Arizona republican., 1906-01-20

a producer of copper or of cotton, while the United States produces half the worlds copper and three-fourths of its cotton. As a consequence, our exports of copper to France in the fiscal year 1905 amounted to eleven and half million dollars, against two and a half millions a decade ago, in the fiscal year 1895. Our exports of cotton 10 France in the fiscal year 1905 amounted to thirty-six million dollars, agains- twenty-twO millions in 1895, and the figures for 1905 would have been much larger but for the low price Der pound of exported cotton in that year. as com pared with immediately preceding years. In 1904, for instance, the 367 million pounds of cotton exported from the United States to France was val ued at forty three million dollars, while the 4O9 millions sent to that country in 1905 was valued at but thir- ty-six million dollars, the quantity in 1905 being considerably more than that of 1904 and the value seven million dollars less.
 Oils mineral and vegetable, are the next important items in the list Of articles exported from the United States to France, and in these trade conditions are also peculiar. France is about the only country of the world which imports her mineral oil in crude condition, in any considerable quantities at least. Her imports of mineral oil amount to twelve million dollars pe~ annum, and considerably more than half Of this is imported in a crude state and refined at home while most countries importing oil inn port in the refined state. Of the 123 million gallons of crude mineral oil ex- tod q fiscal year 1905, 4 millions went to France Hnd TO ~rore than 20 millions to any other single country; while Of the 951 million gallons of refined min eral oil exported in that year, only 27'1-2 millions went to France, against 142 to Germany and 221 millions to the United Kingdom. The value of crude mineral oil exported from the United States to France in 1905 was two and two-thirds million dollars, and of re- fined oils, including Iubricating oil about two and a half million dollars and these figures do not differ mater ially from those of 1895, when the value of crude oil sent to France from this country was three and one-thiTd million dollars and of refined oils a little more than one million dollars
 Agricultural implements hold the next rank after copper, cotton, and mineral oils in the value Of our exports to France, amounting in 1905 to a little less than three million dollars, against about half million dollars in 1895. There has been steady growth in our exports Of agricultural implements to France during the decade, having been $53O, ,197 in 1895, $1252167 in 1898, $2. .101, ,697 in 1902, and $2,S1799S in 1SO5 Unmanufactured tobacco is about equal in value in 1905 to the item of agricultural implements. but has not shown the growth during the decade that is apparent in the exports of agri- cultural implements, the value of un- manufactured tobacco sent to France from the United States having been $2, 914, APO in 1905, against $2,9O1O9S in 1855. CottOn-seed oil is also an i'm portant item in our exports to France, amounting in 1905 to two and two- thirds million dollars, against three quarters of a million dollars in 1885,
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