Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-28
MORE CATTLE IMPORTED,
LESS EXPORTED BY u. S.
Commerce and Finance Sum-
mary Shows Striking Changes.

WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. Is
Striking changes in the foreign trade
of the United States during the past
decade are illustrated in the Monthly
Summary of Commerce and Finance.
Cattle imported increased from %
thousand to 325 thousand head, while
/ the number exported fell from 327
| thousand valued at "a million dollars,
TO As thousand, valued at 31a million.
Another feature is the growth in
the importation of art works from Az
million to 81 million dollars, this large
increase having occurred since the
enactment. in 1909, of the law per-
hitting the Importation free of duty
of art works twenty years old or over.
Breadstuffs show a marked change.
the value exported having fallen from
1876 million to 162 million. while i'm
ports increased from 519 million to
over 10 million, the increase having
occurred chiefly in wheat, oats, flour,
riee-f1our and macaroni. Meat and
dairy products exported fell from
1929 million dollars to 14S Million
While imports increased from 81 mil
lion to 1414 million, the largest growth
being in cheese, of which the value
was less than 3 million dollars in 1902
and over 8 million in 1912; and in
sausage castings less than million
dollars in 1902 and 1-3 million in 1872
The expectation of eggs increased
from 1-S of a million to AZ million
dollars.
The United States produces half the
worlds copper, and the increase from
1O3 million pounds of copper pigs.
sngots and bars imported in 1902 to
3o5 million in 1912 is largely ac-
counted for by the fact that the metal
was sent to the United States by
reason of its superior facilities for re-
lining. Copper exports doubled. from
800 million dollars to rs million.
Tin plate shows a curious record.
imports having fallen from 1876 mil
lion to Az million pounds, while ex-
ports increased from 80 million to 1873
million pounds.
Iron and steel manufactures as a
whole show a decline in imports and a
phenomenal gain IN exports. the
former having fallen from 4113 million
dollars to % 1-3 million. while EXPORTS
grew from 9S million to 2S9 million in
1912.
Imports of automobiles and parts
fell from million dollars in 1906. the
first year for which complete statis-
tics are available, to a little over
million in 1912, while exports m
creased from l million dollars in 1902
to IS million in 1912
OF India rubber imports the growth
has been very large, owing to demand
for automobile tires The value OF
imports of India rubber and substi-
tutes was in 1902 251a million dollars.
and in 1872 Ill million. Expectations
of India rubber manufactures grew
from million dollars to 1872 million.
Mineral oil also shows curious
figures, the quantity imported into
this great oil-producing country hav-
ing grown from 912 million to 30 mill
lion gallons, while exports were 919
million gallons in 1902 and .695 mil.
lion gallons in 1872 The large i'm
portations of crude mineral o.. 600
million gallons in 1922 is of recent
development, and represents largely
oil brought from Mexico, in part for
refining and in part to be used as fuel
oil on railroads and in manufacture
ing establishments.
Coffee also shows a peculiar record,
the quantity imported being slightly
less. but its value more than double.
the figures being. in 1902 945 million
pounds and in 1912 943 million, and the
value in 1902 Sd million dollars and in
1912 131 million dollars.