| Show BIG INCREASE IN INI I FOREIGN TRADE Commerce With Other Nations Two Hundred Millions More Than Last Jear Year Washington D D. C C. C. C Dec Dee 1 17 Tile The The foreign foreign for tor- eign commerce of C the tile United States In n till the year C about to end will show an Increase ur f over O OOOO when nhen compared coin coin- Pared with the tue immediately preceding year ear and a lar larger er total titan than In itt any earlier year r of at our commerce Imports while falling Calling below those of oC 1910 In Inthe Inthe inthe the earlier months have In the tile closing cbs clos ing UJ dOll pt-dOll of ot tho the year shown a marked markell increase Indicating that tho tile total for tor forthe or the tIle year YOal will differ but little front from that of 1910 which mado the tile hl highest record record record rec rec- ord in tho history of tho Import trade trall Exports Export ArC ro larger larg-cr than In any earlier year cal and m manufactures exported also make their highest r record corll reaching apProximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately 1 In tile the cal calendar calen calen- n- n dar mr year 1911 nl The approximate total for 01 the tile year car based hasp upon ten months' months record a trend v compiled are arc exports over Imports 1 of which over o one unit entered free of or duty Considering tho the great groups of oC articles articles ar ar- tides tho noteworthy chan changes eR are In tho thu case of or Imports n n. falling failing ot off in manufacturers manufacturers' raw materials and In finished ll manufactures In tho the case of exports a general Increase participated in b by all aU the tho Important groups foodstuffs food food- stuffs manufactures and und manufacturers manufacturers' materials Comparing the ten months' months movement mo In the years named Imports Import of crude trude fo foodstuffs Increased front from In 1910 to l 1 in lii 1911 while foodstuffs partly or wholly manufactured decreased from tram to manufacturers manufacturers' manufacturers manufacturers' raw materials from Crom H to 1 manufactures s for foi further use In manufacturing manufacturing- increased slightly lI from Crom to 21 and finished manufactures decreased decreased de de- le- le creased from front to Exports on the other oWer hand bland ad advanced advanced advanced ad- ad In the case ease of cru crude e foodstuffs from to foodstuffs food food- stuffs partly or manufactured from to manufacturers manufacturers' manu manu- raw Jaw materials from Cram to manufactures for Cor further use in manufacturing manufacturing- from 00 to and finished manufactures front from 4 to I. I Import of or Year cur I The Tile principal imports of the full Cull year ear grouped according to magnitude of values aluc will show Sugar over pounds valued at about chemicals dru drugs s etc 95 coffee pounds valued val val- al at about hides and skins India rubber 7 75 cotton colton manufactures and raw silk about each fiber manufactures manufactures manu mane 55 wood and manufactureS manu mane 5 o fruits and antI nuts over block and pl pig tin 40 diamonds while wilile copper manufactures fibers iron and steel t manufactures silk manufactures leaf tot tobacco and amId oils os will wm each show alloW Rhoa a total of a about out 30 Art Alt works furs urs and fur fUl em skins and wool will a aggregate about 25 c ch In the tile years year's Import Lower prices contributed to the tile tall fall In value of or Imports on su sugar ar and India rubber the decrease In value alu being r far J greater grater than In quantity Hides and skins show a marked reduction in quantity as well as In value alue of im im- im i ports Tin imports are about the tile same in quantity but much greater g n tn value due ue to hl higher he prices Cotton Is still the leading article of or export Its total for or the year ear over o half haIr billion dollars exceeding the combined value alue of the two great cat classes next In rank ranle Iron and antI steel manufacturer about and meat and dairy products product Th The The- exports of or cotton colton In ten months aggregated 29 ir- ir p v valued at largest cst value alu bit In of or I American commerce and hut but slightly les lehs bess in quantity than the tile high record total of or pounds exported in the tile ten months of or 1 1103 1905 0 non lion and amId steel also made a n new high record in inthe tho the ten months of or 1 1911 11 I against last ast year ca Substantial Substantial Substantial Increases also occur In other leadIn leading leading lead lead- In ing articles article and th the tho complete te y year ar arwill will probably a n. total export of over 1 worth of or breadstuffs breadstuff over o of mineral oil nearly nearl of ot copper of or I Co cotton t to n in manufactures a nu re S 3 5 00 00 0 0 of or I a agricultural implements about of cars cais and carriages and 25 G- G of chemicals h and medicines Considered lJ bv by countries large In Increases Increases Increases In- In I creases occur in In the exports export of ot Canada Can Call ada Germany German Netherlands Japan the United Kingdom Australia Australla and antl Belgium Be- Be glum gium and lesser Increases in those tb I South America Cuba China Citina and anti many lenny II other countries While hile imports as a whole decreased d. d were Increases in those from Japan India Egypt and anCl other countries or of Africa |
