New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-02
MpORTATI0NS GROW.
=, Hare Doubled in Screen Years
Property Shoacal.

Ton Feb. 1.--American prosperity, as In
VS. =, enormously increased capacity of the
Es.s- hr,- what they need. wherever they have
rss'e - q, Is emphasized by the fact that i'm
81 - the United States have practically
pra !, value in the last seven years In 1895.
'Nn,..s.r wear which ended a month ago. the
nt ',orntea 10 81 10 coo go while in 1885, Just
r9's earlier, their value only s6S5 OoOO 600.
sel - n the official statistics OF the Depart
$50 commerce and Labor.
rs'N--,erkshle Increase in importations through
seven year period is distributed through all
81 snd practically all articles Foodstuffs
eS ,-oreass Of SSa.019O00. a gain Of A. per
81 -,srufactures. an increase OF SSl. 600 90,
- = per cent; luxuries an increase Of
t-,..n q gain OF 90 per cent. and manufacturers
N-..,s an increase Of SS03. O0aO,o a gain Of III
ri These figures DO not include for 1905 the
FSs,,slse brought from Hawaii and Porto Rico.
-. vre-s included the Increase in foodstufs
- bs about sSs.ooo0oo and the percentage Of
.sout n Speaking in general terms. It may
% .s7- the value of merchandise brought into
-,r-.-v n 1908. including that from the islands
=" ,,se- The American flag but foreign territory
.vr shows en- increase Of 20 per cent in food
= ,e- cent In manufactures, 90 per cent in
s-.s and IL per cent in mauufa cturers' mate
-, The rerul Injuries, however. as used by the
i.ss,s.i,n established for the Bureau of Ststis-
- - chiefly made up If manufactures Of the
- grades such as laces ana edgings, plushes
q ,slvets wines and spirits. manufactures Of
- End 5ewelry and other manufactures OF
~ arc silver, etc.
'r--sl5e-ng single aricles and comparing condi-
.,,s !, 1915 with 1895. 81 may be said that raw
n shczs a. increase IN importations of about
a. nv cert the figures fer 1898 being SIS 50OO0o and
q, 90 S475oetl Imports Of tin show an in
...,s. O, practically 90 per cent, having been a
~ ,sss than s. o00 in 1898 and s260o0 90 II 1905
T5sss sna skins show an increase Of about 50 Per
49,, n the val1e OF their inportations. The total
4, % having been, in round terms S4o0Do Oo0. and
!, az over 81 a01e0. Crude rubber imports IN 1925
". Dor co. and in 1915 $4s,500O0C. an increase Of
r-s.teaIy = per cent Imports Of manufactured
st-ss 81 -S6 Were. tr round terms. 100000 in
80 snd IN 1e5 81 600 11o an increase Of about 40
~ csat Wool Imports n 1895 were $lls59ecao IN
TTlue and fl 1905 nearly 81. 10000
NJ amounted in 1895 70 $4,000 in value, and in
'WrS50Oll Raw cotton, chiefly Egyptian, showed
~ 1---,--ts.tC-s - c,,-,y,e- - Ia 80,
.r--ght into the United States Tor smelling OF re-
f11g and with TIE purpose OF extracting the pre-
~ brought IL. have greatly increased having been
z iA only 4Ntl 80 y ne - ls9 they amounted 10
Ei"eaG a. which 3 $1,000 represented the value
4 ne ore and the remainder pigs bars and inFots.
Turning from illaIlLac tLrers materials 70 other
classes Il may ne s-c i--I sugar SHOWS BY far the
hFszt increase under the group Of articles classed
sf t006stlfs The value 81 sugar imports in 1855
vas Il round terms. $500 On. and in 1905 Qnclud-
M the G06oo09 worth brought from Porto Rico
1t Hawaii was sl5l 10000. or practically double
Z value that Cf 1885. the quantity q 1895 being a
gls less than $4,000 DO pounds and in 1895 nearly
t9i sil9H pounds Coffee imports in 1925 were
valued & so 30, and = -+7- al 100000.
n Manufactured articles, whether Classed under
re general head ~ manufactures or as Injuries
he most striking increase occurs IN the hlgh-grade
rsI-fsc-ures o. six and cotton Laces edsiues.
pushes arc velyets, Cress goods and other articles
O lzt class show marked gains over 1898. The
value q cotton la0es e--.-gs. erlhrotderies, etc.
imported y ICES $500 t and in 1905 SOS 500 Jl
ne Fsue a. cotton manufactures Of all kinds
imported n sA was SO 1e1 and in 1905 $4,000 90
ne value 70 SILK manufactures If sll kinds i'm
ported Il ISIS was sZ01o0 and in 1876 S33. 500 900.
articles which may r. properly and absolutely
casssc as luE--ies, such rs cigars. wines. dia-
lonk etc. Snow very large Increase Imports
eFas and cigarettes. which fl 1885 were 81 80 90
value. were n 1915 about 100000 and in addition
z tbs S-t''e9 WORT were received from Porto
Eo1 lasr Tesr. Wines. spirits and malt liquors
Fliea IN l&s showed q total importation OF
AttHb', We're II 1873 about SIS nl O15. and dia-
monds. cut and uncut which - 1895 we're s 500 20
4 value We're IN 1875 S20.51J co.