| Show IMPORTS OF LUXURIES WORTH Luxuries Imported Into tho the United States during the tho fiscal year which ends end with next month will exceed In value I Under this term luxuries are Included such articles s o-s diamonds art works laces lacea and em- em champagne and other wines tobacco and manu manufactures thereof os ostrich ostrich ostrich os- os feathers fe artifIcial flower toys tos and cosmetics Jewelry manufactures manufacture of paid gold and silver and numerous others of this general g char obar- actor acter In many of these theae articles up especially especial especial- IAl I lr ly the more Important one ones the Importe Imports Im Ira- ports porte of or the tl fiscal year 1912 will exceed In value those of any earlier year Art Artworks works for tor example show for tor the nino months ending with March a Q total exceeding ex ex- ex- ex by 60 50 per cent the tho highest record of an any earlier year and will approximate In value for tot forthe forthe the full tull fiscal year an as n against In 1911 and In 1910 Diamonds will also show ho hoa a large to total total to to- tal for tor tho the fiscal year car 1912 Tho nine months' months tI figures urs thus far tar received show for tor diamonds diamond and other precious stones a total of ot Indicating for tor tho full year n a total of ot about OO thus exceeding exceeding- the tho record of ot any ny earlier year ear except 1910 when tho the to total total to- to tal tOol was as nearly nearl and 1 1007 07 when the th total was Uncut diamonds will amount to about one- one fourth of tho the grand total of ot precious and semi precious clous stones Laces and embroideries rles are aro also t an Important factor In tho the general group of ot luxuries or articles of ot voluntary ue use uso imported importe Tho They Thoy will amount In value In tho the current year to about 44 Tho The growth In the Importation importation tion of ot this great group has boon boen very rapid the total of ot 1902 a decade ago ngo having been less than and the Increase In tho the fully rully GO CO COper GOp GOper p per r cent cent- This total of or In Includes Includes In- In eludes laces and embroideries edgings s. s trimmings tuck- tuck inns ings lace laco window v curtains and other othor articles of ot this gen general ral character whether made mado of or cotton colton silk lIk or tho the group roup of ot raw materials usually uS termed fibers such s as flax ramie etc manufactured from cotton however however how how- ever to form Im I'm moro more than three fourths of ot the tho total value of ot the tho group Tho TIm bureau of ot this year for tor forthe tho the first time separates the group cotton and embroideries Into Its principal constituents The nine months under this new and moro more detailed grouping shows of ot cotton embroideries em em- m- m about laces about lace laco window cur cur- nets and antI nettings s and und hand mado made laces lace a little over 01 Other Othor articles and groups of ot articles which may properly be t termed luxuries luxuries lux uries arc are tobacco and manufactures thereof which will amount for the thc year to about toys toS about 9 ostrich and other oilier feathers artificial ar ar- ar- ar UncIal flowers lowers champa champagne ne and other wines ben beads s and ornaments musical Instruments perfumeries and co cosmetics met met- ics Ica and manufactures of ot gold and silver sil 1111 sil- sil ver er Europe Is tho the section of tho the world from which most of ot these articles of ot luxury are drawn Of Ot tho the worth of ot art works Imported In tho the nine nino months ending with March France supplied worth the tho United Kingdom nearly worth and Germany a little more 1 1 worth Of at cotton laces ILces embroideries etc Switzerland supplied about third one-third of ot tho the total the thc r re remainder remainder re- re being drawn from France I Germany Grman and the United Kingdom Cut Europe dIamonds i are ure T also d drawn chiefly from though the thc product In most cases or of the African mines Of Ot the tho worth wurth of ot uncut diamonds imported Im- Im ported In the latest perl period for Which official returns have v been received 5 worth was from tho the United and d worth from rom Belgium Of or the worth of ot diamonds cut hut but not jet imported In the tho nine months ending with March o worth were from Belgium Bellum worth orth from rom Netherlands and r from France and from the United K Kingdom Of Or tho the champagne imports a ver very largo large pro pro- are portion from France approximately pro pro-I |
