New-York tribune., 1902-02-01
UNDIMINISHED EXPORTS.
SATISFACTORY RECORD FOR 1901
GRAND TOTAL N EXCESS OF
THOSE or ANY FORMER YEAR.

Washington. Jan 81 (SpeciaD-The export rec
ord of the calendar year 1901 is very satisfactory
when is total IS compared with that Of 1900 OF or
any preceding year While the apparent total falls
sbouE sl2eoo 90 below the figures Of l9oo the fact
,bsr The export figures Of 1901 DO not contain any
NJ The shipments from the United States 70 Porto
Rico or Hawaii which aggregated probably $50 =
pa0no shows that the grand total Of shipments
formerly classed as exports To foreign countries
was the year 1901 greater than in any preceding
year While there was a reduction Of 100000 zoe
II the value Of exports OF certain great articles
notably corn copper cotton and iron and steel,
there was a sufficient increase in other articles
notably wheat -four, provisions and cotton manu-
fsctures. practically 10 Offset this reduction.
The reduction in exports Of corn. is well
known was due solely TO the great shortage in
tie corn crop the total figures Of exports for the
yea being only S50.S6l3ss. against sS4.2S4 753 IN
1880 q reduction in round terms Of s34000.o0s In
cotton, while there was increase OF 155, 800 600
pounds ia the expectations. there was decrease
OF i8e0G90 in value Of copper the expectations
1901 SO 53 500 against SO in 1900 the
decrease IN quantity being proportionately about
the same as that in value. In iron and steel there
was reduction Of 900. the export figures for
1SJ being Slo253s 797 and in 1900 S2s $50 This
reduction in iron and steel exports was partly due
u reduced prices and partly to a decrease in
quantities exported. IN locomotives the number
exported showed actual increase, while the
value showed decrease OF about 100000.
In various other manufactures Of iron and steel
the reduction in value was rroportonately greater
Kan the reduction in quantity but there were
material reductions IN quantity IN certain articles
Bars or rods Of steel fell in expectations from
100000 pounds 20 100000 pounds; steel rails
from 356.245 tons 10 3lSo55 TONS wire nails. from
tl.5s',Si@ pounds 10 42,0506l2 pounds, ana stee4
s1eetS, from lgl,99525 pounds 20 o5oss,I9i pouDuS
Ilnplate showed a material increase II eXpoFta-
mons. though the quantity Is as yet coraparatISeIy
pour5s ,re - showed an increase from IA 1902
pounds 10 -S7- $50 pounds Another indication
Inat the reduction IN ne Na-le OF eAPorts is que
found in the fact that while the quantity OF
fined mineral oil exported showed an increase OF
nearly e009oeo9 gallons, The value showed de-
refined mineral oil in the year amounted S24I9S
10 gallons against SOS 9+5305 gallons IN 1900 while
5e s 'ai1s H l' was 600 s'S as 1i's' S'0SO''l IN
The rye principal articles which show a decrease
corn, iron and steel manufactures copper cot
ton and mineral oils ana or these cotton and min
era oils both show actual increase IN quantity
though q decrease IN value. This aggregate OF
rs cricaIly 100000 900 reduction in the exports of
these I've articles II nearly Offset by the increase
n exports OF wheat, provisions live animals and
cotton manufactures. cottonseed oil and oilcake,
and leather and manufactures thereof.
The distribution az the large total really the
largest total Of shipments passing out OF the
counIry. shows an increase everywhere except 70
Europe The exports Europe 1901
Sea. there IS an increase Of about s. 900 600: 10
South America an increase Of about s.. 10000; 70
while the official figures OF exports 10 Oceania fan
100000 short Of those OF last year, the fact that
none Of the shipments 70 Hawaii are included this
year and that about S7500oo0 Hawaii vera fn-
cuded in 1900 in the figures Of exports TO Oceanfa
shows that t-e actual shipments 10 Oceanla in -9
we're II excess OF those OF 1863 or Of any earlier
shipments 70 the Hawaiian Islands alone exceeded
S9Gnee In the year 1@ll.