The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-08

clai correspondent OF New York Trl-
bunc. and published In al the papers con.
uected with the association throughou,
the country appears the following re-
markabie showing
The manufacturers ot the Uultcd states
are making IN the nscal wear which closes
with this month their groNtcst rccord In
competing Tor the markets ot the world,
No, only win the exports ot manufactured
articles for tho fiscal year exceed those
of any previous war, but for tho first
time Ia the history OF the country they
will cxcocd he imports ot manufactures.
IN the tcn months OF tho fiscal year
whose detailed recod tho bureau " sta
usucs has Jus, completed. the exports
" manufactures cNcccicd by over $4,000
M the value " the manufactures import-
ed, and it is prohahIe that tor the rull
years rccori this cxcess will reach Se,-
oOo00. In no prccejIns year IN ,hc his
tory 90 the country have tho exports "
manufactures exceeded In value the inn
ports ot manufactured articles, In the
fiscal year ot 1897 the imports ot manu-
facturcs exceeded the value of exports
OF manufacturers by ss,ae.2i5 in lSS by
Sl4,75g,1 ,15b. and IN 1886 by $l.i,uS5&
Nearly every branch % manufacturing
Industry has shared IN this growth %
sales to other parts OF the world The eN-
ports of agricultural implements, for IN
stance. which In l>>S were about S,eNeN
In value, VIII In the year lSaS De IN round
numbers @WJNN. Locomotive engines,
whose expouauon IN ISIS was less than
Sg.e0 in value. will in lNS reach prob
ably SOOpO. orders Tor moro than i1l
engines having been phced with the
great manufacturing establishments dur
ing the las, TWO months Tor use in China.
Japan. Russia, Egypi, Australia, and
south America.
Bar iron Of l.tOoo0 pounds weight was
sent abroad in ISIS; this year 100000
pounds viii be exported,
Builders hardware which in ISIS was
valued az N.iis.S5 was in the last fiscal
year Sl5s .N5 in value.
The exports OF cut nails, which in iSSS
10 u&S6A pounds. Will in
ISIS amour, to more than s5oo,oV pounds.
an increase OF 81 per cent Wire mails
have Increased over loo0 per cent; the
exports of wire. wrought and horseshoe
nails In ISIS being lEl,O,S pounds while
those of lNS VIII reach nearly. q not
quite g.oOoo' pounds.
Exports OF iron plates and sheets which
IN ISIS were less than ieooJ pounds VIII
this year amount 90 nearly SuNoo, while /
,syse OF steel plates and sheets wAich +.
were ll3lE pounds in ISIS will exceed .
/, pouo pounds ,0 lNN
The total value of the exports OF manu- .
fac,ures Of iron and steel which In ISIS /
amounted 90 a5meo VIII in 1885 exceed :
SSpnua
The exports of leather aud the manu-
te,ures thereof IN ISIS amounted 20 less
than HlpJv0. this VIII in ISIS exceed /
'2lpopl in value.
Exports Of Illuminating oils, which in +
ISIS amounted TO 55e0,o0 ra4ons, Will
IN lSsS exceed Qocp..ooJ gallons. while the
ubr!la,ing oils which in ISIS were less
han 10000 gallons. will In ISS reach
5,oto.DO gallons
The expectation Of paraffine and par
lfiine wax which in iSSS were 90O0cl
pounds will in ISIS reach 100000 pounds.
Soap increases from 10000 pounds in
~ 10 over g7,o0cl0 pounds in lSSS; glass
ware from sS3l,S2 In lsSS to Sl.0eSlS7; man.
fractures OF rubber from SS;5.S67 in ISIS
o N,Sj7l45 in 1855
Manufactures Of cotton show an in
,rease Of % per cent in the value OF their
xports during the last ten years; ex-
,orts Of chemicals have also increased -
YER cent in value during the same time.
Manufactures Of brass have increased
rom S5SI2i In ISIS 90 over N.HV0l in ,
ssS, while manufactures OF copper, In
luding ingo,s and bars, which in lsSS
we're 9.d2.7g>. were last year s5l62l12j
nd seem likely 10 exceed that sum In
,sS. /,
In numerous manufactured articles I
here have been similar gains. nearly the
n,ire lis, having shown in a greater or
sss degree Tho growth of the export trade
uring the last decade. The total ex-
ortaton OF manufactures in ISIS am
united 90 tlD30Qs7. and in lsgs seems
kelly TO reach nearly or quite SzJ1gn5.