New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-28
NINE NONTHS' FOREIGN TRADE.
IMPORTS INCREASE GREATLY OVER LAST
YEAR 49, AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS
DECREASE AND MANUFACT-
TIRED INCREASE.

vosb,nuton. Oct q (SpecaD.-The table Of i'm
norts and exports for the nine months ending with
September 1892 just issued by the treasury bu'
reau OF Statistics gives some Interesting iaO''
regarding the classes OF articles in which 'no III
crease Of imports predominates, ana the c'aSs''
most affected by the increase In exports lmpor.
tons have Increased from A75360,s@ in the nine
months OF 1898 to $5S5.934124 in the nine months
ending with September 1899 An examination OF
the imports by classes during that time shows
that the increase is almost exclusively In articles
used by manufacturers and in food stuns' largely
sugar and coffee. The class. articles IN cruuo
condition for use In domestic industries increase"
from s14s e37 6f In the nine months OF 1879 10 >lD
22 2gs in the nine months Of 1890: articles partially
mr. wholly manufactured for use in the mechanic
arts increased from 81 547 os7 TO s5s57P'; articles
Of food and live animals increased from Nfo'lo'o'f
to BIS $50 AZ; manufactured articles ready 1or CON
sumptIon Increased from N9,4T9S to %"siosol'
and articles Of voluntary USE luxuries' ETC. from
SCI 5s2f6s to s7714SS99 Thus articles for the use OF
manufacturers increased, in round terms, >'o"V'0'"'
food stufs SS7 100000; manufactures ready for con-
surntion 100000. and articles OF voluntary use,
luxuries etc. sl5.coOco
The export side Of the nine months statement Is
equally interesting. The total exports In tho nine
months ending with September are more IMAM
s0 600 900 IN excess Of those OF the corresponding
months of last wear An analysis of the statement
eestlye facts, especially when considered IN con-
nection with the import figures The exports OF
nroducts OF agriculture for instance are nearly
$4,000 600 less than in the nine months OF last Se'
while those OF manufactures are %o.O00D greater
than those of the corresponding months OK last
year This enormous increase of s5oNoc0 In the
exports of manufactures Is especitily esSl'.e
when considered in conjunction with the Increase
~ en- oOo t.o I'm imports Of material for use OF
manufacturers. Exports or manufacturers IN ti19
nine months ending with September 1893 announce
r. 977 100 90 against S227s22 0l5 in the nine months
OF 1895 and formed 1874 per cent OF the tots eA
ports while in the corresponding ihohtns VI ,ntoi
year they formed only Zooo per cent Vi 'iO '0'"'
Products of the forests and mines also, show
haxin increased from sg,i SS7 In the nine months
Of last year S236i072O in the nine months sut,o
with September 1899 while the expectation OF prou-
ucts of the forests increased from O11551S In the
nine months OF 1898 to S6l29 59 in the nine mohlns
OF 1899 Agricultural products show a decrease III
tho total for the nine months OF 1913, ues ain
ll4.f69 against s57i. 29isSS in the corresponul l
ever lies more I'm reduction OF values than IN ths
amount exported. Expectations OF wheat reH OF
10 90 900 bushels. but the value fell OH SS4,VoV,V'
The total wheat exports IN the hhe InV' ~ on zoo
ing with September were, In round terms. $1,000
bushels. and the value ss20o0v OF an
10 cents a bushe, while In the corresponding Iii ~.
months Of 1895 the total wheat exports were IN
round terms 100000 bushels, and their export
value SOP 10000 average or 30 cents ouShel
II Il interesting to observe that the industries
which are engaged I'm transforming wheat mo
Nour have been less affected by the reduced de-
mand abroad than those which have exported the
wheat I'm It's original form. Flour exports IN the
IT, months of fs99 amounted. in round terms TO
100000 barrels, against u.5pco In the nine
months OF 1895 the value Of the exports In 1879
being In round terms &2.5cO0o. against 0o5c0n
nine months ending with September. 1899, averaged
q per cent less than In the nine months OF lasst
year. while the export price OF Hour averaged ony
il per less than during the corresponding nine
months Of last year.