The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-12-20
Review Of the Foreign Commerce Of the UNI
ted States During the Itar Ending
December 81 1911

The foreign commerce of the Uni
ted States in the year about to end
will show an increase of over 200 mil
lion dollars when compared with the
Immediately preceding year and 4
larger total than in any earlier year
Of our commerce. Imports, while fall
ing below those Of 1910 in the earlier
months, have, in the closing period
Of the year shown a marked increase,
indicating that the total for the year
will differ but little from that of 1910,
which made the highest record in the
history of the import trade. Exports
are larger than in any earlier year.
and manufactures exported also make
their highest record, reaching ap-
proximateiy one billion dollars in the
calendar year 1911. The approximate
total for the year, based upon the 10
months record already compiled,
are: Exports, over 2 billion dollars;
imports, II billion dollars, OF which
over one half entered free of duty.
Considering the great groups of ar
ticles, the noteworthy charges are, in
the case Of imports, a falling of in
manufacturers raw materials and in
finished manufactures; in the case Of
exports, a general increase partlcl
pated in by all the important groups.
Ifoodstuffs, manufactures and manu-
facturers' materials. Comparing the
| 10 months movements in the years
named, imports Of crude foodstuffs
increased from 11S million in 1910 to
145 million in 1911; while foodstuffs,
partly or wholly manufactured, de-
creased from 1863 million to 151 mil
lion; manufacturers raw materials,
| from 452 million to 422 million; man
ufaetures for further use in manufac-
turing increased slightly, from 237
million to 242 million dollars, and I'm
ished manufactures decreased from
80 million to 242 million dollars. Ex.
ports, on the other hand. advanced
in the case of crude foodstuffs, from
70 million to 95 million dollars, food
stuffs, partly or wholly manufactur-
ed, from 20S million to 247 million;
manufacturers raw materials, from
437 million to 49l million; manufac-
factures for further use in manafac-
turing from 23344 million to 267 million;
and finished manufactures, from AT
million to 531 million dollars.
The principal imports Of the full
year, grouped according to magnI
tude of values will show: Sugar, over
4 billion pounds valued at about los
million dollars; chemical, drugs, ETC.,
95 million dollars; coffee, 800 million
pounds, valued at about 81 million
| dollars; hides aud skins, so million
dollars; india ubber, rs million; cot
ton manufactures and raw silk, about
65 million each; fiber manufactures.
65 million; wood and manufactures,
80 million; fruits and nuts. over 40
million; block and pig tin, 40 million;
diamonds, "A million; while copper
manufactures, manufactured fbers,
iron and steel manufactures, silk
manufactures, leaf tobacco and oils,
will each show total of about 30
million dollars Art works, furs and
fur skins, and wool will aggregate
about 25 million dollars each In the
years imports. Lower prices contrib.
| uted to the fall in value Of imports Of
sugar and india rubber, the decrease
in value being far greater than in
1ouality. Hides and skins show a
marked reduction in Quantity as well
as in value Of imports. Tin imports
are about the same in quantity bat
much greater than in v.lue, due to
higher prices.
Cotton is still the leading article of
export, it's total for the year, over a
half billion dollars, exceeding the COM
bined value of the two great classes
next in rank, iron and steel manufac.
lures, about $50 million, and meat
and dairy products, $50 million. The
exports Of cotton in 10 months aggre-
gated 2,945 million pounds, valued at
37l million dollars, the largest value
in the history Of American commerce
and but slightly less in quantity than
the high record total of S,052 million
pounds exported in the 10 months of
1905. Iron and steel also made new
high record in the 10 months of 1911
I-2O6 million dollars, against 164 mil.
lion last year. Substantial increases
also occur in other leading articles,
and the complete year will probably
record a total export of over 125 mil
lion dollars worth Of breadstutfs,
over 100 million of mineral oil. nearly
100 million of copper, 40 million of
cotton manufactures, IS million Of
agricultural implements, about IS
million of cars and carriages, and 25
million of chemicals and medicines.
Considered by countries, large in
creases occur in the exports to Can
ada, Germany, Netherlands, Japan,
the United Kingdom. Australia and
! Belgium, and lesser increases in those
to South America, Cuba, China, and
many other countries. While imports
as a whole decreased, there were in
creases in those from Japan, India,
Egypt, and other countries in Africa