Arizona republican., 1907-11-26

 OF WEALTH
The Progress the Country
 Has Been Making
The Commercial and Indus trial Growth of a Decade is Also Measured.

Washington, Nov. 24.- -Statlstlcal Record of the Progress of the United States, lS00- 1907" is the title of pub lication just issued by the Bureau of Statistics of the Department of Com merce and Labor. and while composed exclusively of columns of figures. the record of progress which it shows for the United States and it's industries and commerce is extremely interesting. Among the many interesting facts which it presents is that the money in circulation in the United States on July 1, 1907. was 2.773 million dollars. against 2.736 millions in 1906 and 1,s4O on the corresponding date of 1897, a decade ago. Deposits in savings banks are set down at 3,459 million dollars, against 3.2S9 millions in 1906 and 1883 millions in 1897; the total deposits in all banks, at 13 billion dollars in 1907, speaking in round terms, against 12A billions in 1906 and but billions in
 1897. The public debt, less cash in the Treasury, is given at SIS million dol lars in 1907, against 964 millions in 1906 and 9s7 million dollars in 1897; and the per capita indebtedness. Sl0.26 in 1907. against sl1.46 in 1906 and $l3.7S in 1897. The annual interest charge of the public indebtedness on July l, 1907, is given at 212-3 million dollars, against g 1-4 millions at the corre- spending date of last year and 34 l3 millions at the corresponding date of ls97: and the annual interest charge per capita, 25 cents in 1907. against 2S cents in 1906 and AS cents in 1897, a decade earlier.
 The merchandise imported into the country is given at 1.434 million dol lars in the fiscal year 1907. against l.227 millions in 1906 and 765 millions in 1897. having thus nearly doubled during the decade; while exports of domestic merchandise are set down at 1854 millions in 1907, against 1,71S millions in 19p6 and 1,032 millions in 1897. Manufacturers crude materials imported are given at AT millions in 1907, against 415 millions in 1906 and l96 millions in 1897; manufactures for further use in manufacturing. at 27i million dollars. against 220 millions in the immediately preceding year and SS millions in 1897. decade earlier. On the export side, crude materials for use in manufacturing are given at 593 millions in 1907. against 500la millions in 1906 and 297 millions in 1897; man. ufactures for further use in manufac
 turing. at 259 millions, against 226 millions in the immediately preceding year and 9S millions in 1897; and man ufactures ready. for consumption, 4S1 millions in 1907. against 46O millions in 1906 and 213 millions in 1897.
 ha rapnrf1G nf rrnHnrtinn al encouraging. While the figures of production are most cases stated by calendar years and can therefore be given in this publication only for the calendar year 1906. they show in nearly all cases an improvement over the inn mediately preceding year. Pig-iron production for 1906 is given at over 25 million tons, against 23 millions in 1905 and 92-3 millions in 1897. Petroleum production is given at 1-3 billion gall Hons, against 2Is billions a decade ear Her. The number of cotton spindles in operation in mills of the northern states. I5 2-3 millions. against 13.9 mill lions in 1897: and of the Southern states. millions, against 3A millions in lss7.
 Evidences of activity among the manufacturers are shown by increased importations of material used by them. Crude rubber imported during the fis- cal year 1907 amounted to ~ million pounds. against 57% millions in 1906 and 8 12 millions in 1897: raw silk i'm ported nearly 19 million pounds. against + millions in 1906 and less than millions in 1897; while many other articles used in manufacturing show material gains over the imports of last year and large increases when compared with those of a decade ear Her
 The popularity of American mer- chandise in foreign markets in various parts of the world is illustrated. to some extent at least, by the two pages devoted to the foreign commerce of the principal countries of the world and the share of that trade with the United States. These statements show that of the imports of Canada, 60.6 per cent were drawn from the United States. and of her exports. 3S1 per cent were sent to the United States in the latest year for which statistics are available. Mexico took 65.9 per cent of her imports from the United States and sent CSC per cent of her exports to this country. The Central American States took a large share of their inn ports from the United States: Hon. duras, 63 per cent; Nicaragua, B per cent; Costa Rica, 54.5 per cent: Guate- mala. nearly 45 per cent. and Salva- dor 31 per cent; while of their ex- ports Honduras sent to the United States in the latest year for which figures are available s7 per cent: Nic- aragua, 90 per cent: Costa Rica, 47 per cent; Guatemala. 8 per cent. and Sal vador, 22 per cent. Cuba took in 1906. the latest year for which statistics are at hand, 4S.6 per cent of her imports from the United States and sent to us S4.S per cent of her exports. chiefly. of course sugar and tobacco. Brazil took IA per cent of her imports from the United States and sent to us S5.1 per cent of her exports. China took in 1906 10.4 per cent of her imports from the United States and sent to us 10.9 per cent of her exports; and Japan took 16.7 per cent of her imports from this country and sent to us 297 per cent of her exports. The United King dom, the largest importing country of the world, took 21.6 per cent of her