The evening times., 1898-09-23
JULY'S HEAVY EXPORTS
Shipment of American Prod
ucts to Foreign Countries.
INDUSTRIES OF THE NATION
An Increased Showing in the Pur-
chases Abroad of All Kinds OF
Goods of American Manufacture.
Tables Showing the Value of
Goods Sent Out of America.

The invasion of foreign markets by the
manufacturers of the country continues
to increase. Theofgures of the Treas
ury Bureau of Statistics show that the
July exports of manufactures were great
er than in any July In the history of the
country and formed larger percentage
of the total exports than in any preced-
ing year or month in its history. The ex-
ports of manufactures for the month
were s25, 9S3, 116 and formed 36.47 per cent
of the total exports. No July has ever
shown such a record of exports of man
ufactnres, and in no month or year have
manufactures formed so large per cent
age of the total exports Compared with
a decade ago the July exports of manu-
factures have doubled and the percent
age which they form of the total expor-
tations has also nearly doubled. In July,
1888, the total exports Of manufactures
were but Sll ,559, 606, or less than half those
of July, 1898: while they formed but 2627
per cent of the total exports, against
36.47 per cent in July, 1898.
The gain which the manufacturing in
terests are making in the proportion
which they are obtaining of the total ex
port trade is strongly marked In July,
1880, they supplied 24S2 per cent of the
total exports; in July, 1894, ISIS per cent;
in July, 1895, 31.3S per cent; in July, 1886,
$3.50 per cent; in July 1897, 33.7S per cent,
and in July, 1898, 3647 per cent Exports of
manufactures in July, 1897, were double
those of a decade earlier, yet July, 1898,
shows an increase of more than 10 per
cent over July, 1897.
The increase in export manufactures
extends TO nearly all of the important in
dustrial interests of the country. Ex-
ports of agricultural implements increas-
ed nearly 80 per cent in July, 1885, over
July, 1897. Great Britain bought from us
nearly twice as much In this line in July
of the present year as in July, 1897; Brit
ish North America increased her pur-
chaSeS in this line so per cent; France
doubled her purchases, as did also Ar
gentina and the other South American
countries while British Australasia in
creased 80 per cent.
Our exports of cars and carriages in
July, 1898, were more than 80 per cent
greater than in July of last year. the eX-
ports in this line to Great Britain being
30 per cent greater than those of year
ago; while Africa nearly doubled her
Argentina increased from S2,050 in July
1897, TO Sii5,063 in July, 1898, other South
American countries also increasing their
purchases largely.
Exports OF copper IN July, 1895, were
&c. ,9i6 in value as against s2,963.5T in
July, 1897, the chief increase being to
France, Germany, British North America
and Mexico.
Our cotton manufacturers made in July
a much better record than in the earlier
part of the calendar year Their exports
of cotton cloth in July, 1898, amounted to
S7,i7407l yards, against IS, 6S5. los yards in
July, 1897. To Great Britain exports of
cotton cloth increased nearly 20009 yatis,
to other European countries 20,010 yards
to British North America 10000 yards, to
South America 22o,C00 yards, TO British
East Indies 10000 yards, to Africa 10000
yards, and to China over 6,0o0,0 900 yards
The total expectation of cotton goods
for the month was s2.2o3,e32 in value
against 81, I32 ,027 in. July. 1897.
The exports of iron and steel show a
remarkable increase. being for the month
Of July, 1898, s7,Ol2,g77, against s4,9lS,lO7 in
July of last year. Great Britain increas-
ed her consumption of our sewing ma
chimes nearly SO per cent, as compared
with July of last year. Mexico nearly
doubled her orders on sewing machines.
Brazil increased hers by rs per cent, and
the exports of this 'aEticle to Africa We're
double in July, 1895. those of July, 1897
Bars and rods of steel other than wire
increased from 2,726.SS3 pounds in July,
1897, 10 1872 96l pounds in July, 1898; wire
increased from Sl20,424 pounds in July
1897, to 16,2l7,14 pounds in July 1898; steel
plates and sheets increased from 725.5l4
pounds in July, 1897, to 1852 574 pounds in
July, 1898; locomotives increased from
sl67.9SS in July. 1887, to $685. 766 in July
1855; cut nails from 5,53S,212 pounds in
July, 1897 to 1865, 262 pounds in July, 1898.
and wire nails from 1,96l,5l1 pounds in
July, 1897, to 1890, CSC pounds in July, 1898
The following table shows the total
value of exports of manufactures in
July of each year during the past dec
ade also the percentage which manu-
factures formed of the total exports In
each month mentioned:
Exports of Per cent of