The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-12
analysis Made OF
american Imports
Washington. Jan.

Washington, Jan. u. .
THE MANUFACTURERS OF the country have
imported more raw material for Use in man
4 ufacturing IN the year 1900 than in any
preceding year in the history of our import
trade The total material Of foreign production
imported in a crude condition dmrg the year
just ended amounts to over S2Ij,WO0OO, and ii
TO this is added the total of 'artices wholly or
partially manufactured for use as materials in
manufacturing the grand total of manufactur
ecs' materials imported would amount TO over
1850, ,0o0 900 or nearly IS Per cent. of the total
importations. This statement Is based upon
eleven months detained figures already received
by the treasury bureau OF statistics, to which is
added an estimate for the twelfth month, De-.
comber, based upon the figures of the preceding
mnoth.
This statement puts the importation oi raw ma.
tcrial in the twelve months ending with Dcccrl'
her, 1900 at S276,62s 900, against S2G7, ,i039j9 in
1890 Sl62 lT2, 736 in 1896 and SdO.533 l0i in loyi
comparison of 1899 and 1906 with preceding
years shows increase Of over IS per cent. IN
the importations of manufacturers materials in
these two years as compared with the entire pc.
riod from 1890 to 'Sys, and an increase Of nearly
20 per cent. as compared with the years lsJi
and 1896.
Even the remarkable fall in prices OF manu-
facturers' materials which has characterized the
closing half Of the year 1900 has not prevented
| the total value OF these raw materials imported in
1900 from exceeding that Of 1890, though in two
articles, india rubber and silk, the figures for
1900 show a reduction as compared with 1902
Raw silk is quoted in the New York markets in
December, 1900. at $345 per pound, against
$3.50 in December, ls99; Manila hemp, at 7Ac.
per pound in December, 1900, against lilac. per
pound in December, 1899; sisal at j&c. per
| pound in December, 1900, against sac in Decem.
Der, 1897; rubber at Ssc. per pound in December,
1900, against Sl.05 per pound in December, 1880.
| With a reduction in cost such as that suggested
! by the articles named it is apparent that the
increase in quantity Of manptacturerS materials
| imported in 1000 is even greater than that indi-
| Gated by the figures Of value which Of them.
selves stand higher than those Of any preceding
year.
The bureau of statistics classifes the impor.
| tations under five general heads: |. Articles OF
| food and live animals. 2: Articles in Il crude
condition which enter into the various processes
Of domestic industry. 3. Articles wholly or par
| TALLY manufactured for Use in the mechanic
| arts. 4. Articles manufactured ready for con
| sumption, and 8. Articles Of voluntary use
luNuries, etc. OF the 1900 importations 2G.5 pei
cent articles OF food and live animals, against
3i3 per cent in 1885, articles in crude cond
tion for use in manufacturing former 1873 pei
cent. against 23.7 per cent in 1896; articles
wholly or partially manufactured for use in tn,
mechanics arts formed $l003 per cent agains
1876 per sent in 1896; articles manufactured read,
for consumption formed $50 per cent agains
lZ6 per cent in 1896, and articles OF yoluntar,
| use, luxuries, etc. formed 1873 per cent. agains
ll.5 per cent. in 1896. Comparing 1900 will
1899, articles of food form a smaller proportion
Of the imports in the years just ended than il
the preceding year, being 265 per cent, agains
29,3 per cent; while articles in a crude condi
tion for use in manufacturing are 33.S per cent
against 32.9 per cent in 1890, and articles who'll,
or partially manufactured for use in manuiac
turing former 1913 per cent, against 0,3 pc
cent. in 1890
The following table shows the value of tn,
importation OF twelve principal articles re
qured for use in manufacturing in 1000. com
pared with 1900 and 1875, the December figure
for 1900 being estimated:
Articles i'm. Iso9 $500 InOO