UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 



831 



Straw and palm leaf, manufactures of 

 Sugar and molasses: 



Sugar, refined 



v?' ^J 16 , ex P ort of beeswax was 152,494 pounds. 

 ln e total value of breadstuff's was $273909699 

 444,392 The quantity of wheat was 139,432815 bushels* 



* wheat Hour, IB&SW ^^oir^u;. 



42 V2Q2 I 40 ' 866 bushels; of rye Hour, 4,820 barrels- of 



Tin, manufactures of ........... 365470 ineon i ,', ' uses; o corn, 



Tobacco, and manufactures of: 1/4,UJ,U'J. : bushels; of corn meal, 79I4S8 bar- 



Leaf tobacco. ............................. 25,170,771 rels > of oatmeal, 58,042,505 pounds ; of bread arid 



Stems and tnmmmgs... 2? 0,447 biscuit ,10,447,430 pounds/ of bran, nndd!in"s 



cilarlttes::::;:::::::::::::::: ......... 2 m'm ^ d mi11 feed ' 127 > 953 tons - The export of ca n- 



Hug.. ................................ i:::: t&fiau dl f was 3,420,443 pounds; of cement (.4,122 bar- 



All other manufactures ................... 807,658 rels. The beer exported amounted to 1 433 79!) 



TrunkWvaiise S ;andtraveiingbags::::::::::: IS doze u bott , les and 602 ' 055 e allons in cask ' s - 'n'e 



Varnish ..................... 6 .... & ............ 463 ' 5 5? number of organs shipped abroad was 17019- 



Vegetables: of pianos, 1,169. 



oSs^.^.::::: ......... 'S * Am $ the e *P^ of chemicals, drugs, dyes, 



Potatoes .............. .......... ........ 450 739 and niedicmes, which had a total value of $10 - 



Vegetables, canned... ................. 55 5 ; 691 995,289, were 745,433 pounds of pot and pearl 



Ve^ls^di^o^e^^ 6 ^^^'-' m908 aSh ' 27 ' 474 ' 801 P UI *ls of sulphate of copper, 



Ve "^^.?^^ r8 :... 49400 4 ?' 582 P unds of insen g' and 48,987,511 pounds 



Sailing vessels ............ ................ 17' 62 5 of acetate of lime. The export of cider was 



Whafelone .................. M 49 ' 8 3 g allons ' Of anthracite coal, 1,571,581 tons 



Wine- ' were ex P rt ed; of bituminous, 3,480,452 tons; 



In bottles ................................ .. 52,015 tota1 ' 5 >51,933 tons, valued at $13,661,028. The 



In other coverings ....................... 624]315 export of coke was 215,513 tons. The export of 



n d d tTmKer faCtUre80f: r C Pper r6 declined from 41 ^69 tons in 1893 to 



HeedtSberV.'.'.'.V.V. .:.:::: 4 'Kl 5 ' 910 tons 1899, while that of manufactured 



Logs and other timber .................... 3 262'589 copper increased from 37,642,464 pounds to 254- 



Jogtsand^tHne^ 18 " ^SJ'SS ? 87 ' 164 P ounds - The copper exports, not includ- 



Snfnglts . S'9 mg - re ' W6re W rth $ 35 > 983 > 52 9- The export of 



Shooks, box...'. ........ "I.!.!!!!!!!!!."!!! 434,'290 sea lslan d cotton was 14,142,052 pounds; of up- 



Shooks, other ........................... 588,961 land and other cotton, 3,759,268,241 pounds- of 



S&Hii ........... 3 'I^'^ waste ' 14 > 308 > 82 9 pounds; total, 3,787,919,122 



All oth& lumber: :::::: 8,o5S P ounds ? valued at $210,089,576. The exports of 



Doors, sash, and blinds .................... 1,136.907 cotton manufactures, which have trebled in a 



Furniture ..... ..................... 3,571,375 few years and had a total value of $23.566914 



S^SS^SjaSte* flnVshin^: : : 3ij |I de ^,^-2 y^ SO f colored and 303,063,: 



Wooden ware ..... . . ................ .... 728,375 83 yards of uncolored cloth. 



Wood pulp ............................... 696^319 F. The export of crude phosphate was 780,513 



?J3SS53: ..... 2 '" 6 ' 899 tons ; f "'her fertilizers 41,587 tons. The cord- 



Wool, raw ................................. 237,350 a S e exported was 8,659,948 pounds; the total 



Carpets ................... .......'.'..'....I.'! 8l!l38 value of manufactures of vegetable fibers and 



Fi r fnne1sa d n 8 dblankeVs ....... Ja'ira graS868 Was $ 3 ' 09 3,102. The exports of fish and 



w5SSjSpw3f/^.".'.'.i 538'799 ? sh P roducts ' havin g a ^al value of $5,169,811, 



All other manufactures .................. .' 367,'865 included 1,444,079 pounds of fresh fish, 9,247,076 



Yeast.... ...... ............................... 36,061 pounds of dried or cured codfish, hake, haddock, 



' m Zinc ore aCtUre8 f 448145 and P ollock > 3,101,560 pounds of smoked or cured 



Pigs, bars, plates,' and sheets' .'!.'! .' .' .' .' .' .' .' .' '. 972^076 herring, 842,342 pounds of other fish, dried, 



Manufactures of zinc ..................... 184.894 smoked, or cured, 1,017 barrels of pickled mack- 



All other articles .............................. 2,088.289 erel, 14,428 barrels of other fish in pickle, and 



Total value of domestic exports ........ SI ,203,931 ,222 30,167,277 pounds of canned salmon. The export 



of dried apples was 19,305,739 pounds; of fresh 



Of the sum of $1,203,931,222, the total value of apples, 380,222 barrels; of prunes, 5,615,565 



the exports of domestic merchandise, $784,989,087 pounds; of raisins, 4,659,807 pounds. 



represent agricultural products, $28,832,608 the G. The export of glucose in 1899 was 229,003,571 



products of mines, $42,126,964 forest products, pounds, having risen from 38,256,161 pounds in 



$6,025,446 fishery products, $3,281,559 miscella- 1890. The export of glue rose from 728,696 to 



neous products, and $338,675,558 manufactured 2,368,087 pounds. The export of gunpowder was- 



articles. The proportion of manufactures in the 1,504,724 pounds. Of hay, 64,916 tons were ex- 



total exports has increased from 12.76 per cent, in ported; of hops, 21,145,512 pounds. Of rubber 



1860, 15 per cent, in 1870, and 12.48 in 1880 to boots and shoes, 486,586 pairs went abroad. 



20.25 per cent, in 1885, 17.87 per cent, in 1890, I. The iron and steel exports were valued at 



23.14 per cent, in 1895, and 28.13 per cent, in $93,716,031, having increased from $70,406,885 in 



1899. The percentage of mine products has risen 1898, $57,497,872 in 1897, $41,160,877 in 1896, 



from 1.10 per cent, in 1870 to 2.39 per cent, .in $32,000,989 in 1895, and $29,220,264 in 1894. The 



1899. The relative position of 'forest products has quantity of iron ore was 31,412 tens; of ferro- 



not changed much, although their value has manganese pig, 495 tons; of other pig iron, 299,146 



trebled in thirty years. The exports of agricul- tons; of scrap iron, 91,985 tons; of bar iron, 



tural products have increased from $256.560,000 23,564,511 pounds; of wire rods, 56,492,797 



in 1860 and $361,188,000 in 1870, but their ratio pounds; of other bars or rods of steel, 73,861,862 



to the total exports has declined from about 80 pounds; of billets, ingots, and blooms, 43,242 



per cent., the average for fifty years preceding, tons; of hoop, band, and scroll iron, 6,753,270" 



to 65.20 per cent. pounds; of iron rails for railways, 11,776 tons; 



A. The numbers of animals exported were of steel rails, 266,109 tons; of iron sheets and 



389.490 cattle, 33.031 hogs, 45,778 horses, 6,755 plates, 15,107,028 pounds; of steel sheets and 



mules, and 143,286 sheep. plates, 112,690.113 pounds; of tin plates, 205,910* 



