New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-13
AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL.
GREAT GROWTH IN EXPORTS AND FALL
ING OFF IN IMPORTS.
ALL PARTS OF TIE WORLD SEEM TO WAN
AMERICAN MANUFACTURES.
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x,-os.i,e,on Auc 1.-THE phenomenal growth OF
Ar,aricsn manufacturing industries Is illustrated
nv figures lust compiled BY the treasury Du''"'
o, Statistics. showing the imports anu e~Po' 70 "a
manufactures OF iron and steel Ihese 'ap'ss s"o"
that the exports OF manufactures OF iron anu s'se'
in tho fiscal year 1895 were five times as great as
IN 1850 moro than double those In any year PRIOR
70 1855 and - per cent greater than IN ~ C'' 'e
other hand the imports OF manufacturers VI mn
ard steel IN 1885 IN value out cHe-S'~'I. %
,hosa of 1880 one-fourth those OF 1855 and onc-hi
those OF 1926. . en-.
To quote the Official figures, the exports from inc
United States Of all articles classified as manu-
features OF iron and steel amounted IN le,o 70 ~
1851 in 1880 10 se55i2@Os IN 1895 70 SilA"o,'' "
1897 TO s574s4S12 and In 1898 10 s'O2SIo-'' mean,
time the imports o. manufactures Of ron and s.ee'
which IN 1850 were ST SEQ. fell by 1871 10 81,
ss m by 1886 TO Se 33s 100 and III 1898 to szoio'''
Thus. while the exports OF MANUFACTURES % No.
and steel are in 1895 FIVE times those OF 40o' 80
imports O. the same class OF articles were III ~
less than one-hfth these Of 1850. In les' iiipo' -
manufactures OF iron ard steel were five times a.
much -. exports while in 1893 exports OF iron ara
steel were more than fire times az nuch as IN.
ports. American manufacturers nave SIM. 49,
taken possession OF nve-sXths OF tca' por''o" "
The home market which was held by 1ore'gh mani
facturors Of iron and steel. ana nave DIT ',' ,no
time increased their sales in foreign Markets ,V
mr. cent While tho imports of iron and seel VIZ
falling from 81 o0O"A to A2on"" NE oH ~ 1G Ool
tine sane class OF ARTICLES incTeaSeu i'''''
While the lie, o, articles Of iron ard sefi Is an an
ellhoratc ore and u decrease In import: ne ~
S,rrad In yearly nj articles. ii is practicaoe l"
point ont few of the more lmporians' NtiSts and
Ssrs ~ seel the i'm por;atons OF 1855 were a.
80 s9s pounds and in ~ otlH ,>>S Yer" 2s $50 30
pounds in 1875 t9.opls pour is Were in
Chains which in 1888 we're %."5.,S' p0cna1. terne
plates and agscrs tin which u S m Onds 10
e2ce pounds were II iS ly'7'S sTnopts Of the
,eaS;ne articles OF this character has been equally
sriSng The exports OF i SSF , f% e OsS5 pounds
an increase Of ABOUT 100 M c ser ~ cut ana Ta n
export: y U.s. MSg@ , wire re" rsils Witch
in 1sSs were 5i7Ois pounds were In 1898 2Ss VS.,
pounS &c. q s SeS%o nG GnHass st Of we
ports. In 1855 the amount Was l-'''''' ''0"'
In 1895 l5s.s5i.s24 pounds
THEY LIKE AMERICAN THINGS.
The people Of all parts Of the world seem 10 nav
developed a liking for American manufactures OF
49,, "a sec, American sewing machines hum In
Africa tho East Indies Colombia Cuna. 'enUa'
America and the Islands of Ocean'ca: American
telegraph instruments click in Japan rmina msr
s saa wr Sg nas go Seq to al roean t, Cam
sas British aOqaHss M AZ the ndss cu6a
Rico and the South American States Chha oc es
;a E E1ss Ddss aGns hf ssn and
steel rails and locomotives GO 10 narira Africa
s jag Rysso American eectrcs machinery Is at
tracing the attention Of the W@r,n nce az" GermanV
italy, The United Kingdom. Arsent,nin, b sf1Sa
Mexico Japan British AnsraraS,n ifs pmrchssers
In every country in tho word and In eraG 'ilaS
every nha hed island WHERE ar,,es sr S manu-
facturers If iron and steel find purchases an for
shown by the figures which follow inc u'"'"' wv
The following table shows by leans sne Of IRON
Of imports and Exports b 81 1rnited states since $780,