The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-06
Exports are Again
on the UPGRADE
Special Correspondence of The Tribune.

| Special Correspondence of The Tribune.
Washington, Oct. 8.
"HE AUGUST record of the foreign
commerce of the United States is
encouraging. The figures Of the
Treasury Bureau of Statistics show
that exports OF manufactures have In
| creased more than S2,OO0,O00 as compared
with August of last year, and about Sl2,-
OOO,OO0 in the eight months ending with
August. 1902. as compared with the cor
| responding eight months of the preceding
year. Meantime manufacturers have in
creased their imports of material for use
in manufacturing, the value of imports Of
articles in II crude condition which enter
into the various processes of domestic in
dustry having increased two million dol
lars In August, 1902. over August, 1901, and
for the eight months show an increase Of
$2S000,000 over the same period of last
year; while articles wholly or partially
manufactured for use in manufacturing
show an increase of s50O0.010 in the eight
months, making the total increase in i'm
portations of manufacturers materials in
the eight months ending with August,
$33 OOO.O00 as compared with the cores
pondng eight months of the preceding
year. OF the other classes of imports.
manufactures and luxuries show an in
crease of Sl9.OOO.OOO, while foodstuffs show
decrease of $1,000. .OOO comparing eight
months of 1901. This decrease in the i'm
portation of foodstuffs is in sugar which
alone shows Il decrease of about $24, 100000
in importations in the eight months end
ing with August. thus indicating that in
other classes of foodstuffs there has been
a net increase, since the total reduction
in that class is but sl7,0O0,000 This reduc-
tion of $24 100000 in the value of sugar
imported is largely due to reduction of
cost in foreign markets, the total guam
tity of sugar imported being 1884 2l9
pounds in eight months ending with Aug
ust. 1902, against 2,S0S. .22699S pounds in the
corresponding months of last year, while
the value of the sugar imports during
eight months of the present year is $685.
SIS,S12 against S62.564,92l in the eight
months of last year, the average value
per pound therefore, being in the eight
months of 1902. 1.Gc., and In 1901, 2.2c
The increase in the importation of ma
terials for use in manufacturing is found
in nearly all of the important articles
used by the manufacturers except India
rubber in which there is slight de-
crease. Comparing the importations dur
ing the eight months of this year with
the corresponding months of last year,
chemicals show an increase of over S1,00O,-
0O0 copper shows a slight increase in
quantity, but decrease of over $1,000, 600
In value; cotton, an increase of over
So0O0,000: tibres, an increase of over
$6000,0O0; hides and skins an increase of
about sl.0OOO0O: raw silk. an increase of
over s3G00.000: tin. an increase of 81 l000,
900; unmarufactlred wood $500, 900 In"
crease and wool. nearly 81, 900, 900 increase.
On the export side the increase in value
of manufactures exported occurs chiefly
in cotton goods. which show for the
eight months ending with August a to-
tai value of $23. 3.6695Sl, against Sl6,94l,254
in the same months"of last year This
increase is almost exclusively in cotton
cloths, of which the expectations in the
eight months of 1902 We're $40 900, 900 yards,
against 239000.000 yards in eight months
of 1901. and 2Ol,000,O yards in the CORE
spending months of 1900. This growth in
the exports of cotton cloths is chiefly in
the trade with China. the exports to that
country in eight months of 1902 being
c55, 0O0 900 yards. against 12l 100000 yards
in the eight months of 1901. and 100 900. 900
yards in the corresponding months of 1900
Iron and steel manufactures still show
a reduction in eXportation and an in
crease in importation. The total value Of
exports of iron and steel manufactures In
the eight months ending with August, 1909.
was $500 $50, against S69,34G,319 in the
corresponding months of 1901 and sS7.174,-
200 in the same months of 1900; while the
imports of iron land steel manufactures
in the eight months ending with August
1902, amounted to $e3. 45G,760 against Slo,-
2l03S2 in the corresponding months of
last year.