The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-06
THE increase N EXPORTS.
~ APRIL THE nIGHE1T RECORD
MADE IN FOREIGN NAnKErA


tures, Averaging IN increase of
Frsm - - - Per Cent.
Special Dispatch to the Poss-inseisigsncer.
WASHINGTON. May 5--American man.
ufaeIarers made their hlghsx REGARD IN
foreign markets last month. The figures
OF the March expectations. which the
treasury bureau OF statistics issued ,ass
month earlier than on any previous oc-
castor. show that the March expectations
OF manufactures were $50. rs. 20. or more
than = per cent. In excess OK any preSed
ing month. In March last year the ex-
portations OF manufactures were SeAsi4. 40,
in March. Kg7. -. .ssi. and in Masca.
lSs. ds.i2SsS- On only two occasions.
March and December. Isse, have the ex-
ports Of single month ever reached $ss.-
0oo.san. while in March. 1899. they were,
as already Indicated, -. e2S III. an increase
OF 20 per cent. over those OF the precsd-
ing month. February. 1888.
Prior TO 1891 exports OF manufactures
never averaged in any month as much a.
a million dollars for each business day.
in FIVE months OF 1893 they averaged mil
lion dollars for each business day. bot IL
was ief; for March, 1893. 10 make the
average of more than million dollars
for each day in the month. or an average
of 81. 10000 for each business day.
The increase in the expectations OF man.
ufactures is apparent in nearly all lines
OF agricultural implements the March,
1884. exports were s.,s7s,sH. against u.t7o.-
3S7 In March Of the preceding year. Elk
ports OF cotton cloths Increased from a
0Sass7 yards In March, 1895. TO &s.se6.seS
yards in March. 1899 ana OF this amount
the exports to China alone were = $50
yards. against lse5.sss yards In March
OF last year. ChinawAre increased from
$l3.ssS In March OF last year 20 $M.m In
March, 1899 Instruments for scientinc
purposes. including telegraph. telephone.
etc. increased from Ss30olS in March. 1855.
TO Sssl. 80 In March, 1889. thus showing an
increase OF more than 100 per cent. Build
ers' hardware increased IS per cent. sew
ing machines nearly 30 per cent, typewrit-
ers nearly 50 per cent. leather about 70
per cent, boots and shoes % per cent.
naval stores 90 per cent. and vegetable
oils nearly 20 per cent.
During the nine months ending with
March. 1889. the exports OF manufactures
amounted 10 s2ie $50 Sac, against $sos. sSS.oos
in the corresponding months Of last year.
and formed more than - per cent. OF the
total exports. against g per cent. in the
corresponding months Of the preceding
fiscal year.
From whatever standpoint the March
considered. II is not only Interesting. but
surprising. For the first time In our his
tory the exports OF manufactures Formed
more than cne-thIrd OF the total exports
The highest record ever made for COM
piese year was that OF 1897. when manu-
features formed 2s,S per cent. OF the total
exports. while the March. lsa0. figures
show manufactures to be $50 per cent Of
the total exports for that month. Prior
10 1895 imports OF manufacturer always
exceeded the exports OF manuiactutes.
The fiscal year lsS8 showed the exports
Of manufactures to be 5 per cent in sx-
cess OF the imports OF manufactures. This
was looked upon as abnormal. because OF
the small fmporfattons OF manufactures
Immediately following the enactment OF
fha; importations Of manufactures would
increase and perhaps again exceed the ex-
ports of manufactured articles. Instead
OF this the March exports OF manufac-
lures are in round numbers 50 per cent.
In excess of the imports al manufactures.
while for the nine months the exports OF
manafacsures al amount 70 -, sss-ss'ss =;
manufactures during the same period
Thus. Notwithstanding the fact that the
importation Of manufactures has slightly
increased during the fiscal year 1879. COM
pared with the corresponding months OF
the preceding year. the exports OF manu-
features for the nine months are - per
cent. greater than the imports OF manu-
features. and for the single month OF
March. as already indicated. are 50 per
cent greater than the imports OF manu-
features
Stfll another curious and extremely In
teresting fact Is that more than one-hssf
Of the exported manufactures go to the
great manufacturing countries OF the
world OF the 81. 5s.9n worth OF agricus-
tural implements exported In the nine
months ending with March. 1893. 81. 70 o0
worth went to Europe OF the q. 04 90
worth Of books. MAPS and enxray ngs ex-
x4,sr4 hat s9x4-A Aar nv&A
third went 10 European countries. uf ear
rsases and cars, European countries took
one fourth. while OF tho stV9eo worth
Of bicycles exported. s. 7sa.too worth went
10 Europe. Even IN clerks AMI watches
Europe took SSH 90 OF the 81 sgg.e.a worth
exported during the period under review.
while OF scientific instruments and those
used for telegraph telephone and other
electrical systems, nearly % per cent. went
10 Europe. or the s,bA go WORTH OF
builders hardware exported. mere than
s. gNAtsa worth was sent 70 European
countries: OF TIA. 81 go 90 worth OF sew
nag machines exported. 81. 30 o0s went 20
European countries. Of the 3iFstt - werth
was taken hy European countries. while
nSariy one half of the furniture, ane-ha:f
OF the !umhsr. twa thirds 81 the mineral
ut four fifths # the cotton seed OF and
rtrs-iertas OF the sose leather were taken
hv Earcnesn countries.
Tbs. following table shows the exports
and imports 81 raa1ufac' ares In March fer
each year from tss5 10 lsa.
Month ending --Manusactures
Aa-gh IL Exfsarse f~y~nrfe
fssa ......... ...........rtE9.a 81 III - 90