The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-31
OUR FOREIGN COMMERCE..


That the time is drawing nearer AMI
with considerable -apidity, when the
United States will not produce enough
less a strong impetus is given to the
back to the farm movements made
apparent by some governmental sta
tistics which provide a review Of the
foreign commerce of this country dur
ing the year 1910. This commerce
seems likely to exceed that of any
earlier year. For the II months ending
with November, the latest period for
which figures have been completed by
the bureau of statistics, department Of
commerce and labor the grand total Of
imports and exports is SO, 063 1884 1854
against So. 047 ,234 ,045 in the correspond,
ing months of 1907, the former high rec"
ord year in total trade. This does not
mean, however, that both imports and
exports will make higher records IN
1910 than ever before. While the years
imports will make a new high record,
the exports will probably be less than
those of 1907, the IL months of 1910
showing total of 81, 6S7 ,261 POI. against
81, us, SOC, 2O9 in 1907, the high record
will easily surpass those of any earlier
year. the II months figures being ST.
426, 5S7, 73S, against $1,336 776,4SO in 1909.
the former high record year in i'm
ports. This fall in exports, combined
with the large increase in imports,
makes the excess of exports over i'm
ports small, being for the IL months
ending with November last, but $210.-
673,4S8, against $3.50, 551 obs in the same
months of 1908 and $421. 691. 645 in 1906.
Should the December trade figures
equal those Of November the full year g
| imports would approximate 1850 mil
| lion dollars and the exports 1910 mil
lion dollars and the excess OF exports
over imports 1920. 1000 900.
A comparison of the figures of 1910
| with those of a decade ago shows a
much larger gain in imports than in
exports. Imports in the calendar year
| 1900 showed a total of 1928, 900, 900, and
in 1910 will probably be 1850 0O0, 900,
an increase of approximately 80 per
cent The exports of 1900 were STATS
| 100000 and in 1910 will probably ap-
proximate 81 $40 600, 900, an increase of
but % per cent. The large growth in
|
manufacturers materials, while the
comparatively slow growth in exports
| is due to a falling off in the outward
movement of foodstuffs. Crude ma
terials for use in manufacturing i'm
ported in 1900 amounted to $265, 600, 600
while those of 1910 will probably be
about $40, 000 900, an increase of consid-
| erably more than 100 per cent. Manu-
features ready for consumption import
ed in 1900 aggregated $210.000,000 and III
1910 will probably be 1915. DOC. 900. an in
crease of about so per cent Foodstuffs
imported in 1900 were 1922, 900 and in
1910 will be approximately $343, 900, 900
an increase of about so per cent. Thus
manufacturers materials imported
have increased considerably more than
100 per cent, manufactures about so pei
cent. and foodstuffs about so per cent
during the decade
The total outward movement of food
stuffs in 1910 seems likely to aggregate
| but about $s40. 100000. against $542, 600,
600 in 1900, a reduction of over So pei
cent This fall of more that 5000, 0O0. 0OC
| in exports of foodstuffs during the de-
cade is offset, however, by a large in
crease in exports of manufacturers
materials and considerable increase
! in the expectation OF finished manu-
features Exports of manufacturers
raw materials in 1910 will approximate
! $685. 900. 900, against $ss9,00O,OoO in 1900