The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-29

alton OF manufactures alone amounts in
the nine months ending with septem-
Der. 1900, to SSSs7S2lS, against sg5T-
5O2,Sis in the corresponding months OF
1899, aud sl4s,7sSSsi in the same months
OF 1885 Thus the expectation OF manu-
fae,ures has Increased nearly 2S per
cent in one year and has more than
doubled in the four years from 1895 to
1900, while the Importation OF manu-
facturers materials has also increased
at very rapid rate. Exports OF man
ufactures Of iron and steel alone
amount to Nl00oaeoa in round numbers
in the ten months ending with October.
1900. against sSSoo0o0o in the CORES
ponding months Of 1879 and s5l.OOO,OoO
in the corresponding months of 1897
thus having more than doubled In the
three years from 1887 to 1900, or since
the passage Of the Dingiey tariff law.
Not only have the manufacturer and
the millions dependent upon his indus
try shared in the prosperity Of the year.
but those engaged in agriculture and
mining seem 10 have been equally pros
porous. judging from the record shown
BY the figures Of our export commerce.
The expectation OF agricultural prod
ucts in the ten months ending with oc-
tober. 1900. Is in round terms S7OO,0O0.-
OOO as against S625,OOO,OOO in the same
months of 1859. while the products OF
the mine. the forest and the fisheries
also show an increase in 1900 as COM
pared with the figures of 1899.
This increase in the products of in
dustry is especially interesting In view
Of the fact that in many cases it shows
a higher reward for a given quantity
OF labor. or. in other words. higher
prices received for the article itself as
we'll as an increase in the quantity pro-
duced and sold. In cotton. for instance.
the average export price per pound in
the months OF September and October.
'ne 0-sinning o1 me he" eo''on year
i-as OesD - cents against ~ cents IN
tns same E'onlns o. ne preceding year
"i''is y oli'71 -<i'- 4 l-iAl pio1oeti0iis
ana IN Farso1s Anss q HanufActures
ssi'Sc-4-'s ---4= O 1on ana s'es4- anu
N me D1o'1a-s q ne H'-n=' mere are
li'S-isas7a pile=s % uilI q quantity.
-i1o INNS os''-, szainiis 8 ior tnose VINO
p'O'10e= lnh
Comparison q conditions in the
United States with those IN other coun-
tres as measured By ihs foreign com
nis1oe Indicates q degree q prosperity
which compares tar0rabiy with any
country q the world our own ex-
D0rts for The ten months ending with
October show an inersase. as has al
ready been noted. q slss.000.OO0 while
in the exports 0f the United Kingdom
the Increase IN Ter months Is BE. 600
00s. and the 1900 figures for Belgium.
France. spain and italy show no in !
crease il exDortations during that part
q The year 1870 Whose record is now /
available In the case of Belgium. /
France. spain. Italy. Germany and the I
United Kingdom. the imports are great
r than the exports. while in our own +
case the exports vastly exceed the i'm
ports, the excess Of exports over i'm
ports in the ten months ending with "
October being 1886 .sss. or a greater Z
excess than in the corresponding ne (.
riod Of any preceding year and a great J.
er excess than that Of anv other conn
try Of the world.
1t is not improper in this review of 0
the commerce Of the year 1900 and D
with preceding wears N aIso
briefly review the decade and century
Of which it forms the closing wear h
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