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Show Exports and -Imports of Stone r Exnorts Ovr $1,000,000 The ovpnrts of stono havo fluctuated fluctuat-ed from year to year, but on tho whole havo risen In value, as Is shown by comparison of tho value for 1900 which was $209,587, with that of 1913 which was $1,856,802. Tho rise In value has been continuous since 1908 and since 1911 tho vnluo of ox-ports ox-ports has exceeded that of imports. I Tho exports wore valued at $1,303,-242 $1,303,-242 In 1914 a. decrease of $493,650 as compared with 1913. Tho docrcaso was chiefly In tho valuo of manufactured manufac-tured or dressed stono. Tho total vnluo of both exports and Imports is, however, Insignificant ns compared compar-ed with tho valuo of tho domestic production, pro-duction, which amounts to nenrly $S0,-000,000. $S0,-000,000. Canada provided by far tho largest export market, receiving from tho United States stono valued nt $982,-102. $982,-102. Tho next largest customers wcro In order of rank, Cuba. Ilussla. Australia, nnd Tasmania, Great nrlt-aln, nrlt-aln, Panama, Germany, and Now Zen-land Zen-land nnd Mexico with purchases valued val-ued at moro than $10,000 each. Of tho different continents, North America Am-erica was of course tho largest customer, cus-tomer, with purchases valued at $1,-125.8S8, $1,-125.8S8, and Europe second, with purchases pur-chases valued at $134,723. Tho above partial list of countries shows that American Btono Is finding its way to all parts of tho world. Imports About $1,500,000 The valuo of imports' increased greatly in 1900 and 1901 nnd since then hns fluctuated somowhat, but tho nnnupl vnluo for tho last 10 years has shown only a littlo variation from $1,500,000. Tho imports of granlto in 1914 jwcro valued at $158,057,' an Incrcaso jof $42,532 or 3G per cent, over 1913. Tho stono imported enmo chlofly from Scotland, Sweden, and Cunndn. whoso commerce in 1914 was materially affected af-fected by tho war. Tho valuo of marble Imports In 19H was $1,127,139 n decreaso of $240,408 or 17 per cent as compared with tho vnluo in 1913. This decreaso de-creaso was doubtless duo In somo measure to tho war, but moro especially espe-cially to labor troubles during tho last half of tho year In Italy. In splto of these troubles, however, Italy furnished 8G per cent of tho total lvalue of tho marble Imported in 1914. I Tho valuo of onyx marble Import-cd Import-cd in 1914 wns $33,394, a docrcaso of $2,927 or 8 per cent. Over 87 por cent by vnluo of thoso imports In 1914 enmo from Mexico. |
