Evening journal., 1899-09-19
OUR HEAVY EXPORTS.


swing in Philadelphia and the atten- q
ton OF the entire country directed to- r
wards that intelligent effort to extend \
the market for the sale OF American ,
products. the Official statement Of our
foreign commerce comes at this time
with especial appropriateness. We are
told by the advices sent out from
Washington that the foreign commerce.
OF the United States in the month Of
August, 1899, is the largest In the his
ory OF that month. The exports are
nearly % per cent. higher than those
Of August Of the phenomenal year
1898 and S3 per cent. higher than the
average OF August In the years 1894,
1895 and 1896, while for the eight
months OF the calendar year ending
with August, they are the highest In
our history. The total exports for the
year ending with August, 1899, we're
s7s2, ,595 1892, against s77S,6S2,207 in the
phenomenal year 1898. s641, ,979,SS0 in
1897 and 1902 .2ss .472 in the great ex-
port year OF 1892.
The importatlons for August also
show marked decrease, being s66,7l8,-
7s7, against s4s,677 ,S49 in August last
year and s39, ,S44, ,6O5 in August OF 1897
While the details Of the August impor-
tation are not at hand, the details Of
the July 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 foodstuffs. In
the seven months ending with July the
Importation of raw flbers for use in
manufacturing amounted to slS,26O,-
$50, against s10,3S2,S21 in the corre.
spending months of 1898 and S9,OS2,9SS
in the corresponding months Of
1897. Rubber importations in the
seven months Of 1899 are $21,-
19O, 1928, against s15.554792 in the CORE
spending months Of 1898, and
81 ,652,9S6 in the correspond
ing months OF 1897. Imports of
raw silk for use in manufacturing
amounted in the seven months of 1898
to SIC. 1881. 1877, against SIS I302 in the
corresponding seven months of 1895
and s12,3S0 leo in the corresponding
months OF 1897 Imports of hides and
skins in the seven months ending with
July, 1899, were s27, ,,591 1856, against
s245SS,09 in the corresponding months
OF 1898 and $40 ,466, ,4O2 in the CORE
spending months OF 1897. In tropica
foodstuRs the increase is also appar
ent. The imports of fruits and nuts il
the seven months of 1899 were $40,
9Ss.62s, against s7.749,27S in the cor
responding months of 1898 and s9,014,
us in the corresponding months o
1897; cocoa, sS,54S146 in the sever
months ending with July. 1899, agains
s2.sl6,97O in 1898, and sl,754,7S2 il
1897, while Of sugar the i'm
ports OF the seven months @
1899 were s67,777,S 1893, agains
s4S,s7s.6So in the corresponding month
Of last year.
The growth in exports is in both agri
cultural products and manufacture
The August expectation Of breadstun
was $25, S52, in 1899. against $40
s09.329 in August, 1898; S25.5l3,491
August 1897, and sl4.61S,733 in Augus
1896. OF provisions the expectation
August, 1899, was s15.5s4,755, again
$13 3,4S9,09S in August, 1885,. Sl2, 81
in August, 1897, and slO,4S9,152 in Al
gust, 1896 Mineral oils also show &
increase. being for August, 1899, 81
565.OO9 against s5.O1O.507 in Angus
1898; S5,691 ,276 in August, 1897, and 81
6ls,276 in August, 1896. Taking I
four great articles which are nam
In the advance statement Of exports
domestic products, breadstuffs, pro-
sions, mineral oils and cotton, the
tai for the month Of August was s.
925.4sS. against s44.55S.510 in August
last year s4S,SO5O66 in August, IS
and s36,6Sl 4S5 in August, 1896.
The following table shows the 4,
portations in the eight months, endi
with August, 1899, compared with
similar period OF corresponding ye,
since 1890;
1890, s5OsO4O, ,S66; 1891. s554.7Ss.S
1892. ssO2. .29s.472; 1898. 1851. 1876, A
1894 s517.Sl9eO1; 1895. s499 1857 A
1896. $3.50. $50 1872; 1897. S641 .697 s
1898, s77s. $685., ,2O7; 1893, s792, ,5s5. 1882
A country which has things to
must let other countries know W
they are and what advantages they
fer. The world must be canvassed 4
thorough and systematic manner,
opportunity afforded for purchasers
see and examine our stock in trade.
export trade is based on the sin
foundation of having things to
which the people Of other count
need and will buy. and we must az