Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-16
new ITEMS IN IMPORT LIST
July Report Shows Some Interesting
Facts Concerning Commerce.
M1L1oNs go FOR FANCY GOODS
Laces, Embroideries, Ruchings, Trim
minKs, Tuclkings, strich Feathers,
Bensine, Gasoline and NapbthR
Now Separately Reported.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-some new and
interesting facts about the foreign COM
merce of the country are shown by the
July statement of the bureau of statistics
Department Of Commerce and Labor. That
bureau recently added a large number OF
items to its list of articles TO be included
in its monthly report of imports and ex-
ports, and the July report is the first to
show the movement of these newly emu
uaerated articles
One Of the new statements, and an es-
pecially interesting one because of the mag
nitude OF tie figures with which ft deals,
is an analysis of the great group OF i'm
ports formerly classed under the general
title of '1aces, edgings, embroideries, neck
rufflings, ruchings, trimmings, tuckngs,
lace window curtains and other similar
tamboured articles" The imports under
this general heading are larger than is gen
orally realized and amount TO between $4O,-
100000 and $50O00,OO0 a year, having in fact
aggregated more than 500 900 in the last
dozen years. Formerly all these hundreds
Of millions OF dollars worth of imports
were grouped under the single title ''laces,
embroidelies, ETC." the importers holding
that this description was sufficient to COM
ply with the law. Recently, however. the
bureau of statistics urged upon the coll
lectors of customs and through them the
importers themselves the Importance Of
giving to tho public a moro detailed state
ment of the various articles forming this
great mass of merchandise. and through
the cooperation thus obtained is now for
the first time presenting an analysis of
this important group of imports, so tar as
relates to cotton laces, which form about
H.
first months analysis indicates that tic
group is pretty evenly divided between
laces and embroideries. The July imports
of this great general group Of cotton 'laces.
embroideries, etc" amounted in value TO
over 81 10000 for the single month, Of which
embroideries were sl000.O00 laces and lace
articles 10000 lace window curta ms, 500.
900, nets and MEETINGS $4,000. while hand
made laces amounted to but $500
Ostrich feathers are a new item IN the
import statement Formerly all feathers
were included under one general heading Of
feathers, natural and artificial" Now
ostrich feathers are shown separately and
their imports in the month of July
amounted to s225,0O0. suggesting that the
amount of money sent out of the country
in the purchase of ostrich feathers approx
mates $4,000 a year. while the price
which the consumer pays for them is OF
course greatly in excess OF that sum.
Pocket knives. razors and scissors are
now enumerated in the list Of articles inn
ported, the number OF pen OF pocket knives
imported in July amounting to over 1,O0O,O ,OoO
with a value of s63OOO,OOO, indicating an
average wholesale import value Of little
more than cents each.
Benzine, gasoline and naptha, now so
much in use for automobiles, motor boats
and flying machines form a considerable
item in the imports, despite the fact that
this country is by tar the largest producer
of mineral oils. The quantity imported
under this general title Of 'benzine. gaso-
line and naptha" amounted TO 225O,OOO gal
Ions in the single month Of July.
Cinnamon imported under the title Of
"cassia' and ginger are also new items in
cluded under the general title Of "all other
spices" In the single month of July the
quantity Of cinnamon imported amounted
10 $4,000 pounds valued az $4,000 and of
ginger root. not preserved. 10000 pounds
valued at $4,000
On the export side q large number OF
items have been added TO the list