The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-10
GIANT STRIDES
OF OUR TRADE
Growth Of the Foreign Commerce OF
United States.
EXPORTS HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED.

of the Department Of Commerce and Labor
Showing the Increase In Imports and Ex'
ports In Ten Years-GrOwth Of the Trade
With Asia and Oceanla.
Washington, D. c. (SpeciaD 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
1906 just presented by the Bureau of
Statistics of fhe Department of Com
merce and Labor, show that while the
population has grown since 1896 but
20 per cent, imports have grown 81 per
cent. and exports 100 per cent. Inc
classes of imports which show the great
est gains are manufactures and manufac-
turers' material Manufactures i'm
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 70 per
cent. and manufactures an increase OF
1863 per cent.
This increase has occurred in the
trade with all of the grand divisions of
the world, but is especially marked in the
trade with Asia and Oceania. Imports
from Europe show an increase of so per
cent, those from North America of 80
per cent, those from South America Of
80 per cent, from Asia and Oceania 90
per cent. and from Africa 10 per cent.
Exports to Europe show an increase of
70 per cent, those to North America an
increase of I64 per cent, to South Amer
lea 10Y per cent, to 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,
$780,, 100000; in manufactures imported,
SCI, 100000; in manufacturers materials
imported, $288, 100000; in agricultural
products exported, $4ooooo,ooo, and in
manufactures exported, $374,ooo,ooo. In
the trade by grand divisions the actual
increase in imports from Europe is $2I4,-
100000 and in exports thereto $527, ooo,-
COO In the trade with North America
the increase in imports is $Io8,ooo,ooo
and in exports $Io2,ooo,ooo. In the trade
with South America the increase in i'm
ports is $32ooo,ooo and in exports $780,
100000 In the trade with Asia and
Oceania the increase in imports is $o2,-
100000 and in exports $o8,ooo,ooo. In
the trade with Africa the increase in
imports is $1,5oo,ooo and in exports less
than 100000.
Some remarkable changes have oc-
Cured also in the routes of travel follow
ed by this increased traffic Comparing
conditions in 1906 with those of 1896, the
Atlantic ports show an increase of $780,
100000 in imports and $426ooo,ooo in ex-
ports; the Gulf ports, an increase of $780,
100000 in imports and $262,oooooo in ex-
ports; the Pacific ports, an increase of
$I7,oooooo in imports and $57,ooo,ooo in
exports; the Northern border and Lake
ports, an increase of $42oooooo in i'm
ports and $II6ooo,ooo in exports, while
the interior ports show an increase of
about 100000 in imports.
Among the important articles of i'm
portation showing an increase are cop
per, which increased from little more
than 100000 in 1896 to nearly $26ooo,-
COO in 1906; manufactures of cotton,
from $32,ooo,ooo to $63,oooooo (this in
crease being chiefly in laces and edgings,
which grew from 100000 to $4,000
ooo); fibers for use in manufacturing,
from $I3,ooo,ooo to $3o,oooooo; manu-
features of fibers, from $27ooo,ooo to
$5I, 100000; hides and skins, from $751;
100000 to So, 100000 (and of this goat
skins clone increased from 100000 to
$32,ooo,ooo) india rubber, from ST., :
900 to 100000; iron and steel manu-
features, from $25,ooo,ooo to $2o,ooo,ooo /;
diamonds, precious stones and jewelry,
from 100000 to 100000; raw silk
for use in manufacturing. from $27,ooo-
900 to $54,ooo,ooo; manufactures of silk,
from $27,oooooo to $33ooo,ooo; tin for
use in manufacturing, from 100000 to
100000; and wool, from $32,ooo,ooo
to $3ooooooo, while manufactures of
wool fell from $s3,ooo,ooo in 1896 to
'$23,ooo,ooQ in 1906
On the export side the principal growth
occurs in agricultural implements, which
increased from 100000 in 1896 to $25,-
100000 in 1906 breadstuffs, from $I4I,-
100000 to $I86,ooo,ooo; cars and carri-
ages, from 100000 to 100000; cop
per and manufactures thereof (not in
Guiding ore) from $2o,ooo,ooo to $751;
100000; raw cotton, from $Ioo,ooo,ooo to
$4oI, 100000; manufactures of cotton
from $I7,oooooo to $53,ooo,ooo; scientific
instruments. from less than 100000 tic
$II,oooooo; manufactures of iron and
steel, from $4I,oooooo to SOL, 100000
leather and manufactures thereof, from
$2,oooooo to &I,ooo,ooo; mineral oils
from $62,ooo.ooo to $84,ooo,ooo; provis-
ions, from $I32,oooooo to $2II,ooo,ooo
and wood and manufactures thereof, from
$32,oooooo in 1896 to $6o,ooo,ooo in 1906
Major ScofIeId Commits Suicide.
San Francisco (SpeciaD Major VIII.
liam Sco6eld Oayrnaster II, tha reo,,.