The Coconino sun., 1920-08-06


 demoralized condition of the Ameri- can wool market, more than $200 000,- 900 worth of foreign wools have been dumped upon our shores in the eleven months ending May 31, 1920. The ex- act figures compiled by the depart ment of commerce show an aggregate importation in that period of 406,- 49S,4 pounds, valued at $200, ,290,- 924.
 Almost all of this enormous total came in duty-free, under the Under wood tariff law, only a small item of the finest grades being dutiable. In the corresponding months of 1919 these importations aggregated 366,- S73,310; and in the same months of 1918 they were 9,S53,195 pounds worth $1S1 ,976,79S. This steady in- , crease in the import totals of free wool will play most significant part in the revision of the tariff laws that
 is daily becoming more important problem for American industry. The detailed figures for the various types of wools so imported and their origin is of significant interest to the American producer. The department of commerce divides the classification of these wools under four headings. Class l, itemized as clothing wools, is l by far the most important, both as to quantity and price. Under this head, during the eleven months ending May 31, 1920, 321, ,13S,S79 pounds of wool were imported, valued at $167, ,163, ,990. Of this, 119,93S,750 pounds, worth $55,960,312, came from Argentina; 46,920,247 pounds at SIT E,347,5 from Australia; 46,504 ,558 pounds worth $29, OPT, PAS, from Uruguay; British
 South Africa contributed 40,503,557
 pounds, worth $2l ,900,215.
 | The largest class was carpet wools.
 Of these 67,977,071 pounds worth $22,- | 9Sl ,246 were imported during the eleven months period. Here China
 held undisputed lead, sending us 22,-
 S55, ,465 pounds worth S6,561 ,630. From
 the United Kingdom came 17,39l ,622
 pounds at a valuation of S6,O1O, ,S4l.
 The third largest aggregate come
 from ,104 ,S05 pounds,
 worth $2,664 ,S39.
 The class of combed wools totaled
 for these eleven months 9,692.O .O5o
 pounds at a valuation of S6,952,77 having their chief source in the United
 Kingdom, That nations share of these
 imports was 3,S9S,676 pounds worth
 $2,664, ,S39.
 The fourth class was itemized as
 "hair of the Angora goat, alpaca, and
 other like animals" This is the only
 portion of unmanufactured wool i'm
 ports on which a duty is collected.
 This class aggregated 7,69O, ,4O3 pounds worth S4 ,292 ,912 for the eleven months period of the current year
 The largest share of these wools came from British South Africa-2, 107 ,O66 , pounds worth $1,1S5,60S. For the same eleven months period year ago the imports of this class were 7,33Z,' 315 pounds, worth $3,747,997; and IT the same period of 1918 they were 2,' 296.44S pounds worth $1,057,931. Besides these importations of un manufactured wools, the figures of tho department of commerce reveal an i'm , portation of $3S,007 ,634 worth o1 manufactured wools during the same . eleven months. This figure is more r than three times the corresponding to- tai for the eleven months of the pre- ? ceding year-$12, ,121 ,37S. ! Interestingly enough, one of th' largest increases comes under tn. . head of "rags, noils and other waste l, which are imported free of duty : Under this heading the imports az ) gregated 7,6S6,601 pounds worth S5, 7 952,421, against 1,181 POI pounds l worth S725,633 a year ago.
 The importation of woolen cloth! l which are dutiable totaled 4,561 ,76I
 pounds at a valuation of $11 1,436, GA 5 in the eleven months period, agains , 1,437,744 pounds worth $3,190,358 year ago. Here the United Kingdom . monopolized practically the entire az gregate. A year ago her share wa.
 ,439,966 pounds worth $3,169 ,S67, ant
 in the current year it was 4,323, ,O04
 pounds, worth $10,775,024.
 Imports of carpets for the same eleven months period was 220,4S1 square yards worth S1,145,S85. In tho eleven months period for 1920, the i'm portation was 950,6S8 square yards worth $6,872,273. In the same perioc the importations of woolen yarns was increased from 491 ,732 pounds, wortf $945, 1903, to 1,749,339 pounds wortf $3,717,54O.
 Is it any wonder that the federal reserve board had to come to the res.