The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-20
AMERICAS FOREIGN TRADE
COMMERCE FOR THE YEAR WILL
EXCEED TWO BILLION DOLLARS.
Hut More Than Made I'D In Manu-
factures and Forestry - Imports

Si,scieI Dispatch 10 the post-IuteIiigencer
"AsElNGToN. Nov. ls.~-Tne foreign
commerce Of the United States seems
likely 10 make It's highest record of the
century In the closing year OF that Pc
ROD The October exports are larger
lhah those OF any preceding October. the
totai for the Ten months ending with
October is greater than the total for the
corresponding period in any preceding
year, and tt is apparent that for the
isfse time In our history. the foreign COM
facFce OF the year viii exceed 81 90, 90 900
FOR the ten months ending with October
lsn. the figures for the treasury bureau
OF statistics show the total exports TO be
s.e-s-i-.eS. while in the corresponding
months OF last year they were $685.. SIS, go
This remarkable increase in exporta-
tions Is the more surprising because OF
the absence OF the excessive demand
abroad Tor our breadstuffs, which charac-
teflzed the year Isss. In that year the
snort crops abroad and plentiful sup
plies OF breadstuffs OF all kinds in the
United States resulted in an abnormaiiy
large expectation OF breadstuffs, so that
the expectation OF agricultural products
In the present year naturally falls about
$35. o@.1 go below that Of the corresponding
period of last year. Yet the tota, expor-
tations for the ten months are. as al
ready indicated. more than SO ooo, 900 in
excess of those of last year.
Cause of Growth.
II is easy, however. 10 find the CAUSE
of this remarkable growth I'm our total
expectations. which occurs in the face
OF the reduction in our expectation of
breadstuds- An examination Of the de
tailed figures out OF the nine months Of
the year already accessible shows that
the exports OF manufactures In that Pc
Rod were $50. eto. go In excess OF those of
the corresponding months of the proceed
ing year and SIS. 900. so greater than those
Of the same months Of 1857, while the
products OF the mine were s4000. o00
greater than those of the corresponding
months of last year, and those OF the
forest 5000. 900 In excess of the CORES
ponding months of the preceding year.
Thus the years expectation of agricul-
tural production will be quite up to the
normal. while those OF manufactures,
mining and forestry Will exceed those of
last year and indeed Of any year in cur
history.
Increase Of Imports.
Imports have increased more than ex-
ports. for they were unusually low In
1898. while exports were unusually high
In that year. The total importation in
the ten months ending with October.
1893, Is S65S $4,000. against s52i .7s4 900 in
the corresponding months Of last year.
This large increase In importations Is
chiefly In supplies for the manufacturers,
whose increased exports are already
noted. and in foodstufss which cannot
be produced at home. The increase in
mportations Of material for use OF
manufacturers. including crude and par
TALLY manufactured. was. in the nine
months ending with September, 50, eD.-
600. sum just equalng the increase in
expectations of manufactures during that
time.
In foodstuffs the increase In importa-
tons during the nine months was. In
round terms. SIS, 600 o50. OF which nearly
$40 0G0 600 was In sugar, the increase IN
imrortations OF manufactures ready for
consumption being 100000. and articles
of voluntary use. luxuries. etc. $1,000
e10
The following table shows the imports,
exports and total commerce during the
fen months ending with October, In each
year since 1890. and viii indicate the IN
crease In our total foreign commerce
which the year 1875. when completed.
sasvas tfkely 10 furnish