Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-17
FIGURES ON THE WOOL TRADE
Statistics on the Traffic in United
States Covering Many Years.
INCREASE IN DOMESTIC OUTPUT
Imports Continually Increase with
the Growth of the Country
Where the supply Comes
From.

WASHINGTON, June 16-wool, which
is likely to be the subject OF considerable
attention in congress and thus throughout
the country during the next few weeks,
has been always an important factor in
the foreign trade of the United States.
As far back as 1850 imports of WOOL ac-
cording to the official reports of the bu-
reau OF statistics, Department of Com
merce and Labor, amounted to lS.6OO,000
pounds, valued at 81. ,691; in 1851, $500,
900 pounds, valued at sS.S33,157; in 1850
pounds not stated value S4,s42, 1872; In 1870
40, 100000 pounds valued at s6,743,3 $50; in 1850
12S 100000 pounds, valued at s2}, ,727 $50; in
1890, 1O5,0OO,O0O pounds, valued at s15,2 G0S3
in 1900 156,0O0,0O0 pounds, valued at $2l,
200; in 1910. 264,OoO.OOO pounds, valued at
$51 10000, and in 1911 seems likely TO be
165, 900 pounds, valued at S27,0O0000.
The quantity OF wool imported into the
United States during the last ten years
was 1882, ,00O,N0 pounds, valued at 1921 co.,
900, and the quantity produced at home
3,05l 100000 pounds, valued at $697, 10000 The
average of the imported wool as a whole
during the ten-year period in question was
II cents per pound, and the average valu-
alton of the woods produced in the Unit d
States during the same period % cents per
pound, though II is proper to add that
the stated valuation of the imported woods
is the current wholesale price in the coun-
tries from which imported. or the 1,9S2,-
c0O,00O pounds of wool imported in the last
ten years, 100000 pounds were exported
and in addition to this 10000 pounds of
domestic wool were exported.
Imports of Manufactures.
M he Ina of xynp IN r-
lures imported has been, in the last twenty
years, $513,T50.000, an AVERAGE Of $25,00OOOO
year. and the value of wooden goods ex-
ported in the same period s92,5OO,OOO an
average of 81, 1,6660OO per annum. The high
record in importations of wool was $751;
600 pounds in 1897, when in anticipation
of transfer of wool from the free list OF
the Wilson tariff law to the dutiable LIST
Of the Dingley law, exceptionally large
quantities were imported Prior to 1895 the
quantity of WOO: imported never touched
the 2O0,00OO0O line, while subsequent to
that period the fiscal years In which a
total of 200.O00.O00 pounds has been exceeded
are: Nineteen hundred and five. 249, 600 900
pounds; 1906, 2o2 100000 pounds; 1907. 2040OO,
900 pounds; 1909, 266 10000 pounds, and 1910
264, ,0O0, 900 pounds.
The importation OF wool into the United
States has steadily increased, the annual
average during the five years ending with
1910 having been 2l2OOO,OOO pounds; in the
five years ending with 1906, 174OO0,OO
pounds; in the five years ending with 1890,
III 900 pounds, and I'm the quinquennium
ending with 1885 69, 600 900 pounds, the aver
age annual imports of wool in the five-year
period, 19O6-191O, thus being three times as
much as in the fiye-year period, 1SS1-1SS5.
Where II Comes From.
OF the clothing wool imported, over one
third is stated as from the United Kingdom;
little less than one-third from Argentina,
and about one-fourth from Australia and
Tasmania. OF the combing wool imported,
over one-half is credited as coming from
the United Kingdom; about one-fourth
from South America, and the remainder
about equally divided between Canada and
all other countries Carpet woods are chiefly
from the Chinese empire, about 33 per cent;
the United Kingdom rs per cent; Russia,
IA per cent; while about per cent OF inn
ports are credited to Turkey in Asia and
Argentina, respectively. Europe supplies
most OF the wooden goods imported, though
southeastern Asia supplies considerable
share Of the carpets brought into the
country.
The principal domestic sources OF the
S2l 100000 pounds OF wool produced in the
United States in 1910 were Wyoming, $780,
900 pounds; Montana. SS 1898, 1888 pounds; New
MEXICO. 195OO,OOO pounds; Idaho, 100000
pouhds; Ohio, 100000 pounds; Oregon,
l4,5OoOOO pounds; Utah, 100000 pounds;
California, 1s,SSS,SS pounds. and Michigan,
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