Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
IRON AND STEEL EXPORTS
STATISTICS FOR EIGHT MONTHS
ENDING WITH FEBRUARY.
Increase shown of 333 Per Cent in
Shipments i'm the Decade-Diversity
of Products Sent Out.

Exports of iron and steel manufactures
from the United States continue TO in
crease. An analysis of the February ex-
port figures has just been completed by
the treasury bureau of statistics and 1t
shows that the total for the eight months
ending with February. 1901 is six and a
half millions in excess Of the unparalleled
figure of last year and nearly three times
the total for the eight months ending
with February, 1891, thus showing an in
crease of 10 per cent in a single year and
1913 per cent in the decade. In the eight
months ending with February, 1881, iron
and steel formed but 3 per cent of the
total domestic exports from the United
States: in the eight months just ended
they form per cent. being 81, DAB. 49,
against $15,053, 76S in the corresponding
months of the fiscal year 1900, and SIS
S23,SSi In the same months of 1891.
Diversity of Products.
Not only is the total larger in the aggre-
gate, but it covers a greater diversity OF
products, thus showing that the manu-
facturers of the United States are not
only increasing their output, but each
year fabricating a larger proportion of
their product and thereby securing for
themselves and the labor employed there
on greater share of the profits accruing
from such manufacture. A decade ago
such articles as typewriters, bicycles cleo
trlcal machinery. cash registers, laundry
machinery, pumps and pumping machin-
cry, shoe machinery and other articles in
volving high degree OF manufacture had
no place in the export schedules OF the
United States; now they constitute an i'm
portant part OF our annual expectations
or Iron and steel and are steadily increas-
Ing, both in volume and in the number
Of foreign markets in which they find
profitable sales. In 1891 no exports of
electrical machinery were recorded but by
1900 the figures for eight months transac-
lions had reached about two and a half
million dollars. and for the eight months
ending with February this year amounted
to $3,717,613, an Increase of 81 345 600 in a
single year.
Exports Of steel rails increased from
1896, 4S4 in the eight months ending with
February, 1891, to s4.slS,22e in the CORE
spending months of the fiscal year 1900
and $6,SS9,OI9 In the same months of the
fiscal year 1901. Exports of sewing ma
chimes have increased in value from ST.
67,992 in the eight months ending with
February. 1891, to 81. o12, 1879 in the same
months of 1900, while the figures for this
year are slightly below those Of last year,
being S2.S2S. 1856. Exports of typewriters
were not separately shown in 1891, but by
1901 the exports for eight months had
reached S1,1S5,S21, an increase of 10000
over the preceding year. Scales and bal
ances have increased in export value over
30 per cent during the decade locomotives
over 200 per cent, printing presses over BOO
per cent, and builders hardware over 800
per cent Every item I'm the entire iron
schedule shows substantial increase In
1901 as compared with 1891. but IN a few
Instances there are decreases as compared
with 1900 presumably due to the advanced
prices consequent upon the increased cost
of material.
Area of Distribution.
The area OF distribution steadily and
rapidly enlarges. In builders hardware,
for instance, the Exports now go not only
to the principal countries OF Europe, but to-
Mexico Central and South America and
the West Indies. British East Indies, Chi
ma, Japan, Australasia, Africa and the
islands of Oceania. Sewing machines and
typewriters find market in the most dis
tant islands. and the demand from Euro
pean and the other leading countries is in
creasing, while the demand for electrical
machinery is growing I'm every direction.
The following table shows the exports Of
iron and steel manufactures in eight
months ending with February, 1901, COM
pared with the eight months ending Feb
ruary, 1891: