Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-03
EXPORTS OF MANUFACTURES
INCREASE OVER z MILLIONS

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Oct. s-tspe-
cial}-The August record of the foreign
commerce OF the United States Is en-
couraging. The figures Of the Treasury
Bureau Of Statistics show that exports OF
manufactures have increased more than
100000 as compared with August OF
last year, and about twelve million dol
lars In the eight months ending with
August. 1902 as compared with the cor
responding eight months OF the preceding
year.
Meantime, manufacturers have increas-
ed their imports CT material TO. use In
manufacturing, the value OF imports OF
articles In a crude condition which enter
into this various processes OF domestic in
dustry having increased two million dol
lars In August, 1902. over August. l9o1.
and for the eight months show an In
crease Of twenty-eight million dollars
over the same period Of last year: whild
articles wholly or partially manufactured
for use in manufacturing show an In
crease of 1--WE million dollars In the eight
months. making the total increase IN
importations of manufacturers materials
In the eight months ending with August,
thirty three million dollars. as compared
the preceding year.
OF the other classes of imports, manu-.
features and luxuries show an Increase
OF nineteen million dollars. while food
stuffs show decrease OF seventeen
millions, comparing eight months OF
with the corresponding months OF ~
This decreass In the importation OF foos.
stuffs is In sugar. which alone shows
decrease OF about twenty-four million
I1ov IT, r<otf Nrn 3y, tho
months ending with August. thus indi-
eating that In other classes OF foodstuffs
there has been a net increase. since the
total reduction In that class Is but
seventeen million dollars.
This reduction of twenty-four million
dollars In the value of sugar imported
is largely due to reduction of cost In
foreign markets. the total quantity OF
sugar imported being 2,394. s10,21s pounds
in eight months ending with August.
1902, against 2.s08. 226 1858 pounds In the
corresponding months OF last year. while
the value OF the sugar imports during
eight months OF the present year Is
$3s.S7S.s72. against S62,564.s1 In the eight
months OF last year, the average value
per pound. therefore. being in the eight
months OF 1902. 1.5c. and In 1sn, &c.
INCREASE IN MATERIALS.
The increase In the importation. OF ma
terial5 for use in manufacturing ID round
in nearly all Of the important artfcles
used by manufacturers except In India
rubber, In which there is slight de-
crease. Comparing the importations dur
ing the eight months Of this year with the
months OF last year. chemi-
Gals show en- increase OF over one mil
lion dollars in value: cotton. an Increase
OF over two million dollars; fibres. an In
crease of over six million dollars: hides
and skins. an increase OF about one million
dollars: raw silk. an increase OF over
three million dollars: tin. an increase OF
one million dollars; manufactured
wood, two and half million dollars In
crease, and wool. nearly four million dol
lars increase.
On the export side the increase in value
OF manufactures exported occurs Chiefly
in cotton goods. which show for the
eight months ending with August total
value OF $23,ss9.5s1. against Hs,s1.3{ In
the same months OF last year. This In
crease is almost exclusively In cotton
cloths, of which the expectations In the
eight months of 1902 were SIS. coo yards.
against 80 0G0,co0 million yards in eight
months OF 1901 ard 2o1. oo0.ooo yards In the
months Of 1900. This growth
In the exports OF cotton cloths Is chiefly
IN the trade with China. the exports TO
that country IN eight months OF 1902 be-
Ing $500. 00 yards. against 1N.WQ6n
yards in the eight months OF 1901. and
100, Coo yards in the corresponding
months OF 1900.
IRON AID STEEL
Iron and steel manufactures still show
reduction In expectation and an In
crease In importation. The total value Of
exports OF iron and steel manufactures
In the eight months ending with August.
egg CA r,ef Iva
the corresponding months of 1sG. and
$37. I4ae in the same months OF 1900:
while the Imports of-iron and stsei manu-
factures In the eight months ending win
August. 1902. amounted to "a. 4S67sa
against s1..1os So In the corresponding
months OF last year. 7. III. D,
DEATHS.
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