THE REVIVAL OF ENGLISH TRADE.

Press, Volume XXXI, Issue 4316, 30 May 1879, Page 3

THE REVIVAL OF ENGLISH TRADE.

The Board of Trade returns for "»he month j of March are, says the " Stand and," of a more satisfactory character fcfcar ihoee pub-' lished for come time past. Thci man features -< are that while the percentage' o'i tleorease in the imports, compared with the corneeponding period of last year, is about tile same as it was in, "February, in the, the rate of; decline chows a sharp reaction Iα Mjjrch com-: pared with the previous monlji. In other words, while there ia practically litjle change; as regards the imports, the: <::poite show a marked; tendency to improvement.;' :If the! volume of the export trade of list month wae less than in March, 1878, :'|be 'deficiency* shown by the comparison eon h.'aite favorablywith the similar deficiency in February.; The total value of British amd Iri»!i produce, exported during March is ' against £16,756,000 in March, last year, or a decrease of only 3 j per ce:it.;. tie similar decrease for February havirg beeo 14$ per cent. For March, 1877, tba -.totitt exports were £16,920,000, compare.!: wfrh which the present total presents » tiecnase of ■&$■ per cent. ; The total iinporti , for ■ the past; month figure at .•" £29,841>,^), ! against £33,163,000 in March last yVirjy i lowing a .decrease of 10 per cent., the f tiuitilerit per-' centage for February having beeii 10f per ; cent. Compared with 1877, it hen the total I was £35,299,000, the decrease Ii 15f : per cent. The quantity of corn imported i I 211 per cent, less than at the .eorrespondai} period last' ; year, while the value bu dimixtobed per cent, being £1,726,000 against ■ in 1878. Both for quantity and vsltie these percentages are approximately the i&rue as thole for February. Aβ regards the jri nill* for tbe ; first three months of the year cq ai liiued, the aggregate exports amount to £43 a against l £4,7,076,000 for the first quarter of 1878, or| a decrease of 8} per cent. Fir the imports the total value is £84,868,000 -jciapared with £95,953,000 last year, or a (ie«line for the three months of 11$ per cent. Descending to the various details of the rtlurn, among the exports cotton yarn shoiit a decrease of 5i per cent, in quantity ! md 10J in value, against 16f and 21 par tient. reepecSvelyin February} cotton pitdijjoodenaye j increased 4i in quantity, TjutShnjeawd |n< value; linen and jute yarn hsf4ijpcrea*ed 2i per cent, in quantify, but «Jecpeus32 par cent, in value; Hnen piece goods destaited-Sir per cent, in quantity and 8f peTMEI, in value,' compared with about 24 per ««it, in both value and quantity during FebnuJy; woollen arid worsted yarn decreased 13 j> Sγ %enj. in. aaid Sl '.peqf cent in i«|i*, agjunst 18$, tad S6i' per- cent,' Minjuctivefy 'ipf. Febniary • woollen dotl* Vdepjfci 1&; per-, I cent.in qjueJity and 18* pearceslfe: in'Teine;;'

worsted stuffs decreased 12* per cent, in quantity and 14 per cant. in -rsluc; silk manufactures declined 14$ per cent, in value; coal, coke, &s., increased J per cent, in quantity, but decreased 5J per cent, in value; and iron and steel increased 25$ per cent, in ' quantity and 4± per cent in value. TurnJßg to the imports, we find that raw cotton has decreased 8 per cent, in quantity and 15$' per cent in value; raw silk decreased 18 J percent. in quantity and 19i per cent, in value; silk manufactures increased 4-J per ceat. in value ; wool decreased per cent, in quantity, but increased 9 per cent, in value; fiix dec-eased 36£ per cent, in quantity and 28 per cent in value ; hemp decreased 42 per cent, in quantity and 47J percent, in value; sujiar increased 9f per cent, in quantity and 2| per cent, in value ; tea decreased J per cent, in quantity and 1 per cent, in value ; coffee increased 67i per cent, in quantity and 65J per cent, in value; cocoa increased 32 per cent, in quantity and 25 per cent, in value; rice in- ] creased 72J per cent, in quantity and per cent, in value j wise was acaltered; tobacco decreased 9 per cent, in quantity and 11 per cent in value; wood and timber decreased 32 per cent, in quantity and 5H par cent, in value ; iron and steel manufactures increased 35 J per cent, in quantity and 15} per cent, in value; and jute decreased 18i per cent, in quantity end 28 per cent, in value. \