Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-13
HUNDRED MILLION
IN HIDES ARE
IMPORTED
Record for Past Year Exceeds
by Many Millions That of any
Previous year; Goat Skins
0ne-third of the Grand Total
Morning Journal Bureau,
6l3 Munsey Building.
Washington. d. C.. Dee. II.

VII -. - Dtts IL.
1mportations of hides and skins in
the year which ends with the present
month will aggregate nearly one hum
dred million dollars and rank second
in value in the list Of articles or
groups Of articles imported. The value
Of hides and skins imported in the ten
months ending with October, 1909, IS,
In round numbers, $50. 900 600, and
should his average be maintained in
the November and December figures
the total value of his class OF mer-
chandise imported would aggregate
practically 500. 900, while the single
item of importation likely to show a
greater Value-sugar-shows $4,000
0 worth imported from foreign coun-
tries In the ten months ending with
October. TO say nothing OF the S5G.-
100000 worth coming from Hawaii
and Porto Rico during the same per-
tod but classed under imports. since
Hawaii and Porto Rico are now Gus
toms district of the United states
This total OF practically 10000
600 worth of imports OF hides and
skins the figures OF The calendar year
] 500 viii haw viii exceed by many |
millions those OF any earlier year
The highest figures in value of impor- |
tations of hides and skins in any prior
year was $4,000. 900 worth IN 1901. |
The average during the past decade |
having been but SCI. 100000 worth. |
The quantity imported during the year
viii exceed 800 million pounds. while
on no earlier occasion has the total
the f00-milliOn line. the high
figure being in 1906, 3gg millions.
Thus in quantity ana value the i'm
portations of 1909 will be- approx
nately Is per cen in excess OF those
II the previous highest record year.
SOC. TIL average monthly importa-
ion of hides of cattle in the period
ince the new tariff act went into e.
Get August .. 1909. has been 2,500.-
pounds, against about II, o 600
n the seven months Immediately pre-
cding that date.
The growth of importation of hides
nd skins into the United states. an l
gricultural country. has been a
iarked feature of the import trade. i
ne value of hides and skins Imported
the fiscal year 1890 was. in round !
rms, S22.0 goo. 600. in 1900. S5s.O0O.- 1
20. and in the calendar year 1903 =
Ill, as above indicated. be approxi- >
ateiy, Sl0O, 000. zoe. while the GUAM 0
ty imTorted. which In the calendar D
1900 was but 800 million pounds. u
i'll in 1903 exceed 500 millions. "a
Dne especially interesting feature Of "
Is development In the importation j.
hides and skins is found In the y
CT that nearly onc-third of the value u
this large total consists of goat =
ins. The value of goat skins i'm .
In 1903 will alone amoun to
'out $50. 900. 900 out of the approx
ately 100000. GOO representing the
and total of imported hides and
of all kinds. Goat skins form.
fact. "A larger proportion OF the to-
value OF hides and skins imported
ring the last ten years than does
other single class. and aggregated
out s254.O00. 600 out OF a total value
S6Ss 100000 worth OF all hides and
ms imported during hat period
.e total value OF hides OF cattle i'm
In the decade ending with 1893
n aggregate about SiS5.eeO.o 600 and
e miscellaneous group. entitled all
hers" SeiS.o00.e00
Latin American countries and the
are the chief contributors Of
. 500. 00e. 00e worth of hides and
ms imported in 1903. OF tn hides
cattle imported. owe one-half came
m Mexico and South America. and
the goat skins imported. nearly
s-half came from the British East
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