Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-25
USE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL.

A statistical table recently issued by
the government shows The total value
Of manufacturers materials imported
at each dseennial year from 1890 to
1900. aud in 1903, and illustrates in
scme degree the increased use by the
manufacturers of the United States of
materials produced III other parts of
the world. In 1920 the crude material
imported for manufa cturers' use
amounted to little over $S,000,00o, in
1910 ii had more than trebled. In 1860
it had Increased to S61,570,477. In 1880
The amount OF these importations was
more than 100000, 900, and in the fiscal
YEAR lust ended the manufacturers of
the United States imported nearly
S500,00o,o0O worth of materials for use
In manufacturing. Mat arials for use in
manufacturing thus formed nearly one
half OF the total imports of the United
States last year The department OF
commerce and labor thru its bureau OF
statistics. in table Just completed.
shows tina; the total value of manu-
lecturers materials imported in the
fiscal year 1908 was $tss.471.667, ana
that this formed 47.7S per cent of the
total imports. In the preceding year
the total value of the manufacturers
materials imported was S415,o00,O0o.
and formed 4614 per cent of the total.
In 1895 the total importation Of manu-
faeturers' materials was $241,c00,O0o,
and formed 42.01 per cent of the total.
Going back to earlier dates, 1t may
be said that manufacturers materials
imported aggregated in value, in 1890
$50 900, 900; in 1850. $4S,eoo, 600; in 1850
S93, 0O0, 600; in 1870, Si20,000,000: in
1880. $233, 10000; in 1890. s2SS,000o00;
in 1900, s3S0,0OO,O 600; and in 1903. as al
ready indicated, s49o,ooo,ooo. In 1880
manufacturers materials formed only
10 per cent of the total imports: in
1850. IS per cent: in 1850, &c per cent;
III 1870, IS per cent; in 1890, "a per
cent: in 1900, As per cent; and in 1903,
as already indicated, nearly As per
cent of the total imports.
The increase in the importation Of
year was very large. Iii raw materials
the increase was practically Soo,u0o,-
coo; the figures for 1902 being s327,00O,-
600, and those for 1908, S3T5.000,000. In
partially manufactured materials for
use in manufacturing, the increase was
So, 5000, 900; the figures for 1902 being
$91 100000. and those for 1903 sll4,-
600, 900. In raw materials, in which the
increase was nearly S50,OOO,00O. the
r rincipal Increases We're raw silk, about
SIS, 100000: india rubber, $6.oO0,000;
wool, $5,0o0.o00; chemicals, nearly ST.
GOO, 900: fibers. 100000; tin, $4,000
0D0; and copper over S6,OoOooO In
the partially manufactured materials
iron and steel was the principal factor
Of increase The total importations of
iron and steel in the last fiscal year
were the largest in many years, aggre-
eating over $5l.ooo,ooo in value, as
against s27,OoooOo in the preceding
year; and a very large proportion of
the iron and steel imports was material
FOR use in manufacturing pig iron,
which increased from three millions to
over sixteen millions; scrap iron, from
three quarters of a million dollars TO
over two millions: bar iron increased
nearly a million dollars; and ingots.
blooms, slabs. billets and bars of steel
from three and half 10 nearly ten
millions.