Statement showing quantities and values of American products imported into Gothenburg from other than United States ports, during the year ending June 30, 1879.

*All the petroleum imported this year came directly from the United States; this never occurred before.

Imports of five leading firms ascertained; imports of all others estimated.

Vide Report.

DENMARK.

Report, by Consul Ryder, of Copenhagen, on the agriculture, tride, a d industries of Denmark for the year 1879.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

I have the honor to transmit herewith my annual report for 1879, also statements of exports.

According to the official statistics, which are herewith respectfully transmitted, the imports and exports of this kingdom amounted in all to 343,000,000 crowns, of which 190,000,000 were imports and 153,000,000 exports.

The commerce of this country with Germany and England amounted to 67 per cent. on the quantity and 65 per cent. on the value of all importations, and is about equally divided between the two countries.

The amount of direct imports from the United States of America for the past four years-from 1874 to 1878-shows an increase of 264.31 per cent., as per annexed statement.

The carrying trade between Denmark and the United States during the past four years shows an increase of 215.38 per cent., as per annexed tabular statement. It is to be very much regretted, however, that this trade is entirely in foreign hands.

DANISH MERCHANT MARINE.

The entire merchant marine sailing under the Danish flag amounts to 3,286 ships, with 257,419 register tons. The merchant marine of the kingdom consists of 3,160 ships, 251,208 register tons burden; of which 2,758 are sailing vessels, 168,290 register tons burden, and 84 steamers, with 10,127 register tons burden.

AGRICULTURE.

Of the whole area of the country, namely, 6,939,203 acres of land 2,165,694 acres were applied to the cultivations of grain, edible root, and planting purposes, and 2,741,925 acres for grazing, hay, harvest, fallow, meadow, common pasture, and gardening purposes. The area, applied to the cultivation of wood is estimated at 319,102 acres of land, and the sea areal covers 80,486 acres of land.

REPORT ON THE HARVEST.

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The designations are of three degrees for the harvest, namely, over an average is denoted as 1.5, an average 1, and under an average = 0.5. The closer the numbers, therefore, approach to 1.5, by so much the better has the harvest fallen out; the nearer it reaches to 0.5, by so much the worse has it been. The harvest proves itself to have been considerably less than that of last year; which, however, was an unusu ally good one. It seems to have been best in the islands, namely, in the most southerly and most fertile districts; while in Jutland, and especially in the northern districts, it has suffered most from the cold and wet weather.

Wheat, which only covers about 5 per cent. of the sowed areal, is best in those districts where it is grown to the greatest extent; ten of these districts give over an average, two an average, and six (Jutland) under an

average. It is best in Maribo district (1.30) where it plays the chief part, as here three times as much wheat is grown in proportion to rye; next comes Praesto (1.27) and then Silo district (1.25), where both descriptions of grain are about equally cultivated; Bornholm, 1.25; Holbesk, 1.21; Ribe, 1.17; Adense, 1.15; Soenborg, 1.14; Copenhagen, 1.10; and Frederiksborg, 1.06. The remaining districts (Jutland) have either an average crop or under.

Rye is grown on an areal of about four times as large as wheat, and is, therefore, on the whole of greater importance to the country. A considerable part of the rye, as will be known, was plowed up in the spring, having suffered so much from the heavy snowfall during the winter, and although the standing part improved very considerably during the month of June, rye on the whole has yielded less than an average crop. For a great part the quality is of an inferior description, the grains partly not having been duly developed and partly from rye being the cereal which suffered most during the unfavorable period of harvest time. Five districts alone have yielded over an average, three reach to an average, while ten districts show under an average harvest. At the head of the list stands Libe district, 1.10; next comes Ringkyobing 1; Holbaeck, 1.06; Copenhagen and Praesto, 1.04; Silo, Odense, and Thisted, 1; while all the other districts are below an average Lowest in the scale stands Aalborg, 0.70; then Hyoing, 0.64; and Aaehns, 0.58.

