New-York tribune., 1900-12-05


larger proporo1 Of ths experts & san ey nfors and
fourth p%ssy han in any
year. - -. -, -. -. xo.o "a, ,a4 AGAINST
ss 4ss in 1893 an increase OF sl52 Sos This
large increase hSweyer is chiefly IN IN sTde eo
dtion which enter into the various processes OF e9
IN NESTS is tn sS ss IN io sn increase re Of
and the class articles wholly or partaiiy It,Ires
and mechanic arts shows growth from g 40 Sf
Thus more than two-thirds of the entire increase
in impnrtations was in manufscturers mtt1S
Ing formed in the Just ended SSSs per 1SS and
5Re g e. total r dnn{ n 1873 Articles Wholly or partially
manufactured for use in the mechaiaic icss9 "a per
cent n 1883 on the other hand the class articles i
manufactgred ready for oe @ against 1854 per
cent in 1899 and .O9 per cent in lsse: CONSTANT
ly increasing percentages of our Imports nnished ,
manufaetqres @ continue n To9pp TO SG5 eports sn
The total exports Ct u. he s5 year @ ST Sere Of domestic
production OF this vast sum manufactures formed m
Bios per cent, against 2sI per cent IN ISSS' A 1slt
Expectation Of manufactures during the year 1900
sis3 againsS na o 80 @ abot M % Der az cent
Agricultural products also show a gratityIng gam i
eenf ~ S7s 43 in 1893 While every other class
mining forestry, fisheries ana misceLaneouS-aIso
shows an increase in 1900, as compared with the
4 detailed study of our imports and exports with
references to the countries Of origin or destination
shows a marked development in our trade with
fboGa countries Islands
their attention In both imports and exports our
muchgreater percentage of gain than does that
with the countries of Europe. The rapid gain in
ed for by the increased importation of manu-
facturers materials oi me class Wacn cannot 9e
FOR tropical food stufs which come with the growth
facturers materials imported in crude condition
during the fiscal year 1900 fully two-thirds orig
ASIA and oceania: and of the class articles Of
food and live animals" amounting TO s2ls, 47sO9S.
more than two-thirds was of tropical and sub
SSoomparing imports of 1900 with those of 1890 by
and North America have slightly decreased those
from Asia and Oceania show a marked increase.
Imports from Europe, which in 1890 amounted to
per cent from North America in 1890 . s1ts ssS 5s
from south America. in 1880 s90O9614, and in 1900,
sos 6s7 los an INCREASE Of per cent; from 0ceania
Of 9 per cent; from Asia in 1890 S675O6SSS, and in
1900 S9S2 $50 an Increase Of 1o per cent ,e a9d INC
an increase Of 237.7 per cent
In exports. the growth OF our trade with Africa,
Asia and Oceania also shows a correspondingsin-
crease Our exports to Europe in 1880 were sSSS 79S
States, in 1890 ss41OO no. and in 1900 sSE5s4 625
Sss and in in 1907 ssss ssn an increase Of 5f'
n s Se5 5 @ 40 IN IN ls Iss and IN 1900
1890 S19.6S6,s2o and in 1soO SS 913SO7 an Increase
in 1900 sasSlS an increase NJ a Of s2a ape per cent anu
Our commerce with the island territories which
have been brought into closer relationship with the
United States by the events Of the last two years
also shows a rapid growth. despite the fact that
IN Cuba and the Philippines production and eonse-
q1ently purchasing power have been partially in
terrupted by war conditions. Imports from Cuba
which in 1897 s1S4O64l5 in 1900 were s1 S 7O4
from Porto Rico in 1897. s2,1s1O24. and in 1900
SS01S6iS from Hawaii in 1897. s136S7, ,7e9, and in
1900 s207OlS S3; and from the Philippine Islands in
ISg SSSS740 ga and In 1880 S 81 2Os making The total
for these four island divisions. in 1897 $Ss ss7S
IN s0 % wR aR I S OF S per f cent int
crease is more rapid To Cuba, the exports in
1897 were s29,76 and in 1900 S26 400: to Porto
Rico IN 1897 S9SSSS. and in 1900 1850 449; to Ha-
wall In 1887 81 &69007s and in 1900 si3 5O914s: and 70
making the total TO the four island divisions in
1897 SIS 1885, and in 1900 SAT 446 an Increase OF
2146 per cent in 1900 as compared with 1897 -