COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES. 



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were chosen : Governor, John L. Rontt ; Lieu- 

 i - Governor, Lafayette Head ; Secretary 

 MU-, William M. Clark; Auditor, David 

 ftwford; Treasurer, George C. Corning; 

 Attorney-General, Archibald J. Sampson. At 

 tlu- s:uiu- time, James B. Belford (Republican) 

 was elected member of Congress, and E. T. 

 \\MUs, Henry C. Thatcher, and S. II. Elbert, 

 Judi^s of the Supreme Court. Mr. Belford's 

 majority was 1,087, in a total vote of 25,567. 

 The State Senate consists of 19 Republicans 

 and 7 Democrats ; the House of 31 Republi- 

 cans and 18 Democrats. In the whole Assem- 

 bly there are 55 Republicans and 25 Demo- 

 crats, giving the former a majority of two- 

 thirds on a joint ballot. The total vote of the 

 State for State Senators was 28,493, of which 

 15,213 were Republicans and 13,280 Demo- 

 crats; Republican majority 1,938. 



The Governor further recommends that a gen- 

 eral system of irrigation be adopted by the State, 

 and suggests that the Legislature memorialize 

 Congress for a grant of lands sufficient to enable 

 the State to accomplish this object. Concern- 

 ing mines and mining, he says : " The present 

 product of gold and silver bullion and ores 

 amounts to nearly $8,000,000 annually. With 

 the prospect of early railroad communication 

 with the southwestern portion of the State, 

 by which the people of the San Juan country 

 will be enabled to add the product of the mar- 

 velously rich silver-mines of that region to the 

 yield of the mines of the north, we may rea- 

 sonably expect that the amount exported will 

 be increased to at least $10,000,000 in the next 

 year. An interest upon which the future 

 wealth and prosperity of the people so much 

 depend should receive every encouragement at 

 your hands. 11 ' 



Two Republican Senators were elected by 

 the Legislature, viz., Jerome B. Chaffe and 

 Henry M. Teller. The latter drew the short 

 term, and was subsequently elected for the 

 full term immediately following his present 

 term. (For an account of the physical charac- 

 teristics and natural resources of Colorado, see 

 ANNUAL CYCLOPEDIA for 1878, p. 730.) 



COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES. 

 The fiscal year of the Federal Government 

 ends on June 30th. The following are com- 

 parative statements for the years 1875-'76 and 

 1874-'75 : 



IMPORTS, GOLD VALUE. 



DOMESTIC EXPORTS, BOXED VALUES. 



Dutiable 



Free of duty. 



Total 



Entered for consumption 



Entered for warehouse 



Entered for immediate transporta- 



tlon 



Brought in cars and other land- 



Vrllil'lr.s 



Brought in American vessels 



Brought In foreign vessels 



1K7&--78. 



|80,87t,77 



$478,677,871 



1874-T6. 



$336.725,509 

 167,180,644 



$598,906,158 



$883,987,758 

 128,567,978 



9,122,140 



12.148,675 



U:'..:{-<.i.r,'.if, 

 821,189,500 



$393.871,697 

 152,562,872 



7,971,584 



18,088.859 

 157,872,726 



ITEMS. 



187ft-7. 1874 T*. 



Total $<H4,95,406 $648,094,767 



Shipped in cars and other land- 

 vehicles $4,890,825 $4,648^98 



Shipped in American vessels 160,562,954 145,064,449 



Shipped In JbruiKii vessels 480,008,627 ^ 498^926 



FOREIGN EXPORTS, GOLD VALUE. 



ITEMS. 187*-T. 18T4-TS. 



Dutiable $10,776,215 $10,804,121 



Freeofduty 10,498,820 12,229,608 



Total $21,270,035 $22,488,624 



From warehouse $10,211,688 $96,678,095 



Not from warehouse 11,068,402 12,755,529 



Exported in cars and other land- 

 vehicles 1,988,668 8,661.934 



Exported in American vessels 7,128,518 11,821,617 



Exported in foreign vessels 12,212,860 8,450,028 



RECAPITULATION. 



ITEMS, i-;;. :.;. 18T4-T5. 



Total domestic exports reduced to 



gold value $575.620,988 $588,141,229 



Total foreign exports, gold value. 21,270,086 22,488,624 



Total exports, gold value $596,890,978 $605,574,88 



Total imports, gold value 476,677,871 558,906,158 



Balance in favor of the United 



States $120,218,102 $51,668,700 



The transactions in specie and bullion were 

 as follows : 



ITEMS. 1876->7. 18?4-76. 



Exported, domestic $50,088,691 $88,857,129 



Exported, foreign 6,467,61 1 8,275,018 



Total exports $56,506,802 $92,182,148 



Total imports 15,986,681 20,900,717 



Excess of specie exported.. . $40,569,621 $71,281,425 



The following comparative statements are 

 for the ten months ending October 81, 187H, 

 and October 31, 1875 : 



IMPORTS, GOLD VALUE. 



Dutiable 



Free of duty. 



Coin and bullion . 

 Merchandise . . 



Total. 



1876. 



$261.132,778 $815,189,893 

 119,218,580 189,058,606 



$15,690.889 $19,251,060 

 864,655.469 484,941,888 



$W,846,858 $454,192,898 



DOMESTIC KXl'Ol.'TS. 



Merchandise (mixed values) 



Coin and bullion 



Total- 



Gold value of merchandise. 



*U::.: ft.', w 

 65,167,497 



$888,188,088 



