The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-29

Wool importations into the United states
in the last fiscal year exceeded those OF
any earlier year except 1897, when alb
normal importauons we're made in view
Of the prospective transfer Of wool from
the free to the dutiable list
The total quantity Of wool imported in
the fiscal year was s66,500.OoO pounds.
against 126O0O00O in 1905. 2O5.OOO.OO0 in 1907.
2p,oo0,Ooo in 1906, and S5lOoO.OOO in 1897.
when. as already suggested, the importa-
tions were abnormally large by reason OF
the prospective transfer Of wool from the
free to the dutiable list
About one-third OF the wool consumed
IN the United States is imported, the re-
naming two-thirds being produced at
home. Figures compiled by the Bureau
OF Statistics show that the quantity Of
wool imported into the United states in
the decade ending with the fiscal year
1909 was 1,S24.O00OO0 pounds, OF which about
io.O00000 was re-exported.
The quantity produced IN the United
States during the ten years ending with
the calendar year 1908 was 2.gC3.OJl.Ol0
pounds, OF which about 5.0010OO pounds
were exported. This makes The total con-
sumption Of wool in the United states IN
the decade just ended about 100000
pounds. OF which about IS per cent was
imported and the remainder produced at
home.
Wool Consumption Increases.
During the Immediately preceding dec
ade-that ending with the calendar year
1885 and the fiscal year lS9S-oo-the wool
imports aggregated. in round terms.
l,600,oOOOOO pounds. and domestic produc-
ton 2.S30O00.OO0 pounds; and deducting the
, small quantities exported. the consump-
ton Of wool in the United states during
TIE decade named is found to be about
10000 600 pounds, Of which 50 per cent
was Of foreign production and the re-
mainder produced in the United States
II thus appears that the average annual
consumption OF wool I'm the United States
during the decade just ended was about
415.co0.000 pounds. Of which little over
one-third was imported and the remain
der produced az home. and that in the
Immediately preceding decade the aver
age annual consumption Of wool was 44G.-
100000 pounds. Of which the importations
and domestic production showed rtspec-
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the decade just ended
The value Of the wool imported into the
/ United States during the fiscal year was
SIS. 900 600. against 81 10000 in 1907. S4s.-
| 10000 in 1905, and So 10000 IN 1897. the
year OF the highest record of quantities
imported. The stated value OF the wool
/ imported into the United States during
the decade ending with the fiscal year
1900 was S213,00O,OOo. and in the decade
ending June 30, 1899. S35O5oo.Oo0
Classified in Three Groups.
Wool importations are divided by the
Bureau Of Statistics into three groups
clothing wool. combng wool. and carpet
wool. OF the first-named class. clothing
wool, the value OF the importations in
the fiscal year just ended was SO. 10000.
OF the second class. combing woois.
&.5g0 600 and Of the third class. CARPET
woods. S11.OOO.000 or the clothing woods
imported. S12o000C0 worth came from the
United Kingdom. S.50o.O00 worth from
Argentina. and abo't 100000 worth from
Aus ,-alia and the adjacent island of Tas-
mania.
OF the combing woods imported, nearly
100000 worth came from the United
Kingdom. OF the Sl1.000O00 worth OF car
pet WOODS imported, $5,Hpl,Vo worth came
from the United Kingdom, about 5000 900
worth from other countries OF Europe.
100000 worth from China. and 81. $4,000
worth from other parts OF Asia and
Oceania
Thus. or the S45.OOo.OOO worth OF wool
imported into the United States during
the year just ended-the year OF the high
est record except the abnormal year 1897
the United Kingdom supplied over Sl9,-
100000 worth. or more than a. per cent
OF the total; South America about $780,
Geo worth, and Asia and Oceania over $13.-
COO 600 worth.