The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-20
GROWTH o. INlPORTs.

The imports into the United States
in February. 1905. were larger than
in any earlier year in the history Of
our commerce. and the. excess of ex-
ports over imports was smaller than
in any month since June. 1897. The
only earlier month in the history of
our commerce in which imports have
passed the 100 million dollar line was
in April. 1897. when large quantities of
foreign merchandise. especially sugar.
We're being rushed in to escape the in
creased duties levied by the Dinglcy
act. which went into effect in July of
in that month was s101, .406, while
that of the month of February. 1905,
was $1Os.0s7052.
The excess of exports over imports
IN the eight months ending with Feb
ruary was PSI millions, as against
393 = millions in the corresponding
months of the preceding fiscal year
and 491 Z millions in the correspond
ing months of the fiscal year 1901
These figures are from the off1eial
publications issued by the department
of commerce and labor through its
bureau Of statistics
This reduction In exports is due
chiefly TO the falling on in the quantity
of wheat exported. The wheat exports
in the month of February amounted
to only s103.6S1. against $1.2Os.o43 in
February of last year. and the -four
S2,575.145, against s5.S11,S41. This
reduction in the expectation of wheat
and -four is believed to be due in part
to the extraordinarily large crops of
wheat in other parts of the world
which share in supplying the demand
Of
part to unusually large demand in the
United States, and in part to the fact
that cur crop last year was consid-
erably less than that of the preeed-
ing year. The exports of cotton in
February fell nearly II million dol
lars in value below those of February
of the preceding year, and this was
due entirely to the fall in prices, the
quantity exported in February, 1905.
being considerably greater than in
February. 1904. Thus, in wheat.
flour, and cotton, the exports of Feb
ruary, 1895, fell about 1 million dol
lars below those Of February. 1904,
while the total exports of all kinds III
February, 1905, fell but about 10 mil
lion dollars below those of February.
1904. indicating that in other articles
than cotton, -four. and wheat there
was an increase IN FEBRUARY 1SV0s
compared with February, 1904.
For the eight months ending with
February exports of cotton show u
falling off in value of over % millions
compared with the corresponding
month of the preceding year. and
breadstuffs show a falling off of nearly
50 millions compared with the CORE
spending months of last year, making
the total reduction in cotton and
breadstuffs so million dollars. while
the grand total of all exports for the
eight months ending with 1905 fell
only 80 million dollars below those of
the corresponding months of last year.
thus indicating that in articles other
than cotton and breadstuffs there has
been a material increase in the ex-
ports of the eight months period end
ing with February, This increase in
exports other than cotton and bread
stuffs apparently occurs chiefly in
which, for the seven
months ending with January, showed
an increase OF So million dollars over
the corresponding seven months of
the preceding year.
The large increase in importations
apparently occurs chiefly in manufac-
turers' materials and articles of food.