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COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES. 



The amount entered for warehousing was 

 $89,340,565. This was distributed through 

 the year as follows : 



ENTERED FOR WAREHOUSING. 



Withdrawals from Warehouse. 



FREE GOODS. 



SPECIE. 



The total imports were $340,628,919. These 

 were distributed through the year as follows . 



TOTAL IMPORTS. 



The withdrawal from warehouse during the 

 year amounted to $96,511,013. This was dis- 

 tributed through the year as follows : 



Imports at the port of New York for three 

 years are thus classified : 



Classification of Imports at New York. 



The cash duties are collected upon the total 

 thrown on the market, and, as part of the im- 

 ports are warehoused when they are first en- 

 tered at the port, the receipts for customs do 

 not represent the exact fluctuation in the im- 

 ports. The total for the year is a little larger 

 than the current estimates at the beginning of 

 the year, owing to the fact that in consequence 

 of the decrease of the stock in bond about seven 

 millions more of goods have paid duty than 

 have been landed during the year, the differ- 

 ence being drawn from the imports left in 

 warehouse from former importations. The to- 

 tal in 1872 was $138,215,802.69 ; and, notwith- 

 standing the increase in the tariff, the total 

 for the last year is $33,000,000 less than that 

 amount. The monthly record of the last three 

 years is as follows: 



Receipts of Customs at New York. 



All of the foregoing figures represent gold. 

 The imports are stated at their foreign gold 

 cost, freight and duty not included. 



The subjoined tables, showing the export 

 movement monthly, for the past four years, 

 complete the general statistics of commerce 

 for the port of New York. The shipments of 

 specie are counted at their tale value, but all 



