Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-02
IMPORTS GAIN;
EXPORTS LOSE
COMMERCE STATISTICS FOR
1909 SHOW CHANGE
PRECEDING YEAR BETTER FOR
DOMESTIC SHIPPERS
Coffee Chief Item on Incoming List,
While AZ Millions Less of
Wheat Were Sent
Away

FN"1y
WASHINGTON, Feb. Further de-
tails of the foreign commerce of the
United States during the calendar year
1909 are Just completed by the bureau
of statistics of the department of COM
merce and labor. They show the i'm
ports and exports by great groups of
articles compared with those of the
Immediately preceding year.
On the import side foodstuffs in
crude condition show an increase OF
about $50, 900, 900, of which increase cof-
fee formed 100000; fruits and nuts,
81, 600; potatoes Chiefly from Eng
land, Ireland Scotland and Canada),
$3,OOO,O 900; tea, $2,0OOO0O cattle, beans
and spices about $1000,00O each. The
group foodstuffs partly or wholly man
ufactured shows an increase of $12, ,OOO,-
900, Of which champagne formed $4,000
0G0; distilled spirits $2,5G0, GGO; sugar.
olive oil and cheese, 81 600 each.
The group crude materials for use
in manufacturing shows an increase
of $17 600, 900, speaking in round terms,
of which increase hides and skins
amounted to $46,OOO,OOO; India rubber,
S35, 900, 900; wool, S32,000,000; silk, $1O,-
0O0,000; cotton, copper ore, undressed
furs and fibers, about $2,O00,00O each.
use in manufacturing shows an in
crease of $79,000,000, of which chem
icals, drugs and dyes amount to ap-
proximately $1S000,000 diamonds cut,
but not set, $1S000,000 various manu-
factures of iron and steel, chiefly for
further use in manufacturing, approXi-
mately $10,000,000; copper pigs about
$4,000, 600; dressed furs, $5,000000; tin,
$4,OOO, 600; lumber, $4,OOO,0O0; wood pulp,
SO, ,0O0, 600; leather, about 81, 100000 and
pulp wood, 81, ,000 900. The group manu-
features ready for consumption shows
an increase of about $66O0O,OOO, of
which increase art works formed over
$4,000, 000 cotton laces, $750O,O00; lin
ems, $1,000 900; wool manufactures,
Sc, 100000, and silk manufactures, $6,OOO,-
900.
On the export side the group food
stuffs in crude condition, and food
animals shows a drop of $53,0000 900, of
which decrease 100000 occurs in
wheat, and $S,000000 in cattle. The
group foodstuffs partly or wholly man
ufactured show a fall Of $4,000,0O0 of
which meat and dairy products formed
about $29, ,000000 and -four, $11,000,0o0.
The group crude materials for use in
manufacturing shows an increase of
$4,000, 900. of which S22,000,000 is in raw
cotton alone. The group manufactures
for further use in manufacturing shows
an increase of SIS, 900, 900, and the group
manufactures ready for consumption
$21, 1000, 600. making the total increase
in manufactures $40000,000. This in
crease occurs in a great variety of ar
ticles; leather and manufactures,
$7,000,000; manufactures of iron and
steel, S6,500 900; agricultural imple-
ments, about $4,000, 900; automobiles
and parts thereof, about $3,0OO,OOO; cop
per pigs, ingots, etc, about $2,000,000;
cotton cloths 100000 900: cotton wear
ing apparel, about $1.000,000; India rub
ber manufactures, about S2,000000, and
electrical appliances, etc, $1,5OO,O0O
The following table presents an out
line of the statement:
Twelve months ending with December
IMPORTS 1908
Foodstuffs in crude condition,
and food animals. ........... S141,S49,37S
F'oodstuffs partly or wholly
manufactured ..,........... 1b0, 45o,Ol3
Crude materials for in
in manufacturing ......,..,. 360,124,73O
Manufactures for further use
in manufacturing .....,..... 17S,85475O
Manufactures ready for con-
sumption ................... 276,O26'3s5
Miscellaneous .............,., 9o6S,s31
Total imports 1908. ,OS7
IMPORTS 1903
FoodstuTs in crude condition,
and food animals ........,.. Si72,296,073
Foodstuns partly wholly
manufactured ....,......... 162,135,o32
Crude materials for use in
manufacturing ............. 529,ss277s
Manufactures for further
in manufacturing .......... 257,s67S Ss5
Manufactures ready for con-
sumption ..........,........ St2S95'a20
Miscellaneous ..''...'''''''''' lV'"o'ofs
Total imports 19O9.........,s1 s1,475,612, $50
EXPORTS 1903
Foodstuns in crude condition.
and food animals. s16s,1s9,924
manufactureds ...,......... s24,s5Zo57
Crude materials for use in
misunderstanding ............. 547.o42, ,91s
Manufactures for further
in manufacturing ........... 23436s,146
sumption ...........,...... 4469S6.222
Miscellaneous .............. 7225,921
Total domestic exports 1908. 1,72S6TO,1SS
Foreign merchandise exported. o4165.259
Total exports 1908 s1.752,s35,447
EXPORTS 1903 ..
Foodstuns in crude condition,
ana food animals .......... s114sS3,247
manufactured ...........,.. 2S5,os1172
Crude materials for use in
manufacturing ............... b7lS6S,66S
Manufactures for further
in manufacturing .......... 258199,1OO
Manufactures ready for con-
sumption ........... 46I94b,OoO
Miscellaneous ................ 7.7S0.4O1
Total domestic exports 1907. 1,70O,743.G3S
Foreign merchandise exported 27459,63S
Total exports 190e.......S1,72S2 2O3, ,27l