TRADE AND COMMERCE.

NOTE. In the following tables it will be understood that the fiscal year of the United States and that of the Dominion of Canada, end with the 30th of June. That of Great Britain ends with the 31st of December. The imports of the United States are rated at their coin value in the ports from which they are shipped. The imports of Great Britain are rated at their value, exclusive of duty, in the British ports where they are entered, including freights and profits of the importer. The values of the foreign trade of Great Britain are uniformly given in pounds sterling, the value of which is $4 86 and 65-100ths cents in our gold coin.

The following statistical summaries of the foreign commerce of the United States, Great Britain and the Dominion of Canada, illustrate

No. 1.-GOLD VALUE OF THE TOTAL IMPORTS
AND EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE INTO AND
FROM THE UNITED STATES FOR TWENTY-
ONE YEARS.

the transition from a period of great activity to one of extreme depression. The last commercial crisis which was common to Europe and America, previous to the one of two years ago, was in 1857. That was followed, in the case both of England and the United States, by a heavy decline in the imports and exports, which lasted until 1860. The crisis of 1873 has been followed by similar effects, and so was the panic of 1866, the consequences of which were mainly confined to Great Britain. At the present time (November, 1875) the appearances are that the effects of the panic and the general commercial depression will continue to the end of the current fiscal year.

By comparing the five years with each other, it will be found that the imports and consumption of tea, coffee, sugar and molasses are main(Continued on p. 12.)

No. 2.-VALUE OF THE TOTAL IMPORTS AND
EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE INTO AND FROM
THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR TWENTY-ONE
YEARS.

1855.. 257,723,148 218,909,503 192,751,135 26,158,368 1854.. 152,389,053 115,821,092 97,184,726 18,636,366 1856.. 310.432,310 281,219,423 266,438,051 14,781,372 1855.. 143,542.850 116,691,300 95,688,085 21,003,215 1857.. 348,428,342 293,823,760 278,906,713 14,917,047 1856.. 172,544,154 139,220,353 115,826,948 23,393,105 1858.. 263,338,654 272,011,274 251,351,033 20,660,241 1857.. 187,844,441 146,174,301 122,066,107 24,108,194 1859.. 331,333,341 292,901,051 278,392,080 14,509,971 1858.. 164,583,832 139,782,779 116,608,756 23,174,023 1860.. 353,616,119 333,576,057 316,242,423 17,333,634 1859.. 179,182,355 155,692,975 130,411,529 25,281,446 1861..289,310,542 219,553,833 204,899,616 14,654,217 1860.. 210,530,873 164,521,351 135,891,227 28,630,124 1862.. 189,356,677 190,670,501 179,644,024 11,026,477 1861.. 217,485,024 159,632,498 125,102,814 34,529,684 1863. 243,335,815 203,964,997 186,003,912 17,960,535 1862.. 225,716,976 166,168,134 123,992,264 42,175,870 1864.. 316,447,283 158,887,988 143,504,027 15,383,961 1863..248,919.020 196,902,409 146,602,342 50,300,067 1865.. 238,745,580 162,013,500 132,473,969 29,539,531 1864.. 274,952,172 212,619,614 160,449,053 52,170,561 1866.434,812,066 348,859,522 337,518,102 11,341,420 1865.. 271,072,285 218,831,576 165,835,725 52,995,851 1867. 395,763,100 297,303,653 282,584,321 14,719,332 1865.. 295,290,274 238,905,682 188,917,536 49,988,146 1868..357.436,440 281,952,899 269,389,900 12,562,999 1867.. 275,183,137 225,802,529 180,961,923 44,840,606 1869.417,506,379 286,117,697 275,166,697 10,951,000 1868.. 294,693,608 227,778,454 179,677,812 48,100,642 1870.. 435,958,408 392,771,768 376,616,473 16,155,295 1869.. 295,460,214 237,015,052 189,953,957 47,061,095 1871..520,223,684 442,820,178 428,398,908 14,421,370 1870.. 303,257,493 244,080,577 199,586,822 44,493,755 1872.. 626,595,077 444,177,586 428,487,131 15,690,455 1871.. 331,015,480 283,574,700 223,066,162 60,508,538 1873..642,136,210 522,479.317 505,033,439 17,446,483 1872.. 354,693,624 314,588,834 256,257,347 58,331.487 1874.567,406,342 586,283,040 569,433,421 16,849,619 1873.. 371,287,372 310,994,765 255,164,603 55,830,162 1875.. 533.005,436 513,441,711 499,284,100 14,157,611 1874.. 370,082,701 297,650,464 239,558,121 58,092,343 No. 4.-TABLE SHOWING FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM THE BALANCE OF MERCHANDISE IMPORTED, And of the SPECIE MOVEMENT FOR TWENTY YEARS.

No. 3.-TABLE SHOWING FOR THE UNITED
STATES THE BALANCE OF MERCHANDISE
IMPORTED AND Exported, and OF THE
SPECIE MOVEMENT FOR TWENTY YEARS.