Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-05
MANUFACTURERS BUSY
INDICATIONS OF RECENT OFF,
CIAL STATISTICS.
Increase in Exports Except in Iron and
Steel-Figures for Seven Months
of the Year.

The increasing activity of the manufac-
turers of the United States is illustrated on
both the export and import side of the
latest figures of the treasury bureau of sta
tistics. During the seven months ending
with July, 1902, the expectation of manu-
features was nearly s10.O000O0 greater
than in the corresponding months of the
preceding year, and the importation Of
manufacturers materials was thirty mil
lions greater than in the corresponding
months of the preceding year. The expor-
tation of manufactures during the seven
months Of the present year has ayera ged
$Ss, 10000 a month, or at the rate of $421,
100000 per annum, while the importation of
manufacturers materials has averaged
$4,000, 600 per month or at the rate of
$432 900 900 per annum.- *''-,s -'e~s s -
Nearly all of the principal manufacture
articles exported, except iron and STEEL
cases in value, though in few important
articles the reduction in price per unit of
quantity has brought the value below last
years figures while the quantity shows an
increase. This is true of mineral oils, for
example, the exports of which during the
seven months show an increase of over
100000 gallons, while the figures Of value
show decrease of about s1,000,0OO
Increase in Cotton Exports.
Among the articles which show a marked
increase In exports are cotton goods, the
exports Of which amount to nearly 81, Co.,
900 in the seven months ending with July,
1902, against little less than $4,000, 600
in the corresponding months Of 1901. This
increase is almost exclusively in cotton
cloths, Of which the expectations In the
seven months ending with July, 1902, were
ST., 09S, 452, against $11. 124 O1S in the corre-
spending months of 1901, the number Of
yards being 324, S65 1862 in the seven months
of the present fiscal year, against 2O7 ,377,-
567 in the corresponding months of last
year. Copper, in which there was a marked
decrease in the expectations Of last year
owing to high prices now shows a marked
increase. the figures being 500, 614.2 10 for
the seven months ending with July, 1902,
against $50, 731 600 for the same months OF
1901. The chief decrease in exports occurs
in iron and steel, the total exports during
the seven months of this year being $751;
263. 3O4. against s61, 16O $50 in the CORE
spending months of last year.
Increase in Imports.
On the import side nearly all the princi-
pal classes of manufacturers materials
show an increase. Chemicals increased in
imports from $50 591 1872 in seven months Of
1901 to $33, s31 ,67 in the same months Of
1902: imports of raw cotton increased from
80 SIC, 1856 pounds In seven months of 1901
to 81, 4SS963 pounds in seven months Of
bled. OF fbers the importations in the
seven months ending with July, 1901,
amounted to s15,3SO,7S6. and In the CORE
spending months of 1902, SO, 457. 293. OF
hides and skins the figures of imports for
the seven months Of 1901 were So, 141 ,436
and for the corresponding months Of 1902,
1913, 795OS3. India rubber shows a slight de-
crease in importations, the total having
fallen from 34,s99,446 pounds in seven
months of 1901 to 3O,30S, 1874 pounds in the
same months of 1902 though the figures of
1902 are considerably in excess of those for
the corresponding months of 1900.
Silk shows a marked increase, the total
value of manufactured silk imported
having increased from 49, 1S2 1888 in seven
months of 1901 to SD 1868 in the corre-
spending months of 1902. Tin shows in
crease in imports of from a, 39S, $50 pounds
in seven months of 1901 to 50,91S,98
pounds in the corresponding months of
1902. Importations of lumber and unmanu-
featured wood have increased from 1868
$40 in seven months of 1901 to SIG, S13,013 in
the corresponding months of 1902, and raw
wool shows increase in importations of
from $S,1eg,625 in seven months of 1901 to
s12. 0O6S55 in the corresponding months Of
1902.