New-York tribune., 1902-06-13
EXPORTS OF MANUFA CTURES
IMPROVEMENT FOR TEN MONTHS OF
THE. FISCAL YEAR-GAIN IN STEEL

Washington. June u (SpeciaD.-Exports OF manu-
factures show a decided improvement IN the rec
ord of foreign commerce Of the United states ior
the first ten months of the present fiscal year
The report of the Treasury Bureau of Statistlcs
showing the detailed exports from the United States
by articles during the month of April and during
the ten months ending with April. shows marked
improvement in the record of manufactures ex-
ported. The exports of manufactures for the month
of April 1902. four and half millions greater
than those of April of the preceding year, being S
961 301 against $3 4l6.279 in April 1901 and form
ing 365 per of the total exports in April. 1902
against 2S.1 per cent in April 1901. For the ten
months ending with April the exports of manu-
factures 1888 S20SO9 against $3.50 3062S for the
corresponding ten months of the preceding fiscal
year, reduction of about S,5OO,OO0 for the ten
months. This would Indicate that the total exports
OF manufactures in the full fiscal year, which ends
with the present MONTH will fall little if any, be-
low those of last year.
An examination of the details of the exports
shows that the small reduction of s5,5O0OO0 which
exists at the present time occurs chiefly in manu-
factures of iron and Steel the exports of which are
sS23Ss463 against s9s 228 22s comparing the figures
for ten months OF this year with those of the
same months of the preceding year Thus the re-
duction 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 a marked Improvement over those for earlier
months of the year. being s932063 against s9OSl-
223 in April 1901 In iron and steel exports the
principal reductions in the months occur in pig
iron decrease of nearly s3.0OOOO0 steel rails.
ly O.O00 and metal working machinery, nearly
s., 900 900.
In other articles of manufacture. which some
months ago showed marked reduction, there has
been a decided reaction and return to normal
conditions. In manufactures of copper which in
the early part of the year showed very great re-
duction the figures for months fall only 5000.
900 below of the corresponding months of last
year. while those for the month of April nearly
S. 900 G)0 greater than those for April 1901 Exports
OF mineral oil, which also showed a decrease IN
same months of the preceding year, for the ten
months ending with April. 1892. nearly 5000 600
greater those of the months Of 1901. while
the quantity exported bout eighty million gallons
greater than in the corresponding months of the
preceding year. Exports of paraffine, which showed
material reduction in the early months OF the
present fiscal year for the ten months ending
with April s5000O0 in excess of those Of the same
months of the preceding year. The largest in
which for the ten months ending with April are
S26 436379. against sl515,55l in the corresponding
months Of last year. and S202O2.2I2 in the corre-
spending months of the fiscal year 1900 This in
crease in the exports Of cotton goods Is chiefly to
China, which the exports were largely suspended
in 1901 owing the disturbances then existing in
that country but also much larger than those
cloths China from United States in the
ten months ending with April. 1902 272 1880
yards valued $3,314261, against 44660272 yards.
valued 81. .49i 2i7. in months of 1901 and l64
334 500 yards valued S,Sl0S23. in ten months OF
1900.