The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-30
Tables Prepared by the Bureau of
Statistics, Giving Il Comparative Ex-
hibit of ImpOrtatiOns by Classes.
PROGRAMME OF CONGRESS
PEACE TREATY TO BE DEBATED IN
THE SENATE ALL WEEK.
Vote TO Be Taken Next MOnday-Fate
of the Army Bill to Be
Known Tuesday.

Cpetldl 10 lHe lHuidldpOilS Jouftldl
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29-The details of
the import trade of the United States in
the year just ended have just been COM
pleted by the Bureau of Statistics. They
show the smallest importation in twenty
years, with the single exception of the year
1885. The total imports for the year are
1884 95S, 20, the revised figures being slightly
in excess of those Of the preliminary state
ment issued by the Bureau of Statistics
earlier in the month. This is 800, Geo. 600 less
than the imports of 1897 and 100000, GOO less
than those of 1892, while, as already indi-
Gated, they are the lowest in twenty years,
with the single exception of 1885. The re-
duction of imports is altogether in articles
free Of duty, the dutiable imports in 1898
being $685. 595, $40, while those of 1897 were
1865, 502 240, while the free-of-duty articles
imported amounted in value in 1898 to $685.
362 $50, against $377 800, ITO in 1897. This re-
duction of $100,000,O coo in the importation of
nOndutiabe articles is due, first, to a very
great reduction in the importations of wool
and the transfer of wool from the free to
the dutiable list; second, to a reduction in
the free importation of manufactured ar
ticles, whether for use in the mechanical
arts or for consumption; third, to the trans
fer of tea from the free list to the dutiable
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and also a slight reduction in the quantity
of coffee imported. The class articles of
food and live animals which amounted to
$llS,l44100 in 1897, but $S7 S23 GA in 1898,
and this, as already indicated, is readily
accounted for by the transfer of tea from
the free to the dutiable list, and second.
by the reduced prices as we'll as reduced i'm
portauonS of coffee and certain other ar
tlcIes winch stiH come In free of duty but
the price having reduced, do not make as
large q total in values as last year. Ar
tcleS manufactured for use IN the mechanic
arts fell from $25, ,293 522 in 1897 to $l9 l66 5l7
IN 1898; articles manufactured for consump-
tlon 1ell from S2O,942,27 in 1897 to 81 S42 ,537
in 1898, and articles of voluntary use lux
l5-,y ury etc, fell from $67O2,370 in 1897 to 49,,
65l3T7 in 1893. The above statements all re-
late to the nondutiabie importations
Under the dutiable head the imports of
from those of 1897 Articles of food and
i've ANIMALS, coming in under the dutiable
list AMOUNTED in 1898 to $10O, SOC, ,l48, against
$IVI'549 3l3 IN 1891 Articles in a crude con-
dltion for domestic industry show a marked
increase, being $49070,S23 in 1898. against
So, $50, ,794 in 1897 this being due to the gen
eral activity on the part of manufacturers
and to the fact that wool was in July 1897.
transferred from the free to the dutiable
ASt. Articles manufactured for use in the
mechanlc arts amounted in 1898 to $39 961 1853,
against 500 8I8,363 in 1897 and articles manu-
daec%dured "a. % for consumption amounted to $685.
S62252 in 1893. against $97, ,893, COS in 1897 and
Sl"'5ol ,5OS IN 1896 Articles of voluntary use
luXuries. etc, under the dutiable list
amounted in value to O,095. 1872 in 1895
against SIC, ,625 1O5 in 1897. OF the total inn, inn,
portations of 1898 1922 per cent were import
ea eoaz Iree t8 OF duty, against 500 per cent. in
1884, 5l.S per cent in 1891, 35 per cent i'm 1890
ana from 81 to 80 per cent. in the wears
ranging from 1884 to 1891.
The reduction of more than 500 900 OO6 in
imports is apportioned among the great
groups as follows: Articles manufactured
for consumption, $4,000 600: articles mann
IdCLureQ Tor use in the mech nj arts 600
09g0; articles Of food and live animals
S51VV90OO, ana articles in a crude condition
iof domestic industry $39, 600 900. The fol-
lowing table shows the importafio nv,
cldSSeS IN 1898, compared with 1897:
Free of duty 1887 7eoe
Articles. Of food and live
animals ................ S11S 144 74n cor 900 G.,
Articles in crude condi- T''0'i
tiOn for domestic industry 2O6 24s 2O1 10 17s sos
Articles manufactured-For '''''0
fhechalc arts % 293 522 10 16S 5f7
For consumption ............ 20 $40 277 2 $40 S9z
Articles OF voluntary use i''0'
luXuries, etc ................ 81 70237O 3S51 3z7
Total free of a2e liO s2s8, ,8s2 $50
Dutiable-
Articles of food and live
animals .$1O2 $40 1913 500, 5O6. .148
for 3,.,d domestic Industry a25557ei N@Gs2s
r9P mee6ani6 e6a5a@af15n aFts ssa
Articles Of voluntary use
luxuries, etc.............. 7se2 1o5 So O95. 1877
Total dutiabIe ....... 1885, ao2 2fO $685. 595, $40
Free and dutiable-
Articles of food and live
animals ............... 500 494 ia stS- 600 eoo
Articles in crude condition
for domestic industry. 22S s01 995 100 o40 4ts
Articles manufactured-For
mechanic arts ........... 81 III SS5 n toz eoe
For consumption ......... us S35 S62 1O4 S04 s0o
Articles of voluntary use,
luxuries, etc ............. g. 327 as 81 a4e st4
Total imports of mer-
chandise $742 631 $50 $634 95s 229