The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-13

many in the nine months ending with
March. 1910, aggregated 1886, 900 .ooo.
an increase of 100000 compared
with the corresponding period of the
fiscal year OF 1909 and a decrease of
$4,000, 600 compared with a like period
of 1905. Imports from that country
in the first nine months of the current
fiscal year were S132, 900, GOO in value.
against S1o4 10000 in 1909 and S1l3.-
100000 in 1908: while exports therto
in the same period were sos, soo. 900 in
1910 compared with Sl91 .ooo. 900 IN
1909 and 1922 100000 in 1905 I'M
ports from Germany in the nine
months of 1910 were larger than those
for the corresponding period of any
year in the history of our commerce,
while exports to that country although
81 100000 greater than those for the
nine months of 1909 were S2I ,ooo, 600
less than those of the same period of
1908
Manufactures form by far the greater
part of the articles imported from Ger
many. Considering only those items
whose imports are shown in the
Monthly Summary issued by bureau
of statistics of the department of COM
merce and labor. the leading articles
are cotton laces, edgings, etc. silk man.
ufactures, toys. cotton knit goods.
crude india rubber. addressed furs,
wood pulp, hides of cattle. wool dress
goods, leaf tobacco. linens. wool cloth,
still wines, books and art works.
In many of the important classes
marked changes have occurred in the
volume of trade during the past four
years. Thus in the nine months under
review india rubber has increased in
value of imports from $3.50 95S in
1907 to S4,s16S12 in 1910: still wines
from Se11 .9S7 to 81 .o4o,749: leaf tobac-
co other than wrapper from S91o601 to
ST ,S1566:, hides of cattle from S261.
:S'22221 to 5000. $50: wood pulp from
S597,211 to 81. 22332 49,: undressed furs
and fur skins from s.. 2oi S92 to So.
S4O.573: cotton laces from $4,5a5 .6l4 to
s., 800 .O95. and art works from S217.-
800 ii S929.52O. In certain of the fore
going a large increase in imports inn
mediately followed the changes in tar
iff rates under the law which became
effective August Is. 1909. notably art
works, twenty years old and over, and
hides of cattle, free on and after the
date named. Other articles, however
show decreased importations; sugar
from SIS, 75O,57O in first nine months
of 1907 to $2.749 in the same period OF
1910: copper pigs, etc, from S7S2, 10 &c
sol IA; pig iron from $7S4.17O to SS3.
S44: gloves from So. SOC. 500 to S2,416.
$50; books from 81 ,327 ,497 to S94S. O19
cement from $1.O93,911 to S243 ,129
cotton cloths from S43S, 800 to S2SO.959
earthen, stone and china ware from
So. 1857 1886 to $3O74,765; linens, etc.
from S1.7SS.247 to 81 $50 $3.50: silk man
ufactures from S5,757 1868 to S4,S25 ,2S2
and toys from $4,9S7.770 to S4.S21 ,161
The most important articles whose i'm
ports in 1910 show decreases compared
with 1909 are sugar, manufactures OF
furs, cement, books. cotton cloths, pig
iron and carpet wool.
Exports from the United States tC
Germany cover a wide range of arti
cles, chiefly material for use in manu-
ldCluIluS lOUuSlullo, duu AdAuIdSl
ures. OF raw cotton the exports in the
nine months ending March were ia
million dollars in 1910. against % mil
lion in 1909, 119 million in 1908, and
1O7 million in 1907: copper pigs, etc.
1874 million dollars in 1910: against II
million in 1909, Is million in 1908 and
1874 million in 1907: leaf tobacco, Is
million dollars in 1910 compared with
3 1-3 million in 1909, 1-:s million in
1908 and 3a4 million in 1907; illumin
ating oil 5A million dollars in 1910
compared with 1-3 million in 1909. !
million in 1908 and million in 1907
and furs and fur skins 3 4-5 million
dollars against pa million in 1909
/ 10 million in 1908 and l million in
1907.
Articles of food have in nearly all
instances decreased. Wheat exports to
Germany in the nine months under
review were in 1910 million dollars
against 9 million in 1909, II % mil
lion in 1908 and 514 million in 1907
flour 1 million dollars against ~ mil
lion in 1909. ~, million in 1908 and II.