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V. Fisheries: Cotton

Cotton, 290,712,898 Leather, and manufactures of, 13,278,847 Cotton manufactures, 13,604,857 Oil cake, 7,452,094 Wheat, 51,420,272 Furs, furskins, hides and skins, 4,570,360 Wheat-flour, . 54,705,616 Fish, 4,996,621 Maize, 17,652,687 Chemicals, etc., • 6,545,354 Provisions, comprising meat Coal, 8,391,026 and dairy products, 139,017,471 Spirits of turpentine, 4,668,140 Mineral oils, . 52,026,734 Paraffine and paraffine wax, 3,714,649 Tobacco, and manufactures Fruits, 2,434,793 of, 25,220,472 Agricultural implements 3,219,130 Wood and its manufactures, 26,270,040 Clocks and watches, 1,580,164 Iron and steel and their man- Resin, 3,467,199 ufactures, 28,909,614 Hops, 2,327,474 Cattle, 30,445,249 Spirits, distilled, 1,887,431 Sugar, molasses, and confec- Books, and other printed tionary, 7,099,788 matter, 1,820,470 Copper, and manufactures of, Seeds, 2,500,899 incl. ore, 11,875,490 Vegetable oils, 4,302,936 Cars and carriages, etc., 4,901, 120 Grease, grease scraps, etc., 2,038,886 The leading imports into the United States were in 1890-91 :- Dollars.

Dollars.

Sugar, molasses, etc., 108,458,621 Leather and manufactures, 12,683,303 Wools, 18,231,372 Tobacco and manufactures, 16,763,141 Woolen manufactures, 41,060,080 India-rubber and gutta- Chemicals, 47,317,031 percha, crude, 18,020,804 Coffee, 96,123,777 Paper stock and manufac- Iron and steel manufactures, 53,544,372 tures, 8,050,987 Flax, hemp, jute, and manu- Jewelry and precious factures, 45,310,799 stones, 14,635,494 Cotton goods, 29,712,624 Animals, 4,945,365 Hides, furs, etc., 37,759,608 Barley, 3,222,593 Silk goods, • 37,880,143 Wines, 10,007,060 Silk, raw, and cocoons, 19,076,081 Glass and glassware, 8,364,312 Tea, 13,828,993 Hats, bonnets, etc., 3,222,660 Fruits and nuts, 25,983,136 Earthenware, etc., 8,381,388 Wood and manufacture, 19,888,186 Tin, 7,977,545 In 1888-89 the customs duties amounted to $223,832,742, in 1889-90 to $229,- 668,584, in 1890-91 to $215,790,686. The following table shows for the years 1889- 90 and 1890-91 the values of the exports of domestic merchandise to and the imports from the following countries, according to the United States returns :- Home Exports to Imports from Country. 1889-90. 1890-91. 1889-90. 1890-91.

Dollars.

Dollars.

Dollars.

Dollars.

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