New-York tribune., 1902-10-04
EXPORTS LARGER THAN EVER
STATISTICS THAT MUST DIsMAY EURo-
PEAN MANUFACTURERS

Washington oct s ,SpeciaD.-The record Of
United States foreign commerce so far this year ls
notably dscouraging 10 the manufacturers o'
Eurons. who are already pretty thorouChy fright
,ucd by th, American invasion ana is correspond
ircy cheering 10 the worlds trade seekers iu I'M,
country. who finding C out of The question t'
keep up with the mood uf orders from beyond the
seas where the superiority of products is more
than ever securing recognition. The latest Official
figures Of the Treasury Bureau of Statistics show
that mauufa Ctures Eav, increased more than S1ov-
81" compared with August Of last year, and
about SI20p0c0 in the eight months ending with
August. 'so, compared with the corresponding
eight months of the preceding year Meantime
manufacturers have increased their imports of ma
taIial foI use IN manufacturing. the value ~ inn
ports OF articles an crude condition which enter
into the various processes Of domestic industry
having increased SeOoeUsi ia August 49,. over
August 1901, and Tor the eight months show in
crease OF S2S.00aOeo over Jbe same period % Hast
gear; while articles wholly partially manufact-
urcd Tor use IN manufacturing show an increase
~ S.eDeno I'm the eight months making the total
increase in importations Of manufacturers ma
terials I'm tho eight months ending with AuEuSf
So eeo.olo compared with the CORE spending
eight months Of the preceding year
of the other classes ~ imports manufactures and
luNurics show an Increase of SSO10@0. while food
stuffs show decrease Of Sl7.e0.olo comparing
eight months Of 1902 with the corresponding months
of 1871. This decrease In tho importation Of food
stuffs is i'm sugar. which alone shows a decreas.
months ending with August. thus indicating that
IN other classes OF foodstuffs there has been a net
Increase, since the total reduction in class IS
only Sl7.eo"so This reduction OF e40sp0,5 in th.
value ~ sugar imported is largely due to "A redus-
uun az cost in foreign markets. the total quantity
o sugar Imported bcng 394 $40 2ls pounds in eight
months ending with August. 1902 against p sos pc
%> POUNDS I'm the corresponding months of last
year, while tho value ~ The sugar imports during
eight months II the present year T. S3S 50 So
afrEf ~ i'm aFrf
nc average value pound, therefore. being iu tn
use M manufacturing is found In nearly an of the
important articles used by manufacturers except
lnoia rubber in which there il n slight dccrcas,.
Comparing the importatious during the eight
months ~ this wear with the corresponding months
~ last wear. chemicals show an increas. ~ more
quantity. hut "a dcCrcaSc % moro than N.em."o iu
value; cotton. am increase ~ more than S2.Vbtpl.
nhros. an increase of more than s600esl hides and
skins. an increase ~ about 81 .usoUo0. silk.
l10ea-f of more than Seo 60, tin, an increase Of
81 s's'Hs. uumauufactgred wood. $4,000 increase,
and wool nearly si.Ogooe' Increase.
on tho export side tho increase in value of manu-
August total value of Ss9 ess ~ against SD s 90
almost exclusively iu cotton cloths. Of which th-
expectations n the eight months ~ 1909 were 37e
'"n yards. against 1s ttuarsi yards iu the eight
months "t 1901 and -ol .eoes yards in the GORE
spending months ~ lso This growth On the sN-
'hla th" exports 10 that country in eight months
:" l~- hoing 255'ss'.'9 wards, against l2l"'lVtl
2gros lu the corresponding months - l&sa
IRON ana steel manufactures still show q rcduc-
l"n ln cNportation and an Increase n importation.
Do total value uf exports of iron and steel manu-
lectures 'u tGs cight months ending with August.
wv Mas Slaai So against s693i6&79 in IN" c"rre-
tnonduE months ~ 1901 and s. ia 2os iu tho same
months of lsH. while tho imports 80 iron and steel
August 1872 amounted 10 saS i5S 7eb against Sl2-
-i'Ss- in tho corresponding months 81 last year.