Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-24
u. S. COMMERCE
BREAKS RECORD
FOREIGN COMMERCE IN 1913 HIGH
EST IN HISTORY OF UNITED
STATES - IMPORTS AND EN-
PORTS GROW IN VOLUME.
113 PER CENT GAIN
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Is
SUES BULLETIN SHOWING IN
CREASE IN RECENT YEARS COM
PAHEl WITH 20 NEAR PERIOD.

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Washington. H. G.. March II Ac-
cording % the Department of Commerce.
the foreign of the United
States made it, highest record III the
fiscal year 1915. Imports. both free aud
dutiablc, were larger than ever before.
and exports. both domestic and foreign.
were also the largest on record. Imports
were | >l3 million dollars. against lGJi
million ia the fiscal year 1917. and cx-
ports were :. iG6 million dollars. against
220l million III 1912.
The changing character ~ our foreign
j. illustrated by a comparison
of the figures of 1919 with those of
earlier Years. Imports show in recent
wears 4 much more rapid gain than eN-
ports. While imports increased but -
per cent IN the twenty year period from
l>>O IT, 1900. they increased IL per cent
in the shorter period from 1900 10 1913
On the other hand. exports. which i'm
creased 81 per cent III the twenty ycar
period from 1850 10 1900. gained only -
per cent ia the period from 1900 to 1919.
Imports formed in 1900. BIS per cent.
and ia 1919. III per cent of the total
foreign commerce. FondStuftS implrtr I
M 1900 aggregated ~-ril OOO.0n0 and in
1913. 800. up0. 600: manufacturers raw
materials imported increased during the
same time from Sa7G.G00.0 O0 10 49, HO0.
0nu. an increase ~ -,3l.Oun.unO ~ the
value of food>tuffS and raw materials
imported during this period On the
other hand. fuudStuff> exported during
the period under consideration show \
decline Of ~lI.0nDiR n aud raw materials
an Increase of @i0G.O GOO 900. u net i'm
crease al but So. OO0. nuu iu furl>tuif>
and raw materials exported. hnt com
pared with AN increase Of III i.nhl.unn ln
fuodStuff> and raw materials imported
IN manufactures. however. ihr growth
i'm exports has exceeded that in imports.
Imports If MANUFACTURES ilr fur her u>r
in manufacturing increased from sl3i
GOO $40 in 1900 to 3inGnn.cGl in 1919.
and finished manufactures from -2iri.
OoO.OOO IN lHu1 ~ ~lu>U.I.uHu iu 1913.
while on the export i-dr manufactures
for further use i'm manufacturing in.
creased from ~Ill.UuO r0n iu 1909 ~ son
n0n.Onn III 1919. anil finished manutac
lures from ~.;1. tam nnh i" ~11> nnn. unl.
the increase ia mtnriIrtHrr- imported
during the period ai,irg been -t1nWri,
00n and in manufactures rNpnrtrI
~1ua. 100000.
IT.. I..,.-t Tyt-. #.. ffM- ttfn.fN-rt
oi the various groups ~ merchandise i'm
ported and exported in rrrcuf wears dnc>
not represent " corresponding increase
i'll quantities XIII ! large proportion ~
the articles forming international t-idc,
prices in recent wears urc much higher
than tho~y iu PIX earlier Years WI ilr per
iod under consideration. aud th. in-
crca>c> No quantities arr Doe Wlnv .n.
stances lr.- than thr increases iu total
Naluc. thi~ being especially frrr " furI.
>luff> AND manufacturers mat riAl>.
III finished manufactures the dctclHi.
nation nf prices i> much more difficult,
though fur u limited number of articles
prir-- ma, hr a>rrrtniucl. aud these
show wv most eases w less advance than
that in rfW materials 'r f1ul>tuii>
A hri,t hut fh.fur-l analysis nj ihi-
foreign TRADE .~ ip iH found M thr mau1.
graph Manual Review of thu FOREIGN
Commerce of lhr United States 1919.
NJ >rvllaryu' Series M. m. NJ Nh" li1.
rcau ~ Fir ieu aud domestic Cusrmerrv.
in>i publ >hcri. Nota.lr features ,f n,
import AMI export Trade. such 90 trade
hy grand divisions and principal coun.
tries. sources III leading articles import
cd. distribution ~ leading articles ~
ported. increased imports nf raw mater.
ials increased exports of manufactures.
cir.. are clearly and conci>ely given.
Copies ~ the monograph NAV b. III.
i.incrl ~ any one interested upon appli
cation a. the department of Commerce.
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