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per Cent. <>f the total exports of domestic- | r<>d- 



nii|.ort mid export trail.- \\ilh lho,e 



(1 gradually. In 1*7(1 ||,,. 



in tin-in aiiioiiiitrd io XI 17,:!!\!'"il. 



q>orts i" ilifiu were $55,140,322 in 



In I* MI tin- imports from them wen- 



'<;. :m d tin- rxp.-rts to thrm xi;i.:>ii;.- 



I'lic trad.- with tin- count ri.-s to the south 

 lady begun to expand as the result of the 

 ly .-oni-bided reciprocity treaties. In 1870 

 '. ith tin-in const it uf.-d 'J't-S'2 per cent, 

 of tin- total foreign commerce of the United 

 . in l.ssn it was 1 :!! per c.-nt., and in 1891 

 - 1H-J1 per cent. Of the imports from 

 > in IWM. M.V.Vs prr cent. con.-iMcd of nu-r- 

 c-handi.-e free of duty; of those from Cent nil 

 America, SUK'.s percent.; from the West Indies, 

 t-Mii; p.-r cent.; from South America, 93*04 per 

 cent. The percentage of dutiable goods from 

 the entire group was ';!:!<' |>er cent., and under 

 the new tariff it is expected to be not more than 

 in prr cent. The principal articles imported 

 from thor countries are sugar, coffee, India-rub- 

 ber, hides and skins, silver ore, tobacco, and 

 fruits, of which only tobacco, silver ore, and cer- 

 lin fruits are now dutiable. 

 ['he trade with the different countries of 

 ith and Central America is shown in the fol- 

 >wing table, which gives the imports from each 

 one in 1881 and the exports, domestic and foreign 

 together: 



The chief exports from the I'liited States to 

 thi< yroup of countries have been manufactures 

 of iron and steel, cotton manufactures, manu- 

 fariures of wood, wheat flour, refined petroleum, 

 and airrieultnral implements. 



Navigation. The number of vessels in the 

 foreign trade entered at the seaports of the 



I State* durini: the year ending June 30. 



was is.1'.7. of [5,894,611 tons, of which 



"f :!.(>7o.:!72 tons, were American, and 12.- 

 41!i. of 1 1. 7'Jl. .':.'. tons, were foreign. Of the 

 American vr ds 4.-"8, of 3,031, K'.'J tons, arrived 

 with e.-ux'oes and .">.77S, of 3,670.372 tons, in bal- 



.11(1 of the foreign vessels. Kl.o'J."). of 10.023,- 

 127 tons, \\en- with cargoes and 2.0!i4. of 1.701.- 

 112 ton-, in ballast. The number of entrances 

 at the |M>rt of New York was .">. lv mea 



uring <i. r.2,877 tons, of which 1,423 vessels, of 



985,087 tons, were American vessels with car- 



l.l'.'l. of ICC). 17',' tons, were American ves- 

 M-!> in balla-l : and :(,!>!li, of 8^17,705 ton 

 foreign \r-M-U with n and 



Charlestown the entrance* numlx-red '.,. 

 l.:>o-.>.215 tons, of which 3K<i, ,,r I'.xi.s-ji; ton 

 American, and 2.osii. of l.:{(:,.:!s! ton,, wen- f,, r - 

 oign vessels; at Philadelphia, :u<! American \.-- 

 sel-. of vJil'J..Vjs ton>. ami !!l^ foreign v.-^.-N. ,,f 

 l,l-|s,i):{8 tons, wen- entered; at San r'rancNco. 

 l^.'i American and :570 foreign vessels, of 5l<l.b~j!) 

 and ."i79,017 tons, respectively; at I'uget Smnd, 

 1,308 American and 173 foreign vessels, of '.n ).- 

 219 and 134,009 tons, re.-pect ively; at New Or- 

 leans, 210 American vessels, of 114,349 tons, and 

 624 foreign vessels, of 771,436 tons; at Balti- 

 more, 175 American vessels, of 65,673 tons, and 

 448 foreign vessels, of 646.160 tons; at Pensa- 

 cola, 40 American vessels, of 20.~>H tons, and 

 361 foreign vessels, of 291,723 tons ; at Passama- 

 quoddy, 215 American vessels, of 215,177 tons, and 

 519 foreign vessels, of 54,684 tons ; at Savannah, 

 9 American vessels, of 3,833 tons, and 270 for- 

 eign vessels, of 178,927 tons; at Galveston, 31 

 American vessels, of 6,906 tons, and 152 foreign 

 vessels, of 161,152 tons. The tonnage entered at 

 some of the other seaports was as follows : Kev 

 West, 131,466; Pearl River, 108.576; Mobile, 

 103,284 : Charleston, 94,869 ; San Diego, 90,927 ; 

 Portland and Falmouth, 89,690 ; Brunswick, 84,- 

 503; Willamette, 77.597; Oregon, 68,306; Wil- 

 mington, N. C., 65,664; Wilmington, Cal., 54,- 

 079. 



The total number of vessels cleared at the 

 ocean ports during the fiscal year 1891 was 18,- 

 327, of 15,411.160 tons, of which 5.932, of :{.7ir,.- 

 083 tons, were American, and 12,395, of 11.695,- 

 077 tons, were -foreign. Of the American ves- 

 sels, 4,058. of 2,859.100 tons, were cleared with 

 cargoes, and 1,874, of 856.983 tons, in ballast ; and 

 of the foreign vessels, 9,272, of 11,019,092 ton>. 

 were cleared with cargoes, and 3,123, of 675,985 

 tons, in ballast. At the port of New York 1,007 

 American vessels, of 785,194 tons, and 3.805 for- 

 eign vessels, of 5,263,590 tons, were cleared dur- 

 ing the year: at Boston and Charlestown. 474 

 American vessels, of 189,374 tons, and 1.902 for- 

 eign vessels, of 1,037,443 tons; at Puget Sound, 

 1,412 American vessels, of 1,021,665 tons, and 1 7!) 

 foreign vessels, of 188,490 tons; at San Francisco, 

 450 American vessels, of 523,325 tons, and 352 

 foreign vessels, of 544.958 tons ; at Philadelphia, 

 jc.-j American vessels, of 184,210 tons, and 735 

 foreign vessels, of 807.7-"i:{ tons; at Baltimore, 

 Kil American vessels, of 48,816 tons, and 545 

 foreign vessels, of 853.641 tons: at New Orleans, 

 186 American vessels, of 94,333 tons, and 636 

 foreign \o-eN. of 7^7.4^4 tons. 



Tin- number of vessels entered at the lake ports 

 during 1891 from the ports of the Dominion of 

 Canada was 14,381. of 2.809,684 tons, making 

 the total number of ves.-els in the foreign trade 

 entered at all the ports of the I'liitrd Stairs 

 ::-,>.:>7S, and the agjrre.nate tonnage 1H.204.295. 

 The clearances at the lake ports numbered 14,- 

 876. represent in.ir J>4!i.ii72 tons, making the 

 aggregate of shipping cleared at all ports 32. 7<3 



,<r ivji'.n.^:;-, 1 ton-. Of the Teasels entered 

 at the lake ports, 3,096, of :!4!i,7:!-"> tons, were 

 American vessels with cargoes; 2.17'J. "f ::<ii'.- 

 (ii7 tons, were American vessels in ballast; 0,- 



