Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-18
FOREIGN TRADE LAST MONTH.
: o m merce of the United States Never
So large in august.

The foreign commerce of the United
States in the month of August, 1899, is the
largest in the history of that month. The
exports are nearly - per cent higher than
those of August of the phenomenal year
1s.'S and 3i per cent higher than the aver
age of August in the years 1891, 1895 and
1886 while for the eight months of the
calendar year ending with August they are
the highest in our history. Inc total ex-
ports for the eight months ending with Au-
gust. 1899, We're sI92. 5953:i2, against s77S,-
1i2.2oI in the phenomenal year 1895, s641.-
go go in 1897 and $tiJ2 29S. 472 in the great
export year of 1892.
The importationS for August also show a
marked increase, being $66 ,137, against
si".61I%i? in August last year, and $39,
4talJ in August of 1897 While the de-
tails of the August importations are not
at hand. the details of the July imports
which have recently been completed indi
cate that the growth in Importation is
largely in the class of materials used by
mauufaCt urers and in tropical foodstuffs.
In the seven months ending with July the
importation of raw fibers for use in manu-
featuring amounted to S132Go,13o, against
SlD.'S2,32l in the corresponding months of
ISIS, and $?.n}2,9Si in the corresponding
months of 1897. Rubber imDOrtations in
the seven months of 1899 are 81, 1!H,:'2
against S13,5,l.I 49, in the corresponding
months of 1>!'N. and 81, i12,Gi6 in the cor
responding months of 1891. Imports of
raw silk for use in manufacturing amount
Cd in the seven months of 1899 to $2D3S1,
1JI. against $1i,22I.:;,t in the correspond
Ing seven months of 1stAS and $l2,3Sti. ltp in
the corresponding months of 1897. Imports
of hides and skins in the seven months
ending with July. 1N!D We're $2I,53l ,::5G,
against S24iSi.trt2 in the corresponding
months of 1s,S and $50 i':';, lt2 in the CORE
Spending months of 1897. In tropical food
stufs the increase is also apparent. The
Imports of fruits and nuts in the seven
months of 1889 Were s1o.9s9.623, against
E.Ii?.21s in the corresponding months of
1S.'S and S9,o14,11S in the corresponding
months of 1887: cocoa, $,.oiS 1916 in the
seven months ending with July. 1879,
against 2,3l6.31o in 1888. and $.,1J4 80 in
1S'I while of sugar the imports of the
seven months Of 1899 We're SCI :::.,s
against $ls.913.6~o in the corresponding
months Of last year.
The growth in exports is In both agrcul-
tural products and manufactures. The
August expectation of breadstuffs was SD
OF 1N'fS. s255l3. 49 in August of 1897, and
Sli,GlN,I33 In August, 1896. OF provisions
the expectation of August. 1899. was SD
81, .-.I against $l3, 49, W.,S in August lS.lS
81. 4E.5'6 in August, 1897, and $1n,4S9, -
IN August 1896. Mineral oils also show an
increase. being for August, 1899. 81, $50 p9
against s5.o1o,5oI in August 1895. s., G,1 .216
i'll August, 1897. and $5.6lS,21j in August
1S.6. Taking the four great articles which
named in the advance statement of
exports of domestic products, breadstufs,
total for the month Of August was s53-
923,iss. against $41..s.5l" in August Of
last year. S4s.:h,5,uG6, in August, 1897, and
$ai,tsS1 ~ in August 1876.