Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-12
FOREIGN PRICES ALSO UP.
Census Bureau Shows Recent Increase
in Cost of Imported Articles.


Washington. Jan. 12-Higher prices
in foreign markets for the principal
articles imported into the United States
are indicated by the latest reports of
the bureau of statistics of the depart
ment of commerce and labor Manu-
facturers' materials. manufacturers
and food stuffs form the bulk of the
articles brought into the United States
and in large proportion of these ar
ticles the latest figures show that the
prices paid in the foreign markets are
materially higher, than those OF a few
months earlier.
me valuation of imported articles in
the statements supplied 10 the bureau
of statistics by the collectors of customs
Is according TO the laws and regula-
tons governing the preparation of
monthly statements, THE actual mar
ket value or wholesale price OF such
merchandise as bought and sold in
usual wholesale quantities at the time
OF expectation to the United States and
IN the principal markets of the country
whence Imported and in the condition
IN which such merchandise is there
bought and sold for expectation to the
United States" including. however. the
value of boxes or coverings and ex
penses Of packing
a comparison of the stated values
per unit of quantity of these Drincinal
articles imported from the various narts
OF the world at the present time with
nose OF earlier dates gives opportunity
20 determine the advance or decline OF
prices IN the various countries and
sections OF the world from which these
articles are drawn. In practically all
articles required for use in nlanufactur
ing, prices in the foreign country
whence exported to the United STATES
snow a material advance over those of
the preceding year, and manufactured
articles also show. in most cases. AN
advance. In the few articles of food
imported, chiefly sugar, coffee. tea. and
cacao. no marked change is apparent
the worlds crops of these articles in
recent years having. in mos, cases. ma
terialiy increased and the general sun
PLY thus equal 70 the general demand
Taking few of the principal articles
imported, comparison of the prices
OF November. 1909. imports with those
Oh earlier months presents some inter
esting facts. Raw cotton tchieay
Egyptian imported. showed in No
NeInber, 1909. an average Price of 19
cents per pound, against 14.s cents in
August. 1908, Hides of cattle, drawn
chiefly from South America. Mexico.
Canada, India. Cuba. and the principal
European countries averaged in No
venber 1909. Is cents per pound
against 1913 cents in July. 1905. Goat
skins. drawn chiefly from the East IN
dies. China Mexico. Brazil, Africa. and
various European countries, averaged
in November. 1909. 255 cents per
pound, against % cents in october.
1908
The principal articles of foodstuffs
imported into the United States. sugar.
tea. and coffee, show as already jndi-
Gated, comparatively little change in
the prices obtaining in foreign coun-
tries. Raw sugar, imported from for
eign countries averaged in November.
1909, 2.l3 cents per pound. agains, 2.1o
cents in November, 1908. and SO cents
in November, 1907. Coffee averaged in
November. 1903. rs cents per pound.
against IA cents in November. 1908.
and 7.S cents in November 1907 Tea
averaged in November, 1909. Is cents
per pound. against - cents in Nove1n-
Der, 1905 and 1872 cents in November
1907