The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-01
ACTIVITY IN MANUFACTURES.
Imports of This Year Greater in
Value Than Those of 1900.

American manufacturers are evidently
quite as busy IN 1874 as they we're in 1900
At least this is reasonable conclusion
from an cXamirrion Of the figures Of tine
Treasury Bureau of Statistics. which
show that the total imports Of mauufac-
turers materials ia the nine months end
ing with September. 1901. were greater in
value than those Of the corresponding
months of last year. although an analysis
OF the imports, article by article, shows
That In many cases the prices per unit Of
quantity have decreased. This decrease
In price is so strongly marked shat in
many cases while the figures OF value
show a decrease in the nine months OF
1901 as compared with those Of 1890, the
figures of quantity for the same period
show an increase. For instance. imports
Of india rubber Wlen measured by value
show a slight reduction i'm 1871 As com
pared with 1902 while the quantity i'm
ported in 1891 shows an increase Of more
th1n 5.r1.VV pounds as compared with the
same months OF 1890. Pig tin. used IN
manufacturing tin plate shows in Naluc
a slight reduction in the imports Of 1901
as compared with last year but in guam
uty there is an incre ase OF over 2.pt0,00J
pounds.
imports Of manufactured fbres show
a decrease Of more than s. oJJ. 60 in value
as compared with those of 1893 yet the
quantity shows material increase TAX
ing the grand total of value Of imports
of raw materials for use in manufaCtur-
ing. the imports I'm the nine months of 1891
compared with those Of 1890 were For
1901. SZZl 469 9Si. for 1896, S2Is 5l9.S12. while
IN the month Of September alone. the fig
ures of the month in 1901 are 50. %, BPS,
. against Sloj.j.gAu in September. 1899 a
marked increase. They formed in Sep
TENDER 1891. "a percent Of the total i'm
ports, against 81 per cent Of the total i'm
ports in September 1900
The following statement shows the
quantities Of the principal articles import
ed into the United States for use in man
uIacturlng, during she min months end
ing September 50, 1900 and 1871, respective
195o-Iron ore. 1.5s4.3l5.2sO pounds: boards.
etc. 3l5lo5,GoO feet; sulphur. crude, 26l.-
s. 800 pounds. hides and skins "a 65S. 6j5
pounds lead ore. l66. lS8. rS5 pounds. copper
ore. 6'.ss5-s60 pounds, soda, nitrate caus-
tie, etc, 363.o66. 1874 pounds potash I0S.-
2leS4S pounds. licOriCe root. 3 1a2 .015
pounds. wool, raw. l17.645.51G pounds. logs
/ i6.ulZ pp feet; dyewoods, lo5, 4uo,y6 pounds
tin, in bars. etc. 54.S47,4I7 pounds: copper
pigs, q, +i5.s8S pounds; gums, 5S.2s5 $50
pounds, cotton. raw. 45.1f6.5Sg pounds. In
Ola rubber crude. "a 1881 pounds, cocoa
crude, g .2sG $50 pounds. mahogany. 24Sl2-
90 feet; leaf tobacco. Is. 52.4bf pounds
SILK raw 6,56l,NSG pounds; ibres, 1895
tons.
13ol-Iron ore. Les. pa. elo pounds; boards.
etc. -, $4,000 feet, sulphur. crude. 2fI.-
40 pounds. hides and skins 90 I5l .IS7
| pounds. lead GRE. 1720Z7.oS7 pounds. cop
per ore, lil.S45.0iG pounds: soda nitrate
caustic. etc. 377.734S34 pounds: potash
! lZi-Hll $50 pounds; lic0rice root. 1850 .l06
pounds; Wool raw. S04y7.512 pounds. logs
snNfs.Uo feet, dyewoods. z. 80 so pounds,
tin. IN bars. etc. s. 90S g0l pounds, copper
( pigs 56.2fo624 pounds gums. - SIS. nS5
| pounds. cotton. raw. 40.6l8. 127 pounds. In
Ola rubber. crude. f0.lSl 90 pounds: CO.
Goa. crude. 39.022.T1 pounds. mahogany.
5L5l6.H"u feet leaf tobacco p GS. 1u7
! pounds; silk, raw. S,f0f,s2f pounds, hbres.
/ 80 tons
The following fable shows the value Of
I the principal groups OF manufacturers
materials im0orted ia the nine months
I Of 1900 and 1901.
For l9.3-COtton. raw. Sj.fS9Sfi- chemi-
Gals drugs, ete- SF,ft9 1872 nbreS. unman-
I utactured. 81. 35I 3l2: hides and skins. so o.
/ 65lN2; India FIbber and gutta percha
S2l-554S2i; silk. raw. % G5S.772, tin So 81
I 90. undreSsed fur skins $5.1GlS09. wood.
l uEmanufaCt;Ired 81 17S Dt4, wool. raw,
[ 5GS 3g7
For 191i-Cottou. raw Sj.51627s. chem
iCals drugs. etc S409le 1902 fbrss uumna-
ufactured. SO. 25g. s19, hides and skins ST.
lts-2-9- India rubber and .utta percha.
S-l-yfi.+Z, silk. raw. E6alH 500 tin SI4 G7g -
I sfs; undressed fur skins. S5.Ss2 So. wood.
manufactured SIP 1853. wool raw.
I Eln5.t-56z; uumanufactured tobacco. SI2.-