The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-05
OUR GROWING TRADE
There is Steady Increase in Ex-
ports and Imports.
Both in Quantity and Price There Is
Very Perceptible I'm.
provement.
THE LATEST FIGURES GIVEN

The increasing activity of the man
ufacturers Of the United States is illus
trated on both the export and impor
side of the latest figures of the treas.
ury bureau Of statistics. During the
seven months ending with July, 1909,
the expectation of manufactures was
nearly $40, 900, 900 greater than in the
corresponding months of the preced.
ing year, and the importation Of man.
ufacturers' materials was $50, 900, OOO
greater than in the corresponding
months of the preceding year. The
expectation of manufactures during
the seven months of the present year
has averaged s95, los, 900 per month,
or at the rate of t42l, 900, 0co per an.
mum, while the importation of manu-
facturers' materials has averaged $50.
900, 900 per month, or at the rate of
s432, 900, 900 per annum. Nearly all
of the principal manufactured articles
exported, except iron and steel, show
an increase in quantity and in most
cases in value, though in few i'm
portant 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 four
million gallons, while the figures Of
value show q decrease of about one
million dollars. Among the articles
which show a marked increase in ex-
ports are cotton goods, the exports of
which will amount to nearly S21, OOO,.
BOO dollars in the seven months end.
ing with July, 1909, against a little
ess than $4,000, 900 in the CORES
months of 1901. The chief
decrease in exports occurs in iron and
Iteel, the total exports during the
even months of this year being $751;
1873, 304, against s6l, 100. $50 in the
corresponding months of last year.
On the import side nearly all the
'rincipal classes of manufacturers
materials show an increase. Chem
Gals increased in imports from $50,
81, 1873 in seven months of 1901 to
3S,SSl,677 in the same months of
902; imports Of raw cotton increased
rom S2,976, 4s6 pounds in seven
months of 1901 to 81, 4ss, 963 pounds
q seven months of 1909, the quantity
sving thus nearly doubled. OF fbers
be importations in the seven months
nding with July, 1901, amounted to :,
1880, 1855, and in the corresponding y
Ionths of 1902 see, 457, 29s. OF hides !
nd skins the figures of imports for y
lie seven months Of 1901 were s32,-
il,436, and for the corresponding =,
onths of 1909, s93, 795, Os3. India u
lbber shows a slight decrease in i'm. Is
'rtations, the total having fallen al
ON S4,s99, 446 pounds in seven I'll
onths of 1901 to 80, sO3, 1874 pounds al
the same months of 1902, though eP
10 figures of 1902 are considerably in g'
cess of those for the corresponding as
onths Of 1900. Silk shows a marked III
crease, the total value of unmanu. "
ctured silk imported having in :.
eased from sl9, 7O2, Os3 in seven III
onths of 1901 to s22, 1856, s41 in a.
e corresponding months Of 1902. uo
n shows an increase in imports Of
ON 44,39s,6 pounds in seven
onths of 1901 to 5O,9ls, 9O3 pounds
the corresponding months of 1902. II
lportations of lumber and unmanu. te
'tured wood have increased from gr
/, 653,s70 In seven months of 1901 IN
Sl0,sl9,0ls in the corresponding at
'nths Of 1909, and raw wool shows bu
increase in importa tions Of from I'M
199,625 in seven months Of 1901 to di'
!, 00s,s5 in the corresponding wa
,Dths of 1902. gu