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IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
OF Leading Agricultural Products in
1910 Compared With 1900.
calendar Year Statements show
ing the imports and exports of the
United States from 1900 to 1910" a
publication just issued by the Bureau
of Statistics of the Department OF
Commerce and Labor, shows some in
teresting facts regarding the imports
and exports of the United States in
the trade with foreign countries.
Among the curious things shown is,
for example. that fruits and nuts i'm
ported into this great agricultural
country have doubled since 1900, hav-
ing grown from Io million dollars i'll
value, speaking in round terms, in the
year 1900. to 39H million in 1910.
Fruit imports alone increased from a
practically 26 million. Bananas form
valued at little less than 6 million
1910.
Hides and skins also form a mark
ed increase in the importation of the
term, having increased from 3o7 mil
lion pounds in 1900. to s73 million in
1909. the figures of 1910 being consid-
cradle less, 46I million pounds. The
value of hides and skins imported
was in 1900. sI1I million dollars, and
in 1910. 30 million. Goatskins form
an important factor in this, having
been in 1900. 10 million dollars in
value, and in 1910. ~ million.
Sugar, of which the United States is
large producer but not yet suffi-
GENTLY large to meet the require
mcnts OF her population, shows inn
portations in 1900 OF 3M. billion
lars. and in 1910. AZ billion pounds,
valued at ia million dollars. these
figures being exclusive of the sugar
product brought from Hawaii and
Porto Rico. which amounted in 1910
to over I billion pounds from Hawaii.
valued at III million dollars: and 626
million pounds from Porto Rico. val
ucd at 26H million dollars.
Cotton. although the United States
produces practically threc-fourths of
the worlds supply. shows importa-
tions in 1900 Of 60 million pounds val
ucd at 3 million dollars: and in 1910,
IS miIkon hounds valued at III mil
lion dollars. Live animals of all
classes show a. value in 1900 of -
million dollars. the largest single item
being the group cattle, and i'll 1910. a
total of " million dollars. cattle still
forming the largest single item. near
ly onc-half of the total of the group.
Breadstuffs imported in 1900. includ-
ing under this term wheat, corn. bar
ley. oats. rye. rice. flour. etc. amount
cd to ! million dollars in valuc. and
in 1910. I3 IA million. the largest
item in the 1910 figures being mac
aroni. nearly S million dollars: rice.
and rice flour and meal IA million:
wheat and wheat flour nearly ] mil
lion. Tobacco importations. which in
1000 amounted to IS million dollars
in value. were in 1910 practically IS
million. these figures being exclusive
of manufactures of tobacco. which
amounted in 1900 to ~ million dol
lars in value. and in 1910. little over
6 million. Meat and dairy products
imported. which amounted in 1900 to
IL million dollars. were in 1910.
II 81 million. the largest items in
this group being cheese. ~ million;
and sausage castings. 2H million.
On the export side the figures show
a decline in the outward movement
Of brcadstuffs, but large increases in
the exports of manufactures. The
value of brcadstuffs exported in 1900
was 25I million dollars. and in 1910.
but 100 million. under this term being
included wheat, corn. oats. barley. rye.
rice. flour. etc. Cattle exports in 1900
amounted to "a million dollars. and
in 1910. to but oN millionI and OF live
animals of all kinds the expectation
in 1900 was million dollars in value
and in 1910. but Is I-3 million. In
meats a reduction in the exports Is
also apparent. the value OF meat and
dairy products exported in 1900 hay
ing been 1904 million dollars. and in
1910. 1901 million. Cotton, however.
shows a large increase, and SO do
manufactures. the value of cotton ex-
ported in 1900 being 3r4 million dol
lars. and in 1910. s3T million. Man
ufacturcs as a whole exported in 1000
amounted to 332 million dollars in
,rm ready for consumption: and I6i
million, in form for further use in
manufacture making total of 400
million: while in 1910 the figures were
manufacture exported ready for con-
sumption SAL million dollars, and in
form for further use in manufactur-
ing. 2S6 million. making total value
OF 827 million dollars.
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