New-York tribune., 1900-05-28
APRILiS EXPORT RECORD.
IT IS GREATER THAN THAT OF ANY PRE-
CEDING MONTH-METALS THE
CHIEF ITEM

Washington. May q fspecaD.-An expectation OF
$40 900 worth of manufactures in thirty days is
a record unparalleled for American manufacturers
, That is the record for the month or April, lyu
The details of the April exportations-just COM
pleted by the Treasury Bureau OF Statistics-show
that the expectation OF manufactures during that
month by far the greatest of any month in
American history and within fraction of $4,000
coo. This gives assurance that the exports OF the
fiscal year which ends with June will considerably
exceed s4OOO10OO0. and be nearly three times as
much decade ago This phenomenal increase
in expectation OF manufac is especially strtk
ing when compared with the progress made by
European nations, rivals of the United States in
the attempt TO supply the worlds market with
manufactured goods. Great Britains exports OF
manufactures show but slight increase since 1890
and examina ton of the export record of the
principal European countries fails to disclose any
Instance in which the increase has been as much
25 per cent while that of the United States,
meanwhile. has been more than 15o per cent
An examination of the details of the expectation
of manufactures shows that it is in the production
manufacture and expectation of metals that the
United States seems to excel In 1889 manufactures
OF metals formed less than 20 per OF the total
expectation OF manufactures, and in 1900 will be
about As per cent Of the exports of manufactures.
The increase in expectation of metals and manu-
factures thereof in the decade 1SS99S was 3Ss per
cent, while the increase IN the expectation of all
manufactures in that time was only 1l0 per cent,
and the increase in manufactures other than those
of metal during that time was only So per cent In
this statement OF the expectation of manufactures
Of metals only those articles composed exclusively
Of metals included those made up in part of
metals such railway cars, agricultural
chinery. ETC., being included in the other manu-
factures. The rapid increase in the expectation of
manufactures of metals is shown by the fact that
the exports of brass and manufactures thereof in
1889 but 1921 l37 and in 1900 will reach sO0 00
instruments for scientific purposes increased from
81 O33, ,s3s s277OSoS and the year about end
&c ann
factures. which amounted in 1889 S54. will
be than $50 O00,O0O in 1900; iron and steel in
creased from s2l 156077 in 1889 s0e6 s85 in 1885,
while hscai year will exceed 100000 600
Another interesting fact developed by the ex-
animation Of the figures is that the European coun-
tries in which manufactures have long been estao-
lished furnish as satisfactory market for Ameri-
manufacturing has not yet been largely developed.
In reapers and mowers, clocks and watches. sew
features of iron and steel and many other articles
of the higher grades Of manufacture the European
countries in which manufacturing plants and ma
chnery skilled workmen abound furnish
market for large share Of exports.
In this attempt to show the growth OF the ex-
portation of each article in every direction Il has
values the varying value of the units of quantity
@ Gs taeent of the nuer Of
watches, clocks, sewing machines typewriters,
riages. articles of glass and china ware. builders
woolen goods, for instance, in which the value of
units ranges from few dollars TO hundreds in a
single class would convey no information for
parative purposes and does supply any facility
for measuring the real growth of the industry or the
commerce in it, does the simple statement OF
total values by classes. On the other hand, the well
known fact that prices of nearly all classes of
manufactured goods have greatly decreased by
reason of cheapened and improved methods of pro-
ductiOn renders mere statement OF values some
what misleading in attempt to determine the
actual increase in the expectation of numbers or
quantity of nearly all articles
The largest class of manufacture of metals
ported is that of iron steel In 1880 the export
of manufactures iron and steel S1 1854 and
in 1900 will exceed 100000 600 more than seven
times that of 1880
In no feature of export trade has there been
more remarkable growth during the decade than
In rails for railways. especially those or steel.
The total expectation of iron rails IN 1889 only
tons in 1898 276S the value rising from
s24O in 1888 TO $50 in 1895 In steel rails, however
the growth was more remarks BILE the number
OF tons 1889 being 1885 and in 1898 229 9
while the value from $25 3s in 1889 70 ST.
6l3 S6 1898 the fiscal year 1900 seems likely
To reach SIS 900 600 This increase has been espe-
cially marked in the last three years the exports
of steel rails in the fiscal year of 1885 being $f S';
those Of 1887 81 S220S those of 1885 s46l3S6; ana
those Of 1893 s 25, while the first ten months OF
the present fiscal year show gain of about &O00O
over the corresponding months Of last year. While
this rapid increase is due TO generally increased
demand, the countries showing the most marked
growth in their purchases of steel rails from the
United States are Russia, Canada and japan