Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-10-24
THE BsL.stE pF TRADE,
Some Interesting ilgures Relative
to the Years Imports and Exports.

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Some Interesting Ngnres Relative
to the Years Imports and Exports.
The fourth Of the squarterly state
men:s" OF the commerce ofthis country
ior the past fiscal year,issued by Chief
Nimmo of Bureau of Statistics, has
just made Its appearance. 1t contains
interesting facts about the exports and
Of the year; interesting not
only to those interested in commerce
and 10 students of political economy, |
but many tn at are interesting from
their very peculiarly. Who, for in
stance, would suppose that there was
a million and half dollars worth of
dolls and toys Of this sort imported In.
to this country in year, selling. of
course, for double the sum valued at
the Custom House. Those who are
interested by this will be fuithur inter-
ested to know that the importations of
lace for the year amounted to more
than $4,000, 900 ard that the orna-
mental feathers alone the ,mount i'm
ported was valued at nearly 81, 600, 900,
and OF course sold for double that.
Still another curiosity in that line is in
buttons, ofwhich there were about $4,-
ooo, 900 worth brought from abroad.
1t is especially strange that the buttons
imported in the year should be nearly
half as great in value as lhe diamonds
imported, the total value of the latter
beng put at but $500, 900. Those
who are not interested il this and are
of more severely pradical turn may
be interested to know that the sugar
imported INTO the country and eaten
by the people was s,7oo, 900, 900,
pounds, enough to load train hnn-
dreds OF miles in length, and enough
to furnish every man, woman and child
Of the country fifty pounds each during
the year, besides what is raised in this
country. That the people OF this
country should eat, on an average.
one-third tier weight per year in
sugar seems almost incredible. but, as
figures do not lie, 1t must be. accepted
as fact. The increase IN sugar i'm.
portation in the year was about Sc. .ooc
900. The value oftb sugar imported
during the year was in round numbers
| $1oo 900, 900. Or, if these facts dc
not interest all, there may be other:
who would be gratifed to know thai
the average citizen disposed of ter
pounds of coffee in year, the quantity
imported being $534, ooo,o 900 pounds
with total appraised value of $50,
900, 900. 1t will be observed that tht
value fixed upon the coffee is only al
average often cents per pound, or bu
about one-third the actual selling price
SO that if this is fair standard it ma,
be estimated that the people of thi
country paid cut for coffee, tea ant
sugar, during the year about betweel
five and SIX hundred millions of dollars
. A curious fact. and one worth of tn
tropical products even of most perish
able nature are now enjoyed here,
that nearly $4,000, 900 worth OF bapar
as were imported in the year, of cours
selling for three or of four times ths
] sum.
. Another fact interesting 70 som
people is that the champaqne and oil
er wines imported IN the wear amoun
ed to abou, 100000 and retaile
] for about Sex 100000. The import
e ftion of tobacco and cigars in the We;
amounted to about SIo.ooo.ooo
value. The unprotected American he
still suEars tom the pauper labor
: Eu0pe, the nukt.er OF eggs. ,mnesss
free of duty in the year DeliIg In roun
numbers two hundred millions, or ST
: teen and half million dozen.
r Regarding exports, Of course cote
is king as TO values of any single ar'
Gle exported. The expectation OF CO
ton tor the year amounted 70 two hu
dred million dollars in roundNpumber
t while that OF wheat and flour was b
f one hundred and twenty-five mNllion
and OF corn twenty-eight MILLIONS
dollars worth. 1t is also curiousN al
3 interesting to note that in spite Of II
:. tact that GERMANY and other countTi
i ABROAD nave shut their doors to p
:. hog ne seems to be quite popul
, abroad yet, the amount OF both hal
. ana bacon shipped abroad this ye;
having increased and Its value as we
e Inc NUMBER OF pounds OF bacon Sc
.s abroad during the past year was 34I
900, 900 pounds, or fOrtV.SeVen million