Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-28
WHERE EXPORTS Co
Markets for Our Manufac-
lures.
EUROPE A BIG BUYER
LARGEST ITEM OF SHIPMENTS
WAS IRON AND STEEL.
Manufactures Sent Out in 1890 Were
Worth $1,000, ooo-In 1901
Over $500, 100000.

The frequently asked question, What
becomes of our exports of manufactures"
Is now definitely answered by the treasury
bureau of statistics. While it has been
practicable to show the countries to which
any given article is sent in any given year.
the figures of the bureau have not formerly
been so adjusted as to render it practicable
to determine what share of the total ex-
ports of manufactures was sent to a given
country or grand division of the world; or
In other words, the location of the princi-
pal markets for American manufactures.
These facts are now shown by series of
| tables compiled by the bureau
Our Markets.
They show that during the year 1901 -
per cent of the manufactures exported went
to Europe % per cent to North America
So per cent to South America, 50 per cent
TO Asia, q per cent to Oceana and a little
less than per cent to Africa. The total
value OF manufactures exported to Europe
was S215,oO,0OO; to North America, other
than the United States, s96 600 900: to South
America, S2I,00O000; to Asia, 49, roc, 600; to
Oceania, $29,000,OO0. and to Africa SIC, 800
TO Europe, amounting to s215O0O,Ooo, the
largest item was iron and steel manufac-
lures, to the value of $43S12323 the next
items in order of magnitude being copper
manufactured, $40, 735, 54S; leather and mau-
ufactures thereof, sd 211 ,CS3; agricultural
implements, $40, 494. $50; chemicals, drugs
ana dyes, IS, Hogs; paraffin, 1884. Al;
wood manufactures, s., 595 256; scientific in
struments, $3.50, 763; cars and Carriages,
~ IlS,3S1; cotton manufactures, s. 737, SIS;
Indla rubber manufactures, 81 1S7, 4J3; pa-
per and manufactures thereof s. DO oi5
ana musical instruments, 81 ,g91, 002.
North and South America.
To North America the largest item In
the exports of manufactures was iron and
steel, si35lS,@3; other important items be
ing cotton manufactures, s6,62S 035; cars
and carriages, sS,577,7 65; leather and manu-
features of. s3,326,321 and wood manu-
features, 1929. so
10 South America iron and steel exports
We're IS, 54,So0; oils refined, "a $50, 1O6 and
cotton manufactures. s3,321 ,494. To Asia
Oils refined or manufactured formed the
largest item, s12,i43 IDS, the next largest
items being iron and steel manufactures
sS,992,6I; cotton manufactures. Sc 355,3S1
ana tobacco manufactures. $1,000, S57. To
oceanic the principal manufactures ex-
ported were iron and steel manufactures.
Ss.Sll,to2; oils, refined, $3.019 661; paper and
manufactures, s2,279,6O1, and leather man
ufactures, S211S 101. To Africa iron and
steel manufactures formed the largest item
S2,56s,G5o; next in order being oils refined.
81 ,6S,951; spirits distilled, S1.3SS, sol: wood
manufactures. s650,951, and cars and car
rlageS, $J43, 6I4
Classification by Articles
OF the agricultural implements exported.
amounting to s16313, 434, the shipments to
Europe were So 494, $50; to North America,
s., COS, $50; to South America, 81, 12G 973 and
to Oceania, s1,O10,101. OF the s2027241
worth of cotton manufactures exported,
Sc, 62S,935 went to North America s63J5-
3s1 to Asia, s3,321, 494 to South America,
70 ovid
OF the s111,319,320 worth of iron and steel
manufactures exported, S43. S12,323 went to
Europe, S43,51S,993 to North America, S.
992, 967 to Asia, sS.S71 COZ to Oceania S.
754. 500 to South America and 81 36S 635 to
Africa
Growth of Exports.
In conjunction with the tables showing
the distribution of manufactures by coun-
tries and grand divisions, the bureau has
prepared a statement which shows for the
first time the expectation of manufactures
in each year from 1880 to the present time.
In 1890 the total amounted toa little over
100000 and formed per cent of the
total exports; in the decade from 1871 TO
1860 exports of manufactures averaged
about s2.oG0, 600 per annum; in the decades
ending with 1910 and 1870 respectively,
they averaged about 100000 per annum
and formed about Z per cent of the total
exports; in the decade 1S20-30 the aver
aged about 100000 and never reached as
much as S1o,O0o,0O0 prior to 1910. By 1850
the exports of manufactures had reached
100000 and in 1860 for the first time
touched the s40.0o0.OO0 mark but did not
cross the s50,Gl0,oG0 line until 1870 when
they amounted to 6S,219 764. In 1877 they
for the first time crossed the $1G0,00o,090
line the total for that year being S122.51L
652 In 1896 they crossed the s2O0,O0,G0
line the total for that year being S22S.511,
17S; in 1899 the total was $3.50 592, 146 and
since 1900 the expectation of manufactures
has constantly exceeded $500 600 600 per an
mum.