New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-12
BIG FOREIGN TRADE.
Imported Foodstufs Alone Drop
BeloTc Preuious Years.


Washington. Sept LIN all the great classes
OF cur foreign trade the figures Of 1906 show
marked increase over any earlier year except I'm
roodstuffs imported. During the fiscal year 1906
TIE importations Of foodstuffs Sls.5ooooo
Ssiow those Of tho preceding year this reduction
securing chiefly in sugar and coffee. The reduc-
Eior I'm sugar imports alone amounts 90 $1,000.
90 and is due chiefly fall I'm price. though
partly % a decrease in the quantity imported
last year as compared with the preceding year.
In 1906 36Sl .oe0ooo pounds We're imported. with
an average value of 90 cents pound. as against
39790ooo00 imported last year. valued az Fl
cents a pound. There was however. an increase Of
So0oo0oeO pounds in the imports from Cuba but
this was more than onset by losses in the I'M
ports from the Dutch East Indies. Germany
Belgium the British West Indies and other
countries In coffee there was fall or nearly
S12oo0O00 in value. due almost exclusively TO
a reduction in the quantity imported. which IN
the fiscal year just ended was only s52oeOooo
pounds against l.O4S cocoon pounds IN the pre-
ceding year.
In articles reauired for use in manufacturing
whether crude or partially manufactured mate
rails. and i'm manufactures ready for consump-
zion there are marked Increases over the ngures
az l905 Inspirations NJ crude materials IN
crsasea about S2O000o 90 compared with those
Of the preceding wear and those Of articles partly
MANUFACTURED but FOR use IN manufacturing IN
creased S2200000o as compared with 100" I'M
ports n articles manufactured ready for con-
SUMPTION show an increase 81 s41 ooo0oo and
the group entitled articles Of voluntary use.
Injuries. etc" which is largely composed Of
manufactures. shows an increase Of S25.Oo0OOO
when compared with the preceding year. one
class of articles no. designated as manufactures
witch IS included I'm this last mentioned group
az articles If voluntary Injuries. etc. Is
diamonds. 81 which the importations last year
amounted % S35 600 000 against So. O000oo in
1885,. SlaOO1oO0 I'm 1904. and less than 5000
o0O in The calendar year 1895 the earliest date
a. which "A stafement of diamond importa-
tious was made Thus the value of diamonds
Supported IN 1896 is nearly twice great as in
1ao4 and eighteen times as great as i'm 1896
The growth Of S60OO0OO0 in the importation
Of materials for use in manufacturing is ca
tremelv gratifying. The increase in the importa-
zion Of materials required in manufacturing has
been marked feature Of the trade of the United
States I'm recent years. In 1896 the total i'm
portation ~ materials for use in manufacturing
amounted 10 but SoSoO0oOGo, or 81 per cent Of
The total imports: I'm 1905 they aggregated $500
OG0O0o in value. or more than double those Of
decade ago and formed in 1905 IS per cent Of the
total imports against 81 per cent decade
earlier. This increase Of more than 100 per cent
since 1896 IN the importation of materials for
use in manufacturing is extremely suggestive
as an indication Of the activity Of our manufact-
urers. The articles forming this great move
rnent of material imported for use in manufact-
uring ara chiefly silk. f1bres. wool. Egyptian
cotton hides and skins and india rubber. so far
as relates 20 articles in the crude state; ana in
the class Of partially manufactured articles for
use in manufacturing. chemicals, furs Gnclud- |
ing hatters' furs). leather. lumber and tin.
EXPORTS ALSO SHOW BIG INCREASE.
on the export side conditions are equally graft |
flying The total exports for the fiscal year just |
ended were 81 143 STA 500 or S225. 100000 in ex-
cess Of The total for 1905 and forming a larger |
total than in any preceding year. This total Of |
S225 O00o00 Is made up from the increases i'm |
each OF the great groups into which exports are |
divided. The exports OF the United States are |
divided into i've great groups-prOducts Of agri- |
culture, manufactures products OF mining. prod |
ucts OF the forests and products Of the fisheries
and, In addition, a sixth group termed mlscella-
leOuS The largest group OF course. Is agricultural
products which Tor The year Just ended showed a |
total considerably in excess Of that for any ear
Tier year The total expectation Of agricultural |
products last year eXOeeded by Sl4S o0OOoO those
OF the preceding year Manufactures. however, j
shows the largest percentage OF gain compared /
with conditions decade ago. For the fiscal /
year ended June 30 lA6. the total expectation |
Of manufact ures was S1lG3 OO0O00. or S6OOOO00O |
in excess If those ~ the preceding year, $50 /
oo00o1 greater than those or 1896 and consid- !
erahly larger than those Of any earlier year. \
Manufacture formed 81 per cent Of our total l
domestic eXporta lions in 1900 while IN 1895 they
formed hut 2G.s o. tn tota!.
This growth m eHpOrt4tions occurs in all the /
great groups OF articles. and also in all Of the
greaf groups II countries except those Of Asia
IN the wear just ended exports TO Africa We're
oedinS year. those o. pceana showed az increase