The entries for warehousing show but a slight increase compared with the total receipts, proving that the great bulk of the imports have been thrown directly upon the market. The arrivals of free goods have been very large, and show an increase upon the total for any former similar period. We have been at considerable pains to compile a comparative statement of the same items for the fiscal year, ending June 30. From this it will be seen that the increase has been confined chiefly to the last six months, the total for the year just ended being only $43,709,192 greater than for the year ending June 30, 1855; only $7,140,214 greater than for the year ending June 30, 1854; and $31,824,203 greater than for the year ending June 30, 1853, as will appear from the following summary : FOREIGN IMPORTS AT NEW YORK FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30. 15,144,573 Entered for consumption.... $136,458,663 $147,929,241 $107,029,210 $150,088,112 Entered for warehousing.. 27,417,160 32,022,396 29,568,397 12,791,055 14,230,259 17,432,112 2,937,048 1,153,661 1,126,097 Total imports.......... $166,390,515 $191,074,504 $154,505,526 $198,214,718 Withdrawn from warehouse.. 13,413,186 19,876,445 23,501,421 21,934,130 The impression with many has been, that the great increase in the foreign imports during the last year has consisted of dry goods, mostly fabrics which might as well have been made here. This is not, however, the case. In former years, the receipts of dry goods formed about one-half of the imports; thus, in 1853-4, the imports of dry goods were $92,000,000, against $98,000,000 in general merchandise; in the year ending June 30, 1855, the receipts of dry goods fell off, and were only $62,000,000, against $91,000,000 in general merchandise; and in the year just ended, nearly the same relative proportion is preserved. We annex a statement for the month, for six months, and for the fiscal year : IMPORTS OF FOREIGN DRY GOODS AT THE PORT OF NEW YORK FOR JUNE. Total thrown on the market.. $6,643,284 $3,932,089 $3,026,386 $4,518,740 Total entered at the port..... $7,277,096 $4,688,433 $3,215,043 $5,175,258 The total for the month is $1,960,215 larger than for the same time last year; $486,825 larger than for the same period of 1854; but $2,102,838 less than for the same period of 1853. The following is the comparison for the first six months of the year : IMPORTS OF FOREIGN DRY GOODS AT THE PORT OF NEW YORK FOR SIX MONTHS FROM JANUARY 1ST. Total withdrawn ..... $2,357,376 $5,000,947 $5,738,587 $4,436,682 Add entered for consumption... 41,278,624 $7,290,214 20,983,919 41,919,499 Total thrown upon the market. $43,636,000 $42,291,161 $26,722,506 $46,356,181 Total........ $1,380,466 $2,095,807 $1,037,636 $1,326,025 742,071 1,544,365 993,786 1,084,091 970,757 1,854,736 1,426,705 1,334,373 490,890 622,606 444,584 181.257 $3,516,342 $6,190,168 $4,571,970 $4,561,018 Add entered for consumption.... 43,636.000 37.290,214 20,983,919 41,919,499 Total entered at the port... $47,152,342 $43,480,382 $25,555,899 $46,480,517 The above shows that the total for six months, since Jan. 1st, is $20,924,628 greater than for the same period of last year; but only $3,000,135 greater than for the same period of 1854; and only $1,685,551 greater than for the same time of 1853. The excess, as compared with last year, has been very evenly divided among all classes of fabrics, although comparatively least in silk fabrics. The following is the comparison for the fiscal year :— IMPORTS OF FOREIGN DRY GOODS AT THE PORT OF NEW YORK FOR THE FISCAL Total $4,588.948 $8.244.650 $11.664.218 $7,890,143 Add entered for consumption.... 73,537,302 80,941,293 50,928,845 77.970,285 Total thrown on the market.. $78,126,250 $89,185,943 $62,593,063 $85,860,428 Total. $1,954,508 $3,746,433 $3.768.980 $2.184,627 1,274,363 3,064,614 2.272,932 2,006,493 1,576,505 3,211.787 3,544,225 2,225.515 861,657 889.962 1,007,044 650,113 356,999 1,035.588 1,896.417 $5,665,211 $11,448,334 $11,989.598 $7,928,405 Add entered for consumption.... 73,537,302 80,941,293 50.928,845 77,970.285 Total entered at the port.... $79,192,513 $92,389,627 $62,918,443 $85,898,690 This comparatively small total of dry goods in a year of such remarkable imports, is very striking; and we annex a comparison in tabular form :— DESCRIPTION OF IMPORTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30. Total imports....... $166,390,515 $191,074,504 $154,505,526 $198,214,718 The comparison for the fiscal year, in the imports of dry goods, presents some singular features. The falling off in these imports commenced in September, 1854; and every succeeding month showed a decrease down to the 1st of September, 1855. At the last named date, the tide turned, and every month since has shown an increase! This regularity of change is most remarkable, and we have, therefore, compiled a table exhibiting it to the eye. The figures under 1854–5 represent the monthly increase or decrease, as compared with the same month of 1853-4; and the figures under 1855-6 represent the same changes, as compared with the year 1854-5; that is to say, in each case the increase or decrease is in comparison with the corresponding month of the previous year :— It will be seen that the increase since the change in the tide last September, has not reached the same amount as the decrease during the corresponding months of the previous year. The total imports of dry goods for the fiscal year just ended, are, as shown above, $22,980,247 greater than for the previous year; $6,490,937 less than for the same period in 1853-4; and $6,696,177 greater than for the fiscal year ending 1852-3. The EXPORTS from New York to foreign ports show a large increase, although for the year it is a little less remarkable than in the imports, the total for the last year not having shown the same decline. The shipments for June, exclusive of specie, are $3,631,448 greater than for June of last year; $3,640,603 greater than for June, 1854; and $3,311,202 greater than for June, 1853; an increase of over 60 per cent. The exports of specie for June are far less than for the same month in either of the preceding two years :— EXPORTS FROM NEW YORK TO FOREIGN PORTS FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE. Total exports...... Total, exclusive of specie. $8,825,222 $10,399,722 $9,103,087 $10,678,715 5,560,940 5,231,539 5,240,694 8,872,142 The exports for the last six months, exclusive of specie, are $7,640,196 greater than for the corresponding period of last year; $5,757,095 greater than for the same time in 1854; and $11,910,282 greater than for the same time in 1853. The whole of this increase is in domestic produce; the shipments of foreign merchandise showing a marked decline :— 1853. 1854. 1855. EXPORTS FROM NEW YORK TO FOREIGN PORTS FOR SIX MONTHS, FROM JANUARY 1ST. 1856. $25,422,290 $31,197,440 $26,337,424 $37,776,893 697,477 732,815 3,103,557 570,085 2,384,679 Domestic produce...... Foreign merchandise (dutiable)... Specie...... Total exports....... 2,040,980 2,989,852 1,724,051 8,654,982 16,185,867 17,074,795 11,729,046 $36,815,729 $50,500,801 $49,505,628 $51,800,075 Total, exclusive of specie..... 28,160,747 34,814,934 32,430,833 40,071,029 The increase in the shipments of domestic produce for the year just ended, is very large; the total exports for this period, exclusive of specie, are $17,663,178 greater than for the year ending June 30, 1855; $6,695,929 greater than for the year ending June 30, 1854; and $30,485,272 greater than for the year ending June 30, 1853, as will appear from the following statement :- EXPORTS FROM NEW YORK TO FOREIGN PORTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30. The cash revenue has been the largest ever known; the following will show the receipts at New York : : CASH DUTIES RECEIVED AT NEW YORK. In June.... Previous 5 months.. Total 6 months Total fiscal year .... $21,167,329 50 $19,737,960 76 $14,299,945 71 $22,541,145 75 38,249,754 43 41,658,857 09 32,658,873 03 42,628,508 03 We also annex our usual summary of the shipments of produce :— EXPORTS OF CERTAIN ARTICLES OF DOMESTIC PRODUCE FROM NEW YORK TO FOREIGN PORTS FROM JANUARY 1ST TO JULY 15TH: Coal... Cotton.. sperm..... Hay. 31,748 27.258 Lard.. 4,006 153,756 136,713 Tobacco, crude..pkgs 19,324 22,068 3,584 2,413 Do., manufactured.lbs 2,622,582 3,263,491 7,640 2,126 Whalebone ......... 1,047,730 998,908 The changes shown in the above table arc, some of them, very remarkable. Last year, to this date, there were no shipments of wheat of any importance, the total for 6 months being but 31,288 bushels; this year the total for the same time is 2,064,736 bushels The shipments of rye for the last six months are over 1,000,000 bushels, being greater than during any previous year in the history of the trade. 5,202,481 7,587,967 .trcs 10,818 22,782 lbs. 1,098,825 1,059,980 |