The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-02
MARCH HOLDS The RECORD
On Nan ufactures Exported. Largely
TO Manufacturing Countries.

/ washington. May 1.-American manufac-
turers made their highest record in for
eign markets last month The figures OF
Inc March expectations, which the treas
ury bureau Of statistics issued this month
earlier than on any previous occasion,
| show that the March expectations Of man
ufactures were ST., 025, 733. or more than .
per cent IN excess OF any preceding month.
In March last year the expectations Of
manufactures were SOS PA, $50. In March.
1897, SCI, and in March, 1885 sls. l25. =
9s5. On only two occasions. March and
December, 1893, have the exports OF a sin
gle month ever reached s23.Oo9.00O. while
! in March, 1893. they were. as already indi-
Gated, $36. 025. 733. an increase Of 30 per
cent over those OF the preceding month.
February. 1889.
Prior to 1887 exports OF manufactures
never averaged in any motnh as much as
million dollars for each business day: In
five months of 1888 they averaged a million
dollars for each business day, but it was
left for March. 1899 20 make the average
of more than a million dollars for each
day in the month, or an average OF 81, 400
600 for each business day
March 1929. the exports Of manufactures
amounted 10 s242, SIS, 645. against SOS. 7sS O3s
in the corresponding months of last year,
and formed more than % per cent OF the
total exports, against q per cent in the
corresponding months Of the preceding ifs
cal year.
From whatever standpoint the March
record Of the exports of manufactures is
considered. it is not only interesting but
surprising. For the first time in our his
tory the exports OF manufactures formed
more than one-third OF the total exports.
The highest record ever made for COM
pltte year vas that OF 1897 when manUfac-
lures formed 26.S per cent OF the total ex-
ports. while the March. 1899. figures show
manufactures to be 35.3 per cent OF the
total exports for that month. Prior 10
1S9S imports Of manufactures always ex-
ceeded the exports Of manufactures. The
fiscal year 1888 showed the exports Of man
ufactures 20 De . per cent in excess OF
the Imports Of manufactures. This was
looked upon a. abnormal because Of the
small importat.0ns Of manufactures inme-
diately following the enactment Of the tar
if law OF 1897, and II was assumed that
importations OF manufactures would in
crease and perhaps again exceed the ex-
ports of manufactured articles. Instead
OF this. the March exports OF manufac-
lures are in round numbers - per cent
in excess OF the imports Of manufactures.
while for the nine months the exports OF
manufactures amount 20 ga. )s3. 545 against
SIs4 Us SO worth OF imports Of manufac-
ture., during the same period. Thus not
w.thstand.nK the fact that the Importation
Of manufactures mas slightly increased
during the fiscal year 1sse compared with
the corresponding months OF the proceed
ing year. the exports OF manufactures FOR
the nine months are 2 per cent greater
than the imports Of manufactures, and for
the single month Of March- AZ already IN
dlcated. are . per cent greater than the
imports % manufactures
ssh another curioas and extremely IT.
teraz-f1g fact is that more than one-haif
OF The exported manufactures 70 - the
great manufacturing countries of ne
world. OF The six and q half million dol
lars worth Of agricultural implements sx-
ported IN the nine months ending with
March 1sqa. three and quarter million
dollars worth went 70 Europe o. TIE tEo
million dollars worth - books. maps and
enEravlnEs exported during ma tine.
mora man one-taird went 20 European
countries q carriages and cars European
countries took cne-foGrth, while az ne
four milton dollars worth % bicycles *
ported Two and -aree-qUar,er milton DO
iars worth went - Europe. Even IN clocks
ard watches Europe took S5i11f9 q the
8 - s1) worth exported during The period
under review. aale q scientific lnstr1-
-nezrs ard -b>=e used for telegraph. tele-
n7oae an5 otae- electrical Eys-suls nearly
= per cent sent 20 Europe. o. tire aTe
and half n lion 51Iz1s worth ~ bud
e-s' hardware exported. more tran two
and -aIf nlon dollars worm wss sent
~ Europea~ countries, . she tw7 and
s-s--z -uI-u dollars wor-h &C ~ewuE
machines erporee3. 80 - vent 20 Euro
pan Countries. q ths 3 ss49"s xor-h q
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