Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-27
Increase in Imports.

| Importations have increased from S475,-
| 3G0.S93 in the nine months of 1898 to $685.
| 934, 124 in the nine months ending with Sep
| TENDER, 1889. An examination of the i'm
| ports by classes during that time shows
| that the increase is almost exclusively in
| articles used by manufacturers, and food
| stuffs, largely sugar and coffee. The class,
| articles in a crude condition for use in
| domestic industries" increased from $14S,-
| 931 COL in the nine months of 1893 to $780,
| d. 9S in he nine months of 1899; articles
partially or wholly manufactured for use
| in the mechanic arts increased from S44,
| 541,O97 to SOL, ,5O7: articles of food and
| live animals increased from S140,S16,04 to
SlIS, $50, 447; manufactured articles ready
Tor consumption increased from $I941I,9 i3
to SSI,9lS,9S1, and articles of voluntary use,
luXures, etc, from SOL ,5e2, 16S to ST. AS 800
Thus, articles for the of manufactu
rers increased in round terms, fifty mil
lion dollars; food stuffs, thirty-seven mil
lion dollars; manufactures ready for con-
sumption, nine million dollars and articles
of voluntary use, luXuries, etc, fifteen mil
lion dollars.
Increase in the Exports.
The export side of the nine months state
ment is equally interesting. The total eX-
ports in the nine months ending with Sep
TENDER are more than $50, 100000 in excess
of those of the corresponding months of
great classes presents some curious and
suggestive facts, especially when consid-
cred in connection with the import figures.
The exports of products of agriculture,
for instance, are nearly thirty millions less
than in the nine months of last year, while
those of manufactures fifty millions
greater than those of the corresponding
months of last year. This enormous in
crease of 500 100000 in the exports of manu-
factures is especially interesting when con-
sldered in conjunction with the increase of
S3o,0oO,OoO in imports of material for use of
manufacturers.
Exports of manufactures in the nine
months ending with September, 1899,
amounted to $217, $40, against S22I, SD
o4o in the nine months of 1898 and formed
3134 per cent of the total exports
while in the corresponding months of
last year they formed but 1886 per cent of
the total exports. Products of the forests
and mines also show material increase in
expectation, those of the mines having in
creased from $40, 159 SS7 in the nine months
of last year to 50 $40, T20 in the nine
months ending with September. 1883, while
the expectation of products of the forests
! Increased from $3o,715,57S in the nine
months of 1898 to $36, 129, 159 in the nine
months of 1899.
Fall in the Price of Wheat.
Agricultural products show decrease in
value of expectations Of 500, 100000 in round
terms, the total for the nine months of 1899
being 542, ,469, against s571, 294, $50 in
| lHe corresponding months or the preceding
year. This decrease, however, lies more in
reduction of values than in the amount ex-
ported. Expectations of wheat fell off TO-
100000 bushels, but the value fell of $34,-
100000 The total wheat exports in the
nine months ending with September were
in round terms, 100000 bushels and the
value 49,, on, 900 or an average of - cents
per bushel. while in the corresponding nine
months of 1898 the total wheat exports
Were, in round terms, 100000 bushels and
their export value $92,U0,NO, or an aver
age of 50 cents per bushel
Flour Keeps Up.
1t is interesting to observe that the in
dUstries which engaged IN transform
ing wheat into flour have been less affected
by the reduced demand abroad than those
who have exported the wheat in its orig
inal form Flour exports in the nine
months of 1899 amounted, in round terms
to 100000 barrels, against II 100000 in
the nine months of 1898 the value of the
exports in 1899 being, in round terms, So
800, 900, against $50, 5Go,0D in 1898 Thus
the export price of wheat during the nine
months ending with September. 1899 aver
aged % per cent less than in the nine
months of last year, while the export price
of flour averaged but IA per cent less than