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The production of tin plates and terne plates was in 1904, 458,208 tons (census); in 1908, 537,087 tons; in 1909, 611,959 tons ; in 1910, 722,770 tons; and in 1911, 783,770 tons.
The total production of rolled iron and steel in 6 years is given (in gross tons) in the following table (official figures of the American Iron and Steel Association, Philadelphia) : —
Years
1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1011
Iron and steel rails
3,977,887 3,633,654 1,921,015 3,()2.i,84i 3,636,031
iBars, hoops, [ skelp, and shapes
9,502,600 9,912,726 5,394,789 9,987,068 10,742,640
Wire rods
1,871,614
2,017,583 1,816,949 2.335,685 2.241,830
2,822.790 I 9,229,357 ! 2,450,453
Plates and
sheets, except
nail ])late
4,182,156 4,248,832 2,649,693 4,234,346 4,955,484 4.488,019
N.iil plate Gross tons
54,211
52,027 45,747 63,746 45,294 48.522
Total Gross tons.
19,588,468
19,864,822 11,8^8,193 19,644,690 21,621,279 19,039,171
Tlie quantities of distilled spirits and of fermented liquors produced during the fiscal year 1911-12 were : —
Whisky .
Rum
Gin
High wine.s
Alcohol .
Tax gallons.
98,209,574
2,832,516
3,577,862
181,002
27,629,346
Tax gallons. Neutral and cologne spirit.s 45,809,685 Brandy .... 9,321,823
Total production 187,571,808
Fermented liquors, 62,176,694 barrels.
V. Fisheries.
In 1908 (latest census) there Avere in the United States 143,881 fishermen or 6,933 vessels and 83,549 boats, and the products were valued at 54,030,630 dollars. The capital invested Avas 42,021,000 dollars.
For the canning and preserving of fish there were in 1909, according to the census reports, 374 establishments, with an aggregate capital of 29,618,010 dollars, employing 9,977 wage-earners, using raw material valued at 19,964,429 dollav.s, and giving an output valued at 34,704,418 dollars.
Commerce.
The subjoined table gives the total value, in dollars, of the imports and exports of domestic merchandi.se in years ended June 30 : —
Year (ended June 30)
Imports of Merchandise
Exports of Merchandise
Year
(ended
' June 30)
Imports of Merchandise
Exports of Merchandise
1907 1908 1909
Dollars
1,431,421,425 1,194, .341, 792 1,311,920,224
Dollars
1,853,718,034 1,8.34,786,357 1,638,355,593
1910
. 1911
1912
Dollars
1,-556, 947,4.30 1,527,236,105 1,653,264,934
Dollars
1,710,083,998 2,013,549,025 2,170,319,828
In the United States the values are fixed not according to average prices, but according to invoices or shipping papers, which the importers and exporters have to produce. Forimports the invoices are signed by an American Consul ; for exports the shipping papers are signed by the exporter or agents at the port of shipment. The quantities and values are determined by declarations.
The • most favoured nation ' treatment in commerce between Great Britain and the United States was agreed to for 4 years by the treaty of 1815, was extended for 10 years by the treaty of 1818, and indeQnitely (subject to 12 months' notice) by that of 1827
