Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-03
WHATWEBUYABROAD
INTERESTING FIGURES OF OUR
IMPORTS FOR 1893.

American Consumption of EorciE,
Products the Smallest In Value md
Volume for the Past Twenty Years,
Excepting the Yenr 1885.
The details of the import trade Of
the United States in the year just end
cd. the first full calendar year of the
Dingley tariff, have just been COM
pleted by the Bureau of Statistics.
They show the smallest importation
in twenty years, with the single excep-
ton of the year 1885. The total i'm
ports for the year are SG34, ,2o22a, the
revised figures being slightly in excess
of those of the preliminary statement
issued by the Bureau of Statistics car
lier in the month. This is $lOO,O0O,OOO
less han the imports of 1897, and
POO, 100000 less than those Of 1892,
while, rs already indicated, they are
the lowest in twenty years with the
single exception of 1855. The rcluc-
ton of imports is altogether in articles
free OF duty, the dutiable imports in
1SoS being S33Gi, 500, 549, while those OF
1881 were $3G5j, .02 24o. while The free
of duty articles imported amounted in
value in 1888 to S22fS ,33G22, $50, against
$$35III.3223.1 no in 1897. This reduction of
S100, 100000 in the Importation of non
Gutiable articles is due. first, to n very
great reduction in the importations of
wool and tho transfer of wool from the
FREQ TO the dutiable list; second, to IL re-
duction in the free importation of
manufactured articles whether for use
in the mechanics arts or for consunp-
tion: third. TO the transfer of tea from
the free list to the dutiable list, aud.
fourth. to Il reduction in the prices and
also Il slight reduction in the quantity
OF coffee imported.
Articles manufactured for Use in the
mechanics arts fell from SD, . 8 2 in
1897 to $19.1GG,517 in 1873; articles
manufactured for CONSUMPTION fell
from $20.942277 in 1857 i o $T7,Ss2.5 3
III 1898. and articles Of voluntary use,
luxury. etc, fell from $;. 702.370 in 1897
TO $S3,Soo1,3II in 1893. The above state
mcnts all relate TO the non-dutiab,c
importatioIs.
Under the dutiable head the imports
of 1898. as already Indicated. differ but
little from those of 1891. Articles OF
food and live animals coming in under
the dutiable list amounted in 1898 to
$100.5GG,14S against $lO2,349,33773 in
1897. Articles in Il crude condition for
domestic industry show IL marked in
crease, being $i9.O70,S23 in 1928,
against SS;S'22,555 1914 in 1897. this being
due to the general activity on the part
of manufacturers and to the fact that
wool was in July, 1897, transferred
from the FREQ to the dutiab!c list. Ar
ticlcs manufactured for use in the
mechanic arts amounted in 1873 to $780,
961, 1G9. against $555,S77S.33G3 in 1897, and
articles manufactured for consumption
amounted to $0G.9622I2 in 1873.
against SOL, So, Cos in 1897, and $780,
ISL, Dos in 1896.
Articles of voluntary use, Injuries,
etc, under the dutiable list, amounted.
in value to SS0,O95. 1872 in 1898, against
S7G.G25.10J in 1897. This increase is
explained by the greater prosperity and
greater purchasing power of the people
under protection. or the total impor-
tations of 1898. 400 per cent. were i'm
ported free of duty, against 500 per
cent. in 1897, As per cent. in 1895, 5G.7
per cent. i'll 1894, SIS per cent. in 1891,
30 per cent. in 1890, and from 80 to So
per cent. in the years ranging from
1884 to 1891.
The reduction of more than $780,
100000 in imports is apportionedamong
the great groups as follows: Articles
manufactured for consumption, $14,-
100000; articles manufactured for use
in the mechanics arts, $22,O 600; ar
ticles of food and live animals, &c.,
100000, and articles in q crude condi-
ton for domestic industry, $%39,OOO;O0O.
The following table shows the inn
portations by classes in 1898, compared
with 1897:
Year ending Dec. 81
Imports. 1897. 1898.
Free of duty: Dollars. Dollars.
Articles Of food and
live animals. ..... lis, 144,Si0 7.323,G 5i
Articles in a crude
condition for do
nestle Industry. .20G,2i6,201 $50, lis, sos
Articles manufactured
For mechanic arts 5.203.5!2 10, LEG, 517
For consumption. .0,942277 7,Si.,537
Articles of volin-
tary use, luXuries,
etc. ............. G,7Oe,3.O 3,s51,3E7
Tot. free Of duty 5 1929, ITO 2GS, 49,, ESQ
Dutiab!c:
Articles of food and
live animals. 800. .109 3t9,3I3 100, 5O6, 14S
Articles In n crude
condition for do
mcstic indu stry... ~ jjj,I9f 1000, 1928
Articles manufactured
For mechanic ar:s 55,S1S.363 20,961, 16O
Fer consumption. %, S93, Cos 81, OG227o
Articles of voiun-
tary use, luxuries,
etc. .............. 7G.Ce5,1c C. sO,c95. 1877
Total dutiable. . 3. .:G5. :Oe,24o 36G, 500, $40
Free and dut.ablc:
Articles OF food and
live animals. /. I. 300, 40, 113 49,, SEQ. 800
Articles in n crude
condition for do
mest.c indu stry. .23S, Sol, 0O5 190, o49. AIS
Articles manufactured
For mechanic arts S1.171.Ss5 30. 127, csc
For consumption. lis, 3 ,SS2 1Oi, SO4, 800