The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-25
IMPORTATDNS
INCREASED
In Ten Years the Advance
In Manufacturers Ma
terials Has Been
200 Millions.
BIG JUMP IN DIAMONDS
Other Stones and Jewelry
Have Fallen OF and Silk
Shows Decrease.
BIG JUMP IN DIAMONDS

WASHINGTON. March %, 1868
The Department OF Commerce and Labor
through the Bureau OF Statistics has IS
sued figures which illustrate the occu-
patton Of the home market BY american
manufacturers
Statistics Just compiled show that the
impoltations Of Injuries aild other arti-
cles Of voluntary use amount to l37 mil
lion dollars in the calendar year 1904,
an increase Of less than eight millions
over the importations Of 1890.
Inportations under the group Manu-
faetures ready for consumption amount
ed in 1904 to 15s millions, as against
$50 millions in 1880, an increase Of but
eight million dollars, while the manu-
faeturers' materials, including both raw
and partially manufactured, increased
from 2S3 millions in 1890 to Ats millions
in 1901 a growth of practically 200 mill
lion dollars.
Foodstuffs show no substantial change
in the value of importations at the two
periods named, being 26l4 million dol
lars in 1880 and 26a4 millions in 1904
From the above figures it will be seen
thar the class of goods required BY
American manufacturers is the only
group which has shown any marked
increase during the past fifteen years.
Diamonds form a notable exception to
the general rule that importations of
Injuries into the United States have re-
NAMED practically stationary since 1890.
During the past decade over l29 million
dollars worth Of diamonds have been
imported into the country, having in
creased from one and a half million dol
lars in value in 1896, the earliest year
for which figures are available, to 23@
millions in 1904 OF the later sum ten
million dollars value was imported in
the uncut state, indicating that diamond
cutting is becoming an important indus
try in our country.
Jewelry and precious stones, other
than diamonds, on the other hand. have
fallen off from total importation Of
slo,1s9,202 in 1896 70 SOFAS, ,224 III 1904.
That this. decrease in the importation of
foreign manufactures Of jeweiry and
other forms Of gold and silver does not
represent any reduction in home demand
for such luxuries is shown by a refer
ence to the census figures.
The capital employed in the United
States in the manufacture Of jewelry has
increased from eleven million dollars in
1880 to twenty-five millions in 1890 and
twenty-eight millions in 1860: and the
value Of the product from twenty Two
million dollars in 1880 to thirty -four and
three-quartsr millions in 1880 and forty
six and half millions in 1900, prac-
tieally all of which is consumed in the
home market.
Silk manufactures form another class
of Injuries whose importations have de-
creased during the last fifteen years. In
1890 the value Of SAX manufactures iin-
ported into the United States was S4I-
os5, 800, while in the calendar yeat which
ended with December last, their value
was but s31 ,030522 Though France
still leads in the share which she sup
plies ow this total. having contributed |
1875 million dollars value in 1904. it is
70 observe that Japan now
holds practically equal rank with Ger
many. Each Of these countries supplied
about 5.4 million dollars worth of SIX |
for the markets of The
United States: but Germany $ share fell
off ] 4 million dollars a compared With
1908. while Japan made d gain DC ]. 9
million dollars in the same period.
American silk canufacturelS are prin-
cipally engaged II supplying ths home
market. as tltejr expectations but slightly |
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