COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION OP THE UNITED STATUS. 



wood increased from 423 cords, value $ 1,004, to 



l.'.i-J mis, value $5,877; shooks, from 1781,587 



to |941,008; staves and headings, from $2,211,- 

 ?lii I.. *:.'. l'.i!i..YJ<); all other luin>er not sjn'riuYd, 

 from *l,li;>l.:;!7 to $1,443,539; In-wn liiiil..-r, 

 from <>.?:iO,446 cubic feet, value $983,574, to 

 .x'l cubic feet, value $1,188,353; logs and 

 oth.T timber, from $1,923,004 to $2,270.072 ; 

 moldings and other house finishings, from 

 $802,589 to $208,002; household furniture, from 

 $3,090,140 to $3,112,291; and all other manu- 

 factures of wood not specified, from $1,827,470 

 to $1,917,451. Exports of boards, deals, and 

 planks increased in quantity from 592,590 thou- 

 sand feet in 1892 to 629,355 thousand feet in 

 1893, but the value fell off from $9,072,599 to 

 $9,042,599 ; joists and scantling decreased in 

 quantity 2,050 thousand feet, and in value $57,- 

 488 ; hoops and hoop poles decreased from $88,- 

 222 to $40,350; laths fell off more than one 

 half, both in quantity and value ; palings, pick- 

 ets, etc., decreased $2,405: shingles, $15,430; 

 sawed timber, from 235,550 thousand feet, value 

 $2,073,154, to 214,198 thousand feet, value 

 $2,320,123 ; doors, sash, and blinds, from $295,- 

 918 to $273,455; barrels and hogsheads, from 

 $290,113 to $208,002; and wooden ware, from 

 $356,553 to $328,817. Exports of all manufac- 

 tured articles not specified increased from 

 $1,852,857 in 1892 to $2,003,879 in 1893. 



The total value of the foreign merchandise 

 exported from the United States during the 

 lixal year of 1893 was $10,634,409, of which 

 $10,780,369 represent the dutiable and $5,854,- 

 040 the free merchandise. In 1892 the articles 

 subject to duty amounted to $9,990,002, and 

 those free of duty to $4,556,135, a total value of 

 $14,546,113. The foreign goods exported from 

 warehouse amounted to $10,500,006 in 1893, and 

 $9.972,567 in 1892. 



Movement of Specie. The following table 



our specie resources, .which continued almost 

 without abatement to the end of the Swal year. 

 In I > ember the net shipments of specie w r<- 

 $14,224,857, against a balance of over $5,000,000 

 on the other side for the corrt-Kponding UK. nth 

 of the previous year. In January the export of 

 specie was a little lighter, but the net outflow 

 increased. It continued about the same in Feb- 

 ruary, decreased to $3,260,191 in March, and 

 reached its acme of $19,771.768 in April. At 

 this time the stringency in money in New York, 

 and the high rates which prevailed, began to at- 

 tract foreign capital, and the imports of specie 

 increased in May and June, while the exports 

 declined $13,000,000 in the latter month. The 

 specie imported in 1893 comprised $21.174,381 

 in gold, of which $3,136.744 were bullion, $6,074,- 

 899 domestic coin, and $11,962,738 foreign coin ; 

 and $23,193,252 in silver, of which $4,978,400 

 were bullion, $599,189 domestic coin, and $17,- 

 615,663 foreign coin. The exports were $125,- 

 627,407 in domestic coin and bullion, and $23,- 

 790.756 in foreign. The domestic exports con- 

 sisted of: Gold, $131,835, in bars of the United 

 States mint or assay office, $92,231 in other bul- 

 lion, and $101,844,"087 in coin: and of silver, 

 $67,655 in bars, $23,397,091 in other bullion, and 

 $94,508 in coin. The exports of foreign specie 

 consisted of $6,612,691 in gold coin, and $17,187,- 

 065 in silver coin. In 1892 the specie exports 

 comprised: Domestic gold, $43,321.351; domestic 

 silver, $16,765,067 ; foreign gold, $6,873.976, of 

 which $22,637 were bullion ; rind foreign silver, 

 $16,045,492, of which $11,689 were bullion. 

 The increased export in 1893 consisted almost 

 entirely of American gold and silver. 



Navigation. The following table shows by 

 months the number of entries at United States 

 ports of American and foreign vessels in the for- 

 eign trade of the United States, and the tonnage 

 during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1893 : 



The total imports of coin and bullion for the 

 fiscal year of 1893 fell $25,286,907 below those 

 of 1892, while the exports of 1893 exceeded 

 those of the previous year $66,412,277. In other 

 words, the net export of gold in 1893 was 

 greater by $91,699,184 than that of 1892. In 

 October and November, 1892, which belong to 

 the fiscal year of 1893, the flow of specie was 

 toward the United States, the imports of those 

 two months exceeding the exports $2,881,178; 

 but in the month following a drain began upon 



the Gulf coast from United States ports north 

 of Cape Sable, Florida, was 581, and the total 

 tonnage 926,732 tons. Of these entries 310 were 

 of American steam vessels, with 668.879 tons: 

 151 American sailing vessels, with 76,116 tons: 

 115 foreign steam vessels, with 176,654 tons; and 

 5 foreign sailing vessels, with 5,083 tons. 



The clearances from United States ports of 

 vessels in the foreign trade of the United States, 

 and the tonnage, during the fiscal year ending 

 June 30, 1893, are shown by the following table: 



