Arizona republican., 1907-11-20

their production. Of the total of $5S,- ls660L worth of cotton manufactures imported in the nine months ending with September. ss0.62s, 36s wHe includ- ed in the general group Of 'laces. edgings, embroideries. insertings, neck rufflings, ruchings. trimmings, tuck ings. lace window curtains. etc.," $9,- s64.l06 was cotton cloths-bleached. dyed, colored. stained. painted. or printed; s1.247.56 knit goods; while the remainder included plushes, velvets and velveteens, thread. yarn, etc. The general group. faces, embroideries, etc.," shows a much larger growth than any other class Of cotton goods import ed, having grown from 20 millions, in round terms. in 1905 10 30 millions in 1907, an increase Of 10 millions in the two years. while cotton showed an in- crease of but 9 millions in the same period.
 A comparison of the figures of the fiscal year 1907 with those of still ear Her years shows that the group faces. embroideries. etc." forms a steadily increasing share of the cotton manu- factures imported in the period Is91- 1895 was about 30 million dollars, and of the sum the group laees. embroid- cries. etc. formed nearly II million dol lars. or over 8 per cent; in the period l90l-l90 the average annual value of cotton manufactures imported was 47 million dollars, of which total faces, embroideries. etc, supplied 23 .3-i mil lions, or 50 per cent of the total; while In the months ending With September 1907. the total was, as already indicated s5s, ,7s6.60l, of which the group. laces. edgings, embroideries, etc. formed s30,- 629. .36s, or 52 per cent of the total.
 Switzerland and France are the larg- est sources of supply for the laces. edgings. embrolderies. etc. imported into the United States. now averaging about 40 million dollars annually Of the s30.62s,S6s worth imported in the g months ending with September. 1907. sl0.7424os Is accredited to Switzerland by the figures supplied 10 the bureau Of statistics by the customs house of the United States: s9. .46a .ss7 to France: s5,40l,s5S to the United Kingdom, and S4,2G5,55s to Germany. In the single month of September the total value of cotton laces. edgings. embroideries. etc, imported was S3,174.i12, against s27s9.- 051 in September. 1906; and of these to- tals Switzerland supplied sl.2l0.402 in September, 1907, against sS69, ,s07 in Sep tember. 1906; France. s960.443 in Sep tember. 1907. against sss.1s6 in Septem- Der of last year; the United Kingdom. s52i.616. against s360.2s9 in September of last year: and Germany. s409.520 in September. 1907. against s422.0T2 in September of last year.
 Of the cotton cloths imported. of which the bulk is classed as ''bleached. dyed. colored. stained. painted. or printed" the value in September, 1905. was $s20. .2s7. against s6ss.s65 in Septem- ber 1906; the share supplied by the United Kingdom having been s7S4,s60 in September. 1907. against s54s.130 in September. 1906: by France. t7s,Ss7 against s50.19S in September of last year; Germany. s4l.29s in September. 1907. against $43.s sl1 in September of last
 year: Switzerland. s2i.s62 in September 1907. agains; s23.226 in September of last year. and other Europe, S23,945, against $16.70l in September of the preceding year. Under the head of cotton knit goods importations. the to- tai for the niotnhs ending with Sept ember 1907, was s7.247 .567, against &C., 349.S12 in the same months of last year and of those totals Germany supplied s6.564.sOs in the correspond ing months of last year In the single month of September the value of cot ton kint goods imported was S771.- osG. against $5s6.s72 in September. 1906. Germany having supplied s7is.- sos. against s525,s16 in September, rqne