The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-07
WHAT WE SEND AWAY
RECORD OF THE EXPORT OF MAN.
UFACTURES LAST YEAR
Every Country on the Globe Our Gus
Cornerstone Interesting Facts
and Figures

NEW YORK, Aug. CA special to the
Tribune from Washington says
While the United States expectations of
agricultural products during the year have
been wonderful. surpas sing in value those
of any preceding year in the history of this
country, and thus attracting universal at
tention, the expectation of manufactures
is, when considered in detail, equally in
teresting in its bearing upon the general
commerce and prosperity. both present and
future of the nation.
The expectation of domestic manufac-
lures in the fiscal year 1888 is set down by
| the records Of the Bureau of Statistics of
| the Treasury Department at $685., SSH 40,
which is nearly Sl2 600 greater than in
any preceding year in the history of the
country This is especially interesting, in
view of the fact that the imports of manu-.
| features during the year were small In
addition to this it is reasonable to suppose
| that the purchases of manufactures by the
| people of this country in the prosperous
| year just ended were unusually large by
reason of the increased earnings. and the
| further fact that during several preceding
years their purchases in these lines had,
| because VI tne FINANCIAL depression, been
| light. For these two reasons, the smallness
of importations of manufactures and the
probable increased consumption of manu-
features by the people of this country it
is reasonable to suppose that the home de-
mand upon the manufacturers was unus-
ually great, thus reducing to some extent
| the attention which they had formerly
been able to give to an invasion of for
eiSn markets. In addition to this 1t had
been feared by some that the increased Gus
tom rates adopted a year ago would result
In reduction of the purchase of American
goods by citizens of other nations, but this
expectation was not realized.
In view Of these facts the large exporta-
.ion of manufactures in the year Just ended
is, to say the least, very notable feature
Of the commerce of this remarkable year.
The total expectation of manufactures
for the year as already indicated, is $685.
ST. ,449 which Is more than double that OF
a decade ago, almost three times al much
as that of 1880, more than four times as
much in 1870 and seven times as much IS
In 1860 How much the Centennial exposition
had to do with the awakening OF the taste
throughout the world for American manu-
features and products which were there ex
hibted would be difficult to say, but it Is
an interesting fact at least that In the veal
1876 the expectation of manufactures for
the first time touched the $18O 900, 600 mark,
and since that time has gone steadily for
ward until. in 1898, it reached s2SS. s71, 449.
OF agricultural implements the exporta-
lions of the fiscal year 1898 were s. 500, 74o, |
against s2,645,1S7 in 1885 They went to
Great Britain. France. Germany, British
North America, Central and South Amer
lea British East Indies, Australia, Ocean
lea and even to Africa, while the great grain |
fields of Russia also drew largely upon
American markets in this line Cars for
street and tramways went to all parts Of
Europe, China. Japan and the East In
dies, Brazil, to Cuba. to Central America,
Hawaii, Mexico and Africa, the value of
this class of expectations for the year
amounting to SS,425 419.
American cotton goods went to every part
of the world, China, British North Amer
lea. South America and Oceanica being
the biggest purchasers, the total exports
Of cotton manufactures for the year being
ST. O24 ,0o2, against 50 ,999,277 in 1890. People
in Africa, China. British East Indies. Cuba,
British Australia, Japan and Mexico, as
we'll as in all parts of Europe, are riding |
American bicycles, the expectation for the
year being s6,S46,529 against less than
81, 900 900 in the fiscal year 1896.
The expectation of copper and manu-
features thereof has increased enormously !
in the last few years, being S32, 160, S72 in the |
fiscal year just ended, against s3.s12. 1913 In
1888 OF refined mineral oils, the expectation
during the year amounted to ISL 316 In
value against s47 o47, 4Os in 1888. The value