The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-14
EXPORT OF METAL GOODS.
Their value at This Years Close
May Reach 500, 100000.

May Reach 500, 100000.
An illustration Of the rapid growth of
our manufacturing interests is found il the
fact that the expectation OF manufactures
/ Of metals during the year about 10 end
will reach $500 00o, 600. The figures o. The
Treasury Bureau OF Statistics for the ten
months ended November /, show that more
than sI0g, Go0, eco worth OF iron and steel
and more than S50 000, 600 worth Of copper
had been exported during the ten months.
and these figures, coupled with those re-
lsting 10 the less Important manufacturing
metals and the articles manufactured from
! metals, but not included under these gen
eral terms, viii bring the total for the
year up 10 fully sec coo, 600.
In steel rails the exports Of the year
viii aggregate S12 0o9, coo, or an average
Of 81 zoe 600 per month. while Il was not
until 1897 that che figures for any entire
year reached as much as 81, GOO zoe. II
the fiscal year 1880 the total value of steel
rails exported was $4,000 in 1896 1t was
only $3.50 Geo, IN 1897 s., sos, coo, IN 1896
81. 500 coo, in the fiscal year 1899 s5.25G,-
600, ana In the calendar year 1900 viii be
fully sl2 coo 00e. Nearly $1,000. 009 worth
Of these exports Of steel rails IN 1900 90 to
Europe. another 81 coo, GOO worth TO Next
co. nearly s, 0e9, 900 10 South America, ST.
CSC. 000 TO British North America, and 81
co., G0 worth to Asia and Oceanic.
American locomotives also go along
with the American steel rails, and the to-
tai for The year seems likely to reach
about five million dollars n value. The
American rails and locomotives are IN
turn accompanied by American cars, OF
which the expectation for steam railways
viii amount TO 50 .o0e, 600 during the year.
and for other railways more than mil
lion dollars. Add to this proper share
OF the s6,0eo, coo worth of electrical ma
ehinery and Sc, geo 600 worth OF telegraph,
telephone, and other electrical instru-
ments and scientific apparatus exported,
and il viii be seen that for the construe-
tioa and operation of railways outside OF
the United States the manufacturers Of
this country VIII supply during the year
about 20 end fully SIS, $3.50. Gee worth OF ma
terial.
The rapid growth IN the expectation OF
metals and hose of which metals form
a large proportion in value is illustrated
by some figures regarding our export trade
OF the decade Manufactures of brass, for
instance, of which the exports. in 1886
amounted 10 $467, 313, were In the fiscal
year Of 1900 81, s65. 727. Agricultural in
plements, including piews, eultivators,
mowers, Eeapers, aud other machinery of
this character, amounted in 1890 10 s, S59,-
1S4 and in the fiscal year 1900 to ST., 994-
SIS. Pig iron exports in 1880 amounted to
only is, ass tons valued at $S00. So, while
in the fiscal year 1863 they amounted 10
1eG.6Se tons valued at S3.124S53. The bar
iron expectations in 1890 amounted TO
2,0ST. $40 pounds and in the fiscal year 1890
to 1S.457, 435 pounds. Wire expectations IN
1850 amounted to u .52e. 962 pounds and IN
1906 amounted to 2S6, 81, sos pounds, the
average expectation fer each month in
1900 being Tins uea rI1- anrlaI IN the animal
expectations in 1890. In nails the expor-
iations in 1890 amounted in round terms 70
Is. 09o, o99 pounds, and in 1860 to 1886. ISL
pounds The total iron and steel exports
in 1890 amounted in round TO So, -20S
and in the fiscal year 1900 to sI21, goS. 344,
and in the calendar year 1900 will reach
$140, 600 600 in value
In copper the growth in expectations
has been equally striking, the total ex-
portation of copper in the fiscal
year being S2.349. 3S2 in value and in the
fiscal year 1900, So, s51, T07, while IN the
calendar year 1890 it seems likely to con-
siderabiy exceed $50 609. 600.