The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-14
TOBACCO IMPORTATIOES
SHOW STEADY INCREASE
Pig Tin and Raw Cotton are
Only Articles 1909 Does
Not Excel In

Washington, July Manufactur-
ers Materials imported in the fiscal
ear just ended seem likely to ex-
coed IN quantity those OF any earlier
iscal year. Measured by values
alone, the figures Of the year will
all nearly slO0.0O0.000 below those
Of 1907. but the quantity imported
OF nearly all important materials for
manufacturing, exceeds in the fiscal
ear 1909, that of any earlier fiscal
ear.
While this statement Is based upon
hly eleven months completed fig
ures, the record Of the bureau of sta
istics Of the department of com
1erce and labor, is now sufficiently
omplete to give assurance hat IL is
OrTect The principal articles inn
orted for use In manufacturing are
silk, cottonNo ood. vegetable fibers.
obacco. india rubber, hides and
kins, copper. tin and lumber These
ten articles represent more than
ne-half of the total value Of manu-
acturers' materials imported.
Years. Wool Imports.
The quantity of raw wool import
ID in the eleven months ending with
Nay was 36,5O0.O00 pounds, and
should the total for June equal that
If May GO, 100000 poundsl, the
;rand total for the full year would
le 266. 6.5o0 000 pounds Vegetable
ibers include fax hemp, jute. Man.
la hemp. sisal. tistle or Tampico
hers of this character The quan-
10y imported assuming that the June
gures will be approximately equal
0 those of May, will aggregate 3iS.-
90 tons, against 10000 in 1904, the
highest record in earlier years.
hough the value viii aggregate bul
bout S300000o0. against more than
A2000,000 in the fiscal year 1907,
when the quantity was materially
ess than in 1909.
More Tobacco Imported.
lmportatiOns of tobacco are divid-
'd into two great groups hat suit.
bic for cigar wrappers and all other
eaf tobacco While the quantity for
igar wrappers falls in 1909 below
hat Of earlier years, the quantity OF
other leaf tobacco imported in the
ull fiscal year will aggregate (as.
iuming that June imports equal those
II Mly) 37,500001 pounds against
100000 pounds in 1907. the high
ST record for any earlier fiscal year
is interesting to observe that in
'alues also the figures of leaf t0bac-
20 Imports in 1909 will exceed those
II any earlier year except 1907 which
I approximately equals.
Raw cotton importations will fan
)elow that OF 1902 and 1907. but eX-
'eeds that of any other year The
'gures for the eleven months end
lg with Ma are 7I702.62l pounds
nd should the June imports equal
those of May (6977547 pOunds). the
otal for the fiscal year will be 81.
'OO.tO1 pounds which exceeds the
CURES of any earlier year except
907 when the total was $4,000. 600
ounds, and 1902 when the total
as 99e00000 pounds
rubber Traffic 100000 Pounds.
Crude India rubber imported in The
lscal year 1909 will If the June im.
orts approximate those OF MAY. az
regat S6000,00O pounds. the high
st record for any earlier year The
alue is approximateB the same as
nat in 1907 Hides and skins of all
lasses imported Will aggregate. as.
nming that the June figures approx.
nate those Of May i32000.0G0
gainst t25,000 90 In he earlier rec