Barley, which takes the greatest share in the grain exports from this country, occupies about 25 per cent. of the sowed areal. On the whole, barley this year will surely reach an average, and it has suffered so much both from the cold and wet summer, as also from the unfavorable weather during harvest time, that it cannot be regarded in a favorable light as malting barley. It is therefore to be foreseen that the export of barley will relatively give a smaller money result to the country, and especially much less than that of last year; seven of the districts give over three each to an average, while eight are below. Many of the districts wherein the barley crops are of the chief importance stand very low on the list. At the head of the list is Bornholm, 1.40; Thisted, 1.29; Prests, 1.17; Aalborg, 1.13; Hyoing, 1.09; Maribo, 1.07; and Holbaeck, 1.06. Worst of all has it been in the Copenhagen district (0.77).

Oats belong to the cereal most grown in this country, occupying almost 31 per cent. of the sown areal, and especially plays a principal part in Jutland. Fortunately this article has succeeded remarkably well in all, parts of Denmark. All the districts have over an average crop; from the district of Thisted even all accounts mention as being above an average, and out of the 168 returns only 5 are given as being below an average. Most favorably have the crops turned out in Thisted, Odense, Sois, Maribo, Bronholm, and Aaendborg districts, all of which have yielded 1.40 to 1.50; the lowest has been in Copenhagen (1.15) and Frederiksborg (1.11) districts.

Pease, tares, &c.-These can scarcely be reckoned as occupying more than about 150,000 acres of land, of which a part is cut for green fodder. Although the accounts give a close approach to an average, it may nevertheless be taken for granted that they will in fact yield somewhat below an average, for the reason that pease which have given a smaller product than beans, with tares take up the largest areal. Eight districts show an average crop or over; ten below. At the top came the four Jutland districts, Wiborg (1.50), Aaehus (1.33), Yoing (1.25), and Aalborg (1.20); last on the list three other Jutland districts, Ribe (0.75), Ringkyobing, and Thisted (0.50).

Roots give, according to all accounts, a less favorable result, which can mainly be accounted for, owing to the potato crop, which comes under this heading, having throughout afforded a very sparing product. Potatoes also play a much larger part in Denmark than the other roots, occupying about four times as much areal as these. From all reports of districts given above, five have reached an average and six stand as under an average crop. Highest came Srio, 1.30; Praests, 1.22, and Holbaeck, 1.19; last on the list came Thisted, 0.75; Bornholm, 0.70, and Ringkyobing districts, 0.67.

Hay.-This crop has been very large, and especially as regards clover, which also was, on the whole, better than the meadow hay. As a rule, however, the hay crop cannot be equaled to that of last year, owing to the less favorable manner in which it has been housed. Alone Frederikborg district has not reached an average; Bornholm has had an average, and all the other districts above. This harvest seems to have been best in the island of Fymen, where the Sundborg district has 1.48 and Odense 1.45; next came Ribe, 1.43; Ramdere, 1.39; Praests and Thisted districts, 1.36.

The grain crops have filled very well, so that one can everywhere discover a large quantity of straw, but owing to the wet harvesting time the quality of the straw, as well at its fodder value, will be much diminished.

All circumstances being taken into due consideration, the harvest of 1879 may be reckoned as a good average one, and when the unfavorable state of the weather in the spring and the greatest part of the summer is taken into consideration, it may be looked upon as being very satisfactory. There is especially every reason for rejoicing that the agriculture in Denmark has been carried so well over the cold and damp summer, when one looks at other countries, especially Greet Britain, whose agriculture has received such fearful injury in every direction from the unfavorable weather during the year 1879.

BUSINESS REVIVAL.

From the commercial movements of the past months it would appear as though a renewed life had again commenced to manifest itself in the so long stagnant condition in all branches of trade, and that speculation had again begun to show itself, although yet with some caution and within narrow limits. The heavy fall in prices has, on the whole, recovered itself somewhat, and in some branches the rise has even been to considerable extent; also from the banks and leading markets reports are received of an increasing demand for money, and the higher rates of discount bear full testimony thereto.

It is natural that these symptoms of renewed life, after the long stag. nation, should be viewed with satisfaction and hope by the many who have suffered under the existing state and low prices, and with anxiety have seen their stocks reduced to much lower values than they represented, but on the other hand, it is of much importance that one should not entertain greater expectations than can reasonably be looked for, and especially that speculation, when it waked up from its long dream, should not take too great an impetus. There are already signs that operators in different branches have been somewhat too eager, and have, in conse quence, already met with a reaction. Whenever prices of various articles have shown a tendency to rise too rapidly, they have soon again received a check before they obtained a solid basis of higher rates than those of previous averages.