COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES FOR 1869. 



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The following table shows the value of dry 

 goods imported during the three calendar years 

 distinguished from the general merchandise 

 and specie : 



Classification of Imports at New York. 



Reexports of Foreign Dutiable Goods from New 

 York. 



During the year 1869, out of over three 

 hundred millions in foreign products landed 

 at New York, less than ninety-five millions 

 came under the head of dry goods, or about 

 thirty-one per cent, of the whole. 



The total exports of the United States to 

 foreign countries, in the last fiscal year, were 

 $428,000,000; of which nearly one-half were 

 from New York alone. The following rep- 

 resents the exports from New York to foreign 

 ports, exclusive of specie, for four calendar 

 years, ending December 31, 1869: 



Export of Specie and Bullion to Foreign Ports from 

 New York. 



Reexports of Foreign Free Goods from New York. 



Including the shipments of specie, the total 

 for last year has fallen behind that of either 

 the previous three years, but the exports of 

 domestic merchandise show a slight gain. 



The shipments of gold are counted at their 

 tale value ; but all others, with unimportant 

 exceptions, are given at their market value in 

 paper money at the time of shipment. 



These figures refer only to the foreign com- 

 merce of the port of New York and not to the 

 foreign trade of the whole United States. 

 About two-thirds of the entire imports of the 

 whole country are landed here, and nearly 

 fifty per cent, of the entire exports shipped 

 hence. 



The cash duties are not collected on the 

 goods as landed, the bonded goods paying 

 only as they are entered for consumption. 

 The following is a comparison of the monthly 

 receipts at New York : 



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