The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-06-04
EXPECTATIONS FOR APRIL
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WASHINGTON, MAY 29.-(Special.)-An ex-
portation of forty million dollars worth
of manufactures in thirty days is record
unparalleled for American manufacturers.
| That Is the record for the month OF April,
I, 1900 The details of the April exporta-
lions, just completed by the treasury bu-
reau of statistics. show that the eXporta-
ton of manufactures during that month
were by far the greatest of any month IN
our history and within fraction of forty
millions dollars. This gives assurance
that the exports of the fiscal year which
ends with June will considerably exceed
| S4O0. 100000 and be nearly three times as
much as a decade ago. This phenomenal
| increase in expectation OF manufactures
is especially striking when compared with
the progress made by European nations,
our rivals In the attempt to supply the
worlds market with manufactured goods.
| Great Britain's exports of manufac-
| lures show but slight increase since 1871,
and an examination Of the export record
| of the principal European countries 1alis
to disclose any instance in which the IN
crease has been as much as 70 per cent,
while that of the United states, mean
while has been more than $50 per cent.
An examination of the details OF our
own expectation of manufactures shows
| that il is in the production. manufacture
! and expectation OF metals that we seem
/ to excel. The history Of nations and peo-
pies shows that great groups of people
frequently excel in certain industries,
and the growth of our expectation, as wei
as our domestic production of manufac-
lures, seems to point to metals as our
| most successful line or work. especially
| at the present time.
| In 1889 manufactures of metals formed
| less than 20 per cent of our total expor-
! tation of manufactures. and In 1900 VIII
be about 10 per cent of our exports OF
| manufactures. The increase in eXporta-
! ton Of metals and manufactures Thereon
! IN the decade Of lSS9-lS95 was 359 per cent,
while the increase in the expectation of
al manufactures IN that time was but
! 10 per cent. and the Increase In manufac-
lures other than those OF metal during
| that time was but 30 per cent.
| In this statement OF the expectation OF
/ manufactures of metals. only those arti-
cles composed exclusively OF metals are
| included; those made up in part of met
ais. such as railway ears, agricultural ma
| chinery, etc. being included in the other
| manufactures. The rapid increase in the
expectation of manufactures of metals is
shown by the fact that the exports OF
br IS and manufactures thereof in 1899
were but 1921. 1871, and in 1900 viii reach
/ 81 10000; instruments for scientific pur-
! poses Increased from 81 ,053 S3S to $2,1iO,SQ
/ and I'm the year about TO end will reach
nearly $6.0 600: copper and its manufac-
/ lures. which amounted In 1889 to $2.5iS,954.
will he more than $50,000000 in 1900; iron
ana steel increased from $2l, 1901, in 1889.
| to S70406,SS5; In 1888. while in the fiscal
/ wear 1900. It will exceed 800 100000
Go to European Countries.
! Another interesting fact developed by
! the examination of the figures is that the
/ European countries. in which manufac-
! lures have been long established, furnish
/ as satisfactory a market for our manu-
! featured goods rs do the countries where
! manufacturing has not yet been largely
/ developed In rcapers and mowers, clocks
! and watches sewing machines bicycles
| and the various manufactures OF iron
4 and steel. ana many other articles OF the
/ higher grades OF manufacture. the Eu-
/ ropean countries in which manufacturing
/ plants ana machinery and skilled work
/ men abound. furnish a market for a
/ large share of our exports thus failing TO
/ Justify the expressed fear that IA deVel-
/ opment of manufactures in countries
where We are now seeking a foOthold for
/ our commerce would destroy their val
! lie as n permanent market.
In this attempt to show the growth OF
/ the expectation Of cash article in every
| 10 measure the growth by values, as the
! VARYING value Of the units OF quantity
designated by a common name would
I prove confusing and misleading. y
statement of the number of watches.
clocks, sewing machines. typewrlters,
/ electrical Instruments. mowers. reapers,
/ carriages. articles OF glass and china
ware. builders hardware and miscellane-
Gus articles of cotton and wooden goods.
] fer fre- i'm " ne % =
ranges from a few dollars to hundreds IN
/ a single class. would convey no informa-
| ton for comparative purposes and does
/ not supply any facility for measuring the
real growth of the industry or the com
mcrce i'm it. rs does the simple statement
OF total values by classes. ON the Other
! hand, The wcii-known fact that prices Of
nearly all classes OF manufactured gooc Q
have greatly decreased by reason o.
cheapened and improved methods of pro-
ducton, renders II mere statement OF val
ues somewhat misleading IN an attempt
TO determine the actual increase in the
expectation of numbers or quantity Of
nearly all articles.
Big Figures in Metals.
AS already indicated. the largest growth
IN our export of manufactures Is in those
| of metals. The largest class Of manu-
factIres of metals exported Is that of
/
! manufactures of iron and steel was sl4.-
| 7l6.52i and in 1900 Will exceed Sl000o0 coo,
or more than seven times that of lsSJ
In no feature of our export trade has
| there been 4 more remarkable growth
| during the decade than IN rails for rail-
ways, especially those of steel The to-
tai expectation of iron rails in 1889 was
but seven tons. and In 1888 2.769 tons. the
| value rising from S2i0 in 1889 to 49, in
1895 In steel rails however, the growth
was even more remarkable, the number
of tons exported in 1859 being 1885. and in
1898, 229. 7SS, while the value increased
from $235.3S7 In 1889 to si613.376 in 1898 and
| in the fiscal year 1850 seems likely TO
reach $S.000C00. This increase has been
especially marked during the past three
| years, the exports of steel rails in the
fiscal year 1Na5 being $40, 797. those of
1891. 81, As, PES. and those Of 1898. s46l3.276
those of 1899. $5,29S, l25. while the first ten
months of the present fiscal year show a
gain of about 100000 over the CORE
spending months of last year. While
this rapid increase is due to a generally
! increased demand. the countries showing
| ch1ses of steel rails from the United
! States are Russia, Canada and Japan.
OIL.