The Washington times., 1901-09-23
GERMANY'S IRON EXPORTS.
Mnnufactures Increasing in Spite of
Heavy Competition.

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 Statis-
tlcs- lhey show that the importations of
| pig iron increased from 462. 900 tons in
! leS' to $4,000 in 1870. and those OF rough
| ironware from 1900 tons in 1897 to 73,O0J
| tons in 1900; while the exports of iron and
ironware increased during the. same
period from So, 2,o00,0o0 value to S11s 0o9. .o90;
machines. from s3O.0oo.O19 to $4,000. $50:
rolling stock and ships tnot wood. from
s3,00o,0O0 to S9,00o,000, making the total in
| crease in these three items of iron and
! ironware, machines, and rolling stock and
ships. from S1l4,000, 600 to $l72, 100000 in a
period of three years. 10
Expectations of machines. chiefi;' Of
cast iron, increased from lis. 100 tons in
1887 to 161, eco tons in 1905 those of wrought
iron from 22,0O0 to IS, 500 tons; boilers from
4.4co to 5,40 tons; ,carding machines and
their clothing, from go to 500 tons; while
locomotives and loeomobies fell from 49,
200 to 1880 tons. On the other hand, i'm
ports have also grown; those of iron and
ironware increased from sl7. 600 in 1897
to s3o,OoO,ooo in 1900; machines. from $lo,-
eco to $4,000, 600; machines, chiefly of
cast iron. increased from 51,50o tons to
60, 400 tons; those of wrought iron. from
5000 tons to 1890. and those of wood. from
$500 to 4,500 tons; while locomotives and
locomobiles increased from 300 to 4,ao0
tons and sewing machines from $3.50 to
1900 tons
The Importation OF pig iron was chiefly
ypif In in
$4,000 tons from the United Kingdom and
10000 from the United States. The growth
from 1897 to 1899 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 was
only little more than 600 tons.
The great increase of importations OF
tin plates in 1899 has receded, and the
expectation is much larger than In former
tons in 1897. to 1880 tons in 1SsS,
to 23S00 tons in 1899, and to 1920
tons in 1900. The imports of MALE
able iron iron or steel, rolled or cast IN IN
from %. 500 tons in 1897 to 1880 tons in
1900. The exports of these articles have
decreased from 600 tons in 1897 to llS;-
600 tons in 1900 In the years 1897 and 1900
rough iron figured for imports at 4,soo
and 400 TONS and for exports at 107,00
and 5000 tons. respectively.
In the very rough ironware the imports
have dropped. rough cast iron goods from
25. 800 tons in 1899 to q 800 tons In 1900. and
tubes and pipes (rolled and forged from
2.300 to 20.3DO tons. Exports, however, in
creased; bridges and parts thereof from
$500 to 5000 tons, rough wrought iron
parts of machines from 1900 to 2.97O tons,
railway wagon axles and wheels. etc,
from Al 900 to 1900 tons, and tubes and
pipes Golled and forged from 5000 to
40 600 tons.
in rine east iron and wrought iron goods
the expectation rose from 1850 to 30,3VO
tons. especially in sewing machines with
out stands and in needles and In parts
of clocks and watches. The expectations
of increased competition in the worlds
namely. from 167.eoo tons in 1897
to 235. 600 tons in 1900. The importation In
the latter year was nearly 10000 tons.
valued at about s19 000, 600; 1t was 100000
for 70.0o0 tons four years ago.