The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-15
Wonderful Growth
in NetaI Exports

Washington, Dec. IA
AN ILLUSTRATION of the rapid growth OF
n our manufacturing interests is found i'll
IA the fact that the expectation OF manufac-
lures OF metals during the year about to
end will reach S2OO,OOO, COO. The figures OF the
Treasury Bureau Of Statistics for the ten months
ending Nov. l show that more than 800 0OO
worth Of iron and steel and more than $5O,000,-
600 worth OF copper had been exported during
the ten months and these figures, coupled with
those relating to the less important manufacture
ing metals and the articles manufactured from
metals but not included under these general
terms, will bring the total for the year up 70
fully $20O000,000.
In steel rails the exports of the year will
aggregate Sl2,OOO,OOO, or an average OF mil
lion dollars per month, while 1t was not until
1897 that the figures for any entire year reached
as much as Sl,00O,0OO. In the fiscal year 1880
the total value of steel rails exported was SSl5,-
coo; in 1896 it was only S540,0O0; in 1897, S2,-
500. 900; in 1S0S, $i,500000 in the fiscal year
1899, S5,250,00O. and in the calendar year 1900
will be fully Sl20O0,000. Nearly ore million
dollars worth of these exports of steel rails in
1900 go to Europe; another million dollars
worth to Mexico nearly two millions to South
America; four millions to British North America
and two million dollars worth to Asia and
Oceania American locomotives also go along
with the American steel rails, and the total for
the year seems likely to reach about five mil
lion dollars in value. The American rails and
locomotives are in turn accompanied by Amerl-
can cars of which the expectation for steam
railways will amount to three million dollars
during the year, and for other railways more
than a million dollars. Add to this a proper
share Of the $6,0OO.0O0 worth of electrical ma
chinery and So 900, 900 worth Of telegraph, tee-
phone and other electrical instruments and Sci
cntiac apparatus exported, and it will be seen
that for the construction and operation of rail-
ways outside OF the United States the manuiac-
turers OF this country will supply during the
year about to end fully s25OOO,Ooo worth Of
material.
The rapid growth in the expectation of metals
and those OF which metals form large pro-
portion in value is illustrated by some figures
regarding our export trade OF the decade Manu-
features OF brass. for instance, of which the
exports in 1890 amounted to Si67'3l3. were in
the fiscal year 1900, Sl,sGG,727. Agricultural i'm
plpments. including plows, cultivators, mowers,
reapers and other machinery OF this character,
amounted in 1890 to s3,S59,lsi, and in the fiscal
year 1900 to $l6,00i, SEQ Pig iron exports in 1880
amounted TO only ls,45s tons, valued at $500 $50,
while in the fiscal year 1900 they amounted to
100, 600 tons, valued at SO, ,s53 The bar iron
expectations in 1880 amounted to 2.OS7,3I6 pounds
and in the fiscal year 1900 to 1s,457, 435 pounds.
Wire expectations in 1890 amounted to 2l,529,-
962 pounds and in 1900 amounted to 36,s72, SOC
pounds, the average expectation for each month
in 1900 being thus nearly equal to the annual
expectations In 1890. In nails the expectations in
1880 amounted in round terms to l5,OOO,OOO
pounds, and in 1890 to 1l3, ,s62, 46l pounds The
total iron and steel exports in 1880 amounted to
ss5,5a2, 20S and in the fiscal year 1900 to $lsi'-