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 unmanufactured


399
347
264
114
258
>
83
113
124
79
16

101
27
18
85
75
20

22
57
32
0

Manufactured


119

2
137
79
59
2
34
66

67

J

.

would kill most domestic animals. Hides of cattle come from grasslands,
 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 standard
 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