The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-04
AMERICAN Steel ABROAD
Products Demanded by Every
Market in the World.
Iron Manufactures Sought All
sides - The Figures for 1900 as
of Statistir.-A Surprising Increase
Over the Previous Year shown.

No feature Of the expectations OF the
calendar year 1900, has been more remark
able than that of manufactures of iron
and steel. When the total for 1899 passed
the 800 ,0OO. goo line much surprise was felt
in other parts of the world, and the opin-
ion was expressed at home and abroad that
the high prices which prevailed In the
beginning of the year. would cause re-
duction of these exports, rather than an
increase.
This expectation has not been realized.
On the contrary, the year 1900 made even
larger gain. than did the year 1899. and
brought the grand total of iron and steel,
exclusive of iron ore, up to s129, s33, 4SO, or
more than 500, 900, coo in excess of the
year 1890, when the total was little above
s27 600, coo. and more than double that
OF 1897 when it was $62, 737.250.
Almost every important article shows an
increase in 1900 over any preceding year.
Pig iron amounts in 1900 to $4,500,OOO
against $3.50 600 in 1899, and s2,500,000 in
1898. Builders hardware shows a gain of
about 81 .O00, 600 over 1899, and s2.G00,000
over 1898 Steel rails amount in value to
nearly S11 .000. 600 in 1900, against about So
geo coo in 1899. Electrical machinery,
which is greatly in demand in all parts Of
the world, increased from s2,500000 in
1898 to s.. $50. 000 in 1900 Sewing machines
increased from $1,000, 600 in 1888 TO $780,
coo in 1900, and typewriters, from
s2,0G0,0G0 in 1898 to nearly sS,0OO,0O0 in
1900.
The destination of the articles of
American manufacture. and especially of
our machinery, is literally to every part
of The world. Our sewing machines, type
writer's, and scientific instruments go to
Asia, to Africa. and to the Islands Of
Oceania, and what is more remarkable,
they go to experienced Europe with all
her facilities for manufacturing and her
skilled workmen. OF the 81, 7SS, 900 worth
of instruments for scientific purposes, in
Guiding telephone and telegraph instru-
ments. over $1,000, 600 worth went to the
United Kingdom alone, nearly s1,0o00O0
worth to France, and half million dol
lars worth to Germany.
The United Kingdom and Ger
MANY each take over $1,000 .00o
worth of our sewing machines
out of total expectation of 81
800. 600 worth. over 100000 worth OF
typewriters actually went to the United
Kingdom, and a half million doEa=s'
worth to Germany. of the fetal exporta-
tions of builders hardware amounting in
value to 81, 7S2, 4O2, over 81, 100000 worth
went to the United Kingdom, nearly ST.
600 coo worth to Germany. about a half
million dollars worth to France, and an
other S10OO,000 worth to other Eu-
rope OF the s10,S95,4 16 worth of steel
rails exported in 1906, over $1,000, 600
worth went to Europe. and nearly $1,000
0O0 worth to British North America.
The following table gives the exports
of scientific instruments, sewing ma
chimes and typewriters, in the calendar
year 1900. as compiled from the December
statement Just issued by the Treasury Blu
reau of Statistics. 1t shows that these
complicated and delicately adjusted ma
chimes and instruments are distributed to
even the most distant parts of the world.
and is a deserved tribute not only to the
skill of the American workman, but also
to the quality and reliability Of his work
and of the articles which his labor pro
duces.