The daily gazette., 1879-01-22
From the Ledger.
Oar Workshops aud Their For
elgu Exports In lk7k.

ASsc'
Philadelphia and Pennsylvania manu-
somely Into the local export trade, az our
people win learn when the returns tor
1878 are complete. Thus far we have
been able to get the best look at the ex-
ports from our workshops connected
with the various productions in iron
steel and other metals. OF these there
was exported from Philadelphia aud
neichboring workshops to foreign coun.
tries in 1873 and mainly in vessels from
our own wharves, iron and metal pro-
ducts to the amount of nearly three mil
hons of dollars; but precisely s2,971 ,633
| That Is rather a satisfa ctory showing for
last year, not only for our growing ex-
port trade, but for our iron works, ma
chine shops and other metal industries.
1t will be interesting to take a look in
| detail at the articles sent out and the
countries that bought them. I he list en-
braces locomotives, iron cars, iron yes
sells, iron bridges, iron steel rails, steam
engines, boilers and other machinery, car
wheels and axles, pig, bar anu sheet iron,
steel In bars and tires, cast-iron pipes,
columns and miscellaneous castings,
nails, spikes, bolts and roll, tools, shevels
steel forks, agricultural implements, as
sorted hardware, sewing machines, dent
al instruments, telegraphic material, and
large variety Of miscellaneous iron pro-
duets.
The largest total value was of locomo-
tivcs, of which 10 were exported, of a
value of s770.l44, forty of them going to
Russia, q to Australia and Peru, IA to
Brazil, 3 to Cuba, aud / to France, Nex-
in total value was our export Of steam
vessels, Russia taking 2, at a cost of $3.50
900, and Brazil small ones, costing s67,
800 tue remaining one going to Cuba
/; costing S30O0-tho whole amounting Il
S720 800. Following in order of valu,
we have wrought-iron bridges, 1916 ton,
of which were shipped to Canada
: am ouDting to s45l ,705. Then come tn,
shipments of iron and other railway car
of which Brazil took 1872 valued at Sl54
3l7; Cuba 239, valued at SOL ,75S; Soutl
q America and West Indies, 90, at a value
of s48, ,000-thc total 10 this branch of ou
, exports being S25l ,075.
. The next largest item Is in iron an,
steel rails, of which Brazil took 80
b, tons, costing sl32 1862. and Cuba 2S2
tons, costing Sg7 ,872-the whole amour,
J, ing to 500, ,S34. Steam engines, boiler
and other machinery, except sewing an
, agricultural machines, CLAIM "attentio
= next in order, the aggregate value G
these being Sl13,525, shipped to Brazi
/, Cuba, Liverpool, Antwerp, Nassua an
), Venezuela. One of the most interestin n
items is that which follows next, viz :
| Dental Instruments, OF which valu
of S72, 1856, was shipped to Liverpool |
. 2ll packages. Assorted "hardware" G,
hibits to.al of 1873 packages, valued
S3l ,966, sent to Liverpool, Brazil An
werp, West Indies, Chill, and even
10 South Africa. Sewing machines con
next, with 9l5 packages, valued at S2i
20 s73, shipped to Genoa, Antwerp, Live
10 pool, w est Indies, South America an
Lisbon. Steel forks and shovels exhib
= total of 20,4l0, sent to Liverpool, An
werp, Brazil ana Valparaiso. Nail
spikes and bolts are credited with an a
gregate of % ,407, and cast-irnn water al
other pipes were shipped to New Brun
wick. Canada, Cuha and Porto Cabell'
to the amount of S23,48i. Miscelianeol
}, shipments of iron agricultural impl
NJ mems, cutlery, pig, bar and sheet iro
columns, rolls, &c, make up the balan
not specifically mentioned.
- 1t may serve to emphasize the graz
y total to our readers, by repeating that
amounts 10 nearly three millions of dc
lars of iron and metal work export'
from Philadelphia during the year IL
to foreign countries. The importance
the growing foreign export of iron pI
ducts Is very great to our estabishmei
C In that line of manufactures