Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-27
GAIN IN IMPORTS.
Eioures Show That Years Increase is
More Than $500, 000,0 900.

Washington. July 26.-The most
- liking characteristic of the foreign
commerce of the United States in the
year lust ended is the large increase
in imports. The value of merchandise
brought into the United States from
foreign countries during the year end
ing June 30, 1907, was $1.434, 100000, an
increase of more than $500 100000 over
the Immediately preceding year and
more than double the total for the fis-
cal year 1898 or 1899. Exports, which
amounted to $1,SS1. 100000, show an in
crease Ct s137 100000 over the i'm
mcdiatcly preceding year and an in
crease of but SO per cent. over the fig
ures of 1899.
This increase of more than 100 per
cent. in imports and of but about 80
per cent. in exports in the last eight
years lends interest to some compara-
tive figures prepared by the Bureau OF
Statistics of the Department of Com
MERGE and Labor showing the princi-
pal articles and groups of articles IN
which the growth has occurred. Dur
ing the eight years under considera-
ton imports of crude materials for use
in manufa curing have increased APP
prOximately 100 per cent; manufac-
lures for further use in manufacturing.
about 200 per cent; manufactures
ready fer consumption, about 115 per
cent; foodstuffs in a crude condition,
about so per cent: and fOodstuffs part
lv or W holly manufactured, about 80
per cent, all of these statements being
based upon estimates for the details
of June imports in the fiscal year
1907
Crude materials for use in manufac-
cent. Of the total imports, formed in
1907 about "a per cent; manufactures
for further use in manufacturing,
which in 1899 formed 13 per cent. of
the total. formed in 1907 10 per cent. /;
manufactures ready for consumption,
which in 1899 formed "a per cent,
formed about 25 per cent. of the total
in 1907; and foodstuffs which in 1899
formed 80 per cent. of the total i'm
ports. formed q per cent. of the total
in 1907.
Turning to the exports. the total
value in 1907 is given at .1SS1 million
dollars against 1927 millions in 1892 an
increase of SO per cent, these figures
including the foreign merchandise re-
exported, which amounts. however, to
less than 9 per cent. of the total OF
the domestic merchandise exported,
manufactures ready for consumption
have increased about IS per cent;
manufactures for further use in manu-
featuring, about JIG per cent; crude
materials for use in manufacturing ZIG
per cent; and fooGstuffs partly or
wholly prepared, about Is per cent;
while foodstuffs in a crude condition
have decreased about q per cent.
Manufactures ready for consumption
in 1893 formed 70 per cent. Of the
total domestic exports and in 1907, %
per cent; manufactures for further use
in manufacturing in 1899 formed 10 per
cent. of the total and in 1907 about II
per cent; crude materials for use in
manufacturing formed in 1899 % per
cent aid in 1907 about SO per cent. of
the total; foodstuffs partly or wholly
manufactured formed in 1899, 25 per
cent. of tho total and in 1907. is per
cent: and foodStuffs in a crude condi-
tinn in 1899 formed 10 per cent. and in
1907 about . per cent. Of the total do
nestle exports.
Among the principal increases DUR
ing the last eight years are. on the i'm
port side, pig tin. from $4,000, 900 value
in 1899 to S3S. 900 900 in 1907; raw silk,
from ST. OO0, 600 to $72,OOO.O0O; India dub
Der. from So. 900. 900 to 10000. 900; raw
wool, from s., OOO. 600 to $4S, 100000; cop
por. including ore, from $7.000,OOO to
$40 000. 600; hides and skins. from $42,-
OG0. 900 to 100000 manufactured
nhrcs, from s2O.0OO.O0O to s43,0O0.OO 900;
while in manufactures those of cotton
show a growth from $32O00,00O in 1888
to ST.. 900, OGO in 1907; Of fibres. from
s25 COG. 600 to s67. 900. 900; of iron and
steel. from s12,OO0,OOO to s42,oOo.OoO;
those Of silk. from $25. COO 900 to s39.-
GOO 600: and of wool. from $14,0OO,OOO to
$40, 600, 900.
On the export side the principal in
crcascs occur in iron and steel manu-
features. from 9f,000,0 900 in 1899 to
s1-9 600. 900 in 1907; leather and manu-
features thereof, from S23,0OO,O0O to
sa5 oOD COO: copper. exclusive of orc.
from s3G 900. 900 to s92 100000; mineral
iii, from s56, 900, 600 to $50, 900; raw
cotton, from s21OOOO,0OO to $3.50, 900, 900;
and meat, and dairy products, from
s17e. 900. GOO to 5000. 600. 900; while bread
stuffs show, fail from S274,000000 in
1899 TO 'SfSi,en0,o00 in 1ao7, all of these
figures for 1907 Icing based upon an es-
Innate for the month of June.