The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-24
Growing Demand for
Our Manufactures

CD HE invasion of foreign markets by
the manufacturers of the country
continues to increase. The figures
OF the treasury bureau of slatis-
tics show that the July exports OF
manufactures were greater than in any
July in the history of the country and
formed larger percentage of the total
exports than in any preceding year or
month in Its history. The exports of man.
ufactures for the month were SIS, ,gs3 10
and formed 36.47 per cent. of the total eX-
ports. No July has ever shown such a
record of exports of manufactures, and
In no month or year have manufactures
formed so large percentage of the total
exports. Compared with decade ago
the July exports of manufactures have
doubled and the percentage which they
form of the total expectations has also
nearly doubled. In July, 1888. the total
exports of manufactures were but Sill
55a,6O6, or less than half those of July. 1898;
while they formed but 2627 per cent Of
the total exports, against S6.i7 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,
1890, they supplied 2iS2 per cent of the
total exports; in July 1894, 2S. 16 per cent. (;
In July, 1895, 91,3S per cent; in July, 1896
50. per cent. In July, 1897, 50. rs per cent. :
in July, 1898. S6F per cent. Exports cf
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
industrial interests of the country. Ex-
ports of agricultural implements in
creased nearly so per cent in July. lSyy
over July, 1897 Great Britain bought
from us nearly twice as much In this line
in July of the present year as in July, 1877:
British 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 so per cent. Our exports of cars
and carriages in July, 1895, were more
than 80 per cent. greater than in July OF
last year, the exports in this line to Great
Britain being so per cent. greater than
those of year ago; while Africa nearly
doubled her purchases of this class OF ar
ticles, and Argentina increased from
81, go in July, 1897. to s2i5 063 in July, 1888,
other South American countries also in
creasing their purchases largely.
S,26I946 in value as against S2,963, 577 in
July, 1897, the chief increase being 10
France, Germany, British North America
and Mexico. Our cotton manufacturers
made in July much better record than
in the earlier part of the calendar year.
Their exports of cotton cloth in July, 1898,
amounted to S7474,0T yards, against 49,
6S0, ,l65 yards in July, 1897. To Great BRIT
ain exports of cotton cloth increased
nearly 10000 yards, to other European
countries 10000 yards, to British North
America 100000 yards to South America
100000 yards, to British East Indies, llOUDU
yards, to Africa, 100000 yards, and 10
China over 5000 O0o yards. The total ex-
portation of cotton goods for the month
was s2,203,032 in value, against 81, ,732027
in July, 1897
The exports of iron and steel show a re-
| markable increase, being for the month
| OF July, 1898, $,0l2977, against Si9lS lO7 I'm
| July of last year. Great Britain in
creased her cor sumption Ct our sewing
| machines nearly so per cent. as compared
with July of last year; Mexico nearly
doubled her orders on sewing machines
Brazil increased hers by 75 per cent. and
| the exports of this article to Africa were
| double in July. 1898, those or July
| 1897. Bars and rods OF steel other than
wire increased from 2,7263S pounds In
July 1897 to 4,522 96l pounds in July, 1898;
wire increased from S,l2O,42i pounds in
| July, 1897 to 16,2l7,lH pounds in July
| 1898; steel plates and sheets increased
| from 725,5l4 pounds in July. 1897, to 1885,.
| 574 pounds in July 1885, locomotives in
creased from sl679SS in July, 1897, ia
$685. ,766 in July, 1895; cut nails. from 5.53S.
PIP pounds in July, 1897. TO 1858 262 pounds
| In July, 1898, and wire nails from ,96l, ,5lI
pounds in July 1897 to 1890, ,Os6 pounds in
| July, 1896.
| The following table shows the total
value of exports of manufactures in july
| OF each year during the past decade, also