The evening times., 1899-12-29

The advance sheets from ths November
summary of imports and exro:ts issued by
the Bureau of Statistics show the total CT
| imports as S7O.G:2.G1iS = compared wth
So 1a6 S2S in November of last year
| and the total OF exports sIe3, 'o5.f .ffs. con-
pared with si29, 1886. The imports in
creased SlS.a0O, coo in the moatn, and tie
.sports show decrease of s6,C0o.0ea, t1s
first decrease of the year.
The itemized list of both imports and
exports, now for the irst lime avdiiab-e,
for November show several striking conf
parisons. OF the imports in the free lis:
articles of food and animals were S4'ee''-
Gt2. or 1851 per cert Of the total duty
free imports, while in November, 1898, the
same class of imports were So,'SS'S1'' OF
e5al per cent of the total. On the othsf
hand, the imports duty free OF articles IN
n crude condition which enter into the va
rious processes of domestic Industry were
last month $50, ,6s2. .s73, or 6s.1l psr cent OF
the total duty free imports, whi'e IN NO
ysmber, 1898, they were only Sl",SZo'eo
or eOe3 per cent. Ii is TO be noticed LIZA
tne country imported most heavily su'n
tnat there was an actual laiiihS On !" 'i4S
fcod supplies imported.
The same classes OF imports on wh.ch
dutv was paid show the same tendency,
though TO less marked degfee feca az
tic!es were OF value OF slZ,o9S''l 'le. u
/ n 20 per cent of the total, while last Year
I ,hey were s, 322. .Il9, or 3l.iO per cent OIL
! the total. e
| Articles in a crude condition were o.,
iOl.7l1. or 3.i6 per cent Of the totai, Wh'ie
+ in November. 1855, they were S3,ii6,a'l, or
/ ~ : ncr cent of the total The imports OF
voluntary use, luxury. etc, on the @ tlee
Iist were si53 $40. or I.Jl per cent, against
( $40 2sl. or 245 per cent last year. on lhe
! dutiable list luNuries imported were Se,iii
/ n5a or ell2 per cent of the total while
! in November a year ago they were Sh,oo9
1S4, or s1.10 per cent. The Importation oil
Injuries has thus increased slightly. thoush
il has fallen oil in percentage compare"
with other classes OF imports.
The exports of domestic products were
as follows: Produces of Agriculture. $751;
GG9 l6I. OF 65.1i per cent of the total as
compared with Sg4. .a1l. .S3l, or 1916 per cent
of the total last year.
Manufactures. saS. .5Si.5i6. or 21.5s per
! cent as compared with S26 ,l3l, or 2o.'o
per cent last year.
! Mining products. sS.49l,S4o, or Z-ss PEI
/ cent as c0mpdFSd WIN S-r-"''''St "
per cent last year.
Forest products, sS.7lO.s16. or 3oi per
! cent as compared with s., ,se7, 500. or "a
per cent last year.
| cent as compared with S95l lbs. or .ii per
cent last year.
| II will be seen that the lesser wheat
| crop this year has materially decreased the
exports. In manufactures. mining prod
,I,ar nj
has been a gratifying increase. Exports ot
| fcreign goods amounted to 81 l..49."oo as
compared with $. 3D., ,S5S last year.
The figures for the eleven months OF 1893
are particularly important as showing be-
yond question that both imports and ex-
ports for the entire veal will be largely in
excess OF any previous year. The total
imports for the eleven months were S'2',-
g.1 51a as compared with Sa,s.s-7.So5 last
vear. gain OF Slis GEO. .G9o The total eX-
ports were 81 I52. lsG. .S43 as compared with
Sill. So, ,6.2. a gain OF S35.00o.coo-
The imports for the eleven months were
divided as follows by percentages: Articles
of food and animals. 1888 per cent as COM
pared with % Sc per cent in 1888; crude
articles 80 q9 Der cent as compared witb
81 Ig last year: articles wholly or partial
Iy manufactured to be used as material in
manufactures and the arts 80 per cent
as compared with $40 per cent last year;
manufactured articles ready for consump-
ton, 14.S1 per cent as compared with l6b2
per cent last year; luNuries. l3.i5 per cent
against 1918 per cent last year.
The totals of exports in different classes
for the eleven months were as follows, by
percentages: Agriculture. 62-il: manu-
features. 1925; mining, 2.69; forest. 3ss;
fisheries, 40.
The same decrease in the amount OF
agricultural products is shown for the
eleven months as for the shorter perio!
A similar marked increase in the amount
of manufactured goods exported is noted.
The total of exports for the year will be
well in excess OF a billion dollars. probably
about 81 $50 000. .000. The total of imports
will be about $500 600, 0GO The entire for
eign trade OF the country will exceed two