New-York tribune., 1902-09-09
MUCH COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY
BY THE MARKED IN
CREASE OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.

Washington Sept. S (SpeciaD-The increasing
activity of the manufacturers of the United ota'e
is illustrated both the export and import sue %
the latest figures of TIE Treasury Bureau of status
tics. In the seven months ended with July IS0-'
the expectation of manufactures was nearly sv'v
900 greater than in the corresponding mohthS VI -
preceding year, and the importation OF ihs'"u
urers' materials was $4,000 900 greater than III u.
CORRESPONDING months of the preceding year inc
expectation of manufactures in the seven mons
of the present wear has averaged s35 OSOco a nloi
or at the rate of s421 0009o per annum' VIM
importation manufacturers materlas hho @ O. 400
aged S36 000,G1 month, or at the rate ol |f'-''
per annUm. .,s
Nasrl,, all of the principaI manufactured articles
exported except iron and steel. show an increase
in quantity and. in most cases. In value' 'ie
Il few important articles the reductloh III p'
unit of quantity has brought the value oeiow 'a7 a.
years figures while the quantity shows "''
crease This is true of mineral oils, Tor eNdlipi0'
the exports of which in the seven months st -
increase of over four million gallons - oon
figures of value show decrease of about sloe"V'o'
Among the articles which show marked increa7e
in exports are cotton goods. the exports Oh "I.t
amount TO nearly s21 o0O0 In the seven months
ended with July, 1902. against 4 little @ iese T%,
SIS O0l0o0 in the corresponding months OF IsOi. l
increase is almost exclusively in cotton clo'n'
which the expectations in the seven moltns e,n =:
with July 1902 were s17,O9S,t52. against Sli-i'V
the corresponding months of 1901. the huiD
Yards exEorted being S34. .S65. .S62 in the seven i
the present year. against 2OISIf'a' III ' ~
spending months Of last year.
Copper. in which there was a marked uecie" "
the expectations of last year, OWING TO hs" P
now shows a marked increase the hgures peiie
$50, 20 for the seven months endcd wiz 900,
1902 against $50 73t 622 for the mouths OF ~! 20
The chief decrease in exports occurs Sums Of this
steel total exports in the seven nila W IL corre
year being $57. .253 3G, against Sbll6jieo III 'iD ~
spending months of last year. :;,aI cIaessa
On the import sue nearly all the principe! ora"se
manufacturers materials show an IN Us i,
Chemicals increased in imports from sS.-o9o.o
of m
months 1892: imports of raw cotton ~ ioo3 70
from 81 976 1856 pounds IN seven months oL ioDi &C.
81 4SS 1863 pounds in months OF lT-, tl IT," g.
tity having thus nearly doubled OF h9res ihe I'M M
portations in the seven months ended VIII 'uiS'
1901 amounted S153S0. 1856 and in the corr
ing months 1902 81. 293. OF hides anu Ian1
the figures of imports for the months OF isol
were $32 lil f36. and for the correSpoiulle Aio'
of 1902. $33 .OS3. l., :or4.
India rubber shows a slight decrease ~ iiiIpol %
tions the total ha wing fallen from 3is9Silo pouS
in seven months of 1901 303S. l34 POUNDS IN tIe
sa me months 1902 though the nSureS OF lsp- are
considerably in of those for the c9rIespoilu
the total value of unmanufactured SILK lInportsu
having increased from S9.762 0s3 in seven montns
of 1901 So 2.iS5Sl in the corresponding Hlohlhs
OF 1892 =. .oe "a
Tin shows n increase in imports from 4i5ss o2O
pounds in seven months of 1901 to 5D9lssS pounds
in the corresponding months Of lSl2 inlportauohS
of lumber and unmanufaCtured wood nave IN
$40 S190 0s in the corresponding months of 1872 and
wool shows increase in inportauons from
1919 So in months of 1901 to Sl22soo IN the
corresponding months of 1902