Evening star., 1901-08-26
GERMAN MANUFACTURES
ACTIVITY ILLUSTRATED BY FIGURES
OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
Increase OF Importations of Pig Iron
and the Exports of Manufactured
Iron and Steel.

The activity of German manufacturers
and exporters is illustrated by some figures
regarding the imports of pig iron into Ger
many and the exports of iron and steel
manufactures. which have just reached the
treasury Bureau of statistics. They show
that the importations Of pig iron increased
from $4,000 tons In 1897 to $4,000 in 1900,
and those OF rough iron ware from $1,000
tens in 1897 to 1900 tons in 1900; while the
exports OF iron and ironware increased dur
ing the same period from ss2OOO,OOO value
to Sis, 100000; machines. from $50, 0O0, coo to
$45.OO0,OO0; rolling stock and ships (not
wood. from 100000 to 5000, COO making
the total increase in these three items of
iron and ironware, machines and rolling
stock and ships from $114,OOo.0 600 to $112,-
100000 in a period of three years. Expor-
tations of machines chiefly of cast iron,
Increased from lis, 100 tons in 1897 to 167.-
600 tons in 1900; those of wrought iron from
22,O0O to $500 tons; boilers from AGO
to 5,4OO tons; carding machines and
their clothing from go to 500 tons;
while locomotives and locomobiles fell
from 1920 to 1890 tons. On the other
hand, imports have also grown; those of
iron and ironware increased from $1,000
600 in 1897 to $3O,O0000O in 1900; machines
from $1O,OOOOOO to $4,000 900; machines,
chiefly of cast iron, increased from 81, 800
tons to SO, 400 tons; those of wrought iron
from 6.6OO tons to 15 300 and those of wood
from $500 to 4,5O0 tons; while locomotives
and locomobiles increased from 3,O4O to
48OO tons, and sewing machines from 5000
to 1900 tons.
The importation Of pig iron was chiefly
from the united kingdom, being in 1899
$4,000 tons from the united kingdom and
80, 800 from the United States. The growth
from 1897 to 1899 was chiefly In that i'm
ported from the united kingdom, the i'm
crease from that country being 10000 tons,
while from the United States was only a
little more than 1,OO0 tons.
In Regard to Tinplate.
The great increase Of importations of tin
plates in 1899 has receded, and the exporta-
ton Is much larger than in former years.
The imports amounted to 1900 tons in
1897. to 10,90O tons in 1893, to 23sO0 tons
In 1S99 and to 1S 200 tons in 1900. The i'm
ports Of malleable iron Qron or steel, rolled
or cast in bars, tyres, ploughshares, etc,
increased from 29.50O tons in 1897 to 500
tons in 1900. The exports of these articles
have decreased from 247.OOO tons in 1897
to $4,000 tons in 1900. In the years 1897
and 1900 rough iron figured for imports at
1890 and 400 tons, and for exports at 1O7,-
600 and $1,000 tons, respectively. In the
very rough ironware the imports have
dropped, rough castiron goods from 25,6OO
tons in 1899 to q, 600 tons in 1900, and tubes
and pipes (rolled and forged from 22,3OO to
~, 300 tons Exports, however, increased;
bridges and parts thereof from $500 to
1000 tons, rough wrought-iron parts Of ma
chimes from 1880 to 2,97O tons. railway
wagon axles and wheels, etc., from Al, COO
to 47OOO tons, and tubes and pipes (rolled
and forged from $1,000 to 10000 tons. In
fine castiron and wrought-iron goods the
expectation rose from $500 to 10000 tons.
especially in sewing machines W1thou.
stands and in needles and in parts Of
clocks and watches. The expectations of
machines have steadily risen in spite of In
creased competition In the worlds markets,
namely, from 167 900 tons in 1897 to 235.OOO
tons In 1900 The importation in the latter
year was nearly 100000 tons, valued at
about $4,000, 900; it was $17,0O0,OOO for TO-
600 tons four years ago.