The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-28
LAnoE lNcneAsr IS ExpoRrg.
Tho World Has Confidence In American
Goods and Mechanical instruments.

Goods ana AccbAnlcal lnrTuments
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NEW YORK August IA special I,
the Tribune from Washington says;
No greater compliment TO American
manufacturers anu American wofkmer
can be- imagined Than that expressed n
the increasing demand upon them by IN,
world for hiEh grade instruments and ma
cbln"ry Coarse, heavy goods which
showed their quality upon their face anC
which arc not subjected 20 special straif
or brsllagc. are purchased IN any mar.
kot. but those who purchase complicated
and dellCsuo MAJ hinery which mus, be
handled and operated by persons thou.
sands Of miles from the place OF con.
strueuon show confidence In the quality
Of material and the faithfulntss Of con.
Structlon. which n a marked testimonial
10 those who make and 20 those who sell
such artlcics
That tho people o, the world have con-
/ ndrn,c IN American goods of this char
Acier and therefore IN tho people who
| max, and s,ll them Il shown by the large
orders which American manufacturers OF
nne and complicated machinery have re-
crived IN tho hscal year just ended
Telephones. telegraph Instruments
| lypoNrHcrn. bicycles. steam engines. nfr
engines. railway engines. metal working
machinery shoe manufacturing machln.
cry. electrical machinery sewing ma
chimes prinung presses. scientific ins,ru-
mcnts. clocks. Witches. pianos and STINT.
lar articles OF delicate construction
amounting In value 30 xopocyO. have
been sent By this country 10 other parts
OF the world in tho fiscal year OF lSgi-ga
PROM the forests OF africa ana the
Islands " Ogeanica. from Turkey. Persia.
Slam. Corra, Adcu. the AZORES. Auck-
land. Fil Tonga. Samoa. Madagascar.
Trlpoli. German Africa, spanish Oceanica.
British Australasia, the Dutch East In.
dies. French Guiana, POr,ugcse Africa.
Aslatlc Russia, and the countries OF Cen
rhl and S0uth America orders have come
FOR these products OF American factories.
japanese hngcrs manipulate American
ypeWriicrS. Chinese feet and hands give
motion TO American sewing machines,
operators In the Euppcan centcrs com.
municaie with others Tn distant parts OF
the world With American telegraph In.
strumcnta and tho natives Of Africa. In
di1 and ocN,nlca disporI themselves on
American bicycles,
For yc1rH this country has exported
sewing machines 80 ,ne value OF 100000
or 100000. but the hgurcs Tor the last
year range far above the avtrlge OF the
decade, From the time that Iypewrl,ers
and bicycles came into use there has
been a steady demand upon America Tor
thcm, and now their expectation ranges
into the millions In value and their pur.
chasers are found IN every part VI the
globe
The following table shows the value OF
tho expormdon OF typcwriters, bicycles,
sowing machines and instruments for
scienahc purposes from the United States !
during the last year by countries repre- !
son,ed In the official figures OF the treas
nry bureau OF statistics,
Exports during the year ending June
%, ISIS:
Typewrlting machnes-United King |
DOM Ss6Si5; France, sStRS; Germany !
si2j,6li: other European countries, So, |
gl, British America. Sl, 7is. Mexico S9S,- !
40; Central America. $3.50; West lndies
sj,N3i; South America, N9Ul2, Asia ana
ocNnita, sS,%O; Africa S6Si2 Total,
81. .9O2l
bicyclcS-Unltcd Kingdom, Sl,&2. l66; |
France, $iSgCSO Germany. a72I,iOi; other
European countries $9i9, ,SOs: British
America, S6itOOS; Mexico, sCSU22 Central
America, &,t6'; West Indies, $9SlSI South
America, S2J3 Sill, Asia and oceanica, $780,
ll2. Africa, slgiS6j: other countries, AIlO,
Total. S6,SlG,529.
Sewing machincs-United Kingdom
'Sig,Gjp; France, $lOg, Sai; Germany, SSGl, ,GS7;
other European countries, sell, CAS-; British
America, Sal, 80; Mexi,o, $l3LGis; Central
America, S0Sl2; West Indies. Sizes;
South America, SS56,SO2; Asia ana Ocean
ca, SSl9,2O9; Africa, SlO,556 other countries
l@. Total, $3.50, S6s,
Scientific and electrical Instruments,
,tc-united Kingdom $5SS, ,2aS; France,
'liAa6; Germany, S2Sloi2 other European
countries, S9S5.6lS; British America, $685.
Nc; Mexico, $2S1,21O; Central America, SSS,-
II; West indies, sSS,Slj; South America,
Sgi,S2a; Asia and Oceauca, $i2i, 26i; Africa.
.A,S6l; other countries, Sl5i, Total 81
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