The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-31
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Special Correspondence OF The Tribune.

Special Correspondence OF The Tribune.
| Washington. May 30.
GOOD deal of encouragement to
n the manufacturing interests of
N the country Is found In the de-
tailed statement Of commerce for
the month of April and the ten montha
] ending with April, just issued by the
| treasury bureau OF statistics. 1t shows
| that manufacturers materials formed
| one-haf of the importations during the
month of April, and In the ton months
| formed over IL per cont Of the total;
while the exports of manufactures in the
month of April formed 1851 per cent. OF
| the total exports. against 20 10 per cent. III
| April, 1901 and for the ten months end
| ing with April, 1907, they formed 2S.55 per
cent. OF the total exports. as compared
with 27l0 per cent. in the corresponding
months of the preceding fiscal year. The
| total value of manufacturers materials
| imported IN the ten months ending with
April this year Is $3lS, S,657,061, as against
| $3.50, sol ,407 In the corresponding months OF
| last year, an increase Of ,6o4 or "a
per cent Exports of manufactures. 1t Will
he observed are nearly overtaking those
of last year, the gain in the month of
April alone being four and half million
dollars over April, 1901. while for the ten
months the total value of manufactures
| exported falls but S., 4s6S14 below that for
the corresponding months of last year.
Manufactures formed considerably more
than one-third of the exports in the
month of April. having formed 1854 per
cent. of the total, against 29.05 per cent. in
April. 1901; while for the ten months the
percentage which manufactures form OF
the total exports is higher than in any
proceeding year except 1900.
In imports of manufacturers materials
the growth Is found in almost every i'm
portant class of articles. Chemicals.
which are largely used in manufacturing.
show n growth from Az million dollars In
the ten months of last year to over As
million dollars in the ten months of the
present fiscal year: raw cotton, from 80
million pounds to 81 million pounds; cop
per ore, from million dollars in value
to over IL millions; fbers. for use in man
ufacturing. from IS mllien dollars to 25
millions: hides and skins. from 81 millions
to 40 million dollars raw silk, from %
million to &c million dollars; tin, from 80
million pounds to GA million pounds: leaf
tobacco. from j. million pounds to Is mil
lion pounds; wool from less than 10 mill
ion dollars to over Is million dollars. and
wood from T. million dollars to u million
dollars.
On the export side the largest increase
in manufactures is in cotton goods which
In the present fiscal year will exceed by
% per cent. the figures of any preceding
~
April the total exports of cotton manu-
features were SIC. 436,S79. and for the single
month of April were $3,032,7iS. indicating
that for the full fiscal year the total will
exceed $3OOOO.OO0 The highest figure in
exports of cotton manufactures over
| reached in any preceding year was S24.-
003, ,0S7 in 1900. A comparison of the figures
of the present fiscal year with those of the
earlier part Of the past decade shows
that the exports of cotton manufactures
have doubled since 1895. Prior to that
year their total value OF cotton manufac-
lures exported was q millions; in 1899. g
millions; in 1900. "a millions, and in 1902
will, as above indicated, exceed 30 mill
ions. This increase is chiefly in cotton
cloths. and large proportion Of the
growth is in exports to China Our eX-
ports of cotton cloths to China have more
than doubled since 1900, the total for ten
months having advanced from 164 million
yards in 1900 to 372 million yards in 1852.
The total exports of manufactures, as
already indicated. have nearly overtaken
the figures of last year. and for the full
fiscal year seem likely to be quite as large
as those of last year. The exports of do
mestic manufactures for the ten months
total 1888 800, against s3393O7. .623. de-
crease of Az millions while the fact that
April alone made a gain of Az millions
over April of last year indicates that the
fiscal year 1902 will probably equal the
ecord of 1901 An analysis of the exports
manufactures. and that there are
marked increases in other lines. Iron
and steel manufactures alone. chiefly by
reason of the unusual home demand. fell
1G million dollars below the exports of
last year: while the fact that the total
exports of manufactures are but 51a mil
lions less than those of last year indl- |
Gates that in other lines of manufacture
there has been marked gain.