The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-07-22
FOREIGN COMMERCE OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR 1905.

The foreign commerce OF the Unit.
ed States In the fiscal year just ended
aggregated 2.s7O million dollars thus
falling but 80 millions below the 3.
billion-do.a line. II the trade with
Porto Rico and Hawaii. which was in.
cluded In our foreign commerce prior
60 their annexation were added. the
total would materially exceed 3 billion
dollars Both imports and exports eX.
coed those OF any earlier year
The total imports OF the year
were 1926 million dollars. exceeding
the highest record OF any earlier year
llsO5) by 100 millions. and the ex.
ports were l,7ii millions. exceeding
those OF the highest record year
tsO5) by 225 millions. The excess Of
exports over imports was 5l7 million
dollars. exceeding that OF 1905 by ll6
millions. but falling below tsat OF
each year Of the period lS9S-190i.
Comparing 1906 with the figures OF
i've years earlier O9OD imports show
an increase Of iO3 million dollars. and
the exports an increase OF 25G mil
lions. Comparing the figures with
those OF ten years earlier OSybi the
imports show an increase OF Az mil
lions and the exports an Increase Of
SCI millions
A nanalysls Of the trade figures for
1906. with the purpose OF determining
the classes OF articles In which this
growth OF imports and exports has
occurred. can not nov, be made In pre-
else terms. since the Bureau OF sta.
iistics OF the Department OF Com
merce and Labor has not yet oomplet-
ed the details for the twelfth month
OF the fiscal year. Taking, however.
its figures Of the full imports and eX'
ports and baslng an analysis thereof
upon that made by the Bureau for
eleven months, Il would appear that
about $40 million dollars Of the ex-
ports were agricultural products and
about GOO millions manufactures, the
remainder being products Of mines
fisheries. forests. and miscellaneous.
These figures II approximately accu'
rate (and they are based upon the
Bureaus analysis for eleven months),
would indicate an increase Of approx.
imRtely 20 million dollars in agricul'
amul exports and an increase Of 700
millions in exports of manufacture
since 1904, and an Increase OF 600
millions in agricultural products aud
Of 372 millions ln manufactures since
1896
ON the import side similar aua'y
Sis shows that the total of ll2d mil
ion dollars worth OF imports In tho
fuu year Is composed Of approximate
Is 5s5 million dollars worth of arti
clc5 classcd as manufacturer ma
teriils." 2O5 million dollars worth OF
articles classod as manufacturers
ready FOR consumption l75 million
dollars worth ot merchandise classed
as articles ~ voluntary use. luNuries
etc" and about 255 million dollars
worth of ARTICLES OF food and ami
mails" These Gsures are necessarily
approximate and based upon the
known details for the eleven months
and the known total OF imports fol
the twelfth month OF the year. Should
they prove approximately aecurat,
they would indicate that OF the in
crease of .4OS million dollars in i'm
ports in the past FIVE years about ga
Uillions occurred in manufacturers
materlals" Is millions IN "manufaC
tures ready for consumption, It'll
over so millions in articles OF vol
ngtary use, luxuries, etc and abou
- millions in "foodstuns and an
mails Comparing 1909 with 1896, III
tacrcasq n an imports is 447 millions