The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-24
LARGE FOREIGN COMMERCE.
RECORD HAS NOW CROSSED THE
s2,ooo.ooo 900 LINE.
During the Fiscni Year Imports ana
Exports Have Exceeded Former
Figures I'm Nearly All branches
Total Commerce of the Year.

Special Dispatch 10 the Pos,-rntelligencer.
WASHINGTON, July G.--1he total for
eign commerce Of the United States dur
ing the fiscal year 1900 exceeds by 10 "a
per cent. that Of any preceding year. be-
ing SS2o.0aoop greater than that OF 1889.
the heaviest one on record preceding tho
one which has just ended The total acrn-
merce OF the year. as shown by the hg-
urcs OF the treasury bureau OF statistics.
Is $9.24i. 1855, The exports are s.. So. AZ
ia. or sisS.eo, 600 in excess OF those OF ISIS.
which held the record OF the largest ex-
ports until the record OF 1900 was made.
All Of the great classes show an increase
In expectation. fisheries. A.coo,ooo: mining
and forestry. nearly $40 90 go each; sEri-
culture. nearly tso.ooo,0o. and manufac-
lures nearly slce.oooooo over the phenom-
email year 1899
Imports are also heavy. especially In
the class designated as articles in a
crude condition which enter into the va
rious processes of domestic industry" OF
the i've great classes OF impotgs. articles
In crude condition for use In mnnufac-
turing show BY far the largest growth.
Manufactures show gain OF about $50
en,0pe over last year, articles of voiun-
tary use, luNuries, etc. also about &n.-
ono. 600; articles of food, about slA.ooo0N:
articles wholly or partially manufactured
for use in manufacturing, s&oc,~0 and
articles IN crude condition which en-
ter into the various processes OF domestic
industry. over s5ooo.oo
The most notable features of the years
commerce are:
ufacturers' materials not produced at
home.
second-T'he increase in exports OF man
ufactured articles.
Third--rhe fact that the foreign COM
merce for the first time In the fiscal year
record crossed the 5000 oto,oo line. Tn
ports Of manufacturers materials form
In fact nearly one-haif the total importa-
tons. IL we consider as manufacturers
materials the ciass articles wholly or
partially manufactured for Use IA mate
RAILS In the manufactures and mechanic
arts" They alone amount TO about ~,
0oaoa. while articles ina crude condi-
ton which enter into tho various pro-
cesses OF domestic industry" amount 10
over 500 oe.oDo. Thus the manufacturersi
materials imported during the year
amount TO about $500 aS,0oo. out OF a to.
tai of Ss4s.oco00p. In 1880 manufacturers
materials, including both classcs--articies
In crude condition and articles wholly
or partially manufactured for use In man
ufacturins-formed 80 per cent, OF tho
Imports: in lSaS they formed ~ per cent.
in 1896, 81 per cent; in lsos, q per cent:
cent Taking raw materials alone. tho
group classified as articles In n crude
condition which enter into the various
processes OF domestic industry" tho per
cent. which they formed OF the total fm-
portation was, in 1855, e0,s4 per cent; in
1880. 1900 per cent, In 1896, 1854 Per cent.
In 1855. sails per cent: IN isa, i.sa per
cent. and in 1870, as.ss per cent. TO put
II in a single sentence, the imports OF the
year Increased siB2 oop.oo0, OF which IN.
crease two-thirds was In manufacturers
materials, and the exports increased sl6,s
oon coo. Of which Increase one-half WAS
manufactured articles.
The case OF Adoiphus n. Hannah.
James q, Campbell. Albert l.. Maxwell,
Charles III, Prescott. August y. Peterson
and Gideon Frazier against the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company Involving this
east half OF the southeast quarter. OF sec
ton I. township 20 north. range east,
Olympia land district, has been examined
upon the appeals Of Campbell. FrRxicr
and Peterson from the decision OF tho
general land office rendered April 70. isss,
which awarded 60 Charles II. Prescott end
this land under the act u March 4. 1851.
The secretary of the interior gave . care
ful examination OF the record. tho evt-
several appeals, concurrinx IN the con-
illusions reached by the commissioner aud
affirmed tho Judgment.
Patents have been issued 20 cifixena OF
Washington ~ follows: John Caiiow, New
kamiiche. ships anchor; Edward X.
Gould. spokane. apparel shirt collar sup
porter, Zachary r. Stocks, Everett coli
lapslbie shipping crate; Charley u. Yoans.
Wilkeson. automatic railway gate.
The name ~ The postofice ~ Casco.
has been changed 10 Barins, and EDWARD
master.
Changes n, man schedules for Washing.
ton have heeD made a. follows. Stevenson
S e h9s wssy sns rf Ms
AZ a. u1s arriving at Carson by a. m.
Leave Carson Monday. Wednesday. Thurs.
Day and Friday az 70 a. M. arriving at
Stevenson by noon. balance Of schedule -
ramain ~ 81 present.
Fhirhoime 70 Port Crescent: Leave
Fatrhoime Tuesday and Saturday at z2a
y. m. arriving ~ Port Crescent by 9se
y, m Leave Port Crescent Guesdsv and
Saturday AZ a. m, arriving at Fsirh1lme
~ $3.50 3. m, beginning November I
t'ntil October ~ the schedule viii 10 ss
f1ilnws. Leave Fhirhaime Tuesday, Thurs
day snd SATURDAY 20 y. m, arriving az
Port Crescent ~ e;s0 p m Leave Port
Crescent TUESDAY Thursday and Saturday
a, a. IA. arriving at Falrhoime by l'2D
>. m.