The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-30
SHOWS GREAT GAIN
Americas Foreign Commerce
Breaks All Past Records.
ACTIVITY is PHENOMENAL
Most of Importations Were
Raw Materials for
Manufacture.
ACTIVITY is PHENOMENAL

States during the eleven months ending
November. which have just been COM
pleted by the treasury bureau of statis-
tics indicate phenomenal activity
among the manufacturers OF the country
and expectations quite as large as could
be expected in view of the crop shortage
of last year. The value OF manufactur-
er's materials imported into the United
States during the eleven months ending
with November this year is sio'el3.0ss,
against $3.50. III. 2Ss in the corresponding
months of last year, and forms 46i2 per
cent of the total imports. against A per
cent of the tota Imports in the cores
ponding months o fist year. Manufactur-
ers exported during the eleven months
of 1902 amount to SU, 5,961, against
$685.. 1872 1s1 in the corresponding months
CT LIST year, and forms SIS per cent OF the
total. against 27.s per cent of the total
exports in the same months of 1901 Inc
total imports are IS million dolalrs IN eX-
cess of those for the corresponding
months of last year. and of this increase
of IS millions 81 millions was In the class
manufacturers materials" and the re-
mainder manufacturers and lusuries.
articles of food and animals showing
reduction of ten millions as compared
with the importations during the CORES
ponding months of last year.
Nearly all OF the great articles required
for use in manufacturing. with the sin
gle exception of India rubber. show
marked increase in importations. lmpor-
tations of raw silk. for example. amount
to s4O,9O5, 1893 in the eleven months of this
year. against sS5411.0J0 in the cores
ponding period of 1901; hides and skins,
So, 022 251. against s5o.s77,197 in the eleven
months of last year. tin for use in manu-
featuring tin plates. Hs.5S2. so7. against
81. 415. 302 in the corresponding months
of LIST year India rubber importations
show e slight falling off. the total for
eleven months being s225sS.7s6 this year.
against s25, s2s 1856 in the same months of
last year.
The most striking increase in importa-
tions is in manufactures of iron and
steel. which amount, for eleven months.
to $50. 766. 96l in value, against sls.26a,6'a
in the corresponding months of last year.
the value of the importations having thus
more than doubled this year as compared
with last year. Practically every item
in the list of iron and steel manufactures
show a marked increase. The export
figures of iron and steel manufactures
show a reduction, the total exports for
the eleven months being s99.13s,O24 this
year and s119604.s4S in eleven months of
1900
The total expectation of the eleven
months falls l16 million dollars below
thta of the corresponding period of 1901.
This reduction occurs in agricultural pro-
ducts, of which the exporttion during the
eleven months of this year fall l30 million
dollars below those of last year. indicat-
ing that in the other great classes, es-
pecially manufactures. there is an in
! crease. This reduction of $50 millions in
agricultural exports is due in part to the
increased home demand. in part TO loss
| of a part of the corn crop of last year.
! corn expectations having fallen from
| $40. 5Ol. S74 in eleven months of 1901 to
| Sc 745I51 in the corresponding months Of
/ this year There is also a considerable
reduction in the value of wheat exported.
duce to the fact that last years exporta-
| tons were exceptionally large.
| Imports Eleven Months
Ending November
-le01- -19Q3-
| Food and animals 500, 4is,is1 sls3.133.Vl
| Crude manufacturers
materials ........... 274.s5sf47 S1S.l1O.Osa
| Manufacturers ma
| terials, partly man
ufactured ... 7aosiln So. 4a3 SIG
! Manufactured articles 126,O0S,t92 1ss, I'll ,sis
! Luxuries and articles
of volunt. use ....- IL. 5Q, iS4 l24. 6l8. s1
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Total imports w $50. 4as 81 ss7i. 965. sol
Domestic Exports Eleven Months
Ending November
! -l9G- -1e03-
| Agricultural pro-
ducts ..---.----- S31oso,c0o 40 'f4.S4i
| Manufactures -. De- 81, Isl .s6l
Products of the
mines ......... s7.6li.ssO Ss.eo7.ei
Products Of the
| forest -.-.--..-.. 4o.sol.la +S--oi,Vf
Products of the
fisheries ........ sg422 1853. 90
| Miscellaneous arti-
cles ............. 1899 LIS 4.sss. 81
Total domestic. 81 SO. 535 si,lsT.3 :, 20
1
Foreign exports. S.ss.sss 2.sa So
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