Evening star., 1901-10-04
OUR FOREIGN TRADE
Record for Eight Months Ending
With August
EXPORTS INCREASED s23,oo0,ooo
Growth in imports Shown to Be
$l4.ooo,ooo.
MORE ECOFFEE AND DIAMONDS

The record Of the foreign commerce OF
the United States during the eight months
ending with August. 1901, shows an In
crease in imports Of $14, ,O00. 600 and an In
crease in exports Of $23. ,0o0 comparing
the eight months Of the calendar year 1901
with the corresponding eight months of
1900. The increase in imports Is chiefly In
coffee and diamonds. Coffee increased from
$37, ,245 2s6 in the eight months of 1900 to
$45, 151 .o41 In the eight months of 1901, an
increase Of $7,905. 755 Diamonds and other
precious stones increased from $S,597 200 in
the first eight months Of 1900 to 81, 1875, $40
in the same months Of 1901. an Increase Of
S,601 ,470. Thus the total increase In i'm
ports is found In the two articles coffee and
diamonds.
In manufacturers' materials and manu-
factures ready for consumption the ngures
of 1901 are strikingly similar to those of
1900. Articles in crude condition for use
in manufacturing were in the eight months
of 1901 $19S, 2.o96, against S19S, ,961 1892 in
the same months of 1900; articles wholly or
partially manufactured, for use in manu-
featuring, were in the eight months of 1901,
$54, ,195,75S, against $55, ,994, $50 in the same
months Of 1900; and manufactures ready
for consumption were in the eight months
of 1901 $50 S50, 126. against $50 ,815 604 in the
corresponding months Of last year.
Materials Used in Manufacturfnx,
An examination of the figures for the
month Of August alone, however, shows
marked increase in the importation Of ar
ticles for use in manufacturing as COM
pared with August of last year. the total
articles in a crude condition in August,
1901. being $24. .34s O23, against S19, 9,2O1, ,63S
In August Of last year; and the total of ar
SiDlA ,1llr %t.Il,
use in manufacturing, $7,S04, ,063 in August,
1901, as against 81, ,561, ,45O in August, 1900.
This seems to indicate marked growth in
the imports of manufacturers materials,
which In the early part Of the year showed
a slight reduction, and it now seems prob
able that the imports Of manufacturers
materials during the calendar year 1901 will
exceed those Of 800.
An examination of the figures Of guam
tity as well as those Of price shows
marked reduction in certain Of the arti-
cles imported for manufacturing, and a
marked increase in quantity, although no
increase Is shown by the figures which
measure value. Exports of crude rubber,
for instance increased from 31,SOS, 1853
pounds in eight months of 1900 to 81, 81, ,O41
pounds in the eight months of 1901, while
the value meantime fell from $40, ,93S $50 in
the eight months of 1900 to SIS, ,3O4, 800 in
the same period of 1901. Thus there has
been an increase of nearly 20 per cent in
quantity and slight reduction In value In
raw silk the quantity imported has in
creased from 59S1, ,0S5 pounds to 1927, ,755,
comparing the eight months of 1901 with
those of 1900. while the value fell meantime
from $24,19S, ,6S1 to $21, ,849. .081-an increase
Of II per cent in quantity and decrease
of about 10 per cent in value.
On the export side the growth is chiefly
in agricultural products. which increased
$60,O0O,0O0, comparing the eight months of
1901 with those Of 1900. Products Of the
mine show a slight increase, those of the
rn1k Nd ArhA hAv94 -lt<~
Exports of Manufactures Fall on.
Manufactures show a decrease of over
$36.OO0.OO0 for the eight months, the figures
for eight months of 1900 being f3O4, ,OS7, ,5O5.
and those Of the eight months of 1901
$267 1853, ,957. a decrease Of $50, 233. .54S An
examination of the detailed statement of
exports shows that this reduction is chiefly
in copper, iron and steel and mineral OIL
The reduction in exports of copper alone Is
$1S 649, 227, the figures for eight months Of
1900 being $41. $780, $50, and for the same pc
Rod of 1901 SO, 1S1, ,1O3. The reduction in
iron and steel exports is ST, ,S27, 800, the ex-
ports In eight months Of 1900 having been
$S7, ,174.209, against $50, ,348,379 this year
The reduction in exports of mineral Oil Is
$4,41S,6 ,625, the exports during eight months
Of 1900 having been $51 90, ,9S8, against
$46 1883 this year. These three items, 1t
will be observed, show q total reduction of
the net decrease in all manufactures ex-
ported, thus indicating that in other lines Of
manufactures than these three items there
has been an increase. The reduction in
mineral oil Is entirely explained by the
decrease in price per gallon. the total num-
Der Of gallons exported In eight months of
1901 exceeding by more than 100000 gal
Ions those in the eight months Of last
year, the figures for the two periods being:
For eight months Of 1900 641, ,365, 431 gal
Ions: eight months of 1901, SIS. .05S, ,6O3 gall
Iona.
The reduction in iron and steel is scat
tered through long list Of items, the
working machinery. the exports of which
fell from "a, ,712, ,225 to 81 ,912 397. Steel rails
fell from 81, ,761 III to $8715, 113: while in
no other single item was the reduction so
much as 100000. While 1t is probable
that part OF this reduction is due to the
partial suspension of Industries in this line
during the past few months and part to
the absence OF figures of exports to Hawaii
and Porto Rico in the 1901 statement. 1t Is
equally apparent that the general demand
OF the world for articles of this class has
been reduced, since an examination of the
figures Of exports Of manufactures Of met
ais, including machinery and millwork,
months OF 1901 also shows reduction, the
figures OF 1901 falling more than f80O0,O00.
or in round terms $50, 600, 600, below those
OF the corresponding months of 1900. In
copper the reduction Is nearly one-half in
quantity and value, the total number OF
pounds exported POT in eight months Of 1900
being 245, ,9O7, ,464, against 134. 167 500 in
eight months OF 1901; while the value, In
cluding all manufactures of copper, but
excluding ore, was $41 83O,33O in eight
months Of 1900 and $23, 49, 1O3 in the same
months Of 1901.