Evening star., 1902-08-12

the price of cotton. The great falling Off
In the corn crop not only reduced the
quantity of corn available for export alton,
but caused the consumption at home of
larger quantities of oats so that exporta-
tions Of oats fell off about IS 600 600 In
value. These conditions coupled with the
increased demand of the home market also
reduced the available quantity of beef and
beef cattle for expectation and caused an
advance In the price of beef and the ex-
portat tfon Of beef and beef cattle fell Off
about S1o.oOO.OO0. Thus. the falling Off in
corn and cornmeal. oats and oatmeal and
beef and beef cattle amounted to nearly
S9O.OOO.OOO. OF the $50. 900 coo reduction in
the exports to the united kingdom about
and fresh beef, 100000 In oats and over
sis,ooO.ooo In cotton, although the guam
ttty OF cotton exported to that country in
creased meantime about 1900 900 pounds as
ceding. OF the $4,000, 900 reduction in er.
ports to Germany S14. .OOO. 600 was in corn and
about 100000 in cotton. although the
quantity OF cotton increased about 80, ,OOO-
OO pounds as compared with the year Inn
mediateiy preceding. To Asia, Africa and
North America there was decided in.
crease In expectations. To japan exports
were $1,000 900 greater than In 1901 and to
emma there was an increase of $4,000 600
over 1901: to Africa an increase of 5000
go. and to North America an increa se or
Si.UU.OOO The Increase In imports was:
FROM Europe. s45. 900: Asia and Oceania,
d,
ca. 100000: North America, Sc. 600, coo
Raw Material Brought In.
The Increase in imports. as already stated.
was chiefly in manufacturers materials.
which formed a larger total than In any
preceding year In the history of our COM
merce and industries The total imnorta
tion of manufacturers materials amounted
to S4l9,OOOOOO. or $4,000 OOO more than in
1901. and formed 46 per cent of the total
imports. against AZ per cent in 1901 OF
this $419, 900 of manufacturers mate
rials imported the value of $32S, 600, 900 rep
resented articles in a crude condition for
use In manufacturing, and $91 600 600 arti-
cles partly or wholly manufactured for use
In manufacturing. Of the 1928 600 900 worth
featuring. the principal articles were hides
and skins $5s,0o0.OOO; raw silk, S42 600 900 !:
fbers, $32. 600, GOO: rubber, S25 900 900: COP
per, $4,000 ,00; wood and lumber, $40. 600 =
w: wool, SlS.OOO, 900; tin. $19 900 OOO; to-
bacco. 900; cotton, S12, 900. 600. while
chemicals. which are chiefly used In manu-
featuring. amounted to $5S 700 600
while manufacturers have Increased their
importations OF materials for use in manu-
featuring, they have in many cases also in
creased their exports. The chief class in
which there has been a reduction In ex-
ports Is, as has already been stated. manu-
Iactures of iron and steel, in which the re-
ductlon amounted, In round terms to $50 :
OO.oOO, while the total exports of manu-
factures show falling off of but IS. 900 :
OOO, thus indicating that In other classes of
manufactures there has been an increase of
exports This increase Is chiefly in cot
ton manufactures, Of which the total eY
ports for the year were $50 900 600. being
larger than In any preceding year, The
chief increase In the expectations of cotton
manufactures Is to China, to which the eY-
ports Of cotton cloths last year were 3s5.-
100000 yards. against "a 600 900 yards in
1901 and 1s2, ,000. 600 in 1900.