The Washington times., 1903-03-30
FACTS OF INTEREST
ON IMPORT OF GOODS
Raw Materials More Than
Half Of Total.
FIGURES FOR EIGHT MONTHS
Growth Of This Item More Rapid Than
That of the Whole, Which Will
Reach Billion Dollar Mark.

Manufacturers materials formed more
than hslI Of tho imports into the
United states in tho month Of February.
This ia the first time en- the history OF
our imporrations thst manu- acturcrs'
materials have constituted more than
hair Of tho total Imports IN 1852 manu-
factu~ers' materials formed $50 per cent
OF tho total imports. in 1892 80 per
cent; IN 1900. 4G.f per cent in the eight
months ending with February. 1893. 46. qS
per cent. and in February, 1893. 5I-S per
cent of the total Imports into thc United
STAGES.
Meantime. importauons as whole
have greatly increased and seem likely
in the fiscal year, which ends three
months hence. 10 reach. for the first
time. the billion-dollar line. Yet the
growth in manufacturers materials has
been even more rapid than the general
growth Of imports. as is indicated by the
above figures. which show that the per
cCntage which manufacturers materials
form Of this increased total has grown
from 1873 per cent in 1882 to 513 per
cent in February 1908.
Increase of One-Third
vance sheets from the Monthly Summary
of Commerce and Finance. just issued
by the Treasury Bureau Of Statistics
lt further shows. regarding this increase
OF manufacturers materials. that the
total value OF manufacturers materials
imported in the eight months ending
with February. 1903. exceeded by $50, 900. 70
600 that OF the corresponding period of
h. 9fra~~
February alone. the importation OF man
ufaeturers' materials was S42 600 600.
against S32, ,OOO. 900 in February OF last
year. an increase of nearly One-third
For the last fiscal year. ending with
June 80. 1902. the importations of manu-
facturers' materials for the first time
passed the s40O 600 900 line. having
grown from S243 900 600 in 1882. to s27S. 70
600 900 in 1892. and S415 200 900 in 1902.
The figures for the eight months of the
fiscal year Justify the assertion that for
tho twelve months ending June 30. 1903.
the total value OF manufacturers ma
terials imported will exceed $3.50. 900. -
600. and will far surpass that OF any
preceding year in the history OF our i'm
port trade.
Increase in Every Item.
The principal articles which are class
cd sas manufacturers materials are
chemicals, copper. cotton, hbers. furs,
hides and skins, india rubber. silk. tin
tobacco. wool. and the bulk OF the iron
and steel imported. which comes in a
partially manufactured state but for
use IN manufacturing. OF these articles
the importations in the eight months
ending with February. 1903. show. in
every instance, an increase over the
eight months ending with February. 1901
Considering these articles separately. e
may be said that the value OF the i'm
pogtatiens OF chemicals. which are chief
ly for use in manufacturing. was. in the
eight months ending with February. 1903.
$4,000 600. against about S34 600 900 in
the corresponding months OF 1901.
Comparing the same periods. copper
shows an increase from S1l 600 900 TO
Sl4.o00.006 in the value Of its imports:
cotton. from $500 600 20 s.. 500 600.
fbers. from SlS. 800 900 TO S22. 500. .OOO: :
turs. from $4,000 900 10 IS 600 900. hides
and skins. from SOS. 500. 600 TO S87. 500. -
oOo rubber. from $4,000 900 10 $4,000, -
300; iron and steel. from S12. 900 600 10
$4,000. 600; silk unmanufactured. from
$4,000. coo 10 $3s .0Oo COO: tin. from sfe.-
10000 to Sl3.75o 600: tobacco. from So
10000 TO SO, 500 900. and wool. from s.. 70
000.ooo TO 81. $50 900.