New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-18
TIE WONDERFUL EXPORTS.

This Is a tresOme country; no sooner mas
ono called attention 10 n record-breaking event
than the record breaking record Is again pro-
ken This time the exports for November not
only s,lrpass those Of the same month last year.
but exceed by about $l5OOOOO the exports In
any month of any year heretofore. In Decem-
Der. 1897, the value Of exports was Sl2o,OJ3.-
113. but in November, 1898 the value was
S129. 7S3.512. Until 1896 exports OF ms much as
500 900 in month were unknown Dut III
that year the value of exports in each of the
last three months was over $1000OO.OOO. In
1897 il was over s1OO.OOOOOO In the last four
months and for the first time ran above Sl2o,-
1000 in December. This year SlOO,OOO,oW
has been exceeded in January, March, May ana
October. and. as has been stated, the largest
record ever made appears for November, with
every prospect that the exports In December
will prove still larger.
The most interesting feature OF the return
is not the mere aggregate value, but the ex-
cess of exports not of farm products. The out
60 .of the principal staples breadstuffs, pro-
visions. cotton and oil-was indeed unusually
large for the month, and attention was called
r. the fact that the great value OF such ex-
norris was the more striking because of the OK
tremcly low prices obtained for wheat ana cot
ron. BIT outside these staples the exports in
November were In value s43, IA, 191-an amount
which has never been equalled in any other
month. and exceeds by nearly $1.5OO,OO0 the
unprecedented volume of such exports IN oc-
tobcr. It is this increase in the exports not OF
the principal staples which properly attracts
especial attention at this time. Not long ago
exports amounting to S25000000 outside the
chief staples regarded as unusual
wear ago about $50 100000 was considered an
extremely satisfactory 0utgo for Inc lioh'h'
and in October, 1897, such exports, amounting
to S34.00OO00 attracted especial attention. III
October this year the exports outside the prih-
cipal STABLES reached S42O62,7G2 and in NO
vember have been 43,544.19l in value.
Some idea of the articles in which the in
crease has been most important may DO Oh
tanned from the full returns for October as 'he
detailed statement for November VIII not DE
published for nearly n month. by iar 'he
largest item. outside the chief staples aireaoy
mentioned. is the export of iron ana steer Pro"-
nets IN value 81 209.S9J in October of this year.
against S5.G1O0OO last year To this may De
added fhe agricultural implements. cars ana oi-
cycles and other instruments. making the vaiue
of products of that class exported SSf""""
this year. against S6,j2O.OD in 1871 Ncxt VI
mocnitudc ranks leaf tobacco OF which S2V'"-
600 in value was exported against Sl94'o"o
las, wear. and there was also an Increase or
moro than S12O.O00 in manufactures or TOBACCO
which amounted to $4,000 in October Inc
third item in importance is copper or when
rho exports were in value S2,46S,OO0 in Octo-
bnr against 81 $4,000 last year. Cotton goods
ronl, noxt. and the increase In these was re-
n,arlabv large the value being Sl,G2S,ooo TINS
vear against S11SS0OO in 1897. But the next
item In rank shows relatively the largest IN
crcose-namely canned salmon. OF when the
volue eyported In October was Sl.l6S,OU'
against $685. 900 last year. The outgo OF iuin-
bor increased creditaby. amounting to sl,l6o'-
600 against 100000 last year and there was
also a good increase in the ouigo OF upper
leather 81 COG 600 against SSlJ,0W last year.
while in sole leather the increase was about as
oroot s531 900 against $33S000 last year. But
IN noarlv ALI the minor manufactures salts
factory increase appears, twenty items peslues
iron and steel showing a gain or more IMAM
s1oo 600 each for the month. In some, as IN fur
manufactures. S46l 900 this year. against S'l'-
ooO last wear. the increase may be OF char-
actor not likely to be permanent nut IN Inc
main the gains show a steady growth OF lot
oion demand for American products.