The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-23
HlGH PRICES
BOOST IMPORTS
EXPLANATION or The RECENT
ENoHA OTIS McREAsE COM
PAR TIVE FlGu RES.


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III sHlNGToN Aiig The ad.
4 yance h prices hich IS 70 con- "a
Il siderabls xtsnt ponsib BE tot the
Ilarge inctea Sc il the total value q i I'M
lports IN recent years, apparently y
,lalso esBonsible q some isgre for
1.-The increased figures Of the value Of
Iexports An analysis recently made
lily the Bureau 81 atistics Of the Inn;
Iports ~ 1907, compared with those
ot 1899, showed marked advances in
.Iprices Of imported articles, and that
this advance in prices per unit Of
quantity Is largely responsible fer the
increase Of over 100 per cent In the
total value Of imports into the United
States since 1899.
IA like analysis Of the exports just
completed by the bureau shows also
a marked advance in prices Of the
great articles forming the export trade
and indicates that, while there have
been material increases in Quantitis
exported, the growth Of domestic ex-
ports from 1904 100000 in 1899 to l.
s54,OOO,OOO in 1907 is due in no incon-
siderable degree to advance In prices
Of the articles forming that trade.
Thus In the great group toodstuffs,
aggregating about $4O0,OOo,0oOin val
ue, the advance in price ranged from
/ per cent. in the case Of -four, 4.s
per cent. In cattle, per cent. In wheat
and 12 per cent. in fresh beef upward
to 50 pr cent. in cotton:seed OIL, only
two articles, lard and cotton.seed OIL,
showing more than a so per cent. in.
crease. In the great group Of articles
for use In manufacturing, including
under that term raw material and pr
tilly manufactured articles, the dozen
articles sggregating over $7Oo,0Oo,OOO
y saiue snow sasa u. - ~, ps.Ss rang ~
group Of toodstuffs, rosin showing an
advance Of 2O2.7 per cent. Ii price
PSI la UNIV q qaAns. saMsu ttnDes
forms more than one.fourtbs Of the TO-
Itajs aynosas al ntys an adyance.nf a2 n
~ eApops, SHOWS = s.uss y -.
psf .seas y pr.oe ~ gounu, es :. = !.
~ pls ss.s. go q sassuVso u se,S
PEI cenl ilmpt' oe;s psF een',
Naile Ds'suasnoas soal' 4.s@ue an =
Asu s1s !. 8 " slgsgl.s :
Pc eenF; asao aeaE.slls 10y Y 3 -
mineEn y. sasss en =. so1-.s1l -
essln pllss y - oslo. g =. se''s'
pef ual1 = eessl.s
nine steep 8. 80. ... :s,a -.
esaSae ;s za.np.V = ~
pen!ane n.y. y = ' St2oo II. ~
Ssoe' = t .e' q sl,..s !. = 4S.41sss
sItuesutalllSns ~ s.ssl' =. ~ " 49,
sncotoFS y eossons 49,. ~ Ont'
sesei FsIis - Set1s'i }ooos ~ u
SHOES sOipef cent? sU y 49,. :
clotn' @ PEG cene. 1lts g POI eeas :.
ana rennso mlneF'l oal' so,s psF 'cent'
~ salue psr unts = 9astes
lee 49, q = 49, Wu.sa ~.
sly sols'aes4pie Ssstse3 =. ilStsAss !. !.
4aansle'ss APotSeu stte snieas lns.la
taesuEsS g ar.lc'ss ~ .ase - al.l =.
taSuuEaps, Woate tOSassuus, saoM ), y
many cases g . |. ~ leaasuon =
Su'..y sapelAeu ~ ta 49,. :
ssie onsase = 49,. y Sa ~ .s SUE :
~ mose !. 49, ~ ~ $1,000 ~. 49, -,
~ a aou ~ ae1riy $4,000 Uattss' ~ ~
1ooOOo'OUs p0unus' W sDous 1900 ooS
w poslus a sg !; $3.50 y 3
~ posa ~ sua sot'o'Seea "a ussts =
VVv,oOoi poanus. -, v. j. :.
!, As.ssu.e4s : 49,. a., 49,. -.
tuse " psl'a.ly ....nutaSsusS 20 =.
s.ea!s e'sts lIe1l .s..ows 1870 - :,
1870. Soe sH0wS q 49, 1890 ~
$4,000 -. eun ., =. - SSSS az
pounSs' 'eat 'opaseo !. a neat -. YSvVV'VSs
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