Show FOREIGN TRADE IS FAVORABLE manufacturers The of the country continue to increase their sharo in both the imports and the exports 0 ho united states in the 10 ending with october 1903 their im bf materials for use in manufacturing formed per cent of the imports of the country against per cent in the corresponding period of last year abid beir exports 0 manu raptures rac tures formed per cent of tha total domestic against ja per cent in the corresponding months 0 o manufacturers ma aerials show a greater increase in the imports than al the other classes c imports combined and manufactures show a greater gain in exports than all the other classes combined the in the importation 0 rs materials in the 10 months ending aith october amounts to j 81 million dollars an increase ot 21 per cen over the pe lod at last year while the increase in all other imports amounts to but ai million dollars an increase of 12 per cent over the coi responding months of iab iziar in exports the increase of manufactures is 58 millions or H per cent while the gain of all other ex HOTES is hut 49 millions an increase of 1 per cent over the corresponding months 0 ISO 1 the important articles classed as r e chemicals hides and bk ss raw ellb tin leaf tobacco and and each of thesa ti awa or groups of articles shoes an over last year chemicals of itch a large proportion arc for nse of amount in the ten ending hh october 1903 to ag million dollars against sa millions a ahr corresponding months of ladt i aw cotton amounts to 81 2 iu lol larri against 7 millions in the oi period of last alt to nearly sa million dola a against a little les than 30 c ions n tho corresponding months 1 l 1904 hides and sailus amount to practical 62 dollars as agalos 48 ro illions in the correspond i months of test year india rubber 40 against sl maii ons in the months of last year aw illk practically 48 millions dannat 3 millions in the same inonia of 1301 tin 3 millions against 19 ll 11 l l millions iu the corresponding period of last year leaf tobacco 2 millions against 1312 2 cannons in the came months of last year and wool 2 millions against 2313 3 millions n the bame months of last year these nine articles aggregating million dollars in value out ot a total of mill tons ot manufacturers materials of all hinds imported ou the export side the largest increases are in cotton claths cloths copper manufactures of iron and steel and leather and its manufactures of cot ion claths cloths the exports duding the first 10 months ot 1905 are 3 million dol value against a little less than aa millions in tho same months ot last sear of copper 72 million dollars in alue against a little less afian gl DiH lions in the corresponding months 0 iasa year iron and steel mil ions against millions in the same donihe of last year and leather 2 against 2834 4 millions in the same months of last year mineral oil hobb a decrease of about 11 2 million dollars in value of exports during the iu months ending with october 1903 us compared with the same months of tai bear though there is a marked inci easi in tho quantity exported meantime the batal tatal value of mineral oil cd during tho firby 10 mouths of tho p aint year is given at 3 milion dollars against as million dollars a he corresponding mouths of 1904 alnio the quantity exported in the 10 months ot 1903 is 1025 million gal ons against millions in iho cor months of last year the 0 dollars gain in exports of chion claths cloths occurs almost exclusive n tha copons to china chich la br 0 o months ending with october izuo amount to 2713 million dollars 91 3 millions in tho correspond ius of 1904 |