 300,700 10,400 58.900 1,231,000 250,000 17,000 1,924,000 1,274,000 86.000 256,700 34.900 81.600 1,218,000 456,000 11,000 1,060,000 1,021,000 101,000 12 191,100 15,200 37,400 980,000 309,000 9,000 19 181.800 8.800 40,700 1.221,000 560,000 23,000 26 193,400 46,600 64,400 1,257,000 605,000 29,000 Oct. 3 183,000 19,500 62,900 1,582,000 510,000 143,000 10 224,800 32,800 67,400 1,528,000 731,000 32,000 17 155,600 36,500 49.100 1,317,000 322.000 39,000 24 211,300 19,200 31 Nov. 21 234,300 188,200 14 277,000 272,100 19,500 54,500 1.066,000 2,000 10,000 1,388,000 1,341,000 137,000 522.000 137,000 824,000 140.000 24,000 474,000 41,000 119,000 114.000 28 159.000 18,300 53,500 870,000 502,000 215,000 Dec 178,400 29,200 74,800 779,000 152,000 286,000 12 231,800 37,900 78.900 1,310,000 236,000 147,000 19 200,600 27,000 68,600 682,000 224.000 26 179,000 44,100 9,000 750,000 200,000 132.000 677,000 185,000 Totals. .1896 9,680,555 1,421,116 3,099.600 45,902,000 14,273,000 5,607.000 1,250,005 |