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If we regaa-d the great necessity of husbanding our specie, in order to return 

 to specie payments at as early a day as possible and under the most ftivorable 

 circumstances, then the export of specie should be regarded as an evil not less 

 than the export of our national securities. If so, then the foreign trade for 1865 

 will present the following balance : « 



Import of dry goods $91,965, 138 



Import of general merchandise 130, 654, 000 



$222, 619, 138 



Export of domestic produce and foreign mer- 

 chandise 178, 626,299 



Deduct forty per cent, discount to reduce it to 



gold value 51, 444, 374 



127, 181, 925 



, 95,437,213 

 Deduct gold imported 2, 123, 281 



Balance of trade against the country 93, 313, 932 



This balance has been paid as follows : 



By specie exported from New York $30, 003, 683 



By specie exported from San Francisco to foreign 



ports 24,724, 838 



$54, 728, 521 



Leaving to be paid off by our bonds, &c 38, 585, 411 



Custom-liouse receipts at New Yorlifor 1862-'63-'64-'65. 



