During the same period the imports were as follows:
Merchandise $667,697,693
Gold and silver 37,426,262
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Total 705,123,955
More than 63 per cent of the entire value of imported merchandise
consisted of the following articles:
Sugar and molasses $103,884,274
Wool and woolen manufactures 53,542,292
Silk and its manufactures 49,949,128
Coffee 49,686,705
Iron and steel and manufactures thereof 41,464,599
Chemicals 38,464,965
Flax, hemp, jute, and like substances,
and manufactures thereof 33,463,398
Cotton and manufactures of cotton 30,454,476
Hides and skins other than fur skins 22,350,906
I concur with the Secretary of the Treasury in recommending the
immediate suspension of the coinage of silver dollars and of the
issuance of silver certificates.
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