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iifactures fell from $3,558,130 to $2,30-1,330, a loss of 81,253,800. Our 

 sliipmeuts of colored goods decliued from 5,083,923 yards to 2,844:,- 

 888 yards ; imcolored cottons, from 14,832,031 yards to 8,850,191 yards; 

 otlier cottou manufactures from a value of $1,050,001 to ^527,013. Of 

 our domestic exports it is evideut tliat cottou aud its products are not ' 

 ouly relatively but absolutely decliuing. 



Forest jji'oducts. — Of ^vood in all its stages of preparation for manu- 

 facture, and including- firewood, our export during 1872 amounted to 

 $12,205,082, an increase of $1,749,887. The largest shipments were to 

 Cuba, 83,003,808; England, 81,921,537; Spain, 8837,053; Peru, 8781,415; 

 British West Indies, 8073,123; Porto Kico, 8051,582 ; Canada, 8011,299, 

 &c. Of manufactures of wood, we exported 82,975,190, an increase of 

 $574,443. Of these, our largest shipments were to Canada, 8541,801 ; 

 Cuba, 8352,808; Australia and Is^ew Zealand, 8302,210; Peru, 8251,788, 

 &c. Of bark, for tanning, we sent to England, 874,495 ; to Ger- 

 many, 834,334; to France, 830,988; to Scotland, 819,330, &c. ; the total 

 amount being 8100,501, against 890,195 the previous year. Of pot and 

 pearl ashes, France took 874,844, England 812,350, &c., the total ex- 

 port being 8108,474, against 8103,249 in 1871. Of rosin, turpentine, 

 spirits of turpentine, tar, and pitch, our ex])ort amounted to 85,909,221, 

 that of 1871 being 82,004,043. Our best customers were England and 

 Germany, the former taking 82,525,272, and the latter 8800,198. Of 

 ginseng, we sent to China 8340,080, and to Japan, 8930 ; total, 8341,010, 

 against 8119,385 the previous year. Our total export trade in forest 

 products amounted to 821,700,084, against 815,934,414 in 1871. Of 

 this amount,* England took 84,713,020 ; Cuba, 83,403,917 ; Germany, 

 81,334,770 ; Canada, 81,304,852 ; Peru, 81,055,204 ; Ireland, 8971,357 ; 

 Spain, 8879,303; British West Indies, 8708,750, &:c. 



Liquors, fermented, hreived, and distilled. — Of native Avine we sent 

 812,024 to' Central America, 80,913 to Canada, 84,393 to Mexico, 

 82,252 to Colombia, 81,733 to England, &c., the total amount being 

 $37,713, against 820,444 the previous year. Our exports of beer, ale, 

 &c., amounted to 833,109, those of 1871 being 838,378. Our largest 

 shipment, 821,499, was to Cuba. Of grain-spirits we sent but 845,278, 

 the export of the previous year being 808,001 ; the largest amount, 

 88,770, was taken by the Sandwich Islands. We increased our export 

 of molasses spirits from 8370,957 to 8517,550, the largest shipment, 

 8428,509, being to the British African possessions. Of all other spirits 

 we shipped but 828,005. The total export of all kinds of liquor amounted 

 to 8002,381, of which 8428,737 went to the British possessions in Africa. 

 The export of 1871 was 8517,308. 



Sugar and its liveiKirations. — Of brown sugar, we exported 82,170; of 

 refined sugar, 8501,455 ; of molasses, 8003,120 ; of candy and confec- 

 tioner}', 822,488; total, 81,189,233, the export of 1871 being 81,228,214. 

 All branches of this trade decliued, except refined sugar, which rose 

 from 8500,980 to 8501,455. Our largest shipments were to England, 

 8314,485; Colombia, 8149,492: Chili, 8145,042; Scotland, 8144,591; 

 Germany, 8120,980, &c. ; total, 81,189,233. 



Seeds, regetahlc oils, oil-caJie. — Cotton-seed, for the first time, appears 

 in foreign trade, showing an aggregate of 0,300,109 bushels, valued at 

 872,212. Of this amount England took 4,000,451 bushels, valued at 

 848,831, and Ireland 1,082,710 bushels, valued at 820,900. Of flax- 

 seed, we shi])ped 000 bushels, worth 81,807, and of all other seeds, 

 83,705,025. Of linseed-oil, our shipment amounted to 28,375 gallons, 

 valued at 820,914. Of cotton-seed oil, our first shipment, we exported 

 547,105 gallons, valued at $293,540. Of oil-cake, we sent out 200,970,910 



