Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-20
THE ARGUS. WEDNESDAY,. DECEMBER


year, based upon 10 months record
already compiled, are: exports, over
s2,000,000,000; imports $780,
100000, of which over one-haf en-
tered free of duty.
Considering the great groups of
articles, the noteworthy changes are,
in the case of imports, a falling OF
in manufacturers raw materials and
in finished manufactures; in the case
of exports, general increase partici
pated in by all the important groups,
foodstuffs, manufactures, and manufac-
tLrers' materials Comparing the 10
months movements in the years
named, imports of crude foodstuffs
increased from s11S,0 100000 in
1910 to s145, 100000 in 1911;
while in foodstuffs, partly or wholly
manufactured, decreased from $780,
0OO. 900 to s151, 900, 200; manufac-
turers' raw materials, from S452,-
600, 900 to $422, 100000; manufac-
lures for further use in manufacture
ing increased slightly from $685.
900, 200 to $242 100000 and finish
ed manufactures decreased from
1910, 200, 900 to 1924, 100000. Ex-
ports, on the other hand, advanced |
in the case of crude foodstuffs, from
S70,000,000 to sos, 600; food |
stuffs, partly or wholly manufacture
ed, from $203, 900, Zoo to S247,000,-
900; manufacturers raw materials,
from s427, 100000 to s491,000,000;
manufactures for further use in man.
ufacturing. from 1924. 100000 to
1867 ,0O0,000; and finished manu-
features from s447, 100000 to 1881 ,000,-
COO
The principal imports Of the full
year, grouped according to magni-
tude of values will show: sugar over
4,000,0 100000 pounds valued at
about sos, 00o,000; chemicals,
drugs, ETC., $95,000.0O0; coffee,
500, 100000 pounds, valued at about
ss4 100000; hides and skins, $780,
100000; india rubber, S75,000,O0O;
cotton manufactures and raw silk,
about 65,000,0O0 each; fiber man
ufactures, s55,OO0,0O0; wood and
manufactures, s50,000,000; fruits
and nuts, over $4O,000000; block
and pig tin s40,0O0,0O0; diamonds,
s33, 100000; while copper manufac-
lures, manufactured fbers, iron
and steel manufactures, silk manu-
features, leaf tobacco and oils will
each show a total of about $50, 00O,-
900. Art works, furs and fur skins
and wool will aggregate about $685.
100000 each in the years imports.
Lower prices contributed to the fall
in value of imports of sugar and in
dia rubber, the decrease in value be.
ing far greater than in quantity.
Hides and skins show a marked re-
duction in quantity as well as in
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, over a
half billion dollars; exceeding the
combined value of the two great
classes next in rank, iron and steel
manufactures, about $3.50, 1000, 900,
and meat and dairy products $780,
100000. The exports of cotton in
10 months aggregated 2,945, 100000
Ndlutu etI thC
largest value in the history Of Amer
lean commerce and but slightly less
in quantity than the high record to-
tai of 8 ,052 100000 pounds exported
in the 10 months of 1905. Iron and
steel also made new high record
in the 10 months of 1911-$206,-
100000 against S164, 100000 last
year. Substantial increases also oc-
fcur in other leading articles, and the
complete year will probably record
a total export of over $125, 900
worth of breadstuffs. over $780,,
100000 of mineral oil, nearly
100000 of copper, $40,000,000 of
cotton manufactures, $35,000,000 OF
agricultural implements, about $685.,
100000 .of cars and carriages and
$25, 100000 of chemicals ana med;
cines.
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 increases in those from
Japan, India, Egypt and other coun.
tries of Africa.