Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-29
EXPORTS TO RUSSIA.
American Manufactures Rapidly Gain
ing In Popularity.

American goods, and especially American
manufactures, are making rapid gains in
popularity in Russia. This fact is shown
not only by the increased total of our eX-
ports to that country, but by. the warnings
which the consular representatives of other
nations in Russia are sending to their home
governments respecting the popularity of
American goods and the success of Ameri-
can merchants in their business methods.
British consus in Russia have recently sent
to their government a series of statements
upon this subject. copies of which have just
been received by the treasury bureau of
statistics, and from which the following
extracts are taken:
The British consul at Kieff in his report
says: while Germany is talked about as
our greatest rival in the markets of the
world, there does not seem to be the same
attention paid to the rapidly developing
competition of America. The strides Amer
lea is making are startingly apparent in the
foreign trade. The agricultural machinery
trade is practically controlled by America,
the trade in duplex and other steam pumps
is more less American, the introduction
of improved machine tools is due to Amer
lea, which is now leaplng the benefit of
practical IDEAS combined with utility, and
now the supply of fixed steam engines to
the foreign markets is being energetically
pushed
The British consul at Odessa writes: "Cy-
cieS OF fnSllSn make are neld III nlSn eS-
TEEN, bat they are distanced by American
machines. Our cousins across the Atlantic
can supply good cycles 40 per cent cheaper
than those of English make, and can.
therefore. easily undersell the latter. The
reason of this difference in price is to be
found i'll the fact that the American bicy-
cles have many of those parts cast which
i'll English machines are turned. The Ger
man cycles have Il good reputation for dur
ability, and consequently, though little
cheaper than English machines, have fair
sale
agricultural machinery in Russia, the
British consul general at Odessa says: I'm
reaperS and binders America still enjoys
the monopoly of this market. Hand reap
ers still command a ready sale, though
they are gradually being superseded by
year trade in agricultural machinery of
English make has been fairly brisk and
lucrative, in spite of a failure of the crops
in several provinces bordering on the Black
sea, and Notwithstanding rise in prices
ranging from to 10 per cent. This activi-
ty was undoubtedly due to the abrogation
of the heavy customs duty on certain agri-
cultural requisites. There has been an in
creased demand for portable engines and
thrashers of English make, and in this
class of machine We may hope to hold our
own against foreign rivals" The consul
general also quotes the British consul at
kien as saying that Grass mowers. reap
ers and horserakers-an of American make
found a ready sale. Horse thrashing ma
chimes and horse gears We're in good de-
mand'
The following table shows the exports
from the United States to Russia in each
year from 1898 to 1899:
1s:Ei, 81, 447,414; 1894. s6,9 .33o; 1898 So
To-, 1913; 1896 $S,O64, 652; 1897 sSOi6, 21S.
1888, 1881 097; 1899, $10,029,7s3.