The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-30
Our Steel Exports
Continue TO Crow


Washington, March 90.
XPORTS or iron and steel manufactures from
IL the United States continue TO increase. An
analysis Of the February export figures has
Just been completed by the treasury bureau
OF statistics, and il shows that the total for the
eight months ending with February, 1901, ia six
and half millions in eNceSS of the unparalleled
figure OF last year, and nearly three times the
total for the eight months ending with Febru.
aty, 1891 thus showing an increase OF 10 per cent
in single year and ~ per cent. in the decade.
In the eight months ending with February, 1891.
iron and steel formed but per cent. Of the total
domestic exports from the United States; in the
eight months Just ended they form per cent,
being Ssl jjj, 1872. against s50j3. 76S in the cor
responding months OF the fiscal year, 1900 and
fis,s2i, }sa in the same months OF 1891.
Not only is the total larger in the aggregate,
but it covers greater diversity Of products,
thus showing that the manufacturers OF the Unit.
ed States are not only increasing their output.
but each year fibricating a larger proportion of
their product and thereby securing for them.
selves and the labor employed thereon . greater
share OF the prohts accrning from such nanu,ac-
turc \ decade ago such articles as typCwritcrS
bicycles, electrical machinery cash registers
laundry machinery, pumps and pumping machn-
cry. shoe machinery and other articles involving
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the export schedules OF the United States; now
they constitute an important part OF orr annual
expectation Of iron and steel and are steadily
increasing 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. bat 10y 1900 the figures Tor eight
months transactions had reached about $4,000
and for the eight months ending with February,
this year. amounted 10 S|.1I1,o13, an increase Of
sl,Jij,000 in a single ,eJr Exports OF steel rails
increased nom $39j.ts in the eight months end
ing with February, 1891, to SislS,226 IN the cor
responding months OF the fiscal year 1900 and
81. .ss9,O7a in the same months OF the fiscal year
1901. Exports OF sewing machines have increased
! in value from Sl,sI7,192 in the eight months
ending with February, 1891, 10 81, ,l39 in the
| came months Of 1900, while the figures for this
year are slightly below those OF last year, being
S2,s2S, 1Gj. Exports of tyepwriters not sep.
aTaclv shown in 1901 but by 1901 the exports Tor
| eight months had reached Sl,7sj,s2l. an increase
| nj $4,000 over the preceding year. Scales aud
! balances have increased in export value over
| 80 per cent during the decade, locomotives over
| 300 per cent printing presses over 300 per cent.
! aud builders hardware over 200 per cent Every
| item in the entire iron schedule shows a sub.
| stantia increase in 1901 compared with 1891,
| but IN lew instances there are decreased as
! compared with 1900, presumably due TO the ad'
I yanoed pror consequent upon the increased cost
| oi material,
The area OF distribution steadily aud rapidly
! cnlargcs IN LuildcI,' 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 China, Japan Australasia, Africa and the
| islands Of Ocelni3 Sewing machines and type
| writer's found market in the most distant isl
suds and the demand from the European and
| other leading countries is increasing, while th'
demand for electrical machinery is growing il
| every direction,
The following table shows the exports Of iroI
and steel Manufactures in eight months ending
| with February, 1901, compared with the eigh
months ending February, 1871: