The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-29
THE BUSINESS OF A Year
Steady and Increasing Growth of
the Country's Commerce.
The Foreign Shipments of n Twelve
month-Over n Million Dollars
Worth of Manufactures Sent
Abroad Daily Comparative
Statement of Imports and Exports.

Manufacturers were apparently the
in 1899. They increased their importations
OF materials for use in manufacturing 80
per cent over the busy year, 1898, and act
ually increased their expectations of manu-
features nearly 25 per cent, so that the
grand total OF manufactures exported dur
ing the year reached $3.50, GOO 600, and seems
likely to touch the s400, 000, 600 line in the
fiscal year, which ends June 30, 1900. The
exports of manufactures which in 1898
averaged s25.oO0.00o per month, averaged
over 49,. 600 900 per month in 1899, or more
than 81 900, 600 for every day in the oalen-
dar year. Beginning with s25,S06,S1o in
January, 1893, the figures grew steadily
until December showed s35, So, 053 Deccm-
Der and March of 1899 showing larger ex-
portations of manufactures than those OF
any preceding month in our history. Not
only are the exports of manufactures In
1899 the largest in any year in our history,
but they form a larger percentage of our
total exports than those of any preceding
year, the percentage being for the caien-
dar year 1899 304 per cent; for 1898. 24.9
per cent, and for 1897, 25.9 per cent.
Taking the entire list of classes of ar
ticles composing our imports and exports.
those relating TO manufactures show the
largest gains, both as to imports and ex-
ports. In imports, articles in crude
condition for use in domestic Industries
increased from s199. 255,6 S7 TO s261 1889,
an increase s6s, 23e, S22: articles of food and
live animals, from s1s7, s29.So2 TO s229,-
a. ftrr IF &
featured articles ready for consumption,
from $40. S0s. 500 to Sis. 339 S56. an in
crease of $l3,535, 047; articles manufac-
tured for use in the mechanic arts, from
$50. 127 6S6 TO So. .005, an increase OF
s62sS.3l9, and articles OF voluntary use.
luxuries, etc, from $50, 6.514 to slO1, 1884,
500. an increase OF S23. 711.s52, the COM
parsons in each case being between 1898
and 1899. In domestic exports. manu-
features increased from $780,, 924.994 to
$3.50. Isl. S91. an Increase of so, So, ss7;
products of the mine, from 81. ,G92 to
S33.279.1s7. an increase OF $l,42s,O95;
rroSucts OF the forest, from 39,0S0.3l3 to
s47, 5S2. l21, an increase Of 1881, sos. and
miscellaneous, from s3,016.771 TO 1882,
663 an increase of s515. 1872. while products
OF agriculture decreased from $751;. 7e2
in 1898 to s7S2105.04s in 1899. a reduc
ton of ee,SlO,714, and products OF the
fisheries, from S5.S1e, EOS to $5,63a0d1, a
reduction OF 1852, 131r
The table which follows presents the
figures of the imports and exports by
great classes during the calendar year
1899, compared with 1898:
Imports Is9s. 1893.
Articles OF food and live
animals SIS, setz sZzfrs' ls5so
Articles in crude condi-
ton for domestic indus
tn ................... lp9, 255tJ' To-, 4pa s5S
Articles manufactured for
use in the mechanic arts 81, l27 CSC s5,S16oo5 |
Articles manufactured,
ready for consumption. los sos 600 lis, $50 s56
Articles Of voluntary use,
Injuries etc........... g., ei6,5l4 10, Co.. 800
Total imports s6ss s64 44s s59s, SIS, 5Il |
Per cent q free......... f226 4S.9l |
Duties collected from
toms ........-....-.. SIS, slo.55a se24. O77.Isi
Domestic exports:
Products Of agricul-
fife ................ Se5l,slossoz fie, iuo,V4e 4
Products Of manufac-
turef ..--.------.-.- eUf,.zf,gH sU,fef,eSl
Products Of mining. 25.s5l,0e2 S,2'e,lS
Products Of the forest. 1900, 5l5 G-J62,l2l /
Products of the fisher
les -----.---.-.----.- o,els..Ue 5sooi,V.I
Miscellaneous 5,Olb,fn b,oS2,Oo5
Total domestic
prr1E --------- -Sls zSSsooe-lsu Sls-o-sSOo1So1
Foreign goods re-eS-
ported ........ q, ass lee q, .ssi
Total exports. 81 e55, SAG 2s6 sI,275 4ss.e71
Gold imports. ......... s15s1eS. e52 s51, 91,eS4
Cold exports ls,la4.p54 453T9.ill
kilver imports. ........ 2e,l3I, $50 0,s4s,gsl
Silver exports...-...... bs,faI ,l0s 63.46l,7s7 /