UNITED STATES OP AMERICA. 



733 



710; other meat products, $7.246,956 ; dairy prod- 

 ucts, $9,095.759 ; seeds, clover, $1,892,101 ; seeds, all 

 other, $1,062,622; spirits, distilled, $1,850,353; su- 



far, molasses, and sirup, $1,061,929; sugar, refined, 

 301,514; tobacco, unmanufactured, $22,171,580; 

 tobacco, manufactures of, $4,818,493 ; vegetables, 

 $2,381,788 ; wood, and manufactures of, $37,513,L > .->', ) : 

 all other articles, $98,256,999; total, $1,210,291,913. 



The imports of coal were 1.273,311 tons, all bitu- 

 minous ; exports, 1,326,582 tons of anthracite and 

 2,682.414 tons of bituminous. The imports of coffee 

 were 870,514,455 pounds. Of hops, 2,375,922 pounds 

 were imported and 17,161,669 pounds exported. 

 The imports of sugar were 2,689.920,851 pounds: 

 of molasses, 3,610.547 gallons; exports of refined 

 sugar, 6,047,608 pounds; of molasses and sirup. 

 1 1,391,370 gallons. The imports of tea were 70,957,- 

 715 pounds. Of salt, 342,254,106 pounds were im- 

 ported. The quantity of tin imported was 63/J3K- 

 889 pounds. The exports of breadstuffs consisted 

 of 208,744,939 bushels of corn, 148,231.261 bushels 

 of wheat, and 15.349.943 barrels of flour. Of nil 

 cake and meal, 355,934,022 pounds were exported. 

 The exports of apples were 605,390 barrels. The 

 provision exports included 439,525,984 pounds of 

 beef, 1,659,996,202 pounds of pork products, and 

 136,907,813 pounds of oleomargarine. The exports 

 of paraffin were 154,628,460 pounds. The exports 

 of clover seed were 31,155,381 pounds. Of distilled 

 spirits, 2,978,651 proof gallons were exported. The 

 exports of raw cotton amounted to 3,850,264.295 

 pounds. Animal oil exports were 1,568,040 gal Ions; 

 exports of crude mineral oil, 113.297.397 gallons. 

 The exports of unmanufactured tobacco were 263.- 

 020,214 pounds. 



The commerce of the year ending June 30, 1898, 

 was distributed among foreign countries as shown 

 in the table on this page. 



The imports of coin and bullion for the fiscal year 

 1898 were $120,391,674 of gold and $30,927,781 of 

 silver, making the total value of imports, including 

 specie, $767,365.909. The exports of gold coin and 

 bullion were $15,406.391 and of silver $55.105.239, 

 making the total value of exports, merchandise, and 

 specie $1,280,803,543. 



From July to December the imports of merchan- 

 dise continued to show a diminution compared 

 with the preceding year, and the exports still in- 

 creased. The total value of imports for the twelve 

 months ending Dec, 31. 1898, was $633.664,634. 

 compared with $742,595,229 for the calendar year 

 1897. Of the total $267,797,915 represented "free 

 merchandise, compared with $377,288,396 in 1897. 

 and $365,866,719 dutiable merchandise, compared 

 with $365,306,833. The total value of exports for 

 the calendar year was $1,254,925.169, compared 

 with $1,099,709.045 for 1897. Domestic exports 

 were $1,233,600,636, compared with $1.079.834.296; 

 foreign exports, $21.324,533, compared with $19,- 

 874,749. The balance of trade in favor of the 

 United States was $621.260,535. compared with 

 $357,113,816 in 1897. The exports of breadstuffs, 

 provisions, cotton, and other agricultural products 

 were larger than in any previous calendar year. 

 The exports of products of the mines have been 

 exceeded only twice, and were greater than those of 

 1897 by 25 per cent. The exports of iron and steel 

 were a third greater than in 1897 and twice as great 

 as in 1896, while the imports of this class of articles 

 has declined one third. The exports of cotton 

 cloths were 20.000,000 yards more than in 1897. Of 

 mineral oils 1.000,000 gallons a month were shipped 

 in excess of tlio exports of 1897. In the exports of 

 agricultural implements the increase was 60 per 

 cent., and in cars and carriages there was a large 

 increase. In 1890 the imports of manufactures for 

 the calendar year were *:!;:>.s<'!i.:'. f'J in value, and 

 the exports $157,126,803. In ISSis. although the 

 population has in the meantime increased 00 per 

 cent,, the imports were only $249.000.000. while the 

 exports were $306.000,000. having almost doubled 

 in eight years. The imports of the principal 

 classes of raw materials, in silk, rubber, fibers, and 

 hides, were greater in 1898 than in any preceding 

 year, indicating increased activity in the important 



