The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-24
FOREIGN TRADE Of
UNITED STATES
S3,000,000,0O

Washington, Sept 4.-For the u
months ending with August, the foreign
trade OF the United States reached the
enormous total of more than $,0O0,0OOOO.
In exact figures, the Imports amounted TO
81, ,254, 1893, ,735. ard the exports TO N,159.4lI-
SOS. aggregating foreign commerce or
$3O13, ,si7, ,633. In addition. the amount or
foreign business done in August exceeded
800. 100000, greater amount for the
amount than was ever known in the ma
tion's history before.
A peculiar feature OF the export trade
is found I'm the fact that the exports or
meat and dairy products were greater
last month than i'm August of last year,
despite the alleged scandals" that were
unearthed at the packing houses OF the
country. This, however was not true OF
canned meats, for they fell of alarming
ly.
The figures OF this wonderful flow Of
trade with other nations were given out
yesterday in report made public by the
bureau of statistics OF the department Of
commerce and labor. The report says:
THE foreign commerce OF the United
States has crossed the 5000 100000 line.
In the IL months ending with August the
imports were S1,254, ,399, 735 and the exports
81, ,169. All, ,S9s a total for the - months of
S3013 sl7. .633 The total for the fiscal year
the non-contiguous territory were includ-
ed but I'm this case the 5000 600. 900 line
is passed without including the trade with
the non-contiguous territory. which is no
longer considered by the bureau of statis-
tics as foreign trade.
THE contrast OF this total OF more than
5000. 600, 600 IN n. single OF l2 months with
the trade OF earlier years is interesting.
IL was not until 1900 that the foreign COM
merce Of the United States passed the 81
OO1. 100000 line, having thus increased 20
per cent. since 1889 II was not until 1850
that 1t first crossed the 81 500 100000 line,
having thus doub ed since 1879 II was not
until 1872 that the foreign trade reached
81 900. 10000 having thus trebled since
1871. 1t was not until 1856 that the total
crossed the $500 600 100000 line, and only in
1885 that II first reached S25O,0n.OO0
THE August figures OF both imports
and exports exceeded those OF any preced-
ing August in the history OF our COM
merce. as shown by the record Of the
bureau OF statistics OF the department Of
commerce and labor. August imports for
the month Of August is made for the first
time I'm the figures OF the month just end
ed, which show imports Of sl05,5Ss Goa.
THE growth in the foreign trade. which
has given 10 the month just ended the
highest import and export record ever
made for August. is distributed through
a large class OF articles. Meat and dairy
products exported i'm August 1905.
amounted TO s1676S,067 against Sl4,2l22 27s
I'm August OF last year, and Sl1 .219,5lS I'm
August 1904. This growth in the expor-
tation Of meats is shown in nearly all ar
ticles except canned beef, which shows
a marked decline in August, compared
with the corresponding months Of earlier
years.
"Breadstuffs also make a good record i'm
August especially as compared with the
corresponding month of two Immediately
preceding years being practically $1,000
coo In August, 1906 against $7,5O 900 in the
same month Of 1906. Cotton, however.
falls considerably below the August rec
ord OF 1905, being a little over 100000 i'm
August 1906, against 81, 25O, 600 in the same
month In 1906"