New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-03
WHERE THE EXPORTS GO.
STATISTICS SHOWING ADVANCE AND
TREND OF AMERICAN TRADE.
MANUFACTURES OF METALS SHOW GREAT
EST 1NcREAsE-coMMERcE NOT IN
JURED BY FOREIGN COM
PETITION.
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fBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUHEI
Washington, July a-The remarkable grow'' Al
NE expectation OF manufactures mas ieo " ."e
preparation by the Treasury Bureau OF Sa0suI'
Of a series OF tables showing the value OF eacn
class ~ manufactures exported IN each year during
the decade and tie amount Of each class sent 70
each country. BY this process II is pracucao'e 70
determine the trend Of American Foreign uaoe "'
manufactures, both 10 the class OF manuiac.uIe'
most demanded abroad ana the countries VIM" "
proving our best customers.
That this subject is which tustihes careiui
study is apparent in view Of the fact that the eA-
portation of manufactures has more tnah oouuieu
IN the last six years more than trebled since i'eo
more than quadrupled since 1870 Is more 'hal eie
times as large It was IN 1850 ana IN 1880 a"u :.
,soa Cor the first time in the history OF the On'ed
States. exceeded the importation OF manuiac'ui "
The exportation of manufactures in the fiscal year
about TO end will average more IMAM $iVV"'VO' "
dav for each business day Of the year
A study of the figures which cover the oetai'' VI
the ten wears expectation OF manufactures SHOWS
that the total value Of manufactures exported mas
increased 10 per cent In the decade WINE an en-
animation Of the expectation OF manufactures ny
other countries falls 10 show any consioeraoie per
centage of increase I'm any OF them In the same
neriod Great Britain's exports OF MANUFACTURES
show no increase since $780, the earliest al which
a SEPARATE statement OF manufactures exported IL
attainable while her total exports OF oomestc
products (of which manufactures form ABOUT %
per cent? show no increase III Naiue =" ''o N
1851
From France the exports OF manufactures show
an increase of only 10 per cent in the decade 1897 %
Germany 10 per cent; Switzerland, per cent Neth-
erlands 8 per cent, and Austria Hungary ana
Russia. loss.
SUCCESS IN METAL WORK.
All examination OF the details of American ex-
pbrts Of manufactures shows that II is in the pro-
ductson manufacture and expectation OF metals
fhp
nations and peoples shows that great classes OF
people frequently excel in certain industries. ana
the growth of expectation as well as domestic pro-
duction of manufactures seems TO point TO metals
as the United States most successful line OF WORK.
at least at the present time. In 1889 manufactures
of metals formed less 20 per cent OF the total
exports Of manufactures. while In 1898 they FORMED
over "A per cent. The increase In eXportdtIoh VI
metals and manufactures thereof In the uecaue
lsS9-'9S was 339 per cent. while the increase III inc
expectation of all manufactures In that time was
only 1i0 per cent and the increase In eNportdIiion
Of manufactures other than those Oh me'd's uui'"e
that time was only 50 per cent Of roanufoct
Of metals. only those articles coinpG5seG e1 IN
clusively Of metals are included tnose rHS p
part of metals such as railway cars agIIcullu u, al
machinery etc. being included among the other
manufactures The rapid increase In the eXport "a
ton of manufactures of metals Is shown by the
fact that the exports OF brass and M as e. s9
coz; Instruments for scientific purposes increased
from SGS3 33S TO $7OSO3 and in the year about TO
there were no expectations in 1889 amounted 70
SSSl6529 in the expectations Of 1888: CLOCKS a! .U
watches Increased from Sl9 In 1889 70 81
in 1895 zinc and manufactures thereon from $500
TO sl3}9 G6S; copper and its manufactures laOHi
81 S4sg54 10 $50 1Os72 and iron and steel from S2l
i56O77 in 1859 TO $40 46 SS5 in 1895 while In the fiscal
year 1899 the total will exceed sso"oVo'
FOREIGN COMPETITION.
Another interesting fact developed by an eX-
animation Of the figures is that the European
countries in which manufactures have long been
es .abllshed furnish satisfactory market Tor
American manufactured goods as do the countries
where manufacturing has not yet been largely
developed In rcapers and mowers, CLOCKS ana
watches sewing machines, bicycles and the Vari-
ous manufactures of iron and steel. and many
other articles OF the higher grades OF mannfac,u,Ie
the European countries In which manulacturIs
nlants and machinery and skilled workmen
abound furnish market for a large share OF IN, me
exports thus failing to justify the expressed rear
that development of manufactures IN couhtr i
where this country is seeking foothold Tor
Commerce would destroy their value as a perma-
nent market.