"United States.—Nothing.
"5. Annual Outgo to pay Interest on Foreign Debts.
"Great Britain.—Nothing.
"France.—An inconsiderable amount, probably not in excess of 12 to 15 millions of dollars.
"United States.—Not less than one hundred millions of dollars. Probably more than less.
"7. Exports and Imports.
| United States | 1872-3 | Exports | $677,000,000, | Currency. | |
| 1873-4 | " | 716,000,000, | " | ||
| 1872-3 | Imports | 649,000,000, | Gold. | ||
| 1873-4 | " | 693,000,000, | " | ||
| Great Britain | 1872-3 | Exports | £311,000,000, | $1,555,000,000 | |
| 1873-4 | " | 297,000,000, | or | 1,985,000,000 | |
| 1872-3 | Imports | 371,000,000 | |||
| 1873-4 | " | 370,000,000 | |||
| France | 1872. | Exports | 3,679,000,000 | francs, | $735,000,000 |
| " | Imports | 3,447,000,000 | francs, | $689,000,000 |
"8. Bullion Product of the United States for each of Five Years.
"The present product of gold and silver, or rather the product for 1873 and 1874, is estimated by the director of the Mint in his last report at $70,000,000 per annum. For the five years, from 1871 to 1876 inclusive, an average of $60,000,000 per annum would probably be about correct.