Arizona republican., 1899-09-21
OUR TRADE ABROAD
The Growth of Foreign Com
merCe Continues
The August Trade Was The Largest
in The History of That Month,
Twenty rive Per Cent Greater
Than in August of Last Year.

| washington, Sept. ~ Especial J.
! 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 25 per
cent higher than those of August of
the phenomenal year of 1898, and 33
per cent higher than the average of
| August in the years 1894, 1895 and
1896, while far the eight months of the
calendar year ending with August
they are the highest in our history
The total exports for the eight months
ending with August, 1899, were S792,-
595, 1872, against SITS, ,632 POT in the phe-
nomenal year 1898, $641, SIS, $50 in 1897.
and $500, 29S, ,472 in the great export
year of 1892.
The importat5ons for August also
show q marked increase, being s66. 49,
1877, against $40, ,677, ,349 in August last
year, and $39,S44,6O5 in August of
1897. While the details of the August
imlpi0rtatiOns are MT at hand. the de-
tails Of the July imports which have
recently been completed indicate that
the growth in importation is largely
in the class of materials us51 by man.
ufacturers and in tropical foodstuffs
In the seven months ending with July
the importation OF raw fibers for use
in manufacturing amounted to $13.-
260, $50, against $1O,3 ,321 in the cor
responding months CT 1898, and So
go 022 Q22 in .tbo cOrrc-Do77dinc o. m Cr1th he
OF 1897 Rubber importations in the
seven months of 1899 are S21, 100. 1923,
against $15, ,554,792 in the correspond
ing months of 1898, and $11.652, 1886 in
the corresponding months of 1897.
Imports CT law silk for use in manu-
months of 1899 to $40, 1881, 1877, against
SIS, ,227, ,303 IN the corresponding seven
months of 1898 and 1850, 100 in the
PoEiiHg months of 1897. I'M
ports of hides and skins in the seven
nl5niths ending with July, 1899, were
S27. .591. .356, against $24, $50, ,O92 in the
months of 1898 and S20.-
466, ,402 in the corresponding months
of 1897. In tropical fCodstuffs the in
crease is also apparent The imports
of fruits and nuts in the seven months
of 1899 were S10,9S9, ,623, against
s7.749, ,278 in the corresponding months
of 1898 and S9,014,11S in the cores
p0nding months Of 1897; cocoa, SO, ,54S,- !
146 in the seven months ending with
July, 1899, against $2,316,97O in 1898, /
and S1.754.732 in 1897, while Of. sugar !
the imports OF the seven months of I
1899 were $67, III, 1893. against s48,973,- +
$50 in the corresponding months Cf i
last year.
The growth in exports is in both /
agricultural products and manufac- /
Lures. The August expectation of
waa $25, ,5SO,352 in 1899,
against s19 9O9, ,329 in August CT 1885,
s25,513, ,491 in August of 1897, and
s14. .618.7 in August Of 1896. OF pro
visions the expectation of August, 1899,
was $15,5S4,75 against s13. 3.4S9.O98 in
August, 1898; s12, ,4OO566 in August.
1897. and so, ,489, ,152 in August, 1886.
Mineral ellis also show an increase, be-
ng for August. 1899, s6,565, ,OO9, against
IS, ,O10, 5O7 in August 1898, $5,691, ,276 in
August. 1897, and $5,61S.276 in August.
1896 Taking the four great articles
which are named in the advance state
nent Of exports of domestic products,
oreadstuffs, provisions, mineral oils
md cotton, the total for the month of
August was s53, ,925, ,48S, against $44,-
,5S, $40 in August of last year, S48,-
,O5, ,O66 in August, 1897. and 36,631.-
S5 in August, 1886.
Ell KS AT LOS ANGEL .ES