Arizona republican., 1900-08-09
SOME TRADE FIGURES
Showing Development of Our
 Manufacturing Industries
A Marvellous Growth in Both the Variety and Extent of Trade in Manufactures Within the Last Ten Years.

Washington, Aug. B. Especially - The development of the manufacturing industries of the United States during the past decade, and especially during the second half of the decade is illus trateG by the completed figures of the treasury bureau of statistics, showing the imports of manufacturers mater ials and exports of finished manufac- lures in the fiscal years 1890. 1895 and 1900. From 1890 to 1895. importations and manufacture g materials in- creased $9,047,23 and from 1895 to 1900 | they incrsased $114, 7S1. 363. From 1890 to 1895 the exports of manufactures increased $32, ,493,367; from 1895 to 19O0 they increased SPAS. .6SS. .623 Manlrfac- turcrs' materials formed in 1890 2SO6 per cent of the total imports; in 1895. 25.64 per cent, and in 1900. 3557 per cent: finished manufactures formed in 1890 11S7 per cent of the exports; in 1895, 23.14 per cent. and in 1900. 31. .54 per cent.
 The table which follows presents the figures for each of the periods named:
 1S90... =. ....s17S 435, ,512 s151 .1O2, ,376 1895 .... =. 1S7, ,4S2,7 ,743 1S3 ,595, ,743 1900 ..... 392, ,264,1O6 432 ,2S4, ,366 In the above statement the term manufacturers materials includes only the articles classified as articles in a crude condition which enter into the various proc5 sses of domestic indus try"
 The following table shows the eXpor- tations of principal manufactures ar r-1,, in, of the fiscal year 1900, including all whose value in that year exceeded $1 ,00O, ,O0C, and compares the exports of 1900 with those of 1895:
 1895. 1900. Iron and steel and
 Mfrs. of ..... .. .$32 OOO,9 $i21 .S5S, ,3H Oils, mineral, re-
 fined . ... ... H,49S,372 GS,2i6,9i9 Copper manufac-
 lures .... ... .... 14.46S, ,7O3 57,S51, ,7O7 Leather and man.
 ufactures of ..... 15,614,4 7,2SS,S sos Cotton Mfrs. ...... 13.7S9S10 23,S9O,00l Agricultural inn
 plements e. .... 5.4lsO75 16,os4, sS6 Chemicals, drugs.
 etc.. =. .... ... S.1S91f2 13,i96, 6SS Wood Mfrs ... . G,294,SO7 i12SO,97S Paraffine and par
 aft1ne wax J,oby,OI4 Sbuz, 70 FertiliZ5 ITS ... ..... J,14f,26 2lS,224 Scientific instru
 mentS ... 1,9l2,17 o,43l,oOl Paper and manu-
 factures of ....... 2,1S5.257 6.215,559 Tobacco Mfrs ..... 3,953, ,165 6,OO9,6i6 Fibers. vegetable
 manufactures of 1,722 J59 1i3S2Sj Cycles - O,50l,u-J Books, maps and
 engTavings 2,i16.2l7 2,94l,9l1 C arri a ges and
 horse cars ..... 1.514,S36 2.SO9,7 7S4 Starch ..... 366,SOO Z,oo1,1oz Cars for steam
 railways .... .. s6S. SIS 2,554,9O7 India rubber and
 gutta rcha
 Mfrs ....... ..... 1.5O5,142 2.S64,157 Spirits. distilled 2,s9l,GS6 2,27S'lll V etable oils
 (except cotton and linseed) ..... 49l,436 2.l62.'59 Malt liquors 55S,IO 2.l3''o2' Clocks and watch es ....... ........ 1,2O4 .OO5 1,974,2Os Musical instru- nentS lrI1o, i@' I''oo''V' Glass and glass ware .. S463S1 1,933,201 | Paints and colors.. 129,1O6 l,9O2,OoS !, and
 other explosives 1,2U,2S1 1,SSS,14l | Brass manufac- tures . ... 7S4. GAO 1,S66, ,727 | Soaps ... ..... l,OJ2,l26 l,d5,9zl Marble and stone
  Mrs.. .... SS5,119 1,60.169 | Zinc Mfrs. .... 237,S15 1,66S, POP i Sugar, refined (eX-
 cluding candy). 1,119,476 1 569,317 i Wool Mrs.. 67O,226 1,253,602 i