Arizona republican., 1909-07-06
AN INCREASE
 IF IMPORTS Showing at End of the Fiscal
 Year
 NEEDS 0F MANUF PICTURES There Was a Falling Off of Exports, the Decrease Being Pretty Well Dis tributed Among All the More Important Lines.

Washington, July 5.-Official figures of the import and export trade of the United States, giving in detail the II months ending with May, 1909, indicate that the imports of the fiscal year end ing with June, 1909. will exceed those of last year by about 100 million dol lars, and that the exports will fall about 200 millions below those of last year
 The increase in imports occurs chief Iy in manufacturers materials, but in 70 inconsiderable degree also in food stuffs; while manufactures ready for consumption show a marked falling off. The decrease in exports occurs in all the great groups-foodstuffs crude, showing a fall of about 50 mill lions; foodstuffs. manufactured, a fall of about 30 millions; crude material for manufacturing, fall of about 35 millions: manufactures for use Tn man. ufacturing. a fall of about 36 millions; and manufactures ready for cOnsump- tion a fall of 50 millions.
 The principal articles in which the increase in importatiOns occurs are: Hides and skins 20 million dollars, wool r millions, raw silk 15 millions, india rubber 22 millions. coffee about IA mill lions, sugar 15h millions and diamonds and other precious stones about 10 millions.
 The decrease in exports occurs chief ly in live cattle, a drop of II million dollars; corn, a fall of 9 millions; wheat, fall of 2S millions: flour, a fall of II millions: meat and dairy products. a reduction of 27 millions; manufactures of iron and steel. a fall of 41 millions; copper. pigs, bars, etc.. a reduction of 20 millions; cars for steam railways. a decrease of , mill lions; wood and manufactures thereof. a drop of If millions; and raw cot ton. a fall of 19 millions.
 The fall of Al million dollars in iron and steel exports is distributed among the various classes: Metal working ma chinery, millions; locomotives, mill lions; pipes and fittings. millions; builders hardware. millions; wire, 2 millions; steel rails for railways, 2 millions; electrical machinery, mil lions; sewing machines. millions; and miscellaneous machinery, not classi- fled. millions. The fall of 27 millions in meat and dairy products is also dis tributed to the various classes: Pickled pork. a drop of Sh millions; fresh beef. fall of 71a millions; lard, a drop of 4 millions; and tallow, drop of millions. The fall of IA millions in wood and manufactures thereof Is distributed also among the various classes: Boards, deals and blanks. millions; and sawed timber, 2h mill lions. Under manufacturers material, cotton shows a decline of 19 millions in exports. though should June show as favorable a record as May this re- duction in the export value of cotton would be materially less in the full year than for the II months for which records are now made up.
 The falling off in value of exports is due, in some cases. to a decline in prices rather than quantities. In raw cotton, for example, the quantity ex- ported in the II months ending with May, 1909, is 625 million pounds great CT than in the corresponding months