The suburban citizen., 1900-06-23


Washington, (speclal.) The commerce Of
| The United States in tho fiscal year which
| ends with this month will exceed that Of any
preceding year; its exports will break the
record by more than $3.50, COO 900 and its ex-
ports Of manufactures viii exceed those OF
any preceding year by more than 75,OOO,-
l0O
] Its imports will also be large. Raw silk,
: manufactured Abers, crude rubber, hides
and skins, pig tin for use in tinplate estab-
| ishments, cabinet woods and the finer grades
| ot cotton and the coarser grndes Of wool, all
lhow large increase as compared with pre-
,eding years.
! The value of unmanu iactured silk import
I'd will be nearly 90 per cent. in excess Of
hat Of the preceding year and more than
! double that OF the fiscal year 1897. Raw
sotton shows an increase in quantity Of so
! per cent. over 1899; unmanufactured lbers
~ increase Of 25 per cent. over 1899 and 100
per cent. over 1898; and hides and skinsshow
m increase OF 25 per cent. over 1899 and 60
per cent. over 1899
II Is on the export side. however, that the
Fear makes its greatest record Tho total
exports for the IL mouths ofthe year amount
o 81, ,256, 214 ,534, and should the June fig
ares prove as large rs those OF May. which
ire just received. II would bring the total mp
% 81, 400, 600, 900, or el79 100000 greater
han the banner year, 1892
A review OF United States trade in agri-
;uhlral products during the ten fiscal yeats,
800 90, compiled by Mr. Frank H. Hitch
sock, Chief Of the Foreign Markets Section
Of the Agricultural Department, has been
lust made public. 1t shows that the average
annual agricultural imports for the past de-
pade amounted to about 1887, 900, 900, while
he total imports Of sll kinds averaged about
f750,OOO,0 600. During the first half OF this
decade the average OF agricultural imports
was s40G, 8G5 AL, or over 81 per cent. Of all
imports; Of agricultural exports 5000. GA 259,
Or 1852 per cent, and tho excess Of agri-
cultural exports over agricultural imports
averaged 1868, ,276, ,Sl2 annually. For the re-
naming fye years the annual average OF
agricultural imports was $500, ,9G4, 70S, or
over 81 per cent. OF the whole; of agricul.
!ural exports, $694, S74 900, or over GS per
sent. OF all domestic exports, and tho agri-
cultural exports exceeded agricultural im-
ports by an average Of 1897, ,0O0, 292 annually.
In 1899, for the fourth time IN the history
Of our foreign commerce, the annual value
Of domestic merchandise exported by this
country exceeded a billion dollars The
lrst such record was made In 49, g. when the
declared valuation amounted TO 81, ,0l5, 732,-
oil. In 1897 they were 81 0S2 ,OO7 COS, and
1898 scored the Unprecedented value of
II, 2lO 292, ,9l3 Then came 1892 recording
81, ,2O3 e3l, ,222. The 1899 total imports were
valued at s69T 1is, 4S9, much below the aver
10 httf 1op N
above the 1898 figures.
In 1899 the excess OF domestic exports over
imports reached $685. 752, 733 and OF agrI-
cultural exports over agricultural imports
S497, 29G, ,S52.
Tho foreign agricultural products pur.
chased here during 1899 had 4 value OF
1856, ,5l4, 88l, or over s3l, 500, 900 less than
the average for the entire ten years preced-
Ing.
OF the domestic merchandise marketed
abroad In 1899 nearly 66 per cent, with
total value of s702,Sl1 1888, consisted OF
agricultural products. While the 1899 value
was S66, 100000 less than the exceptionally
ligh figures OF 1898, It exceeded all prior
records except 1892 year notable for the
abundant American crops, accompanying Il
general deficiency abroad.
The leading agricultural imports OF the
United States during the fiscal year 1899 in
:he order Of their importance, were sugar,
,olfoe, hides and skins, silks, vegetable
1bers, fruits and nuts, tobacco, tea, wool,
wines, cocoa and vegetable oils, these Il
TENS constituting over So per cent. OF tho
.otal agricultural import trade for the year.
Miscellaneous Products.
After breadstuffs, cotton and meat pro-
iucts the principal exports for the fiscal
ienr 1899, IN the order OF their value, woru
i've animals, tobacco, oil cake and ol-caka
neal, vegetable oils, fruits and nuts dairy
products aud seeds. These 10 leading Items
comprised in value over 95 per cent. OF the
otal exports Of agricultural produce dur.
nc 1899