The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-14
Foreign Trade
Continues TO Grow

Special Correspondence of The Tribune.
Washington. Jure 13.
r. XPORTS OF manufactures show a
r. decided Improvement in the record
l of foreign commerce of the United
States for the first ten months of
the present fiscal year. The report of the
treasury bureau of statistics showing the
detailed exports from the United States
by articles during the month of April
and during the ten months ending with
April shows q marked improvement in
the record of manufactures exported. The
exports of manufactures for the month of
April. 1902, are Sl5OO,O0O greater than those
of April of the preceding year. being $685.,
96l,30l. against s34. 1929 in April. 1901. and
forming 3G.5 per cent. of the total exports
in April. 1902. against 29.l per cent. IN
April. 1901. For the ten months ending
with April the exports of manufactures
are $685., 800. against $3.50 9.307 .G23 for the
corresponding ten months of the prcced-
ing fiscal year, reduction of about
$5,500.0OO for the ten months. This would
indicate that the total exports of manu-
features during the full fiscal year which
ends with the present month will fall lit
tie, If any, below those Of last year.
An examination of the details of the
exports shows that TIE small reduction of
$5,5oO,OO0 which exists at the present time
occurs chiefly in manufactures of iron and
steel, the exports of which are fS2.3SS. 463,
against s99,222S.222S. comparing the figures
for ten months of this year with those for
the same months of the preceding year.
Thus the reduction in exports of iron and
steel manufactures alone is much greater
than the net reduction in total exports of
manufactureS. indicating marked gain
in other classes of manufactures. In iron
and steel, however, the figures for the
month Of April show marked improve
ment over those for earlier months of the
year, being s9.32O.G'3, against $9OSl.2o3 in
April. 1901. In iron and steel exports the
principal reductions in the ten months
occur in pig iron. a decrease of nearly
3.0OOOO0; steel rails. nearly $5.0O0.0OO and
metal working machinery, nearly 81 900. 900.
In other articles of manufacture. which
some months ago showed a marked re-
ductiOn. there has been a decided reac-
tion and II return of normal conditions.
In manufactures of copper. which during
the early part of the year showed n very
great reduction. the figures for ten
months fall but s3OO0,OO0 below those of
the corresponding months of last year.
while those for the month of April are
nearly &.OOO.OOO greater than those for
April. 1901 Exports of mineral oil, which
also showed a decrease during the earlier
part of the year in comparison with tho
same months Of the preceding year. are
for the ten months ending with April.
1902, nearly $',0OO.O0O greater than those of
the same months of 1901, while the guam
tity exported is about S0,OOOOOO gallons
greater than in the corresponding months
of the preceding year. Exports of paraf-
fin, which showed q material reduction in
the early months of the present fiscal
year. are for the ten months ending with
April. S1,5OOO00 in excess OF those of the
same months of the preceding year. The
ect