The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-08
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
Statement Regarding Them Made by
the Treasury Bureau of
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Washington. Dec. S.--The fact that the
expectation Of manufactures this year is
larger than In any preceding year except
1900, and that the importa ton of manu-
facturers' materials is also larger than
in any preceding year, lends interest II
statement just prepared by the treasury
bureau Of statistics showing the details
of exports of manufactures and importa-
ton of manufacturers materials.
The principal manufactures exported are
iron and steel. mineral oils copper, lea th-
en- cotton. agricultural implements, chem
1cals. wood, paper, paraffin. tobacco
fbers,. cars and carriages india rubber
goods, books and other printed matter
distilled spirits and musical Instruments
their relative value being in the order
named.
The principal manufacturers materials
imported are hides and skins. chemicals,
j. SILK, india rubber. copper. tin. wool cot
ton and wood-their relativ value being
In the order named.
The bureau of statistics has prepared
statement showing the expectation OF
these great groups Of manufactures and
the importation of the great groups Of
manufacturers materials in the ten
munths ending with October, 1902, COM
pared with the corresponding period of
last year. 1t shows that exports Of iron
and steel manufe ctures for the ten months
ending with October, 1902. were $S1,977.-
545, against 5,911,774 in the correspond
Ing months of last year; exports Of min
eral oils were S5l.175,351, against S55,140.-
39S in the corresponding months of last
year: exports of copper were $40, .3d5.
against S23,176."03 in the corresponding
months of last year; exports of leather
and manufactures were $25, Az, $685. against
$24. 1882 in the corresponding months Of
last year; exports of cotton manufactures
We're S2S,S53, l31, against $21,&71. 264 in the
same months of 1901; exports of agricult
ural implements were $16.246 $50, against
sl5,S121i4 in the corresponding months
Of last year: chemicals. drugs, medicines.
etc. were S11,19a,111, against $12, 006.510
in the corresponding months Of last year;
manufactures Of wood were $1O,4l0 430.
against S9.216,197 in the corresponding
months of 1901. and paper and manufac-
lures Of. were 5000, 1865, against $6,l45,7o5
In the same months Of last year.
In importations of manufacturers ma
terials the figures of the ten months end
ing with October, 1902, show an increase
in nearly all articles. Importations OF
hides and skins in the ten months ending
with October, 1902, were $4S,321, ST. in
value. against s46, 692. IT'S in the same
months of last year: chemicals, which are
largely used in manufacturing, were S48,-
701.129 against $45,S40,2S6 in the Same
mdnths Of last year. silk manufactured,
$29, 276. OF. against 23,9a6.e2S in the COR
responding months Of last year; fibers,
s23,933,S91, against 21,19S,922 in the some
months of last year: tin. S17.773. 0S9,
against S16,24S.S10 in the corresponding
months of last year; wool, $16,4l3 ,164.
against $11.624.27S in the same months Of
1901, and cotton. So. $50. 46s, against s6000,-
o3S in the corresponding months Of last
year.
w w. Jermane.