Speech #490140412

I find that since 1881 our exports have decreased from $883.549.127 in 1881 to $688.249.798 in 1885. that our imports have decreased from $670.209.448 in 1881 to $587.868.673 in 1H85. that tie aggregate of exports and infports has decreased from $1.503.758.575 in 1881 to $1.276.118.471 in 1885. Thus. it appears that there has been a decrease in our exports and imports of $227.640.104. Look now at the other factor. immigration. Between 1881 and 1885. the number of immigrants coming to this country decresed from 669.431 in 1881 to 326.000 in 1885. Thus it will b3 seen that cur commerce has decreased about oneseventh. the immigration to this country has decreased onehalf. In support of these statement. . give the following tabulated statement of exports. imports. and immignration from 1881 to 1885: TfHerckandisc. gold and silver. Year. Exports. Imports. Total. 1881 ............................................... $33. 549.127 $670.209.448 $1.503.753.575 1882 ............................................... 767.981.946 752.843.507 1.520.825.453 1883 .............................................. 795.20.316 687 066.216 1.482.215.532 1831 ............................................... 749.366.428 629. 261.80 1.378.628.288 35 .............................................. 688.249.798 587.868.673 1.276.118.471 Exports decreased in five years ........................................................ $145.299. 329 Imports decreased in five years ...................................................... 82.340.775 Aggregate decrease in five years. or about oneseventh ......... 227.640.104 Immigration. I 1 S ........................................................ 669.431 ISS2 ............................................................................................................. 788.992 1853 ............................................................................................................. 603.322 1834 ............................................................................................................. 518.592 1885 ............................................................................................................. 326.150 Deercase In five years. over onehalf ................................................ 343.281 So that we are confronted with the fact that. with a commerce decreasing to the amount of oneseventh. and a decrease in the number of peop:.e who come to our shores of about onehalf. we have an increase in these salaries of from 25 to 50 per cent. Therefore.