Arizona republican., 1911-12-18
FOREIGN COMMERCE
 HAS GROWN RAPIDLY

The foreign commerce of the United States in the year about to end will show an increase of over $200. .000, ,O00 when compared with the immediately preceding year and larger total than in any earlier year of our commerce. Imports. while falling below those of l%lo in the earlier months. have, in the closing period of the year shown 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
 m any earlier year. and manufactures exported also make their highest rec ord. reaching approximately $l.O0O,- 0e0.00O in the calendar year 1911 The approximate total for the year. based upon 10 months record already com
 piled, are: exports, over $3.gOO. .O00.-
 0J0; imports. S1.500. .000. .00O. of which
 over one-half entered free of duty. Considering the great groups of ar ticles, the noteworthy changes are. in the case of imports, a falling off in manufacturers raw materials and in finished manufactures; in the case of exports. a general increase partici-
 pated in by all the important groups. fcoIstuffs, manufactures. and manu- lecturers materials. Comparing the
 10 months movement in the years ramcd. imports of crude foodstuffs i'm
 creased from $llS.G00. 900 in 1910 to
 $1l5.oo0,ooO in 1911; while focdsturfs.
 raItly pr wholly manufactured. de-
 creased from $169. 0,000 to Sl5l. .O0O.
 GOO: manufacturers raw materials.
 from $i52 00O. .On0 to S422. .000. 900: man
 ufacturCs for further use in manufac-
 turing increased slightly, from $237.-
 OOO000 to $242 .00O. .0O0. and finished
 manufactures decreased from $310.-
 coo. .OOO to $29I.O00. .O00 Exports. on
 the other hand. advanced in the ease
 c. crude foodstuffs. from S7o.0o0, GOO
 to $95.000,0 ,00O: foodstuffs. partly or
 v holly manufactured. from $203, ,0O0.-
 GOO to S2i7.u00O00; manufacturers
 raw materials. from $i27.O00. .000 tu
 $491 O0O 900: manufactures for further
 use in manufacturing. from $23i 000.-
 coo to S261.00 1000. and finished man
 ufacturcs. from S4i7.0OO. .0o0 to $53I.-
 C00.0O0
 The principal imports of the full yadr, grouped according to magnitude
 of values VIII show: sugar. oyer
 i.o00.o0u.e0o pounds valued at about
 $105.oOo,o00; chemicals. drugs. etc.
 $95.0ooo0 00G; coffee. SO0.000. 900 pounds
 valued at about $S4,000.000. hides and
 skins. SS,o00.000; india rubber, $75.-
 oOo.0oO: cotton manufactures and raw 1f1 ks manufactures. S55. 5.000. 900: wood and manufactures. $5O.0o0. .o0o: fruits and nuts. over $fO.00O.OO0; block and pig tin. S4o,o0o.000; diamonds. $33.000OO0.
 while copper manufactures unmanu-
 facturcd fibers. iron and steel mauu- facturcs. silk manufactures. leaf to- Lacco. and oils will each show a total oi about S3O.0o0.OO0. Art works. furs and fur skins. and wool will aggre- Sate about $2j.O0O.O00 each year in the years imports. Lower prices con tributed to the fall in value of inn ports of sugar and india rubber. the decrease in value being far greater than in quantity Hides and skins show al marked reduction in quantity a- we'll as in the value of imports Tin imports are about the same in quantity but much greater in value, due to higher prices
 Cotton is still the leading article Of export. it's total for the year. ovc. 5Oo,O000O0. exceeding the combined value Of the two great classes next in rank, iron and steel manufactures. about s250. o00. .O0O and meat and dairy products. sl6o O0OOOO The exports of cotton in 10 months aggregated 2.9i5.- O0O,0 pounds. valued at $371. .0OQ, ,O0o, the largest value in the history of American commerce and but slightly less in quantity than the high record total of S.052,OOO.OOO pounds exported in the 10 months of 1905. Iron and steel also made al new high record in the 10 months of 19ll-S20G. .000. .O0u. , against S1Gi.000.000 last year. Sub stantial increases also occur in other leading articles. and the complete year will probably record a total export of over $l25,000.000 worth of brcadstuffs ! over $100.0O0.0O0 of mineral oil. nearly ] $1oo,0n0,0G0 of copper $40.000.0O0 of 1. cotton manufactures. S3J, ,00O. .O00 of ] agricultural implements about $35,- | GOO. eco of cars and carriages. and