The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-29
Striking Feature
Of Decades Trade

Washington, Jan. -.
THE RECORD made by the manufacturers Of
the United States forms the most striking
4 feature of the history OF our foreign com.
merce during the period OF 1s90.l000. The
treasury bureau OF statistics has Just completed
its analysis Of tue record Of our foreign com.
merce during the calendar year 1900, and cont
parison OF the figures thus presented with
those Of 1890 and the intervening years discloscs
some interesting facts IL shows remarkable
increase in the importation Of manufacturers
materials and an even greater increase in the
expectation Of manufactured goods, while in the
importation OF manufactures there is a decided
decrease, showing that the manufacturers have
not only increased their expectations, but also
increased the share which they are supplying
OF the manufactures consumed in the United
States The importations Of iOodstufls have
also decreased while the expectations OF food
stuifs have materially increased, showing that
the agricultural producers have not only in.
creased their expectations, but also increased
the share which they supply of the agricultural
products consumed in the United States.
Dividing the importations into three great
classes. First, ioodstuffs and live animals; sec.
ond, manufactures and luNures, and, third,
manufacturers materials, il Is found that food.
stufs and live animals, which in 1890 formed
3l.5 per cent OF the total imports, were only
26.4 per cent. Of the imports Of 1900; manu-
features and Injuries, which formed 3i.6 per
cent. of the imports OF 1890, formed but 29.5 per
cent. in 1900. while manufacturers materials,
which formed but 3i3 per cent, Of the total
imports of 1890, formed A per cent, OF the
total imports OF 1900. On the export side agri.
cultural products which formed 7i.3 per cent.
of the total domestic expectations OF 1890, formed
only go per cent. Of the total in 1900; while
manufactures, which formed but 1875 per cent. OF
the total domestic exports in 1880, formed so 1
per cent, in 1900
Turning the actual figures of imports and ex.
ports by great groups it may be said that the
importation OF manufacturers materials amount
ed in $500 to $2S2 ,s3o,ooi and in 1900 to l365,.
lii,G0O, an average OF S1,0O0,0O0 per day;
while the expectation OF manufactures, which
amounted in 1880 to Slj7,l26, SOB, was in 1900
SAL, ,iOG0i2. The importation oi food and live
animals decreased from $3.50, 0,s2O,7oi in 1890 IL
s2lo, 500 POS in 1900. wbhilc the expectation OF
agricultural products increased from $G2s,77o.
5g7 in 1890 20 s9Oi ,0jS in 1900. The mpor
tltion Of food and live animals shows a dc
crease Of Is per cent. in 1900 as compared with
1890, while the expectation Of agricultural pro
ducts shows IN increase Of II per cent. during
the same time Imports OF manufactures auC
luXurics show decrease Of 10 per cent in l00t
| as compared with 1890, while imports OF manu-
iacrurcrs' materials show an increase of % PEI
cent. and exports oi finished manufactures al
| increase of Isl per cent during the same time
| The following table shows the importation o
| foodstun, and live animals, manufactures an,
| luxurics, and manufacturers materials in cacl
| year from 1890 to 1900: