UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 



699 



bushels of barley, 2,480 bushels of corn, 41,523 

 bushels of oats, 234,959 pounds of oatmeal, 330 

 bushels of rye, 316,9(58 bushels of wheat, and 717 

 barrels of Hour. Including the various farinaceous 

 food preparations, which made five sixths of the 

 total value, the imports of breadstufis amounted 

 to $1,803,729. The quantity of crude bristles was 

 27,140 pounds, and of sorted and bunched bristles 

 2,503,018 pounds. 



The importation of Portland, Roman, and other 

 hydraulic cement was 2,356,422 barrels; of chalk, 

 92,615 tons. The imports of chemicals, drugs, and 

 dyes included 5,084,991 pounds of alizarin colors, 

 27,339,480 pounds of crude tartar and wine lees, 

 4,107,358 pounds of cinchona or other bark from 

 which quinine is extracted, 157,917 pounds of 

 cochineal, 48,188 tons of logwood, 3,350,768 pounds 

 of logwood extract and decoctions, 27,943,106 

 pounds of glycerin, 961,366 pounds of gum arabic, 

 1,789,580 pounds of crude camphor, 2,297,992 

 pounds of gum chicle, 23,829,342 pounds of copal 

 and similar gums, 38,882,940 pounds of gambier, 

 10,621,451 pounds of shellac, 2,746,944 pounds of 

 indigo, 106,333,199 pounds of licorice root, 136,- 

 403,151 pounds of chloride of lime or bleaching 

 powder, 1,972,349 gallons of mineral waters, 544,- 

 938 pounds of crude opium and 142,479 pounds of 

 opium prepared for smoking or containing less 

 than 9 per cent, of morphine, 1,499,752 pounds of 

 chlorate of potash, 115,276,906 pounds of the muri- 

 ate, 10,332,836 pounds of nitrate or saltpeter, and 

 54,552,598 pounds of other potassic salts, 3,313,749 

 ounces of quinia sulphate and other alkaloids and 

 salts of cinchona bark, 11,429,989 pounds of caustic 

 soda, 184,247 tons of nitrate of soda, 6,624,314 

 pounds of sal soda, 78,571,870 pounds of soda ash, 

 and 23,632,374 pounds of other salts of soda, 155,- 

 399 tons of crude sulphur or brimstone, 10,335,980 

 pounds of ground sumac, and 255,966 pounds of 

 vanilla beans. The value of dyewoods was $1,083,- 

 644; of gums, $6,884,704; of potash salts, $3,437,- 

 160; of soda salts, $5,908,611; the total value of 

 chemicals, drugs, and dyes, $53,705,152, of which 

 $31,355,759 were free of duty and $22,349,393 duti- 

 able. The import of raw chicory root was 1,216,518 

 pounds; of roasted and ground chicory, 384,957 

 pounds; of chocolate, 1,209,012 pounds. Of chrome 

 ore, or chromate of iron, 21,830 tons were im- 

 ported; of clays or earths, 138,625 tons. The im- 

 portation of coal was 156 tons of anthracite, 1,707,- 

 076 tons of bituminous, and 56,448 tons of coke. 

 The imports of crude cacao, including leaves and 

 shells, were 41,746,872 pounds; of manufactured 

 cocoa, 1,012,368 pounds. Of this, 39,191,140 pounds 

 were re-exported, making the net imports 748,- 

 800,771 pounds, valued at $48,777,126, the average 

 price being 6.5 cents a pound, showing a consump- 

 tion per capita of 9.81 pounds. The quantity of 

 coffee imported was 787,991,911 pounds. Of coffee 

 substitute, 1,262,659 pounds were .brought in. Cop- 

 per imports consisted of 36,205 tons of ore and 

 regulus and 84,638,794 pounds of bars, ingots, and 

 plates, and old and other manufactured copper. 

 The value of copper and manufactures, not includ- 

 ing ore, was $12,457,470. The imports of unmanu- 

 factured cotton were 67,398,521 pounds of raw cot- 

 ton and 7,899,328 pounds of waste or flocks; of 

 cotton cloth, 3,061,790 square yards of unbleached 

 and 61,986,063 square yards of bleached or colored 

 fabrics; of yarns, 5,272,491 pounds; total value of 

 cloth, $8.513,905. The total value of manufac- 

 tured articles was $41,296,239. 



There were 135,038 dozen eggs imported. The 

 quantity of emery ore was 197,540 hundredweight; 

 of grains and pulverized or refined emery, 703,739 

 pounds. The total value of china and earthen- 

 ware was $8,645,265. 



The imports of fertilizing materials consisted of 

 4,756 tons of guano and 110,065 tons of crude 

 phosphates, in addition to manufactured fertilizers; 

 total value of fertilizers, $1,697,986. The quan- 

 tities of vegetable textile libers were 6,967 tons of 

 flax, 3,400 tons of hemp, 5,748 tons of istle, 102,- 

 693 tons of jute, 42,624 tons of Manila hemp, 70,- 

 921 tons of sisal grass, and 10,953 tons of other 

 fibers and grasses; total value of unmanufactured, 

 $26,373,805, of which $24,277,262 were free of duty. 

 The imports of manufactures reported were 436*,- 

 417 pounds of cables and cordage, 5,193,009 pounds 

 of binding twine, 3,901,384 pounds of coir yarn, 

 2,857,675 pounds of other yarns and threads, 132,354 

 square yards of carpets, and 832,405 square yards 

 of oilcloths; total value of manufactures, $31,559,- 

 371. Among the fish imports were 1,199,079 pounds 

 of fresh salmon, 7,497,227 pounds of canned and 

 fresh lobsters, 14,395,483 pounds of dried codfish 

 and cured haddock, hake, and pollock, 5,130,813 

 pounds of smoked and 156,217 barrels of pickled 

 or salt herring, 92,733 barrels of salt mackerel, and 

 736,658 pounds of pickled or salted salmon. The 

 total value of fish was $7,472,057, of which $1,045,- 

 240 were free and $6,426,817 dutiable imports. 

 The imports of fruits and nuts included 36,251,779 

 pounds of dried currants, 19,902,512 pounds of 

 dates, 8,812,487 pounds of figs, 160,198,056 pounds 

 of lemons, 68,618,938 pounds of oranges, 443,457 

 pounds of plums and prunes, 10,309,498 pounds of 

 raisins, and 6,317,633 pounds of almonds. The 

 total value of fruits and nuts was $19,263,592. 



The glass imports, of which quantities are re- 

 ported, were 51,343,339 pounds of unpolished cyl- 

 inder and crown and common window glass, 2,547,- 

 688 square feet of polished cylinder and crown 

 glass, 571 square feet of the same silvered, 119,242 

 square feet of fluted, rolled, or rough plate glass, 

 941,879 square feet of cast plate glass, and 45,997 

 square feet of silvered plate glass. The total value 

 of glass and glassware w r as $5,037,931. The import 

 o glue was 5,577,082 pounds. Of gunpowder, 31,- 

 212 pounds were imported; of firecrackers, 5,001,- 

 176 pounds. 



There were 143,890 tons of hay imported. Im- 

 ports of hides and skins comprised 81,998,818 

 pounds of goatskins, 163,865,165 pounds of hides 

 of cattle, and 100,070,795 pounds of other skins. 

 The value of hides and skins free of duty was 

 $38,527,481; dutiable, $19,408,217. The import of 

 honey was 146,860 gallons. The importation of 

 hops amounted to 2,589,725 pounds. 



Of India rubber, 49,377,138 pounds were im- 

 ported; of rubber scraps for remanufacture, 19,- 

 093,547 pounds; of gutta-percha, 427,678 pounds; 

 of gutta-joolatong, 8,701,753 pounds. The iron 

 and steel imports shipped by weight were 147,963,- 

 804 pounds of tin plates, terneplates, and taggers' 

 tin, 47,096,595 pounds of wire rods, 4,114,078 

 pounds of wire and wire manufactures, 580,438 

 pounds of anvils, and 639,020 pounds of chains. 

 The total value of iron and steel imports, including 

 manufactures but not including ore, was $20,478,- 

 728. The import of ivory was 353,423 pounds; 

 of vegetable ivory, 16,073,505 pounds. 



Of lead, 196,378,961 pounds were imported. The 

 import of lime was 48,793,888 pounds. Imports 

 of leather were valued at $6,519,172; of leather 

 manufactures, $6,773,024. 



The importation of malt liquors in bottles was 

 1,081,818 gallons, and in casks, etc., 2,228,502 gal- 

 lons. The quantity of manganese ore and oxide 

 was 747,971,840 pounds. 



Of nickel ore and matte, 23,547 tons were im- 

 ported. The import of oil cake was 208,657 pounds. 

 The quantity of fish and whale oil was 851,372 

 gallons; of other rendered oil, 18,050 gallons; of 



