The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-30
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the order named, the bulk of the $165, 00)
increase in our importations of 1859. The
largest proportion of the increase is il
manufacturers materials, which in 1899
were nearly 80 per cent larger than in
1895. and more than so per cent greater
than in 1896. Foodstuffs in 1899 were over
20 per cent in excess of those of 1895, but
actually less than those of 1885, Maru-
features in 1899 were about ~ per cent
greater than in 1898, but less than in
1895. Articles in q. 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 1899
| SO per cent of the total imports. Food
stuffs, which in 1886 formed 1886 per cent
Of the imports. and in 1898 29.5S per cent.
were In 1889 % per cent. Manufactured
articles ready for consumption. which In
| 1886 formed 17.67 per cent of the imports,
and In 1898 1611 per cent, were in 1859 less
than Is per cent of the total imports.
Twenty great articles form, in 1899. IS
per cent of our importations, and half of
| these are manufacturers materials, the
| remainder being divided between food
stuffs and manufactures. These twenty
great articles, whose values for the year
| range respectively from $10,000.o0O up
| wards, were, In the order of magnitude,
| sugar. coffee. hides. chemicals, raw silk.
manufactured cotton. rubber. manufac-
| tured silk, manufactured fibers.
raw fibers fruits and nuts.
wood, tin. iron and steel. wooden goods,
! glass and chinaware. malt and spirituous
| liquors, tobacco, raw wool and tea, d.
viding these into the classes of manufac-
| turers materials. foodstuffs and manu-
featured goods, the first mentioned class,
manufacturers materials. includes hides.
| chemicals, raw silk, rubber, fibers, wood,
z1I. l. nr,1 rtr.c
| foodstuffs, includes sugar. coffee, fruits
! and nuts, tea, and malt and spirituous
| liquors; while the third class, manufac-
| lures, includes cotton goods, silk goods,
| manufactures of fiber, iron and steel,
| wooden goods, glass and chinaware.
| The increase in importations IN 1899, IS
| compared with 1898 or 1886, Is chiefly In
| manufacturers materials. HIDES and
| skins, for instance. Increased from $780,
49, 52S In 1885, and $39 9O6, 307 in 1888 to $751;
! 127, 659 in 1899; raw silk for use In manu-
| featuring, from $751; ,6S1 in 1885, and ST.
| 173, 174 In 1898, to $42 ,678 in 1893; india
| rubber for use in manufacturing, from
I SIS. 679,115 in 1885, and $26009.5 in 1898, to
| $34, 397, 320 in 1899; fbers for use in manu-
| featuring, from $12 1886 ,653 in 1895, and ST.
,o79 in 1898, to 81 1908. 904 In 1899; tin in
| blocks. bars and pigs, for use in manufac-
| turing, from S., 84S 933 in 1885, and S. 170,221
| in 1898, to SIG, TAG, 1T in 1899. In manufac-
| lures the increase was much less than IN
| raw materials, being in cotton goods,
| from $50, S37, 1866 in 1896, and S29, .22S In
| 1898, to $36, 572 9SS in 1899; in silk manufac-
lures, from $21 $50 $40 In 1885, and $25, 2e4, GAL
in 1898, to SET $50 6S3 In 1899; manufactures of
| fiber from $s5. 81 1f2 in 1896, and $24 ST
In 1898, to $27 312, 624 in 1896; while iron and
steel, glass and chInaware and wooden
! manufactures show marked reduction.
| iron and steel falling from $19, 5O6,5S7 In
| 1896 to $14, ,4O6 In 1899. and glass and
| chinaware, from SIS, SAG, 500 In 1896 to $12,-
! $50, 1872 in 1899, and wooden manufactures,
from $S7 1O9, 1853 in 1896 to $14,59o,S4f in 1899.
In foodstuffs the principal increase is in
sugar. the importations of that article in
creasing from $S6,219,9OS in 1886 to s1G2.124,-
| ST In 1899
Manufacturers were apparently the bus
! lest people in this busy country of ours
| in 1899 They increased Their importa tons
| of materials for use in manufacturing 50
| per cent over the busy year of 1898, and
| actually increased their expectations OF
| manufactures nearly rs per cent, so that
| the grand total of manufactures export
| ed during the year reaches 1886, 600. and
seems likely to touch the 409,000,000 line
! in the fiscal year which ends June 80,
| 1900. The exports of manufactures, which
| in 1898 averaged $25, coo per month, av-
eraged over $31 900 900 per month in 1899,
| or more than 81, 900 for every day in
| the calendar year. Beginning with $685.
| S06, $40 in January. 1899. the figures grew
steadily until December showed s35. 652. 053.
December and March of 1899 showing
! larger expectations of manufactures than
| those of any preceding month In our his
! tory Not only are the exports of manu-
features in 1899 the largest III any year II
| our history, but they form a larger per-
centage of our total exports than those
of any preceding year, the percentage be-
| ing for the calendar year 1899 o0.4 per cent:
| for 1898. 24.9 per cent, and for 1897, 25.9
| per cent.
| Taking the entire list of classes of
articles composing OUR imports and ex-
| ports, those relating to manufactures
| show the largest gains both as to i'm
| ports and exports In imports, articles il,
| crude condition for uses in domestic
| industries increased from S19S, 255.66 to
S267 49,, $685. an increase of $e8, $780, 22;; ar
| ticles of food and live animals from,
| s1S7, S29, SOP to $229,971, 1855, an increase of
| S4214 ,5S3 manufactured articles ready
| for consumption, from Slo4 .S0J to Sl1S,-
| 339, S56. an increase of $13,535, 047; articles
manufactured for use in the mechanic
arts, from $59,127,6S6 to $75,376. 005, an iii
| crease of Sc, 319, and articles of volun-
| tary use, luxuries, etc, from $685. .514
| to $107, &C., 1856, an increase of W., 7l7,So2,
4 the comparisons In each case being be-
| tween 1898 and 1899. In domestic exports,
| manufactures increased from $50. 924, 9a4
| to $3.50, 49,. S91, increase of $42,762, Sy7;
| products of the mine, from $25,S51.0 92 to
| $33. 2f9,1S7. an increase Of S.42S.0a1: pro-
| ducts of the forest. from $50, 030,219 to
| SAT 562. 121, an increase of $S531,S0S and
| I'll tO 60 20
| an increase of $515.S92, while products of
agriculture decreased from sS51 915. 1852 In
! 1898 to 1882 105. 04S in 1885, reduction 6l
! se9. S1O714. and products of the fisheries.
| from Sc, S1a, Dos to s5.657,977 reduction Of
| Sls2131.
Representative Boutelle, of Maine, still
remains in a sanitarium within the pre-
circtS of Boston city. AT one time Mr..
Boutelle was regarded as one of the
most brilliant members of the Maine
| delegation Within the past five or six
years, 1t has been noticeable on the
/ floor of the house that Mr. Boutelle
| was not as we'll equipped as formerly to
| take the high position accorded to him
| nv former Speaker Reed and others who
! presided over the house. Representative
| BoutelIe made serious mistakes in his
course in dealing with various matters
coming before the lower house of con-
gress. and therefore lost the prominence
| of the high position he had previously
| occupied The reasons for this peculiar
| ity on his part were not absolutely known
| by his congressional associates. His inti-
| mate friends, however, were aware of
| the fact that during the past two or
three years Representative Boutelle was
not as well equipped in debate and In
| legislative matters as he was In former
| congressional sessions. At this time the