Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-29
EXPORTS FALL OFF
Statement for Eleven Months
Of the Year.
CORN CROP SHORTAGE
INCREASED SHIPMENTS OF
MANUFACTURES.
A Wonderful Activity Indicated In the
Industries Of the Country-Detail-
ed and Comparative Statement.

The figures OF the foreign commerce OF
the United States during the eleven months
ending with November, which have Just
been completed by the treasury bureau OF
statistics, Indicate phenomenal activity
among the manufacturers Of the country
and expectations quite as large as could
be expected In view of the crop shortage Of
last year. The value of manufacturers
materials imported into the United States
during the eleven months ending with No
vember this year is $+O1 Cos, 500 against
1858, All, 2SS in the corresponding months of
last year. and forms 461s per cent of the
total imports. against n per cent of the
total imports In the corresponding months
Of last year.
Manufactures Exported.
Manufactures exported during the eleven
months Of 1902 amount to S377 6S5 961,
against $780,, $50, Isl In the corresponding
months of last year, and form Bis per cent
of the total against 27.s per cent of the total
exports in the same months OF 1901. The
total imports are $75,0Oo.Oo0 in excess OF
those for the corresponding months Of last
year. and of this increase Of S75,oOo,OOO.
$o4, 100000 was in the class manufacturers
materials and the remainder manufactures
and luxuries, articles Of food and animals,
showing reduction of S10.000O00 as COM
responding months Of last year.
Increased Importations.
Nearly all Of the great articles required
for use in manufacturing. with the single
exception Of India rubber, show a marked
increase in importations. Importations of
raw silk, for example. amount to $40, 9b5. 1913
In the eleven months of this year, against
$50, AL 900 in the corresponding period of
1901; hides and skins, S53.022. 521. against
$JO.S17,197 in the eleven months of last
year; tin for use In manufacturing tin
plate, Sl9o32.SO1, against S11. 4l5.302 in the
corresponding months of last year. India
rubber importations show a slight falling
OF, the total for eleven months being ST.
sos. 7S6 this year. against S25,929, 3S5 in the
same months Of last year.
Iron and Steel Manufactures.
The most striking increase in importa-
tons is in manufactures of iron and STEEL
which amount for the eleven months to $780,
766,961 in value. against SIS ,261 .617 in the
corresponding months of last year. the
value Of the importations having thus more
than doubled this year as compared with
last year. Practically every item In the
list of iron and steel manufacture shows
a marked increase. The export figures OF
iron and steel manufactures show a reduc-
ton. the total exports for the eleven months
being $50, l36.O2i this year. against 94.U9l.-
967 in the same months OF last year. and
$1196O .S4S In eleven months Of 1900.
Decrease in Agricultural Exports.
The total export alton of the eleven months
falls $116OOO.OOO below that of the corre-
spending period of 1901. This reduction &C.
ours in agricultural products, of which the
expectation during the eleven months of this
year fall $13000O!O00 below those Of last
year. indicating that in the other great
classes, especially manufactures, there is
an increase. This reduction of $780, O0,W0
in agricultural exports is due in part to the
increased home demand. in part to the
loss of part Of the corn crop of last year,
corn expectations having fallen from si9.-
5O1. 374 in eleven months of 1901 to s6.7I5.-
151 in the corresponding months of this
year There is also a considerable reduc-
ton in the value of wheat exported, due to
the fact that last years expectations were
exceptionally large.
Following is a comparative statement for
eleven months ending November:
Imports. 1901. 1902.