Arizona republican., 1907-12-30

ering only the ten months ending with
October, the analysis for the eleven
months not being yet available.
The large increase in importations
of manufacturers materials occurs in
the most important articles used in
manufacturing in the United States.
OF Manila hemp the importations dur
ing the ten months ending October
We're 51,611 tons. valued at $10,061, 4ss
against 39,9s7 tons. valued at s7.734.
11S in the same months OF last year.
OF sisal, the impOrtations of the ten
months are s3,072 tons. against 1914
tons in the same ten months of last
year; of jute. S0,741 tons, against
1856 tons in the same months Of
last year; of India rubber. $3.50. Sis
pounds, against 53.5s2.757 pounds in
the same months of last year; OF raw
silk. 12.973.6S9 pounds, valued at s59,-
1919 against 12.3s1.243 ounds. val
ued at S46,2l1.40l. in the same months
Of last year: of wool. 171.lOO.1S4
pounds. against 169.761.6S6 pounds in
the corresponding months of last year.
OF iron ore, pig iron, and iron for
further use in manufacturing. such as
bars. ingOts and plates. there is also
a marked increase. so that the total
value Of iron and steel, exclusive of
ore. for the ten months ending Octo-
Der was $34, III .204. against $27. 7S4, $50
in the same months OF last year and
$21,S20.949 in the corresponding
months of 1905. Hides and skins show
decline in quantity imported. being
hrtf Oh Oln non r.nrtndu 9E0
100000 pounds in the same months Of
last year. and pig tin also shows a
decline of quantity. being $500. 900
pounds. against 100000 pounds in
the same months OF the preceding
year though the value is practically
the same in 1901 as in 1906, due to
higher prices in the current year.
Copper ore imported shows an in
crease of about 100000 compared
with last year. and copper in pigs,
bars, and ingots an increase Of $10,-
0OO. 900, being for the ten months end
ing october $34,932.97 This large
importation Of copper into the great
est copper producing country in the
world-the United States-is due not
to the home demand for foreign cop
per but to the special facilities which
the manufacturers Ct the United
States States have for smelling cop
per orc and refining and extracting
the precious metals from the ore i'm
ported in the form Of pigs. bars. and
ingots. Raw cotton shows a marked
increase in quantity in the ten months
Of 1907, being 1O1 .9O7.975 pounds.
against 51,697.359 pounds in the same
months Of last year. The increase in
the value Of raw cotton imported is
even more striking than in quantity.
the value of the cotton imported dur
ing the ten months Of 1907 being $19.-
4I6.6T7. against $S.06S, 1854 in the cor
responding months of last year. Cot
ton manufactures imported show an
increase Of about 100000. being in
value S54.S43.370 in the ten months
ending October 1907.
The principal foodstuffs showing an
increase in importations are coffee.
cocoa and sugar Coffee imported in
the ten months ending October. 1907.
amounted in value to $50 1000.
against $50. 900 during the cores
pOnding period Of last year: cocoa to
$127 900. against s7.5OO.0O in the
corresponding months of last year:
sugar to S77.5OO.OO. against S6S.500,O0
in the corresponding months of the
preceding year. this increase in tOtal