The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-13

IL may be accepted as evidence OF increased
activity on the part of manufacturers. IL
is interesting therefore. to compare tns
figures 81 the eleven months importations
in these area. classes with those OF earlier
years The figures covering the eleven
months show that in hides the tmporta-
tons have been largely IN excess OF Any
earlier yeas the total value OF hides I'M
ported in the eleven months OF lsyS oeah&
SIS sos, 80 against So. Hs.5oa IN the CORE
srond.ng months OF last year, ana AL
OLE s1S in The corresponding months OF inso,
The number of pounds imported IN ms
was in round numbers. G.Hp.eo IL excess
OF the corresponding months OF 1874 IN
Gia rubber. OF which large qaan,lees ar
used by our manufacturers. show IN eleven
months OF the present year value or
sasSI 57s against sls.zsv tss IN eleven
months OF lss7 81. -s4.'s3 in is.. ana w.
s.aSsS Ia 1885, Raw silk for the ten
rnonths ending with October amounts 70
ssi $40 ~ in value against So. s-'.s =" IN thr
concentrating months or 1885,. ana 49,
So in the corresponding non,h ss,.s oa -. -.
being thus i'm ten months OF isss more
than double that of the corresponding
period of lSs. OF hhers the iiapof,atlons
IA the eleven months enoiilg Win Nc
vrrnher Amounted 20 &S.stEZ1 ags.hS.
SIC as ss,s i'm the corresponding months or
the preceding year and SIl~&2bsso IN she
eleven months OF iSs
In all of these four great articles i'm
ported for the use 81 manufacturers IT
will he seen that the imporfaitons OF tns
year for the period covered by the aooVe
figures have been IN excess OK the pre-
ctsirir years. rubber being 50 per cent
lager Than in 1884, silk - per cent In
excess OF Isas; hides more than douate
that az IsS or 1874 and rasrs - per cent
Ia excess Of fSas When this increase IN
materials imported for The use OF manu-
sacturers IS considered In connection win
the fact that she irnportations Oh manu-
features have fallen in the year Je5s emu
cd from AZ 90 go in fSss 20 S-0kaps IN
tire pr.scYt year IL Will Aa seen that
there is good reason 10 believe Isat f,is
manufacturers haSe been eSesissssfAtaEy
busy In addition 20 this he figures Of
fAa treasury bureau Of statistics show
that the exports Of manufactures In the
year Just ended viii De more than ss--
sss,1o in excess OF thoSe ef any preceding
year, and wtii reach in round terms al
ayeraxs. Of s. ssafso day for every bus
mess dag % the year
In oniy . single article among the I'M
raorsatisre for manufacturers use has
the year yssss failed sa show an Increased
demand This single article IS wool The
imports % WOOD IA }ss we're asTsorn1sily
great BY reason cs the importers bring
ing in all the foreign wood available prior
"a the enactment OF the tariff law az lsss
whica transferred wecs from the free to
the aut4af5e list. The wool inportations
os eleven months Of ls@s amounted 10 So
sss - pounds against I2s.a-ss.-ss5 tn the cor
responding months a the preceding year
and against an average in TIE c1Ere-
spending months 81 earlier years OF less
than bali that quantity. In other words.
q fail tao yesrs' supply 81 foreign wpof
was brought into iae country In me
calendar year 1897 and it Is not sur
r~tssrr. therefore, that the eleven month.
~ rssa show imports os only ss ia SD
rounds II - shus apparent that thu
small lrnrorfatisas Of wool in fsss cid rot
indicate tack ~ activity eT th@ part
Of woelsxs manufacturers. sigGs they evil
IDENTIFY hal In hand when The year hexan
I. ggtf ordinary years sapply, aaa the
fact That e ssnssn pounds have been i'm
se.srtezs in eleven months - issss in aAds-
fsa-s 70 TIE large stock On hard az sh@
ergs ~ 1857 indicates an unusual activity
cys their xsa~t as well on the part Of
other manufacturers
New that the chist ports ~ Cssta are
again open 20 ss.s commerce ~ ire United
STATES ARA ggFsrr spEss<SfsssFs@ 81 wsstss dis
rrxs.3rassssvs IN Etst{@s and ctHesHfsN IN
favor 80 axsa gltsa products sns rrssrchzH-
disc 10 longer exist interest 81 revived
fs sne rsw market Ess2ga tAesS conditions
o-r- 20 t1~ producers a29 manufacturers
% sha United States
Two ,aa1es ur~a&rezs ~ tbs treasury
ssgrszu 81 statistics. relating 20 The eoas-
f1ssvce 90 +x%EiEsa are - ezpeE8sf Interest
In tNf@ xanxssc%trn. Ore 81 sASsa shows
.he Imports fr0ra Strain iats CASA ~
leading articles Ia fSsSs Sas year % Gu
Axs s greatest prosperity ard greatest gszz-
Ports ard in $50 the latest a.a4sai2~
data The other shows .a3 imports freu
t.e Tinted STATES srss s>asza In 1ss1 ssa
80 aa1~S - aA~A As-4xe4 ysxs c.z4aA axS