Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-12-17
IMPORTATION OF LUxURIEs
INTO THE UNITED STATES

Importation of luxuries into the
United States is now running at the
rate Of a million dollars a day Of
course the term "luxuries" is an elias
tic one and its applicability determin-
ed, to some extent, by the viewpoint
from which used, but it is at least
fact that during the month of Oc-
tober, 1912, the imports included IA
million dollars worth of art works
5 million dollars worth of tobacco,
cigars. and other smokers materials;
4 million dollars worth CT diamonds
and other precious stones; 4 million
dollars worth of laces and embroid-
cries; over a million dollars worth
of feathers, natural and artificial;
more than a million dollars worth
of champagne, cordials, liqueurs, and
other articles of this class; nearly a
million dollars worth of cabinet
woods, of which mahogany formed
the principal part; and sundry other
articles usually considered as lux
uries, bringing the total imports of
this class of materials for the month
of October up to 80 million dollars.
While the heavy importation OF
articles of this character naturally
occurs during the closing months
of the year, the figures of October
are exceptionally high. probably the
highest on record as regards impor
tations of Injuries, this being due
in a considerable degree to the un
precedented importation of art works
this single item having amounted tC
practically IA million dollars in the
month of October, against Az mil
llion dollars in October of last year
while for the 10 months ended will
October the total importation of ar
works was 40 million dollars, agains
l18h million in the corresponding
months Of 1911 and IA million in tn,
corresponding months of 1910
These high figures for October ant
the accumulated months ended Will
October suggest that the imports o
articles which may fairly be classet
as Injuries will probably aggregat'
$50 million dollars in the calenda
year 1912. OF this sum art worl
will, according to the latest estimat
Of the statistical division of tn
bureau of foreign and domestic CON
: merce, approximate 20 million do
lars; precious stones, between 40 am
so million dollars: laces and embroid
cries, between 40 and so million
cigars, cigarettes, and other article
for use of smokers, between 40 an
so million; and numerous other art
cles of less value, including toys, al
proximately million dollars; chan
payne, about 5 million dollars; featl
l ers, natural and artificial (chiefl
: District feathersl, about 10 millio
dollars; beads and bead ornament
a couple of million dollars; autom
biles, a couple of million dollars; an
: perfumeries and cosmetics, nearly
million dollars.
All the world profits by this di
T. tribution, for Injuries, of $50 millio
dollars year of American none
OF the art works imported, of 'cours
the bulk come from Europe, mo-
of the the product of labor perforr
ed many years ago, since a vel
= large proportion of the art worl
now being imported are 20 years o
or over and a considerable share II
years old and over. The 40 odd m
lion dollars worth of diamonds al
other precious stones imported, thous
lchiefly drawn from Europe, are
most cases the product of Sou
Africa: and this is true also of L
several million dollars worth OF
trict feathers imported. OF the
- odd million dollars worth of tobf
co. cigars and cigarettes importe
the largest single contributor is Cul