The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-29
INCREASE IN IMPORTAHONS
LARGEST PROPORTION CONSISTS OF
MANUFACTURERS MATERIALS.
They, Together with Foodstuns and
Manufactured Goods, In the Orr
der Named, Form the Bulk of the
Incrcase-Talk of Expectations.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.--Manufacturers.
materials, foodstuffs and manufactuTcu
goods formed, In the order named, tne
bulk Of the si65. ooo. 900 increase In our I'M
portations of 1892 The largest proportion
Of the increase Is in manufacturers mate
rails which, in 1890. were nearly S3 per
cent. larger than in 1898, and more than %
per cent. greater than In 1885. Foodstuns
In 1899 were over 20 per cent. IN excess
Of those of 1898. but actually less than
those of 1896 Manufactures In 1873 were
about IL per cent. greater than In ieso'
but less than in 1896.
Articles in a crude condition for use In
manufacturing, which In 1896 formed less
than "a per cent. of the imports, and IN
1898 less than 80 per cent, are In 1873 50
per cent. of the total imports. Foodstuns.
which in 1896 formed 3436 per cent. OF the
imports, and In 1893 29.5S per cent, were.
In 1899, 20 per cent Manufactured articles,
ready for consumption, which in 1895 FORM
ed 1857 per cent. Of the imports, ana IN
1898 1914 per cent, were In 1893 less than
Is per cent. of the total imports.
Twenty great articles form, In 1892 70
per cent. of our importations, ana haif iot
these are manufacturers materials. the re-
mainder being divided between foodstums
and manufactures. These twenty great ar
ticles, whose values for the year range
respectively from 600 upwards, were,
In the order of magnitude. sugar. conee.
hides, chemicals, raw silk, manufactured
cotton. rubber. manufactured silk, manu-
featured fbers, raw fibers, fruits and nuts,
wood, tin, iron and steel, wooden goods,
glass and chinaware, malt and sprituous
liquors, tobacco, raw wool and tea.
Character of ImportntiOns.
Dividing these into the classes of manu-
facturers' materials, foodstuffs and manu-
featured goods, the first mentioned ciass'
manufacturers materials. includes hides'
chemicals, raw silk, rubber fibers, WOOD,
tin, tobacco and wool; the second class,
foodstuffs, includes sugar, cofee, fruits
and nuts, tea and malt and spirituous
liquors; while the third class, manuIac-
manufactures of fiber, iron and steel. WOOL
en- goods, glass and chinaware
The increase in importations In 1893, as
compared with lsss or isyS, ,d is en nS a,ns
for instance, increased from go S2S IN
1895 and $50, ,sO7 in 1898, to s5l ,127 659 in
from sIsoes Isl in 1896 and s27 173, ia in 1885,
to s42T7667S in 1899; India rubber, for use
in manufacturing, from sl5,sos IL IN l lsSS.
fibers, for use in manufacturing, from sl2-
336 653 in 1896 and 81, 079 In 1893. to ST.
sos 1904 in 1899; ton, in blocks. bars and pigs.
for use In manufacturing, from $S'e4s sa
in 1896, and $S.770221 in 1888, to Sl6,146ll1
in 1899
In manufactures the increase was much
less than in raw sJ1 at ia being IN .s @
II in 1895 to $3S, 572 aSS In 1889; in silk man.
ufactures from s21 ,6sS, $40 in 1896. and s25,-
s464l in 1898 to s27 $50 Ss5 IN 1889: m nan
p4 500, s77 in 1893, to s27 Sl2624 in 1899; while
iron and steel, glass and chinaware and
wooden manufactures show marked re-
5O6 5S7 in 1896 to STAT 406 in 1899; glass and
chinaware from $l5,54s,59s in 1896, to s12,-
56192 IN 1899 and wooien rae ~ 1Saa
In foodstuffs the principal increase is in
sugar, the importations of that article in
creasing from $96 ,90S In 1895 to $lOS,lA,-
ST. in 1899
The following table shows the importa-
lions in the calendar years 1896 1898 and
1893 of the twenty great articles exceed
ing ten million dollars in value, and whose
aggregate value formed Is per cent. of the
total importations In 1899: