Increase In Wholesale Prices Of Living-Commodities

(Relative price as compared with average for 1890-1899)

Increase in 1910 over Year Given

1910

Increase in 1910 over Year

Given

%

%

%

%

%

%

Farm-products (1896)

78.3

II0.2

164.6

125.4

48.7

86.4

(1898) Metals, implements

Food (1896) Drugs, chemi-

83.8

53.6

128.7

128.5

69.5

90.4

(1897) Building-lumber

cals (1895) Fuel, lighting

87.9

33.1

117.

111.6

24.3

89.8

(1897) Furnishings (house)

(1894) Cloths, cloth-

91.4

35.7

125.4

133.1

45.6

91.4

(1896) Miscellanies

ing (1897)

91.1

35.8

123.7

131.6

46.7

89.7

(1897) All commodities

(All data given or used in computations are from Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1910)

Importations And % Duty On Other Articles Than Food

In 1911

Value

Average Rate of Duty

Value

In 1911

%

%

Cotton

$64,270,892

55.71

58.34

$11,431,652

China

Wool

18,791,076

87.72

55.12

6,639,142

Glass

(Unmanufactured)

29,572,259

42.20

29.13

15,236,699

Paper

Silk

31,965,625

5347

38.85

52,692,318

Fibers

Furs

8,058,688

26.24

9.94

3,606,042

(Unmanufactured)

Jewelry, stones

32,990,527

14.18

32.35

14,934,247

Leather

Liquors

22.22

1.958,583

Paints

(wines, spirits)

18,546,026

89.85

11.76

35,657,953

Woods

Tobacco

29,788,180

87.82

35.

8,158,941

Toys

31.63

22,119,753

Iron and steel

(Compare duties and importation above, also p. 158. For domestic production see pp. 186-187)

United States in 1911

Exports

Imports

Exports

%

%

%

%

Europe

63.84

50.3

13.98

4.17

Asia

North America

22.3

20.

1.98

3.22

Oceania

South America

5.32

11.96

1.78

1.15

Africa