Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-03-13
DRINKING LESS CHAMPAGNE.

So at Least Uncle Sam has Found.
according to a report of the nat.
ional bureau of statistics the United
States has either been affected by til 3
temperance movement or else it has
found some drink that it likes better
than champagne. The report shows
that we used less champagne last
year than we did the year previous.
The report among other interesting
things, tells We are considered one of
the greatest cotton producing coun-
tries of the world
statement was issued by the bu
reau of statistics ON the "ebb and
flow of the commerce of the United
States in 1906 The figures show that
1894, 727 dozen quarts of champagne
and other sparkling wines were i'm
ported in 1906, valued at $3.50, 425,
while in the Immediately preceding
year the number Of dozen quarts was
401, ,514 valued at $5,995,651.
While the United States is one of
the greatest coffee-consumipg coun-
tries in the world, yet it is exporting
that product. The exports of domes-
tic products include 31,51S,4 94 pounds
of green or raw coffee, valued at 49,
S70,592. This is explained by the
fact that Porto Rico and the Ha-
waiian islands are customs districts
of the United States, and that their
exports to foreign countries are now
included within the figures of exports
from the various customs districts of
this country. 1t is stated that doubt
less all of this coffee is tire product of
the island possessions referred to- In
addition 13,500,G00 pounds of coffee
of foreign production .rought to this
country was re-exported.
Another curious feature of Ameri-
can commerce is that while this coun-
try produces three-fourths of the
worlds cotton. S1I,000,000 worth Of
that product was imported last year
TO say nothing of $1,000,000 worth of
waste cotton This product, however.
is of different quality from that
produced in the United states being,
of the long silky fibre, coming princi-
pally from Egypt. While this country
is the largest manufacturer of cotton
goois the importations of manufac-
lures of this product aggregated, in
round figures, $69,000,000 in value,
which was more than so per cent in
EXCESS of the value of these goods ex-
ported. The imports of ''autos"
amounted to nearly 100000 in val
ue, hut this figure was practically off
set By the exports of automobiles
amour ting in value to S4,409,1S6. OF
the exports of these machines 81 600,
600 worth went to the United ing
dom and nearly another 100000
worth to other European countries.
Tropical countries .'sJ were large
buyers of this class of vehicles, Mex
leo having bought s717.523 worth.
against s192.452 in 1905; while the
West Indies and Bermuda took S24I.-
900 worth; South America 1857 900;
Australia nearly 100000 and the
British East Indies s34.111 worth.
In the copper industry. although
this country produces one-half the
worlds copper. and is one of the
largest exporters of that product it
also is one of the largest importers
Of that commodity. The value of cop
per imports in 1906 was over 1900
900 while the exports Ct copper
amounted to over s9O,OO0.0O0. This
anomaly apparently grows out of the
fact that the United States has SUI
perior smelling and re lining facih-
ties and that the copper from its i'm
mediate neighbors at the north and
south-Canada and Mexico-fiows TO
it's smelling establishments and re.
fineries. The United States which