The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-30
AN INCREASE IN IMPORTS.
summary of Trade Compiled by the
Treasury Bureau OF Statistics.


The scope OF the eNnort and import
trade OF the United States IN the month
of September has been Complementary
compiled by the Statistical Bureau OF the
Treasury Department in the advance
sheets from the Monthly Summary OF
Commerce and Finance" for the month
of September. 1871. which were issued this
morning by o. F. Austin. chief OF the
bureau
According To the statement the total
value OF Imports Of merchandise in the
month Of September amounted 70 So So. -
5-'-- as against SO 55S. 600 in the correspond
ing period Of the preceding year. The
total imports Of merchandise for the nine
months ending September. 1901. amounted
10 SJ45.4lN3-9; In the same period i'm 1892
. the imports We're valued at 1924. 40. 49, OF
. the imports in September Of this year SO p
vi9,'s3, were free of duty while So. 751. 20
We're subject 10 duty. The amount OF du-
I ties collected from customs collected in
September was S1gI6O.GI4 while for the
nine months ended with September they
amounted to $1si.S9l .3S5. The customs col
Iected in the same period Of 1900 amounted
10 S1SJICl, GS3.
The total amount Of exports in the
month Of September. 1901. was sos gsG. SJf
the exports for September 1900. amounted
to $ll5.91l.122. The same for the nine
months ended with September. amounted
TO S1.0f6sl9. SCI. while for the same period
Of the preceding year they amounted TO
BLOB .96422S. OF the exports articles OF
I agriculture in the month Of September
1871, ranked with SIS per cent; manUfac-
I lures, 29E per cent; mining, 313 per
cent; forest, 379 per cent: fisheries. .46 per
cent; miscellaneous. 80 per cent. OF the
total exports for the month Of September.
52.5I per cent were free Of duty and I'D
per cent We're dutiable.
Tn the month Of September gold was
imported 10 the amount Of 81. 80. Al, in
: September 1890. S7SGI- 553; in the nine
months ending September, 1901. SIS. 400 oi2;
in the same period in 1870. so $50. no
Gold was exported in September, 1871. val
Ued at S163. 352; IN September. 1850. SS15.512:
in the nine months ending September
1901, gold was exported amounting to So,
$3.50, in the corresponding period of the
preceding year the amount reached the
sum OF $52fE.92L The silver imports in
September. 1901. amounted O. S2.1s5 ZZ7:
in September. 1907 $.I7L925: in the nine
months ending September, 1901. 81, 4gI. 1ff;
iE the same period Of the year 800, 3d.
2.s,4~A The silver exports I'm September
1871, amounted To SLS3i. 6'5, in September,
1919. SJ.723.11S, in the nine months ending
september 1901 f1.f7892g, in the same
period of 800. f755I. sol.
The tonnage Of sailing vessels entering
ports Of the United States IN the month
of September amounted % 81. 100 tons.
steam vessels. 2535.5 tons. tonnage
cleared, sailing vessels. 3j4, 45z tons steam
vessels. 25lJ.l5f tons The total amount
or tonnage entered in the nine months
ending September, 1871. in sailing vessels
was S.llS.bsV, in steam vessels. j,35s 800
cleared IN sailing vessels. 3,l5s. 30 tons,
I'm steam vessels. -, 4J1 go tons In the
1 month Of September 1901. the imports
from Europe amounted 10 S35.665 25s. eX-
ports % that country S16.556 49, imports
from North America Sg256 Is5- exports
Sl6.4IH. FI5. imports from South America.
El.IS. J3l. exports. S2ZI3565- imports from
Asia. Sl3 u52 y3f- exports 3.3l3253- imports
from Oceauia. SI5Zfl5- exports. Z,SSl ,5II,
imports from Africa. $236. SO. exports. 81
63l .7S9.