Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1882 — Our Foreign Commerce. [ARTICLE]

Our Foreign Commerce.

The value of the imports of merchandise into the United States during the twelve months ended Nov. 30, 1881, as compared with the values for the corrresponding months of the preceding year, is shown as follows : Month. 1880. 1879. Decembers 47,375,685 $ 59,602,961 1881. 1880. January. 45,284,858 55,208,488 February 47,759,493 55,647,471 March 60,709,174 70,886,561 Aprils 59,179,614 74,366,455 May 55,503,722 64,876,680 June 58,920,809 60,514,563 July 52,422,679 57,304,982 August 61,731,293 50,265,063 September 55,713,802 . 53,228,651 October 58,981,306 54,023,683 November 56,660,615 47,108,894 Total for 12 months ended Nov. 30... .$660,243,050 $709,034,452 The value of the exports of domestic and foreign merchandise from the United States during tho twelve months ended Nov. 30, 1881, as compared with the values for the corresponding months of the preceding year, is shown as follows: Month. 1880. 1879. Decembers 98,8!M ,214 $ 80,880,003 1881. 1880. January 74,078,962 66,997,173 I < bruary 67,733,807 59,956,673 March 8-,068,794 77,355,547 April 70,885,615 70,560,538 May 64,140,179 65,660,477 June 63,450,279 72,132,342 Ju'y63,033,615 71,015,569 Aunuat... 67,514,718 67,192,656 September 62,491,379 71,225,897 O. toher 68,018,646' 85,687,254 November7o,o6o,os4 83,008,120 Total for 12 months ended Nov. 30... .$855,366,262 $871,673,211