Of Merchandise, $10,845,106; Of Silver, $229,193
There was an excess of imports of merchandise into China during the month of August to a total of Stand-jard Chinese $10,885,106 which brings the total excess of imports for the January-August period of this year to $315,348,177 which is less, due to }general' contraction in volume, than the total for the January-August [period of last year of $60,115,198.
The returns for China for Augrst of the Chinese Maritime Customs Jjust published, state that the total net imports of merchandise was $56,176,244 against the total net exports of $45,931,238,
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