The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-31
INCREASED FOREIGN TRADE.
EXPORTS FOR NINE NaNTHs $780,
OOo, 600 MORE THAN LAST YEAR.
ciaI1y IN Food Stuns and Manu-
facturers' Supplies-A Large be

Specia, Dispatch 10 The Post telligencer.
WASHINGTON, Oct. S}.-The taole o.
imports and exports t0r the nine months
ending wiki september, ISs- JUS; Issued By
tie treasury bureau or statistics sives
s3-le Interesting tacts regarding me cases
q: articles ic gElch he Increase q an
ports ptedofLinates and The classes most
affected ~ the Increase II eXpoE.s. Impor-
tacons have increased from S-.5.,est >t3 -
TIE Dlne months - KS - s5>5-t34. - y he
zine months ending Mia S@pt-mpe- -.
Az examination of ne import by classes
during that tine shows that tnc Iat.ea
Is a!nOs. exclusively IN ar,.eles Lssa by
manufacturers ana :oolSt ifs. -arse4y
sugar aId coffee.
The class articles In u crude condition
tor use In domestic industries increased
from So .sSs. poI II The nine months y ls9s
- So % - IN The nine months % i>'s,
articles partially or holly manufactured
t9r use Ia tAe mechanic aris increased from
live animals increased from sI4o.sl6 81 II
3.fs.bvt III. manufactured articles reaGy t1r
consumption increased from s.+.s.I 945 -
$>t.tls,9>lt ana articles Of voluntary U-e.
.ux-rtes. ete.. from SoI5s2.l6s to $.sI4s -,
Thus. articles FOR The use II manufacture
e-s increased. in round terms. 81 v''i.,"J
fJ0dstur>. So u.p.t.". manufactures ready
for consumption. $4,000 and a.cces ~
voluntary use. Iuxuries. exc, 3.5.vtu*V
Anai.si, Of Expor.~
The export side q the nine months state
nent Is equally interesting. Ihe tofa. sx-
loI-s IN the nine months ending vita Sep
tender are more than $5}t-u ~ III excess #
those ~ the cores ondl1s npI.hS of LIST
year. An analysis y the statement ~
great classes presents Scue curious art
suggestive facts specially y hen coDSi 3e.-2
iu connection With the inp9rT ng res. The
exports u products u agriculture. fos in
stance. are nearly s31,asi,pJ less than ~ the
rlne months OF last year. white IL 80 ~
manufactures are <sp.etr's greater han
those VI the corresponding aontas u last
year
This enormous Increase II s.. ~ asa N he
exports II manufactures 81 especially In
tertsting. when considered In conjunction
Win ne increase ~ S0p.%o.''-i in imports Of
material for use OF manufacturers. Ex-
ports of manufactures In the nihe months
ending with September lssS amounted II
81, oo-ti3 @2iust So, 81 ~ III the liIc
months Z SIS. and formed 81 81 per teut. +
the total exports wn.lc Ia the corrtsp 23!ns
months OF Lass year they formed bIt t %
yer cen. II the total exports.
Agricultural Products.
Products OF tae forests and mines also
show a material Increase IN expoE al H.
those of The mines having increased from
80 l5a ~ III he nine months 20 last ar
II a. 10 - IN the n.Oc III enjhs end = ttG
September. 1899, While the IMPORTATION II
products al the forests increased from a.
.75,5.> IL the nine months g: lS9s to 81 1919
IN the ninv months II iHs. Agricultural
pTodncts snow Il decrease IN value r KIP y
tatious OF So. oln 90 in round terms the
total fQF the nine months q lNs3 bt Ing A.
ll4 ios against f51. - 40 IN the Corre- pond
liS months Il ne preceding ycar. This &c
crease however, lies more In reduction Of
values IMAM II the amount exported.
ENI0rfat10nS OF wheat fen Fl }ppp' 90
bushels. hGt tae va!ue fell of <5i.to0. -" The
total wheat exports IN The riIe months eVd-
Ing WITH September We're IN round terms
H2oro.e4i bushels and the ValIe 100000. or
an average II = GEMS per bushcl. Weie IN
t7, corresponding nine months Z lHtN the
total wheat exports were In round terms
a