The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-10-18
IMPORTED
EXPORTED
MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF
FOREIGN GOODS EXPORTED.
Bureau Of Statistics Of Department Of
Commerce and Labor Says Much
India Rubber, Coffee, Etc Was
Shipped Out

Washington. oct l5.-Morc than
}25.o0OOOJ worth of foreign merchan.
disc comes into the United States each
year to be again exported to other
countries
The bureau ut statistic sof the de-
partmout Of commerce and labor prints
IN It's monthly summary each month
statement entitled Exports Of For
eign Merchandise. An examination %.
this table shows that between $4,000.
OOO and $4,OOO.O worth of India rub
bor produced in other parts of the
world, were exported from the United
States last year. S2,25O.OoO worth OF
lead. $l.5OO,uUO worth of coffee. about
Sl,50oOOO worth of fruits and nuts,
over 81 .oOO. 900 worth OF tobacco. more
than 81 1000. coo worth of fibrcs. hides
and skins little over 81 1000. wool
a little less than $l,OOO.OOO, foreign
woods, especially mahogany, about
Sl00O,OO0; automobiles, more tuan
S5OUOUO; manufactures of iron and
steel Of variCus grades ana character,
over 100000; furs, over 100000. and
cotton, lumber, gum chiclc and sisal,
nearly 100000 each
The countries to which this foreign
merchandise is exported from the
United States are more widely dis
tributed than would naturally be sup
posed. While over $lO.5OO.OO0 worth
goes to Canada, over S5,0Co,OOO worth
went in 1906, to the United Kingdom,
nearly $2,5OO,oOO worth to Germany,
about Sl,5O0,OOO worth to France. near
ly $15OO,OOJ worth to Cuba, near
over $75O,Uo0 to MeXico and in small
er sums to many other foreign coun-
tries.
The total number Of countries and
colonies to which foreign merchandise
is exported from the United States ag-
gregate siXty-five, and the value OF
the fore, IN merchandise sent to them
from the United States ranged, in 1906.
from Sl0.jOOOO0 TO Canada down to
Sgl in Straits Settlements and SAL
worth to Korea
OF the $3,25O,OoO worth of India rub
Der of foreign production exported In
1906 over $2,5OO,OO went to Canada
and nearly $75O,OOO to the United King
dom. OF the $225U,OOO worth of lead
in ore Of foreign production exported
in 1906, nearly Sl,OOO,OOO went to the
United Kingdom, over 100000 to Ger
many, and S297 4Gr worth to Japan.
OF the $1,5OO,OOO worth Of coffee OF
foreign production exported in 1906,
$l76,5SO worth went to the United
Kingdom, SGO7,O31 worth to Cuba,
Sl64,99O worth to Germany, S20OIlO
worth to Mexico, and nearly 100000
4 worth to France.
The value of foreign fruits and nuts
exported in 1906 was about $500, ,OOO
of which bananas amounted to over
$l,OO0,OOO in value. These bananas
4 which were chiefly broIght from Cen
4 tral American and the West India Is
land, were sent almost exclusively tC
Canada.
= OF the nearly 81 100000 worth OF ART
works Of foreign production exported
A in 1906, nearly $4OO,OOo worth went
4 to Canada and S22423l worth t.
q France.
4 Goldfish, OF which the imports ar,
chiefly from Canada and Newfouud
{ Land, is another item Of considerabl.
\ importance in the expectation Of for
! eign products, the total in 1906 being
Il SlSl,537 worth, of which nearly all
Went tC the West India islands, es
4 pecially llayti, Santo Domingo and
Cuba Lead in ore and base bullion
formed another item Of considerable
\ value, aggregating S2,25O,0O0 in 1906
4 OF which nearly Sl,OOO,o0O went to the
united Kingdom, over 100000 to Ger
4 many and most OF the remainuer C.
other European countries. Tobacco ey
4 ported amounted i'm 1906 to $l,250, 600
4 Of which over $75OOOO went to Canada
and the remainder nearly all to Euro
pean countries. SpCnges are another
item of foreign production exported
aggregating $l52675 i'm 1906, and being
distributed chiefly to European coun
tries, especially France, Germany, the
United Kingdom and Netherlands.
OF the Sl74,155 worth of foreign
champagne exported in 1906, abou
$4,000 worth went tC Canada, s2G ,OOO
worth to Mexico and s21 900 worth I,
Cuba. OF the 1898 900 worth OF for
eign goatskns exported, s222,OO
worth went TO Canada. OF the S19l OU
worth of hides of cattle, S154,OO0 wort
went to Canada, and of the sj54,00
worth of other hides and skins, S23S
900 worth went IN Canada and the TC