The times., 1899-09-18
HEAVY AUGUST EXPORTS
An Increase Over Corresponding
Months Of Previous Years.
The Foreign Com n,erce of the United
states. According TO Official Fig
ures, shows a Large Growth, In
Gliding Both Agricultural Prod
ucts and Various Manufactures.

The foreign commerce of the United
States in the month OF August, 1899, accord
ing TO the Treasury Bureau of Statistics
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 1898, and SO per cent higher than the
average of August in the years 1894, 1885,
and 1885, while for the eight months of the
calendar year ending with August they are
the highest in our history. The total ex-
ports for the eight months ending with
August, 1899, were S792. $685. against
s77S, ,s32, ,207 in the phenomenal year 1898,
s64l. .s7s, $3.50 in 1897, and 1862 ,29S, ,472 in the
great export year of 1882.
The importations for August also show a
marked Increase, being $s6,71S,7S7, against
sac. .s77, ,s49 in August last year. and $780,
s44. COS in August in 1897. While the de-
tails of the August importations 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 manufacturers
and in tropical foodstuffs.
In the seven months ending with July
the importation of raw fbres for use in
manufacturing amounted to $13 3.2605 53e,
against SO. .5S2. .321 IN the corresponding
months of 1898. and 50, o32 1888 In the cor
responding months Of 1897. Rubber i'm
variations in the seven months of 1899 are
s2l. I90. .323 against S15,554 1872 in the cor
responding months OF 1898, and 81 652, 1896
| in the corresponding months of 1897. I'm
Dorfs of raw silk for use in manufacturing
amounted in the seven months Of 1899 TO
$40. .SSl. .197, against S15, ,227, 1903 in the cor
responding seven months Of 1898. and $l2,.
$50. 100 in the corresponding months of 1897
Imports of hides and skins in the seven
months ending with July, 1889, were S2I.-
5s1. 1856. against $24, ,5S3,os2 in the corre-
spending months of 1898, and $50, 466, 40z
in the corresponding months of 1897. In
tropical foodstuffs the increase is also ap-
parent The imports of fruits and nuts IN
fhe seven months of 1893 were $40, ,9S9, ,623
against s7.7ss.27s in the corresponding
months of 1898, and s9,014l lis in the cor
responding months of 1887; cocoa, 3,54S,
I4s in the seven months ending with July,
1899. against s., ,3l6 $40 in 1898, and 81, 754,
1872 in 1887. while of sugar the imports OF
the seven months of 1899 were $67, III, 1898,
against S48, eSe liz the corresponding
months of last year
The growth OF exports is in both agri-
cultural products and manufactures The
August expectation of breadstuffs was s25,-
$50. .352 in 1893. against SO, ,909. .329 in August
OF 1888. 5.513, 49l in August of 1897, and
s14. .6lS. 733 in August, 1896. OF provisions
the expectation of August, 1898, was s15,-
5s4. .755. against $l3, ass. .o9s in August. 1898;
sl2. 400, ,5es in August, 1897, and so. ass. 1852
in August, 1896.
Mineral oils also show an increase. be-
ing for August, 1899. ss.565.0 .0Os, against
s. Ole. .5O7 in August. 1898; 1861, ,276 in
August. 1897, and S5,eis,276 in August, 1896.
Taking the four great articles which are
named In the advance statement of ex-
ports OF domestic products, breadstuffs,
provisions, mineral oils, and cotton, the
total for the month of August was s53,-
s25. 4Ss. against $i4.55s.51o in August of
last year: s4s,so5.0 .06e in August. 1897. and
s3s. .e3l, ,4s5 in August, 1896.