Arizona republican., 1899-05-05
Reached by American ManufaG-
 turerS in March.
A MORE THAN DAILY MILLION
The Value of Inc Exports of Manu- faCfured Articles Which COnSfi- fufGd More Than one Third of All inc ExporfS-They CurIOuSIy Went Too to Great ManufaCfur- ing Countries.

Washington, May A. Special. J.
 American manufacturers made their
 highest record in foreign markets last
 month. The figures of the March ex-
 portations, which the treasury bureau
 of statistics issued this month earlier
 than on any previous occasion. show
 that the March exporta tions of manu-
 lecturers were $36,O25, ,73S, or more
 than 25 ger cent in excess of any pre-
 ceding month. In March last year the
 expectations of manufacturers were
 $2S, ,214, ,45O, in March, 1897, S25, SIC, ,S61,
 and in March, 1896, $19,125, ,795. On
 only two occasions, March and Decem-
 Der, 1898, have the exports of a single
 month ever reached BPS 1000, ,OOO, while
 in March, 1899, they were, as already
 indicated, $36,O25,793 an increase of 50 per cent over those of the preceding month, February, 1899.
 Pricr to 1897 exports of manufactur- CTS never averaged in any month as much as million dollars for each bus mess day; in five months of 1898 they aveT9 9ged a million dollars for each
 business day, but it was left for March, 1899, to make the average of more than a million dollars for each day in the month, or an average of sl, 100000 for each business day.
 The increase in tte expectations of manufactures is apparent in nearly all lines. Of agricultural implements the March, 1899. exports were S2,379, IA, against s1, 1,470, 397 in March of the pre- ceding year. Exports of cotton cloths increased from 27,O3O,657 yards in March, 1898. to 45,266,5 yards in March, 1899, and of this amount the ex- ports to China alone were 23, ,43S,596 yards, against 13,635,S74 yards in March Of last year. Chinaware in creased from $13,9S in March of last year to $40, 1888 in March, 1899. h. struments for scientific purposes, in cluding telegraph, telephone, etc., in creased from $23O,01S in March, 1898, to $4S1, 790 in March, 1899, thus show ing an increase of more than 100 per cent. Builders hardware increased 33 per cent, sewing machines nearly 30 per cent, typewriters nearly 50 per cent, leather about 40 per cent, boots and shoes 80 per cent, naval stores 50 per cent, and vegetable oils nearly 40 per cent.
 During the nine months ending with March, 1899, the exports of manufac- .urers amounted to S242, 1883, ,645, against s208, 7SS,036 in the corresponding of last year, and formed more -han 26 per cent of the total exports, against 25 per cent in the correspond ng months of the preceding fiscal zear
 From whatever standpoint the March record of the exports of manu- actul es is considered, it is not only but surprising. For the irst time in our history the exports f manufactures formed more than ,ne-third of the total exports The highest record ever made for com 'lete year was that of 1897, when man fractures formed 26.S per cent of the otal exports, while the March, 1899, lgures shC,T manufactures to be 35.3 Ter cent of the total exports for that aonth. Prior to 1898 imports of man. factures always exceeded the exports manufactures. The fiscal year, iS9S, howed the exports Of manufactures to 'e 20 per cent in excess of the im- orts of manufactures. This was 1oled upon as abnormal because of he small importations of manIfac- ures immediately following the nactment of the tariff law of 1897, nd it was assumed that importations manufactures would increase and erhaps again exceed the exports of manufactured articles. Instead of his, the March exports Of manufac- lres are in round nun bers 50 pc" cent l excess of the impo1 Is of manufac- Ires, while for the nine months the zports of manufactures amount to 242, ,SS3, ,645, against $194. 226, ,695 worth [ imports of manufactures during the lme period. Thus, notwithstanding le fact that the importation Of man factures has slightly increased dur lg the fiscal year, 1899, compared ith the corresponding months of the year, the exports of manu- .ctures for the nine months are 25 sr cent greater than the imports of anufactures. and for the single