New-York tribune., 1899-11-18
INCREASING COMMERCE.
LARGEST OCTOBER EXPORTS ON REC
ORD.
THIS NOTWITHSTANDING DECREASE IN THE
FOREIGN TRADE IN BREADsTUFFs-lM-
PORTS INCREASE MORE
THAN EXPORTS.


Washington. Nov II (speciaD-The foreign COM
merce Of the United States seems likely 10 make fs
highest record Of the century in the closing year oi
that period The October exports are larger Una"
those OF any preceding October, the totai lor 'he
ten months ending with october being grea'ei 'i
the total for the corresponding period IN any pr
ceding year. and Il is apparent that Tor the his'
time In the country's history the foreign conihee
OF the year will exceed 2,CN0o,Ooo For the 'e,
months ending with October, 1882 the hgures Vi
the Treasury Bureau OF Statistics show the to'ai
exports to be 1O29 42Oc0 while in the correspond
ing months Of last year they were sS1s'sooo
Tb,s remarkable Increase In expectations 10 the
more surprising because OF the absence Oh '"e
cessive demand abroad for breadstu1s which chhi
octer,zed the year 1895 In that year the snort
crops abroad and the Plentiful supplies Oh ore"u
sturs of all kinds In the United states resuteu -
an abnormally large expectation OF preaus.uHo ~ ~
that the expectation of agricultural prOuuo.s p ~ -
the present year naturally falls about %o,""''V
below that OF the corresponding period OIL i,''
war Vet the total expectations for the ten non'hs
are as already Indicated. more than s4o"V.oVV !"
excess OF those OF last year 49,,
II is easy, however, to hnd the cause Vi - -
remarkable growth In the total expectations which
occurs in the face OF the reduction In e@por 'a.o
~ hreadstufes An examination or the detaheu
figures of the nine months OF the year alreaoy @e
cessibe shows that the exports o, maluiao'ui' "
that period were 100000 in excess OF those VI 'e
corresponding months OF the preceding |e" ~
s5 600 600 greater than those Of the same months VI
1897 while the products Of the mine were st'V",oV
greater than those OF the corresponding moh'i'
of last wear and those Of the forest $o"oOW a.
excess OF the corresponding months OF tHe Pso,,,t
ing wear Thus the years exploration OF aeIIcuaii
ural productions will be quite up TO ths n.r. Hol
while those OF manufacture mining MINI Sned Se Of any
will exceed those Of last year and, lhoeeo. oi any
year In American history: 49,, nor,s for
Imports have increased more than exports, p pe ape
unusually high in that year The total Vaa =;
s5s S5 900 against s527 1900 in the Corresponding my
months OF last year. This large increase IN I'M
portations is chiefly in supplies for the MAJ
urers Increased exports OF which are areaay n9o
and in foodstuffs which cannot be produces go a.
home The Increase in importatlons OF malerlai
for use OF manufacturers. inc uding crude ana pah1
tIally manufactured, was In the nine inoiitns s
ending with September OcOWO sum 3ust
eoualllng the increase In expectations OF
ures during that time. In foodstuns the mcrease
in importations during the nine months WIS Is n
round terms s3s 10000. of which nearly sSSCOOOo
was in sugar the increase I'm importatons OF man an
ufactures ready for consumption being $o,VV;;VU'
and articles OF voluntary use luxurles' etc., Slo-
10000 .. o.s
The following table shows the imports. exports
and total commerce during the ten months ehulng
with October In each year since 1890 ana VIII lnu-
cate the Increase in the total foreign commerce
which the year 1899. when completed, seems hkey
o furnish: