The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-30
OUR FOREIGN COMMERCE.
Report just Issued Shows Its I'M
menSe Growth Last Year.
REPURLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington. July 29-The annual report of
the Chief of the Treasury Bureau of Statis-
tics upon the foreign commerce Of the
United States during the year ending June
80. 1900. has been completed. 1t shows that
the total imports of merchandise during the
Year were Ssi9, 1850; the total exports.
81. So. 1851.
The report states that four great facts
charactcrize the foreign commerce of the
United States in 1890 the closing year OF the
decade and century:
]. The total Commerce OF the year sur
passes by 1919. 80 20 that of any preceding
year. and for the first time in our history
exceeds s2,ge.0lo,01l.
=. The exports exceed those of any p-eced-
ing year. and have been more widely dis
tributed throughout the world than ever ie-
fore
3. Manufacturers materials were more
freely imported than ever before and
formed larger share of the total imports
than on any former occasion.
4. Manufactured articles were more freely
exported than ever before and formed 4
larger share of the total exports than on
any former OCCASION
In exports. every great class OF articles
showed 4 larger total than in the proceed
ing year. In imports. every class except
manufacturers materials showed smaller
percentage Of the total than in the pre-
cedins year. W lille manufacturers materials
showed "A much larger total and larger per
eentage OF the grand total than in any
Two OF the five great classes of imports
are exclusively manufacturers materials
The first of these, articles In crude condi-
lion which enter into the various processes
OF domestic industry" includes and is chief
ly made mp of manufactured fibres. riw
silk, WOOL crude India rubber. hides and
SKINS. pig tin and certain chemicals. The
second. articles wholly or partially manu-
featured for use materials in manufac-
turing, includes wood, leather. furs. c.
ment. yarns. oils. dyes and dye woods and
certain chemicals. The other three classes
OF imports are foodstuffs. articles manu-
featured ready for consumption and articles
OF voluntary use. luxuries. etc.
or the two classes designated as manu-
facturers material that which includes
only articles I'm a crude condition is by far
s-22,bo1.iH in 1883. or nearly 10 per cent
greater than in any preceding year; while
partially manufactured for in manu-
featuring amounts to SIS i3S. $40 4 gainst $685.
1890 In 1895 and sl09 32.526 in 1891.
The share which articles In a crude con-
diti0n. for use in manufacturing. form OF
the total imports Is constantly increasing
and in the year just ended formed by far
the grand total In the history. of our for
eign commerce. OF the total imports of
the year. manufacturers materials, in
Guiding the two classes above named, show
an increase of Sl0i.3.5.69S over those OF the
preceding year: while the other three
classes. foodstuffs. manufacturers and lux
rries, show an increase of but si5 100. iS3
over the preceding year, thus showing that
over twO-thirds of the increased importa-
tions OF the year are In manufacturers ma
terials.
The commercial record of the year has
been accompanied by a striking record
mined in the United STATES during the year
ending December 81. 1893. exceeds that of
any year in our history. and. for the first
time, surpasses the record established In
1853. when the mines of California made
their highest record of ss5.0OO.0Oo.
The gold production of the United States
was. in 1899. according to the estimate OF
the Director of the Mint. 81. 100000 while
no prior year had shown so high a total
that Of 1853. Co., though the total
for 1888 was s6i. As, 900.
The annual average gold product of the
United States is now double that of a de-
Cade earlier. though in this particular the
growth has been no more rapid than that
of other parts OF the world. the worlds
total product In 1899 having been. according
TO the best estimates. $15O0oOp against
Sl2a 000.0eo a decade earlier.