The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-10-25
OUR Bic TRADE.
Record For America Reflects
Good Trade Condition.
EXPORTS SHOW INCREASE.
Duties Collected from Customs Make
an Appreciable Increase in Reven-
ues Over 1904.

ues Over 1904.
The record of the foreign commerce OF
the United States during August strongly
reflects that the prosperous condition OF
trade and industry. Figures just publish
ed by the department of commerce and
labor, through its bureau OF statistics,
show that exports of manufactures during
the single month of August have increas-
ed nearly So. ooo,o 90, or about rs per cent
as compared with the same month OF last
wear, and about $50, ooo, 90 as compared
with August, 1901. Meantime tie man
ufacturers have increased their consump-
tions of materials imported for use in the
various processes of domestic industry,
the August, 1905, imports of crude articles
for use in manufacturing having Increased
nearly s.. 900. coo over the imports OF
August. 1904, while there is an increase OF
about $50. oco. 900 when the eight months
ending with August of this year are COM
pared with the corresponding period
wear earlier. That class of manufactures
materials designated as wholly or par
TALLY manufactured also shows increased
imports $1,000, 900 during Au-
gust. and over $4,000. 900 during eleht
months ending with August.
The figures show also that more manu-
features are being exported from than are
imported into the country-a condition
which has been brought about during the
short period since 1897. Imports OF man
ufactures (including in that term for this
comparison manufactured for use as mat
saerials in the mechanic arts and articles of
voluntary use and luSuries) aggregated
dhIing that month showed total of $751;.
600, 600. Outing the eight months end
ing with August, 1905, imports ofmanufac-
lures, including all degrees of manufac-
tnre. aggregated s322.ooe, 900 while ex-
ports of manufactures amounted during
the same period to 1910, 1000. AS re
Gently as 1897 the records of our foreign
commerce showed al Importation OF $2S3-
600, 900 of manufactures during the cal
endar year, as againts S2So.ooo. 900 OF
manufactures exported. The following
year was the first to show exports of man
ufactures in excess of imports of manu-
features, and since 1895 there has been
steady increase in the outward flow of the
products of our manufacturing industries.
During the eght-month periods of the
years named exports Of manufactures
have increased from $500, 900, oooin 1897
10 $3.50 900, 900 in 1905, while imports of
manufactures have only increased from
s212, 900, 900 in 1897 to S322 200, 900 in
1905
In nearly every class there is great &C.
tivity shown both as to imports and ex-
ports. On the import side imports of ami
mails and articles of food show for the
eight months an increase of $40 900. 900;
crude materials for use manufacturing,
as already stated, an increased $50, 200, 900
wholly or partially manufactured mater
ials, $3.50 900; articles manufactured
for consumption $14, 600, 900, and articles
of voluntary use. Injuries, etc. $4,000
900. as compared with the imports during
the corresponding eight months of the
preceding year. On the export side agri-
cultural products increased 500, 900, ooo
manufactures, $50, 900, 900; products of
the mines, 1000, 900, and miscellaneous
articles nearly $4,000 Products of
the fisheries and of the forest each de-
creased slightly as compared with the
first eight months of the preceding year,
the former about 81, 900. 900 and the lat
ter nearly $1,000, 900
The duties collected from customs have
increased materially since the close of the
fiscal year 1905, that year lhaving shown
appreciable increase in customs revenue
as compared with the preceding year.
The total amount of duties collected from
customes! during tn fiscal year 1905 was
$262. 600. 52S, as againts s262 .o13.o7o in
1904. the increase being slight, while for
June, the closing month of the fiscal year
1905, the total customs revenue was $22,-
1862, as against $22. soc. 6e2 in June of
the preceding year. The revenues de-
rived from customs show a decided i'm
provement since the close of the fiscal
year.
The German Methodlsts OF this city
are rejoiced that Rev. A. w. Gauger
has been reterned to them. Mr..
Gauger has done such splendid work