The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-07
GROWTH OF EXPORTS.
The Present Fiscal Year the Greatest
Known In Country's History.

NEW YORK. June 6-The manufac-
turers Of the United States are making in
the fiscal year which closes with this
month their greatest record In competing
for the markets Of the world AYERS the
Washington correspondent Of the Tribune
Not only Will the exports OF nlarufac-
tured articles cf the fiscal year exceed
those Of any previous year. but for the
frst time liz the history Of the country
they will exceed the imports OF manutac-
tures. IN the ter months OF the fiscal
year whose detailed record the bureau OF
statistics has lust completed. the exports
OF manufactures exceeded by over $50 no1
90 the value % the manufactures import
ed. and II Is probable that for the fun
years record this excess WI, reach sso-
80 no9. In no preceding year In The his
tory az the country have the exports Of
manufactures exceeded In value the i'm
ports of manufactured articles In tire
fiscal year OF lss- the imports Of manu-
featured articles exceeded the value Of
exports u manufactures BY thu sum OF
81 49, IT. IN 1s96 by slA. s5s,7 94 and IN 1895
by *i2i.4l&T>5.
Nearly every branch Of the rnanufactt!--
inr industries has shared II this growth OF
sales 10 other parts % the world The ex-
ports ~ agricultural implements for IN
STANCE. which II fSsS Were about 5. SO 30
ia value will IN the year fs9S be in round
whose expectation In ISIS was Jess than
500 gss1 IN value. will probably reach 81. rra-
tsA ISar iron. or which H9l coo pounds
were %srt abroad IN ISIS. this year zen
-nsliot7s Will he exported Builders hard
ware. the ax port Of which in 7Sss was
valued a SAG 81 vas In the las; .iA-ai
year S+i5e Ne III value. The experts az
at nails. which IN lsSs Amounted 20 ST.
- "a pounds. will tH lSss amount 70 more
t5sn SSoco"o pounds. an Increase of 80
per cent. Wire nails have increased over
1sn per cent. thu exports OF wire
wrought ARD horseshoe nails n 1SSs betng
r 49, as wnt5@ chose II $50 Will reach
searsy Z rot quite @}@S,@o pounds. TX
ports ~ iron plates and sheets which in
,S>s wers less than ore n!n'oa pounds.
. l.i in this ye@r amount - 4rEy size 40
pounds. while those of stee. plates and
Sheets. whlcs wev~ Sc - Douuss IN IsSs
"a fl exceed = 40 &C pounds 80 is9>
TIE total value of ;aa exports - MS cg-
fscfa~ers 81 .r,a sra ssee. wA}>o n Is~>
.sz1nGnteI - S-1tss1,es wt.l IN lS's exceed
So ~. uba TIE sxports - leather and man
sfsc.urss .hercot IN tSsN announced % 1883
thar tlaee 80. IS WI Ia ls>> exceed 50
aaeso LII yalae
E,Np5rt~ = Eliminating o..s> which To- 2,>s
amounted 80 &5& tsofs1 gallons IL lNSs MI
exceed $40 81 as gallons wa.s.> 3Upgtcasiug
cas- wa.~h ~ ls>N mere less thar = 80 1ss5
4ss-c1s. ~ - IS%s reach S stoe salicns.
'Fae expectations % pavatne Ao& lsara:lre
wzN WI I'd iSs> Nstr - - SIS FSsl3ads
"a. 5~ }>ss reach 1&3 i.Ns@s} rounds soap
5r1-tA~es FROM - t.stsss pounds IN lsAS -
oye- S'@s1.sss pounds los IssS. glass a-a
<.ssNspsas@ .~au Ss5t-1> 81 s. azs-iS,. aiana-
.sreures Sc EunSc- rroc} $50 So IN }SSs .
81 ~i1-i+a n iN>. Aa-ufacfuTes o. cotton
strw az .r.+ra>@ - - p~r cent. l8 TIE
value ~ ,1esr xge~,s 5GrjGs ;ne ias5 tea
yeafs. experts - cAen.csas have a.so H.
cresss& "a per ceEt 81 value during tie
50 sne t3gTaa. A&a(Actar.S Q. brass have IL