The Washington times., 1901-08-26
THE GERMAN IRON TRADE.
Increase in the Imports and Exports
In Late Years.

In Late Years.
The activity of German manufacturers
and exporters is illustrated by some fig
ures regarding the imports of pig iron
into Germany, and the exports Of iron and
steel manufactures. which have just
reached the Treasury Bureau OF StatLs-
tics
They show that the importations of pig
iron increased from 5000 tons in 1897 to
$4,000 in 1900 and those of rough IRON
ware from 43 200 tons in 1897 to 1900 tons
in 1900: while the exports of iron and IRON
ware increased during the same period
from So. 10000 worth to Sis, oo0650; ma
chimes, from $50 600 600 to SIS. 60 600; rolling
stock and ships mot wood, from 5000 Gao
to 50. 0O0, 600 making the total increase in
these three items of iron and ironware,
machines. and rolling stock and ships.
from s114. 0o0 600 to s172 09o. 90 in period OF
three years. Expectations of machines.
chiefly Of cast iron. increased from lis, 100
tons in 1897 TO $1,000 tons in 1900; those of
wrought iron, from q. 900 to $500 tons:
boilers. from 400 to 800 tons; carding
machines and their clothing. from go to
800 tons: while locomotives and Iocomo-
biles fell from Il, 200 to 800 tons.
On the other hand, imports have also
grown; those of iron and ironware in
creased from 100000 in 1897 to $50, 900, 900
in 1900; machines, from 100000 to 3d.
600 coo; machines, chiefly of cast iron. in
creased from 51.500 tons to es.4O0 tons;
those of wrought iron, from $500 tons to
10, 800: and those OF wood from $500 to
$500 tons; while locomotives and locomo-
biles increased from 300 to 1890 tons, and
sewing machcines from 5000 to 400 tons.
The Importation of pig iron was chiefly
from the United Kingdom. being, in 1893.
go, 900 tons from the United Kingdom. and
$500 from the United States. The growth
from 1897 to 1893 was chiefly in that i'm
ported from the United Kingdom the in
crease from that country being 10000
tons, while from the United States it was
only little more than 1000 tons.
The great increase of importations of
tin plates in 1899 has receded and the
expectation is much larger than in former
years. The imports amounted to II 600
tons in 1897. to 1890 tons IN 1898. to g. 500
tons in 1899 and to 1920 tons IN 1900 The
rolled or east in bars. tyres. powshares
etc. Increased from %, 500 tons in 1897 to
81 500 tons in 1900 The exports of these
articles have decreased from $4,000 tons
In 1897 to 173. 900 tons in 1900 In the years
1897 and 1900 rough iron figured for i'm
ports at 1880 and 7,i00 tons, and for ex-
ports a 10. COO and $1,000 tons, respectively
In the very rough ironware the imports
have dropped. rough cast-iron goods
from p, 500 tons in 1899 to 1850 tons in
1900, and tubes and pipes (rolled and
forged from 22,SOo to 10000 tons Exports,
however, Observation-Disclosures and parts
thereof from $500 to 5000 tons. rough
wrought iron parts of machines from 900
to 2970 tons, railway wagon axies and
wheels, etc. from Al 600 to AZ. 900 tons, and
tubes and pipes (rolied and forged, from
q. ESQ to 10000 tons. In fine cast iron and
wrought iron goods the expectation rose
from 1850 to $4,000 tons. especially in
sewing machines without stands and in
needles and In parts of clocks and
watches.
The expectations of machines have
steadily risen. in spite of increased COM
petition in thu worlds markets. namely.
from I67. 600 tons in 1897 to 235,O00 tons in
1900 The Importation in the latter year
was nearly 100000 tons, valued at about
Sl9 600 900. 1t was 100000 for 1900 tons
four years ago