Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1911 — Growth of Jewelry Industry. [ARTICLE]

Growth of Jewelry Industry.

The phenomenal growth of the jewelry industry, as well as that of 41a-mond-cutting and setting, is shown in recent figures of the year’s importations in these lines. In round figures, during 1910 there were imported into this country diamonds and other precious stones to the value of $48,000,000. Under this general group diamonds formed a very large proportion of the total, a part of them coming in in the natural form, to be cut and set in the United States, another part cut, but not set, the porportion set before being sent to the United States being extremely small and included under the general head “jewelry.” The value of uncut diamonds entering the country in 1910 was $10,250,000; of diamonds cut, but not set, $29,500,000; of other precious stones, cut but not set, $7,750,000, and of jewelry and other manufactures of gold and silver, $3,250,000. Taking the entire group of diamonds and other precious stones the total fur 1910 is $47,750,000, against $42,500,000 in 1907 and $14,600,000 in 1900.