The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-11
IMPORTS OF RAW MATERIAL.
American sEanufa cture-s Surpassed
All Reenr.lI. I.nst Yenr

American sIanrfa cturers Surpassed
All Records Last Year.
The manufacturers Of the country have
imported more raw material for use in
manufacturing IN the year 1869 than IN
any preceding year in the history Ct cur
import trade. The total material of for
eign production imported in crude con
ditIOn during the year just ended amounts
TO over $275, COO. 600. and il to this is added
the total of articles wholly or partially
manufactured for use as materials in
manufacturing. the grand total of man
ufacturers' materials imported would
amount to over 1850 coo, coo, or nearly 10
per cent of the total importations. This
statement is based upon eleven mon his
detailed figures already received by the
Treasury Bureau OF Statistics. 10 which IS
added an estimate for the twelfth month,
December, based upon the figures OF the
preceding month. This statement puts
tne Importation Of raw material in the
twelve months ending December, 1900, at
S2IG, Geo, against 1851 49, $50 in 1899,
S16Z. 1876 in 1896. and $3.50 .525. 494 in
1894
comparison of 1899 and 1860 with pre-
ceding years shows an increase OF over
80 per cent in the importatiOns OF manu-
facturers' materials in these two years
as compared with the entire period from
1880 to 1898, and an increase of nearly 40
per cent as compared Wit. the years 1894
and 1896. Even the remarkable fall in
prices of manufacturers materials which
mas characterized the closing half of The
year 1900 has not prevented the total
value OF these materials imported in 1900
from exceeding that of 1899, though in TWO
articles, India rubber and silk, the figures
for 1860 show a reduction as compared
with 1899.
Raw silk is quoted In the New York
markets in December. 1860, at $343 pei
pound. against $3.50 in December, 1899:
Manila hemp. at 3-4c per pound in De
cember, 1900. against Ii lie per pound in
December 1899; sisaI at 3-4c per pound
IN December, 1900, against 3-4c in De-
cember, 1899. and rubber. at Sc per pound
IN December. 1890, against S1.05 per pound
in December. 1899. With a reduction in
cost such as that suggested by the arti-
cles named it is apparent that the increase
in quantity Of manufacturers materials
imported in 1900. is even greater than
that indicated by the figures of value
which OF themselves stand higher than
those Of any preceding year
The Bureau Of Statistics Classics the
importations under five general heads: L
Articles Of food and live animals; 2 Ar
ticles in crude condition which enter
into the various processes Of domestic in
dustry; 3. Articles wholly or partially
manufactured for use in the mechan-
ic arts; Articles manufactured
for consumption and > Ar
ticles OF voluntary use Injuries etc OF
the 1900 importations, 25.5 per cent are ar
ticIes OF food and live animals. against
3f.3 per cent in 1896: articles in crude
coalition for use in manufacturing formed
33.S per cent. against 23.7 per cent in 1895;
articles wholly or partially manufactured
for use in the mechanic arts formed 10.3
per cent against 1Z6 per cent in 1896;
articles manufactured ready for con
sumption formed 15.9 per cent against liz
per cent in 1886. and articles of voluntary
use, Iuxuries ETC. formed 1873 Per cent
against 115 per cent in 1895. Comparing
1850. with 1899. articles of food form a
smaller proportion Of the imports in the
year just ended than in the preceding year
being 265 per cent against 29-3 per cent;
while articles in crude condition for use
in manufacturing are 23-S per cent. against
32.9 per cent in 1893. and articles wholly
or partially manufactured for use in manu-
fac=uring formed 1913 per cent, against 80
per cent in 1899