New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-18
THE GREATEST TRADE YEAR.
BOTH EXPORTS AND IMPORTS SHOW A
VAST INCREASE

Washington, June Il CSpeciaD.-The commerce of
the United States in the fiscal year which ends
with this month viii by far exceed that of any pre-
cedlng year; its exports viii surpass those of any
previous year by more than Sl5O0J0O00 and its ex-
ports OF manufactures viii exceed those of any pre-
ceding year by more than S75,OO0O00. Its imports.
owing 10 the demands OF the manufacturers of the
country for foreign raw material for use in their
industries. will also be large. Raw silk unmanu-
featured fbres, crude rubber, hides and skins pig
tin for use in tinplate establishments cabinet
woods and the finer grades of cotton and the
coarser grades Of wool all show large increase as
compared with preceding years The value of m
manufactured silk imported viii be nearly 50 per
cent IN excess Of that of the preceding year and
more than double that OF the fiscal year 1897 Raw
cotton shows increase in quantity of 80 per cent
over 1893 manufactured hbres an increase of p per
cent over 1899 and 100 per cent 1885 and hides
and skins show increase of % per cent over 1899
and 90 per cent over 1898.
II Is on the export side however that the wear
makes its greatest record. The total exports for
the eleven months Of the year amount 10 81 2S6-
Z4oSi, and should the June figures prove as large
as those Of May, which just received, it would
bring the total up to S. 400O00O0O or $1,000 900
greater than the banner year 1899
AS 10 the details Of this wonderful year every
class or articles shows an increase Manufactures
as already indicated. viii show an increase Of more
IMAM Sl5.VO00C0; products OF agriculture will show
an increase Of nearly $4,000 900; products of the
mine an increase OF nearly 100000; those of the
forest about an equal sum; fisheries are 81 600 O0
larger than last year. and the miscellaneous class
shows marked increase. Probably the largest in
crease Is n manufactures OF iron and steel though
cotton viii show d considerable increase owing 10
the marked advance IN price.
Nearly all grades OF manufacturing of iron and
steel show an advance Steel rails in the ten
months ending with April. 1860. increased from
S45J0OD 10 S65JOOg0; structural iron and steel from
Sl55000 in the ten months ending April 1899 10
S206O00; wire, from 600 pounds to 1875 900 Og
pounds the increase IL value being from S. Gs101l
TO 1885, go the advance IN price being much
greater than tnat IN quantity, and this is true i'm
nearly all grades Of iron and steel exports Build
ers hardware increased from $500 600 TO 81 SIS 900:
railway engines from S2Iss go 10 - $500 wire
nails, despite The large Increase IN price more than
doubled in quantity Of their export, the total mum
Der Of pounds 81 the ten months ending with nril
1860. being 5000 against 37333OJ0 year earlier
The total exports Of manufactures of iron and steel
VIII be about S200J0oJ9, more than 20 per cent ia
excess Of last year, despite the frequently ey-
pressed fear that the advance in prices would cause
a reduction IL exports.
vance. Leather and its manufactures show an in
crease from ssg1gJ 70 nearly $4,000 90 during the
period under consideration ana mineral oils an in
crease from 100000 10 S56000O00 though this in
crease IS chiefly due TO the advance in price the
quantity exported n the ten months ending with
April 1899, being 100000 gallons. that for the
ten months ending with April 1890 6S4 90 900 gal
Ions ~ g.