The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-14
UNCLE SANS FISC
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE
PAST YEAR
REPORTED BY THE TREASURY
Excess OF Exports Over Imports for
Twelve Months Preceding june
30 Nearly Seven HJin-
Gred millions.

WASHINGTON, July 13.-The state
ment of imports and exports of the Unit
ed States for the fiscal year, which end
ed June 80, was completed by the treas
ury bureau of statistics today Il shows
that the total imports of the year were
S%Z2, l06,5S3; total exports, 81, 4S7, 6565A, and
the excess of exports over imports. 1851 T.
S0,0n. The imports are $27, 1S4, sol below
those of last year, and the exports are
$50. 49, 1852 above those of last year. The
excess of exports over imports exceeds
that OF last year by $120 65S, 113, and is
SIJ, 46i,555 greater than the highest record
ever before made, that Of 1896. Under the
new relations with Hawaii and Porto
Rico, the commerce with these islands is
no longer included in the regular state
ment of foreign commerce of the United
States. Had they been so included, rs
has been the case in former years, the
total exports would have exceeded ST.
oO0,W9,HO, as the exports to those ISL
ands during the year have aggregated
about 100000
During the year ended June 80, 1901, the
exports Of domestic products were as
follows:
Breadstqffs, $2s7. 4s7, 2s9 increase as com
pared with the year 1900 of $14,0 000
500,GG0.
Provisions, SITS, $50, $50, increase ST., 000,-
OG0
Cotton, $318, 28S, SIS, increase 81, 500 600.
Mineral oils, $69, 905, $50, decrease 1000
OOO
The annual statement Of the imports
and exports of the United States for the
year ended June 30, 1901, shows as fol-
lows:
Merchandise. imports 1922. 766. 5Ss. of
which $3.50 4S7 1853 was free of dutV. IN
crease on dutiable merchandise, $565, GS2.
Merchandise exports $1,4S0, 49,, Z66, in
Gold, imports $64571, $50, increase $40, $685.
Gold. exports $58,229,52o. increase $780,
Silver. imports saG,3S4,On, increase ST.
Silver. exports $54,205, $50, decrease ST.
427 ,095
TREASURY STATEMENT.
Today's statement of the treasury bal
ances in the general fund, exclusive Of
the $150,G00,OO0 gold reserve fund in the
division Of redemption, shows: AvaiIa-
bic cash balance, $171, 6103,647; gold SOL
221, $50; silver, $25,2i0,S91; United States
notes $14346,076; treasury notes Of 1880,
$l2l, Al; national bank notes, $8,S4o, 553; to-
al receipts this day, $1,706,2C6; total re-
ceipts this month, $23, 226,944; total re-
ceipts this year, $23. 226944 total expendi-
lures this day, $1,S30,OOO; total expendt-
lures this month, 2S,175 600; total expen-
ditures this year, S28, 175, 900; deposits in
national bank, SOB, 81, 7O4
SOME CENSUS FIGURES.
The census bureau issued a bulletin to-
day on the population by sex, general
nativity and color in 1900 in Delaware,
District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia,
Hawaii and Illinois:
Hawali-Males, 1S,46S; females, 1852;
native born, 63,221; foreign born, 90,7S0;
foreign parents, 1929; foreign white, H.
TAG; total colored, 81, Ill.
Ililnois-Males, 2,4i2,2; females, 2,34S, i6S;
native born SO3; foreign born, 966, 747;
total white, 4,734,S13; native white, $780,
&S; foreign parents, LASS, 473; foreign
White, 964,6S5; total colored, S6,677
Inc foreign bern element constitutes
very nearly three-fifths of the popula-
ton Of Hawaii and comprises mainly
Chinese and Japanese The next largest
proportion OF foreign born is in Illinois,
ore-1ifth, and Idaho, a little over one
seventh The population of Illinois, SO
per cent white; Idaho, 95 per cent white,
While the white element constitutes over
one-half of the population of the Dis
trict of Columbia, Florida and Georgia
The colored element in Hawaii is E6.6
per cent of the whole population
In Illinois the foreign white persons
and the native white persons of foreign
parentage represent a little over one
IN Idaho, is to 70 per cent in Delaware
District Of Columbia and Hawaii; over
8 in Florida and les sthan in Georgia