The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-02


| An analysis Of the items composing the
imports OF the fiscal year e0a offers sugges-
| tive information for the thoughtful and not
little interest for the merely curious. They
are officially divided into groups. as follows.
CLASS A.--Anlclcs OF food and live animals.
Imports. s2r0s3.sl2.
CLASS n. Articles In a crude condition which
enter into the various processes OF domestic In
dustry. Thesc src practically raw materials.
Imports S5od.52L75j
CLASS C.--Artcles wholly or parity Manufactured
for use In the manufactures and mechanic arts.
Imports si973isi2e.
CLASS Manufactured articles ready for con
sumption. Imports sles6s72I4
CLtsE E-Articles OF voluntary use. Injuries. &c.
Imports, siS7,2paDs9
Class includes sugar. coffee. tea. fruits
and nuts. cocoa. fish. vegetables. &c. These
items alone constitute nearly 90 per cent OF
the total The importation Of the larger
portion OF this amount Is due to the fact that
the articles such a. tea coffee cocoa, bana-
mas and other items on the fruit list are i'm
possible OF supply from native resources
There ia no difficulty in understanding the
importation of 50, 400 900 worth Of spices, but
1t il not easy 20 understand why We should
import st.s7O.Ooo worth OF potatoes We
import a.. $50. 900 worth OF rice because the
rice OF Saigon and OF Ran COON IL very much
cheaper than that OF Louisiana and Texas
But why do We import t0l3. 900 worth ofhay.
s7s2 900 worth OF beans sGs, 900 " orth Of cab
bages s205 900 worth of dried peas and more
than 5000. 900 worth OF onions! We may be
Obliged to import slt.t5O worth OF preserved
and picked ginger but why do we 20 abroad
for $4,000 worth of honey and SAC OoO worth
OF vinegar? II these economic conundrums
are too simple OF solution. the curious may
wonder why somebody imported 81 worth of
raw acorns in 1908
Class includes ,?3. 800 O00 worth Of chemi-
Gals. drugs and dyes nearly all OF which are
duty free. Under this head we bought s.
500 900 worth Of various kinds Of gums But
Why did We buy il5. 500 pounds OF dandelion
root worth 81 1892 II may be necessary to
import such things a. cochineal vanilla beans.
iodine and pecac. but why $1,000 worth OF
rhubarb and sll 100 worth OF vaccine vrnsf
This class also includes s37. 500 900 worth of
raw hbres, sji 500. 900 worth OF hides and skins
100000 worth OF crude rubber and gutta
percha. SAC. 600 600 worth OF raw silk SIS. 800
worth Of crude meerschaum for pipes. tSio.-
500 worth OF mother-of- pearl shells. e., 800 900
worth Of bristles and sSsi 900 worth OF sau-
save castings.
Glass includes more drugs dyes and
chemicals. nearly $40 900 O1O worth More
tnnn So 900 900 appears in the item of nitrate
OF soda. The remainder OF the list embraces
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