The United States as a Market 
D 
Leaping IMPORTS INTO THE UNITED STATES, 1927 
Ann 
VALUES (IN MiLLioNs oF DOLLARS) 
\ RTICLES 
Silkk. Le. 
Rubber . 
Coffee 
Paper 
Sugar 
Wood 
Wool . . . 
Hides and skins 
Fars . . . . . 
Petroleum . . . 
Cotton . . . 
Tin . . . . 
Vegetable oils. . . 
Fibers (except cotton) 
Copper . . . . 
Tobacco . . . . 
Precious stones 
Chemicals . . 
[ron and steel 
Cocoa . . . 
Fruits . . . . 
flaxseed (linseed) 
Gums . . . . 
Nuts. . . . . 
Sodium nitrate . 
Tea . . . . 
Breadstuffs 
Total 
111 
349 
264 
263 
260 
191 
182 
172 
L136 
113 
110 
101 
91 
93 
88 
83 
69 
>8 
78 
53 
>4 
38 
33 
Raw or un- 
manufactured 
399 
347 
264 
114 
258 
> 
83 
113 
124 
79 
16 
101 
27 
18 
85 
75 
20 
22 
57 
32 
0 
Manu- 
factured 
119 
2 
137 
79 
59 
2 
34 
66 
67 
J 
. 
would kill most domestic animals. Hides of cattle come from grass- 
lands, like those of our own western plains, Argentina, and Canada. 
The importation of hides and skins is increasing rapidly because our 
domestic production does not keep pace with our market. 
Our imports of wool. The reasons why we import wool for home 
consumption are nearly the same as for hides and skins. Our stand- 
ard of living and our location in the temperate climate call for woolen 
wearing apparel. Our farmers find it profitable to use most of their 
lands for raising crops rather than sheep. Moreover, the sheep raised