Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-19
FOREIGN COMMERCE JUMPS
Increase Of Two Millions Compared
with Previous Year.
IMPORTS AGAIN MAKING GAIN
Exports Are Larger Than la Any
Earlier Year aud Msnufacturer1
Exports Also Make Their
Highest Record.

WASHINGTON. Dec 1S.-The foreign
Commerce OF the United States In the
year about 10 end viii show an Increase
% over 100000 when compared with the
Immediately preceding year. and a larger
total than ga any earlier year OF our
commerce. Imports. while falling below
those Of 1910 IA the earlier months. have.
IN the closing period or the year shown
1arked increase, indicating that the total
Tor. the year Will differ nut little from
that Of 1910. which made the highest
record In the history OF the import trade.
Exports are larger than ia any earlier
year. and manufactures exported also
make their highest record, reaching APP
proximately Si,O0O, 90 900 In the calendar
year 1911. Tho approximate total for the
year. based upon ten months record. al
ready compiled are: Exports. over 5000
10000; imports. ti,50Oo 10000. OF which over
one-half entered free OF duty.
Considering the great groups Of articles,
the noteworthy changes arc, In the case
OF imports, falling off In manufacturers
raw material and In finished manufac-
lures; in the case OF exports. a general
increase participated In by all the linz
portant groups. foodstuffs, manufactures
and manufacturers materials. Compar-
Ing the ten months movements In the
years named, imports OF crude foodstuffs
Increased from tllsOO0.OOO In 1910 to Sii5.
10000 In 1eii; while foodstuffs, partly or
wholly manufactured. decreased from
Tieo.0o0,OOo 20 sl51. 900 900; manufacturers
raw materials, from Ns2.eoo.0oo to st22,-
10000: manufactures for further use In
manufacturing increased slightly, from
Iss5.OoeO0O to s2t2.COo0o0 aud finished man
ufactures decreased from xSloeoo.0oo to
ssLOOo.0o0 Exports. on the other hand.
advanced in the case OF crude foOdstuffs.
from Sso.o0o0Oo TO SoS0oo.oOo; foodstuffs,
partly or wholly manufactured. from
ssos,0Oo.Ooo to s2r 100000; Manufacturers
raw materials. from s4S7 OOOOoo to t4Di. 600
600; manufactures for further use In man
tifacturing. from Ses4OOO.oOo to s2g' 100000.
and finished manufactures. from $4,000
eee 10 s5sl.ooo.OOo.
Principal Exports.
The principal imports OF the full year,
grouped according 60 magnitude OF values.
Will show: Sugar, over 4,000O0e,0Oo pounds,
valued at about Sos 900; chemicals,
drugs, etc. s95OOo.OOO; coffee, SOoOOo,OO0
pounds, valued at about sSi.0coOo0; hides
and skins. ts0.ooOOO0; india rubber, G5.-
10000: cotton manufactures and raw
silk, about se5.0O00oO each; fiber manu-
features. t55.0o0.000; wood and manufac-
lures. SsO.0O00Oo; fruits and nuts, over
si0,00o.0Oo; block and pig tin, Si0OO0oOO;
diamonds, Sc. 10000. while copper manu-.
features. manufactured fibers, iron and
steel manufactures. silk manufactures
leaf tobacco and oils will show tota
OF about sso.o0oOoo. Art works, furs and
fur skins and wool viii aggregate about
s25.oO0.oo0 each In the years imports
Lower prices contributed 60 the fall sr
value Of imports Of sugar and india rub
ber. the decrease In value being fai
greater than In quantity. Hides and skim
show . marked reduction in quantity a.
well as in value OF imports. Tin import
are about the same IN quantity. but mucl
greater IN value, due 20 higher prices.
Cotton Is still the leading article o
export, Its total for the year. over $780,
10000. exceeding the combined value o
the two great classes next In rank, irot
aud steel manufactures. about 900
and meat and dairy products, si6o,oOo 900
The exports OF cotton in ten months as
grcgated 2945.co0.co pounds. valued a
sSTl. 10000. the largest value in the his
tory OF American commerce and bu
slightly less Ia quantity than the hlgl
record total Of S.os2 100000 pounds exported
in the ten months Of 1906 Iron and Etee
also made new high record in the tel
rnenths OF 1sit-s2oa. OoooOo against sisi.
ooo0o last year. Substantial increases
also occur in other leading articles. ans
tho cornpieto year viii probably record I
total export OF over sis5.oooOo0 worth o
brcadstuffs, over SioO.00o.OO0 Of minera
oil. nearly siOO.O00000 Of copper, s4o.Oo0.oo'
Of cotton manufactures, ss5OOO,0Oo o
agricultural implements. about tsS.0oo,00
OF cars and carriages and t25.Ooo.ooo o
chemicals and medicines.
Considered by countries, large increases
occur In the exports 10 Canada, Germany
Netherlands. Japan, the United King
dom, Australia and Belgium and lessei
increases IN those 60 South America
cuba. China and many other countries
While imports as a whole increased, Their
were increases in those from Japan
India. Egypt and other countries o