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Show OUR IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. I T- Figures From the Bureau of Statistics (or Febroary, Washington, Ma?ch 10. Tho February Feb-ruary statement of tho Imports and exports of the United States Issued by the bureau of statistics shows as follows: fol-lows: Imports of meroliandlsc during February, Feb-ruary, 1600, 00,200,032, of which 838,-074,170 838,-074,170 was free of duty. Increase over Fobruary, 1898, nbout 87,180,000. Exports of merchandise, 803,884,140; decrease, 81,000,000." Imports of gold, 83,110,000; decrease, 91,000,000. Exports of gold,-S334,84a; docreaso, 1700,000. Imports of nllvep, 81,427,057; decrease, 1139,000. 'Exports of sllvor. SI. 303,100; Increase, '4800,000. For tho eight months endod February Febru-ary 38, 1800, there vas an increase in the imports of merchandise as compared com-pared with Uiu same period In IrtM of ' 832,313,234. Increase In the co-port. et merchandise,, 830,193,300. Increase In the intports of goWl, 830,-057,433. 830,-057,433. Decrease vin the exports of gold, 8320,311. Docreaso a the Imports Im-ports of silver, 81,801,018. Increase In the exports of silver, 83.17,070. |