Show SPENDING MilLION tf VI V N f V DOLLARS DAILY ON NATIONS NATION'S f LUXURIES Government Report Analyzes Report of Customs Service for the Year Importation of ot luxuries into the United States says s 's a n recon recent t government govern govern- meat ment report is 18 now running at the time rate of or a n million dollars a day Of course tho term luxuries Is on an clastic clastic clastic clas clas- tic ono and its applicability determined determined deter deter- mined to some extent by tho viewpoint from which used but It is at nt least a n. fact that during during- tho tue month of ot October 1912 the tIme Imports included 1 worth of or art works worth of ot tobacco ci cigars ar and other smokers' smokers materials worth of or diamonds and other precious stones worth of or laces and embroideries embroideries over ovora overa a n. million dollars dollars' worth of or feathers natural and artificial more moro than timan a million dollars' dollars worth of ot decorated china over a 1011 million 11 on dollars dollars' worth of toys nearly a a. million dollars dollars' worth of or champagne cordials liqueurs an and other articles of or this class class- nearly a a. million dollars' dollars worth 0 of cabinet wco woods s. s of which mahogany formed tho time principal part purt and sundry other articles usually e as luxuries blIn bringing the tho total Imports Import of ot this class of ot materials for tho the month o of October up to While hUc the time heavy Importation o of articles ar ar- ar- ar tides Ucles of or this character naturally oc occurs occurs occurs oc- oc curs during tho the closing months of or the year the time figures of or October are arc ex exceptionally ex- ex high probably the limo highest on record as regards s Importations of luxuries this being duo In a n considerable consid erable degree to time the unprecedented Importation importation Im im- Im- Im of ot art all works this single lo item having amounted to practically 14 in lit tho month of or October against In October of or last st year while for tho the ten months en ended cd with October the total Importation of or art works was against 18 In tho the corresponding months of ot 1911 and In the corresponding corre corre- spending months of 1 1910 10 l Forecast for lor Year car These high figures I ures for October and the tIme accumulated mouths months ended with with- October suggest BUest that tho Imports of or articles which may fairly bo be classed as luxuries will probably aggregate in the calendar year car 1912 Or f this sum art work will according to lo the latest estimate of ot tho statistical statistical statis statis- division dl of the bureau of or foreign au and domestic commerce approximate precious stones between and laces and embroideries between and amid f cigars clars cigarettes and other articles for tor use USo o of smokers between an amId and numerous numerous numer numer- ous Otis othor articles of or less value Including including ing InS toys tos approximately champagne About feathers cat natural and artificial chiefly ostrich feathers about beads and head ornaments automobiles automobiles automo automo- biles and perfumeries and cosmetics nearly From Every All tho the world profits by this distrIbution distribution dis dig for tor luxuries of or u a year r of or American monc money Of or the time theart theart art works Imported of ot course courso the tho bulk buIlt come trout from Europe most of or them the tho product of ot labor performed many years cars ago since a very sery largo large proportion o of the tho art works now being Imported are aro twenty years cars old or over and a considerable considerable consid consid- erable share years ol old and over o The Tho odd forty million dollars dollars' worth of diamonds s and other precious stones Imported Import cd though chiefly chien drawn rawn from Europe are aro In mos most t cases the tho product of South Africa JUrica and this Is true truo also of tho time several sc million dollars dollars' worth of or ostrich feathers Imported Of or tho the fort o odd forty t million dollars dollars' worth of to tobacco tobacco to- to bacco cigars and cigarettes imported tho the largest lo contributor Is Cuba though probably worth of oC tho the total originates In tho the Dutch East Indies halfway round tho the globo nn and considerable luan quantities tl tics I in n the tho near near- Orient chiefly Turkey in Europe Asia nn and Africa Of Ot tho time tort tort-O forty odd U million dollars dollars' worth of or laces lacos and embroideries em em- imported a aery very cry largo large proportion proportion proportion pro pro- portion is from Crom Europe |