New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-06
A BID FOR WORLDS MARKETS
MAxt-FACTURED EXPORTS BREAK THE
RECORD AND FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN HISTORY EXCEED IMPORTS.

lnY rEirGaArH THE TRIBUSEl
washington. June 5--Thc manufacturers Of
the United States are making. In the nscai !e"'
which closes with this month. their greatest
rscord in competing for The markets or the world
No; only Will the exports Of manufactured ar"-
Giles for the fiscal year exceed those OF any pre-
vious year but for the first time IN the hls'o's
OF the country they will exceed the lmpo'.s ..
manufactures. In tho ten months OF 'he "a'"
year whose detailed record the Bureau OF S'a''S
tcs has lust completed the exports Of manu-
features exceed by over S40,U00on the Naiue
Of the manufactures imported. and it is probable
that for the full! years record this excess VII"
reach $50 00O00D In no preceding year in the
his.orv Of the country have the exports of manu-
features oqualled In value the imports OF manu-
,oc,rred articles In the fiscal year lN'' the
,r,norts Of manufactured articles exceeded the
ra,ue Of exports Of manufactures by the sum OF
co. $50 or. in 1896 by SlO4 80 13i, and in ls9o
by S121 4l3. 1S'.
Nearly every branch OF the great manufactur-
ing industries has shared In this growth OF safes
20 other parts Of the world. The exports oi ayr
cultural implements. for instance. which IN 1917
we're about S2600000 ip value, viii in the year
1895 be in round numbers S6.WW.o". locoho
tive engines. whose expectation III lS>o was lVss
than 100000 in value. will In lS9> reach plop'
h,,, 81 600 OnO orders fer more than one hundred
and fifty engines having been placed WIN 'h'
great manufacturing establishments during 'l'e
last two months for use in China, Japan RUSSIA
Fevpt Australasia and South America h''
iron. OF which 100000 pounds were sent aorOa"
In 1895 this year lO.DO0WO VIII De eApoi'V"
Ruilders' hardware the export OF when III io0'
was valued at 81 Az. go. was in the last hsca'
wear Of 81. 152. $50 in value The exports Of cut
Cd Ia
mounds. will in 1898 amount TO more than o.
COO 600 pounds an increase Of 200 per cent WIRE
nails have increased over 1900 per cent. the ex
norris of wire. wrought and horseshoe nails IN
1883 being 1.547.07S pounds. while those OF 1913
will reach nearly II not quite o0O0O,OoO pounds
Exnor,s Of iron plates and sheets. which In lSoo
we're less than 100000 pounds will In the year
which ends with this month amount 10 near.
& 600 900 pounds while those of steel plates ana
sheets which were but ll94l9 POUNDS III Iooo
will exceed 90 600 600 pounds in 1898
The total value of the exports OF MANUFACTURES
Of iron and steel which in 1879 amounted 10
SIT 1913 O34 will In 1898 exceed S6o,OOOoC. Inc
exports of leather and manufactures thereof
which in 1855 amounted to less than Hi"oo"uu"
viii in 1898 exceed $20.N0.OOO in value. Ex-
norris Of illuminating oils which in lSSS amount
ed TO l560N0000 gallons. will In 1913 exceed
800 OGO coo gallons while lubrlcating oils, when
I'm 1855 were less than 23oNooO gallons, VIII IN
ISgS reach ~ O00O00 gallons. The explorations
of narsfin and parafiin wax, which in lSSS
we're 3G 600 600 pounds. will in 1898 reach no
600 600 pounds. Soap increases from l"oOtooo
pounds in 1883 10 over 2I,WnVVo pounds IN
iS0S: glass and glassware from SSS1 CPS in 1SSS
10 81 Dos 1877 in 1897: manufactures of rubber
from SS66. SCI in 1888 to $1.sO1 40 In 1871
Manufactures of cotton show an increase or 30
ner cent in the value Of their exports during tho
last ten years exports of chemicals have also
increased 80 per cent in value during the same
time Manufactures Of brass have increased
Sron, s3oS ia in 1855 to over 81 100000 in 1898
while manufactures Of copper. including ingo's
and bars which in 1883 were S3.Sl2.i9s. were
last wear S31 621 .125. and seem likely to exceed
that sum in 1898 In numerous other manu-
featured articles there have been similar gains.
nearly the entire list having shared In greater
or less degree in the growth Of the export trade
during the last decade. The total expectation
~ manufactures in 1888 amounted to Sl3o'3U,-
OS7. and in 1903 seems likely 10 reach nearly
or quite $500 600