New-York tribune., 1902-12-08
BAROMETER OF PROSPERITY.
High Mark in National Exports Reached
for the Last Ten Months.

WASHINGTON Dec. Z (speciaD.-The declaration OF
a local wag that the Treasury Bureau OF Statlsucs
was established a barometer OF prosperity Seems
to be borne out latest bulletin issued by the
bureau, chronicng the size and details OF the
exports from this country in the last ten months
which reach point touched but once In the iast
decade or in fact. in the history. Of the country
This statement shows that the iron and steel man
ufactures for the ten months ending with OCTOBER
1902 were ss 81 545 against S59ll IA in the CORE
spending months of last year; exports Of mineral
oils s51.1753s1, against S5514o3S in the corre-
spending months Of last year; exports OF copper
were 345 against 23176263 in the correspond
ing months Of last year; exports Of leather ana
manufactures Of were $25 586 against s241l5s32
in the corresponding months Of last year exports
OF cotton manufactures were S2sSoSll against
s21 s71 2s4 IN the months OF 1901; exports or
agricultural implements were S62is.556, against
SIS IA in the corresponding months or last year.
chemicals. drugs. medicines. etc. were NllsSlH.
against a20OS5l0 in the corresponding months of
last year; manufactures OF wood were O,ilo4"o.
against SO. 6197 IN the CORRESPONDING months OF
1901 and paper and manufactures of were S. 01sS.
against S 1E 705 in the same months OF last year
In importations of manufacturers materials the
figures OF the months ending with October.
1902 show increase In nearly all articles I'M
portations of hides and skins in the ten months
ending with October. 1892. were $S.S21s7l in value.
against SIC s9 in the months of last year;
chemicals, which largely used in manufactur-
ing were s4s 70 29 against Si5. .siJ2S6 In the
months of last wear: silk unmanufa ctured. S29.-
276ce7 against s23 s96.62S in the corresponding
months OF last year: fbres SOS 933 S91, against S2
19s, ,922 in the months of last year; tin. Sl7-
773.0ss against sl62s.a0 in the corresponding
months of last year; wool. Sl5fl3.l6 against Sll-
ga 27S in the months of 1901. and cotton.
sS,05oi isS. against 023S in the corresponding
months OF last year.
A series of tables has been prepared by the
Treasury Bureau Of Statistics. showing the
portaton of manufactures in each year from 100
to 1902 and the distribution of each article 10
every country and grand division of the world
during period from 1891 to 1901. and this analysis
shows that So per cent of the manufactures go To
Europe and q per cent to North American coun-
tries other than the United States.
The exports of manufactures amounted. in 1880
to 81 1888 and formed 81 per cent of the total
averaged N.972,5S3 per annum. and formed Sc per
cent of the total; during the decade ending with
1910 they averaged S,035.5n per annum, and formed
SO per cent OF the total domestic exports; during
the decade ending with 1920 they averaged So 069 9l9
per annum, and formed Sc per cent OF the total
domestic exports; during the decade ending with
lib per cent of the total domestic exports; during
the decade ending with 1910 they averaged S. 2 7S6
per mum, and formed 9.S per cent Of the total
domestic exports: during the decade ending with
1850 they averaged $2 09S 2 per annum and formed
1913 per cent of the total during the ending
with 1860 they averaged $27 a07 4T3 per annlm and
formed lis per cent of the total during the decade
ending with 1870 they averaged S3s,3 258 per an
num- and formed 161 per cent OF the total. From
more rapid: during the decade ending with 1880
they averaged $92, 1872 242 per annum and formed
1S1 cent OF the total; during the decade ending
with 1890 they averaged l360l7.112 per annum and
formed Isl per cent of the total exports: during
the decade ending with 1900 they averaged s242 2sl
per annum, and formed 23.5 per cent of the total:
formed 3l6 per cent Of the total exports; in the
fiscal year 1901 they sil0.932524, forming PSI
per cent OF the total, and in the fiscal year 1902
they were s403 401, and formed 29S per cent of
the total.