The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-17

UNITED STATES Is STILL A PUR-
CHASER OF FOREIGN AGRI-
CULTURAL PRODUCTS
THE FIGURES FOR FIVE YEARS
STATISTICS SHOW STEADY DE-
CREASE IN AMOUNT OF M
PORTED GOODS
BRAZIL HOLDS FIRST PLACE

WASHINGTON, June 16.-N1r. Frank H.
Hitchcock, chief of the section of for
eign markets of the agricultural depart
ment, has prepared a bulletin showing
the sources of the agricultural imports of
the United States for the period from
lcsJ to 1900 1t shows that the total value
of agricultural produce imported into the
United States in 1850 was $421, l39, ,2SS, that
year being the record year of the five.
The annual average was $375 359, 1868 Eu-
rope was decidedly our most important
source of agricultural imports, we TAX
ing from that country in 1900 $129, GOO 900
worth of farm products, being the largest
in recent years, except 1897, when we
received $152, 100000. Asia in 1900 sent us
SOL COO in agricultural produce, a rapid
rise from $66,000,00O in 1886 Cur farm
produce imports from Oceanica also rose
rapidly, being $31 100000 in 1900, against
so, 100000 in 1896. while on the other hand
there was a falling off of 5000, 900 in our
imports of farm products from North
American countries there being $S3,000-
000 in 1900, against $50 900, 600 in 1896 The
imports, however, in the three years pre-
ceeding 1900 were larger than this Thers
was a large falling off in agricultural i'm
ports from South America, there being
$9S,C00,O00 in 1896 and only $64, 900, 600 in
1889 and S66, 600 in 1900 Our African
farm produce imports declined from S1O-
100000 in 1886 to Sc. 100000 in 1888, and rose
again in 1900 to $4,000, OO0
Brazil, owing to it's heavy coffee trade.
holds the foremost place in the ranks
of countries sending us coffee supplies,
her total for 1900 being $39, ,2S7, ,OOO Our
imports from there, however, have been
steadily decreasing. In 1896 they were
SEQ, ,66S 900. The United Kingdom ranks
next to Brazil, with $3.50 600 worth of
farm products exported to the United
Estates in 1900, a gain over the two i'm
} tmeddately preceding years. but a loss Of
900 as compared with 1897. In Dutch
East Indies the rank was third in 1900
with S27, 100000 in agricultural products
sent to US, the ffve-year period showing a
steady gain, the figures for 1896 being
/ only $l4,59S, co., Cuba in 1900 sent us ST.
600 in farm products. the war result
lang in such fluctuations in the statistics
as $S5 $4,000 in 1895 and $13, ,15S 900 in 1888
( Germany comes next, with 2S.0i9O0G in
1890, against $22.E23 600 IN 1896 and 81. .358,-
600 in her record year Of 1881? Japan and
Chlna made large gains during the five
years, Japan sending lis in 1907 S2f,7Gi CO.,
against SIS, ,3S2, 900 in 1896. arl China S24 =
13l, 900 in 1900, against S1S,6i9 600 in 1896
France sent us more in 100 than in any
one of the other years given, being S21.-
O52,OOO, as compared with S17. 75S, 900 in 1895
Hawaii likewise ma le q record in 1900
with S2O63S,OOO worth Of fa rm produce ex-
ported to us, against only Sl1,7100G0 in
1875. ltaly's gain was from SIS, Sos. COO in
1886 to $50, 600 in 1862 api AIexico's from
$l275l,O ,O0O in 1896 to $50, 100000 in 1900. Other
countries sent US less than SO, 900 900 an
nuaHy
LEADING IMPORTS.
The leading articles of farm produce
imported by US in 1900 were, in the order
OF their Importance, sugar, hides and
SKINS coffee, silk, vegetable fibers woods
fruits and nuts, tobacco, tea, wines. veg
etable oils and cocoa, the value of each
of these exceeding $5000,03O Our chief
sugar imports came from the Dutch East
1ndies, $24, 10000 worth. Hawaii, $40. .392-
OOO; Cuba, SIS, ,244 COO, and Germany $12,347,-
OOO. Following these countries at very
considerable distance were the British
West Indies, British Guiana, Santo Do
mlngo and Porto Rico In the order named
The British East Indies surpassed them
selves in 1850 in sending us hides and
skins, we taking $40, ,031 900 from them, be-
sides $7,253,000 from the United Kingdom
600 from France, $4,7140OO from Ger
many and $4,236,OOO from Argentine.
Lesser amounts came from Europe and
Russia, Brazil and China. Brazil was far
and away our source of coffee supply,
sending us $4,000, 600 worth
Below the $3,00O,000 mark were the
Dutch East Indies, Guatemala, Costa
Rica and Columbia in the order named
Japan led in silks. Italy and France sent
little over $2,00000O worth. Vegetable
tibers came principally from Mexico. the
figures being: Mexico, $12, IL, 900 worth;
Egypt, $G,157, 900, and the Philippines
S5,Ol9,O00 Our wool imports came chief
ly from the United Kingdom, aggregat-
Ing SI,68S, 600. British Australasia s., $685.
600 and Argentina, $2,675, 900. China and
European Russia followed in the order
named. Italy is our principal vendor OF
fruits and nuts, sending $4,5f0O0O worth
in 1900, against So, 100000 in 1886 from the
British West Indies and 100000 from
Spain. Costa Rica, Colombia and France
each exceeded the 81, 600, 900 mark Cuba
and the Netherlands sent us practically
all the tobacco received, their figures be-
ing S761G,000 and 900 respectively
China sent US $4,S73,000 worth of tea and
Japan $4,3T2, 600 worth. France, Germany
and Spain furnished wines to the re-
spective amounts of $4,S45, COO, $1,179, ,O0C
and $539,O00 in 1909. Vegetable oils orig
mated in 1900 in the United Kingdom to
the amount of 81, ,299 600; France 81 ,235,-
600; Italy, $1,147,000, and the British East
Indies $1,065, O00 The British West Indies
exported S1,575,00O worth of cocoa to us
in 1900; Dutch Guiana, $S1S,OOO worth;
Ecuador $771,0O0, and Brazil $707, GOO, and
Portugal, $4,000