Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-20
OUR FOREIGN COMMERCE
For the Monih Of August Surpassed
All Records,
THE IMPORTATI0NS ALSO SHOW
ED A MARKED INCREASE--SOME
STRIKING DETAILS OF THE
BUSINESS OF THE COUNTRY so
FAR THIS YEAR, WITH COM
PARSONS.
Special to tbs Register.

| Special to thc Register
WASHINGTON, D. c.. September IL.
The foreign commerce of the United
States in the month of August, 1899, is
the largest in the history of that month.
The exports are nearly 25 per cent
higher than those of August of the
phenomenal year 1898, and 33 per cent
higher than the average of August in
the years 1884, 1895 and 1896, while for
the eight months of the calender year
ending with August they are the high
est in our history The total exports
for the eight months ending with Au-
gust, 1899, were 1872, 5e5, 1872, against
SITS, 632, 207 in the phenomenal year
1898, $641, 979, $50 in 1897, and $500, 1885,
Az in the great export year of 1892.
The importations for August also
show a marked increase. being $780,
71S,737. against 49,677,34s in August
last year, and s39,S4605 in August OF
1897. While the details of the August
importations are not at hand. the de-
tails of the uly imports which have
recently been completed indicate that
| the growth in importation is largely
| in the class of materials used by manu-
| facturers and in tropical food stuffs.
! In the seven months ending with July
the importation of raw fibres for use
/ in manufacturing amounted to $13,260,-
$780, against $1O,382,321 in the CORE
| spending months of 1898 and S9,032, 9S3
in the corresponding months of 1897.
/ Rubber importations in the seven
months of 1899 are $21 ,190.323, against
/ 1854. 1872 in the corresponding months
| of 1897. Imports of raw silk for use in
| manufacturing amounted in the seven
| months of 1899 to $40, 1881, 1877, against
! $15,227 1903 in the corresponding seven
months of 1898 and $12.3S0. 100 in the
corresponding months of 1897.
This large increase in exports ex-
| plains the increase in customs reve-
nues which has reduced the deficit for
the first two months of the fiscal year
! to about S4,000,0 600 August importa-
| ton were abnormally large, and it is
| doubtful whether the same rate will be
! kept up through the remainder of the
! fiscal year. AS internal revenue re-
mains practically stationary dependence
/; must be placed on an increase of dutia-
ole imports for the increase in revenue
so badly needed to meet the great cost
of the Philippine campaign. If such
, imports do not show a steady increase
| the treasury deficit cannot be reduced.
Thus the Republican administration,
whose policy of protection aims at linn
iting imports, is forced to rely on very
| considerable increase of imports to OBJ
| tain revenue.
| The growth in exports is in both
agricultural products and manufactures.
| The August expectation of breadstuifs
was s25, 580,352 in 1889, against $19,-
909,329 in August of 1898, $25, 513,491 in
August of 1897, and $14,61S,733 in Au-
| gust 1896. OF provisions the exporta-
ton of August 1899 was $15,584,755,
against S13, 4S9,09S in August 1898, $12,-
400566 in August 1897, and $10,4S9, 152
in August 1896. Mineral oils also show
an increase, being for August, 1899,
$6,565009, against s5010.507 in August
| 1898, 1851, 278 in August 1897, and So
! 61S,276 in August 1896. Taking the
| four great articles which are named in
the advance statement of exports of
domestic products, breadstuffs, provi5-
! ions, mineral oils and cotton, the total
for the month of August was $685.
4SS. against $44 ,55S,51O in August of last
year, $4S, 305, O66 in August 1897, and
! $50 631, 485 in August 1896.