The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-26
ENTIRE WORLD
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Washington, July 27.-The entire world,
has profited by the large increase OF I'M
portation during the fiscal year just ended.
This increase in importations. as already
announced by the bureau of statistics of
the department OF commerce and labor,
amounts 20 over $500, 100000. as compared
with the Immediately preceding year. OF
this increase. about $115.0oo,000 occurred in
the imports from Europe. s33. 100000 in I'M
ports from Asia, s25,O0o,ooo In the imports
f.om North America, about 100000 in
the imports from South America, nearly
81 10000 in the imports from Africa and
about 100000 in the imports from Oce-
anta.
The United Kingdom. Germany France.
Brazil Japan, British India, Cuba, Italy.
Egypt and China are the chief benefici-
aries in this increase in foreign purchases
by the people of the United states.
The largest increase in the imports
from any single country Is from the
United Kingdom. from which the I'M
ports increased about $37,000.0O0 over the
preceding year. the fiscal
year 1906. This increase In the imports
from the United Kingdom occurs chiefly
in pig iron, pig tin. pig copper. TIN plate,
laces and miscellaneous manufactures.
Pig iron alone shows an Increase In the
IL month ending May of nearly 100000
from the United Kingdom alone. pig tin
an increase OF nearly 100000. pig copper
an increase of S.500,00o while cotton
cloths, cotton laces, silk, crude India
rubber and manufactures OF various sorts.
as we'll as many other less important artf-
cles. show a considerable increase from
the United Kingdom.
From Germany the imports show an in
crease of about see, 100000. The increase
occurs chiefly In beet sugar chemicals.
kid gloves. silks. knit goods and paper
manufactures, the largest single increase
being in sugar. which alone shows an In
crease In the IL months ending with May
OF nearly $6.00o.0o0. compared with the
Immediately preceding year From
France the imports show an increase oI
about S21. .00O. 600. the gain occurring chiefly
In silks. laces. diamonds. kid gloves and
ether manufactured articles. From italy
the imports show an increase or about
SO 900. 900, the gain occurring chiefly In
raw silk From Netherlands the imports
show an increase OF about $S.000O00, the
gain occurring chiefly in diamonds ana
tobacco from her East Indian possessions.
From Canada the imports show an IN
crease OF about Sc 100000. the gain occur
ring chiefly in rubber, copper and hides:
From Cuba the imports show gain or
about slO,00O.0O0. the increase occurring
chiefly in sugar, also in bananas tobacco,
cigars and iron ore. From Brazil the In
crease Is aboua SIT 200, 900, occurring chief-
Iy in coffee. cacao and rubber.
From China the increase In imports LIS rs
about s. O0O,0 600, occurring chiefly In SILK
and wool From japan the increase
amounts to about s150o0,00o. the gain oc-
curing largely in silk. From brltlsn IN
dia the importations show an increase OF
about s12. 900. 900, this gain occurring chief
ly In burlaps. jute bags. and manufac-
tured jute. From Australia ana New Zea-
land there is a gain of about 5000. 600 this
increase occurring chiefly in wool: From
Rgypt the imports show gain OF ABOUT
S. 900. 900. the gain occurring chieny IN ia"
The increase In importations is divided
about equally between dutiable ana nom
dutiable merchandise. OF the great
groups foodstuffs in crude condition
show a gain OF about sl5.ooWo, .foodstuHs
partly or wholly manufactured, gain OIL
about si5. 900 600, manufactures ready Tor
consumption. gain OF about s550o,0oo'
manufactures for further use in manu-,
facturing, a gain of about s5Ioo,0W, ana
crude materials for use in manufacturing
an increase OF about $66,0OO,0oo