New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-21

All the articles named may be properly SPOKEN OF as OF
special American manufactures "McCormacks reap
ers Dston's saws" Fdroanks's scales" the Meri-
den and the Gorham plated ware, and half dozen
companies OF sewing machine manufacturers, are names
now as familiar the various trades abroad as at home
An analysis Of the above figures for 1876 and 1877 and
portion Of tho present year. shows that the increase in
three OF the articles has been as follows:
aed warencrease in two years .......l43 per cent
Reapers-ncrease IN tWo a. per cent
Scaes-inCrease IN two years 81 per cent
The table does show apparent increase in the
exports OF and sewing machines. except for 1877
over 1875 but 1t Is because trade in these articles
Is generally less during the first half OF the year land
the table shows statistics only for the first six months OF
1879 than during the Fall and Winter months. Doubt
less statistics for the full year OF 1873 will indicate al
least as great an increase in the present as in
1877, which for saws nearly per cent and for
sewing machines over per cent
A statement recently made by Messrs. E. & l. FAIR
banks & Coz the welnown scale manufacturers OF this
city, contains some curious facts regarding the
expectation OF their goods. The scale known as the
Fairbanks patent invented by rhaddeus Fairbanks
in $780, and replaced the steelyards ana evenoaance
scales then In use Improvements in construction
wore AIDE from time time, until IN 1858 they were
awarded the highest medal at the Worlds Fair In New
York Since that time they have received the highest
award at the following International Expeditions Paris
1867 Vienna 1873 Santiago, Chill. 1879; Philadelphia,
1876; Sydney, Australia, 1877 Paris 1878.
To a TRIBUNE reporter who was recently collecting
statistics TO the exports OF American manufactures
H. L. Capp OF the rm of +. & T. Farbanks & Co., said,
in reference to their scales
1--WE send our goods everywhere. When was in Mos
COW this Summer saw Fairbanks scales, which had
been sent TO that city via England, resold for
shipment to Irkutsk Siberia. Before leaving New
York had seen scales going from the warehouse In
tins city to China and Japan by of San Francisco
so you see they go around world They have taken
the highest premium at every Worlds Fair at which
they have been exhibited At Paris few days ago we
were awarded two medals for the grand collective
exhibit and the other the only gold medal given In the
agricultural section for weighing machines. We feel
highly grahed to that in Class Is received the
only medal awarded TO any scale manufacturer for In
struments Of accuracy and precision.
Here is a letter Just received from the private sec
Rotary OF the King Of ssm, written at the Grand
Palace Bangkok June 81 1878, stating that the SAMPLES
sent by us will be exhibited in the samese Museum
at the next annual Exhibition. We have been advised
aso that our system has been officially Endorsed in Ho-
land I'm the matter of weighing machines"
Mr. Wilcox, the general manager Of tins Meriden
Britannia Company. stated in q conversation with a
raporter OF THE TRIBUNE that IL his impression that
the increase in exports Of plated ware
by his company the last three was fully 800 per
cent When asked 10 what countries most OF MS e1-
ported wares were sent, he named the various south
American States and Cuba but he added that EoOd
trade had been built up with various cities OF England
and a still larger trade with Germany. -
The gorham Manufacturing Company has not paid
especial attention to the export trade, eOnnnlng It's
efforts 10 the supply OF the domestic demand.