Total $4,449,500 $186,600 $1,118,000 $2,042,300 $1,192,900 $383,700 $14,216,400 $197,600 $23,046,550 Velocity of Winds in the United States. (Prepared by Chief of the U. S. Weather Bureau.) The following table shows the average hourly velocity of the wind at selected stations of the United States Weather Bureau, also the highest velocity ever reported for a period of five minutes, to January 1, 1901: Import Prices in United States, 1900. MONTHLY AVERAGE IMPORT PRICES OF PRINCIPAL ARTICLES. [NOTE. The values of the goods represent their values in the foreign markets.] Export Prices in United States, 1900. MONTHLY AVERAGE EXPORT PRICES OF PRINCIPAL ARTICLES. [NOTE.-The values of the goods represent their market value at the time of exportation.] PRICES IN GREAT BRITAIN, 1885 TO 1899. The British official "Statistical Abstract" gives the following statement of average price of articles of British and Irish produce exported from the United Kingdom, deduced from the declared quantities and values: * Prior to 1895, iron black plates were included with sheets (not galvanized), etc., and steel black plates with steel sheets. The price of iron sheets (not galvanized), etc., including black plates, was, In 1895, £8.65 per ton, £7.50 in 1896, £8.26 in 1897, £8.43 in 1898, and £9.34 in 1899. Steel sheets, including black plates, £7.20 in 1895, £7.09 in 1896, £7.28 in 1897, £7.65 in 1898, and £8.89 in 1899. |