The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-07-07
OUR MANUFACTURED EXPORTS.
This Year, the First Time. They Exceed
Imports, and That Largely.

lbpOEtsy ana Ihht Largely.
Washington, July 2.-The report Of
the bureau of statistics, just issued,
gives the following information regard
ing manufactured articles exported
from and imported into the country:
Twenty-seven million dollars worth
of American manufactures were sent
abroad during the twenty-six business
days of May. and only s1s,000,0 900 worth
of foreign manufactures were brought
into the country during the same time,
1t has already been announced that our
exports of manufactured articles are
this year, for the first time in our his
tory, exceeding our imports of manu-
factures, but 1t remained for the month
of May to make the phenomenal rec
ord of exporting so per cent. more OF
manufactures than were imported In
the same time. Notwithstanding this
fact that the imports of manufactures
during the fiscal year have been much
less than in preceding years, and the
demand upon our own manufacturers
consequently greater. the manufacture
ers have steadily gone on increasing
their exports so that the total expor-
tation Of manufactures during the fis-
cal year will exceed by fully 10000, 900
tiOSe VI ally PICteuIHB ycdE III Tile TlS-
tory of the country, and will be more
than double that of a decade ago, and
more than so per cent. in excess Of that
of 1895.
The aggregate exports will amount to
5000, 900 for the year.
The most important in point of value
of the manufactured articles exported
are: Agricultural implements, books,
MAPS and engravings. chemicals. cop
per and manufactures of 1t; cotton
manufactures, cycles, manufactures Of
flax, hemp and jute; glass and glass
ware, instruments and apparatus for
scientific purposes, manufactures of
iron and steel, manufactures of leather,
mineral oils for Illuminating purposes,
paper and manufactures thereof, para
fire and parafflne wax, tobacco, furni-
ture and other manufactures of wood.
OF these articles none fell below 50, ,0o0,-
600 in the amount exported during the
year, and many range into the tens of
millions. OF agricultural implements,
for instance, our exports in the year
will amount to over s6, 900 900, of which
more than $1,000,000 go to France, near
ly Si,0O0000 worth to the United King
dom, an equal amount to Germany,
more than S500,000 worth to Canada,
nearly $4,000 to Argentina, and like
amount to British Australasia, while
Mexico, Brazil, Colombia Cuba, Porto
Rico, British East indies and Africa
also absorbed a share of the grand total
of over $6000.000.
OF bicycles the exports for the year
will amount to more than s6,000,00O, ST.
100000 in value going to the United
Kingdom, nearly an equal amount to
Germany, 100000 to British North
America, nearly 100000 worth to ia
pan, $250,0O0 worth to British Austral-
asia and nearly $1,000 worth to Africa.
The expectation of manufactures of
copper has grown enormously in the
past two or three years. In the fiscal
year 1895 1t amounted to over $4,000
900, in 1896 to over $40, 600, 900, in 1897 20
over 31,OO0.0O0 and in the present year
will considerably exceed that of 1897.
Manufactured cotton will amount In
the year to probably s17,0O0,0O0.