Show EXPORT i SHOW AN J t Manufactures and Foodstuffs j o of United States Vary in f Extent in Five Years S CRUDE STUFFS BROUGHT IN 1 7 1 Bureau of Statistics Prepares Inter Interesting esting Figures on Export anti and Import Im Im- port Trade Trude of or Uncle r UlC C Sam Washington ashington Sept 30 Manufactures Manufactures tures an and foo foodstuffs of or the United States prEpare prepared for use us now form 60 per cent of oC the exports against but 55 per cent a decade ago abo while articles ar ar- k icle In a natural state form only 10 iO per cent of or the trie exports against 45 Hi per percent percent cent a decade a ago 10 In the imports Import manufactures and anti foodstuffs prepared for use uso now form t 5 per cent against 57 pe per per- percent cent a teca decade c a ago o an and articles In Ina a natural state form 4 46 6 per cent cent j against 43 3 per por cent of the total Imports Imports Im Ira- ports a decade dec c ago S This summarization of oC the analysis t 1 of or tUtu tho exports of or the tho United State States States' by the tho bureau b bf statistics of or the depart depart- ment of Commerce and ant Labor Ibor shows that hat articles prepared for use uso us form a steadily increasing Share o of at the total otal exports and the articles in a crude crude- i State a continually decreasing share crute ha c while In n Imports the tho share haro prepared for Cor or use shows a a. n decrease and tho share Imported In the natural state nit air Increase In- In InV 1 V J crease In the tho period from 18 to l 1009 OC In Exp ls Tho The export o ot of rood foodstuffs In a a crUlO I condition n. n and A eludes clude chiefly J fruits In tho the natural state slate Increased from Crom to In Iii JI tho the decade hut but formed In fn 1006 but 1 10 0 P por pou l con cent t of the he to total ta I exports of- of or domestic products against 15 per cent In 1396 this reduction In 1 percentage o due Ol o a more rapid growth in certain oth other othur r classes 8 especially manu mann acures S 'S Foodstuff partly or wholly sholly prepared pre pre- v I pared paled composed chiefly chicH of oC moats meats ni arid j i dairy products 11 Hour flour 0 U. U oil oj cake c cOttonseed cOtton collon- ton i seed oil 01 and dried tithed nn and preserved t. t grew lew In exports from froni l h In 1896 to In 1906 butt ht formed only 20 per cent of the he t t- t x- x p ports in 1906 laOC against 25 per lieu cent in 1806 Crude Clde materials for fOl or usa USi in manufacturing composed compos chiefly chic of of cotton coal tobacco and crudi mineral minerai min min- oral eral coton oi oil grew front from In to In Iii HOG 1900 forming In and ad anda 29 per pcr cent of tho the exports 1906 u a like mc percentage in u 1896 Crude Crude- Cruce Metals Exported 5 Manufactures 1 Co for I further use tiso in Imi manufacturing composed l chiefly of copper In pigs rigs bars bar al and aUth Ingots iron an and steel in a a partly party manufactured tate state leather lumber and nud nd naval na stores storeS grew rew In export from to forming forming- orn In 13 per cent of or tho the total exports in il 1900 a against 9 per cent in 1896 Manufactures ready for COl feI or consumption q qt which tho ho exports are iron lon und steel manufactures manufactures i 1 tures turcs In finished form Corm refined mineral oils cotton manufactures agricultural a coton olg Implements c curs cars rs an ala and carriages es boots boots- and shoes and aut manufactures of wood grow grew from in tn 1896 to In In 1 1906 06 forming 27 F per percent cent o of the tho exports tho-exports in fn 1906 against 21 1 S per ver cent I |