The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-08-09
GIANT STRIDES
OF OUR TRADE
drOwth Of the Foreign Commerce Of
United States.
EXPORTS HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED.
Figures Given Oct by The Bureau Of Statistics
Of the Department Of Commerce and Labor
Showing The Increase In Imports aud Ex.
ports ia Tea Yesss-0rowth of the Trade
With Asia and OceanIa.

With Asia and OceanIa.
Washington, d. c. (SpcciaD The
foreign commerce of the United States
has grown much more rapidly during
the last decade than its population.
Completed figures for the fiscal year
1900, just presented by the Bureau of
Statistics of the Department of Com
merce and Labor, show that while the
population has grown since 1906 but
20 per cent, imports have grown 81 per
cent and exports 100 per cent The
classes of imports which show the Great
est gains are manufactures and manufac-
turers' material Manufactures I'M
ported show an increase of AZ per cent.
and manufacturers material imported
show an increase OF o5 per cent. On the
export side agricultural products and
manufactures show the largest gains.
Agricultural products exported show an
increase during the decade OF 20 per
cent and manufactures an increase Of
I63 per cent.
This increase has occurred in the
trade with all of the grand divisions of
the world, but is especially marked i'm the
trade with Asia and Oceania. Imports
from Europe show an increase of 30 per
cent. those from North America of 50
per cent, those from South America Of
80 per cent, from Asia and Oceania 80
per cent. and from Africa IA per cent.
Exports 10 Europe show an increase of
% per cent. those to North America an
increase OF I64 per cent, 10 South Amer
lea Io7 per cent. 60 Asia and Oceania 232
per cent. and to Africa Al per cent.
The actual gains in the decade are
In imports. $477.ooo.ooo. and in exports,
SSoI 100000; in manufactures imported.
SoI,ooo,ooo; in manufacturers materials
imported, S2SSooo,Ooo: in agricultural
products exported, $4ooOOooOo. and in
manufactures exported. S574.oOo,oOO. In
the trade by grand divisions the actual
increase in imports from Europe is S2I4-
100000 and i'll exports thereto $527.oo
900. In the trade with North America
the increase III imports is $IoSoooooo
and in exports Sro2,ooo.ooo. In the trade
with South America the increase i'll inn
ports Is S52,oOo,ooo and in exports $3o-
100000. In the trade with Asia and
Oceania the increase in imports is So2.-
100000 and in exports SoS.ooo,ooo. In
the trade with Africa the increase in
imports is SI,5oo.ooo and in exports less
than S6,oooooo.
Some remarkable changes have oc-
Cured also in the routes OF travel follow
ed by this increased traffic Comparing
conditions iii 1906 with those of 1906. the
Atlantic ports show an increase of S,2o.-
100000 in imports and $426oooooo in ex-
ports the Gulf ports. an increase of $50
100000 in imports and Soc. 100000 i'll ex-
~
$I7,ooo.ooo in imports and $57.ooo.ooo in
exports; the Northern border and Lake
ports. an increase Of S42.ooo.ooo in I'M
ports and Sl16.ooo,ooO i'll exports, while
the interior ports show an increase OF
about So,oOo,Coo in imports.
Among the important articles OF im-
portation showing an increase are cop
per, which increased from a little more
than SI,Ooo.ooo in 1906 to nearly S26,ooo.-
900 i'll 1906; manufactures of cotton.
from $32.oooooo to $6Sooo.ooo (this in
crease being chiefly in laceS and cdeingS.
which grew from 100000 to $4,000
ooo); fbers for Use in manufacturing.
from $I3,Ooo,ooo to $So,ooo.oOo; manu-
features of iberS, from $2z,ooo.ooo to
$5I.oooOoo; hides and skins, from Sal
100000 to $S4,Ooo,ooo (and of this goat
skins alone increased from $Iooooooo to
S32,oOoooo) india rubber, from $1,000 -
900 to S4S,ooo,ooo; iron and steel manu-
factureS, from $25,ooooOo TO $2o,ooo.ooo; :;
diamonds, precious stones and iewelry,
from $S,ooo,oOo to $42ooooOo; raw silk
for use in manufacturing. from So.
900 to $4,000. 600; manufactures of silk.
from $27,ooo,oOo to $S3,ooo.ooo; tin for
use i'll manufacturing, from 100000 to
100000; and wool, from S32, 100000
to $3o,oOo.oOO. while manufactures of
wool fell from $53oooooo in 1896 to
$23,oooooo in 1906.
On the export side the principal growth
occurs in agricultural implements, which
increased from Ss.ooo,ooo in 1906 TO S25,-
100000 i'll 1905; breadStuffS. from SI4I.-
100000 to $ISo.ooo,ooo; cars and carri-
ages, from 100000 to $ISoooooo: COP
per and manufactures thereof (not in
Guiding ore) from $2o,ooo,ooo to $751;
100000; raw cotton, from $Ioooooooo to
$4oI 100000; manufactures of cotton.
from $I7,ooooOo to $53,ooo,ooo; scientific
Instruments from less than $3oooooo TO
SII,ooo,oOo; manufactures of iron and
steel, from SAL 100000 to $I6I.oOo.ooo;
leather and manufactures thereof. from
100000 to $4IoOooOo; mineral oils.
from S62. 100000 to $S4Oooooo; provis-
ions, from $I32,ooo,ooo TO S2II,ooo.ooo,
and wood and manufactures thereof, from
S52,ooo.ooo in 1890 to $6o.ooo,ooo in 1906.
Major ScOiIsId Commits Suicide.
San Francisco (SpeciaD Major Will
liam 3. Scofeld paymaster in the regu-
lar Army. son Of the late Lieutenant