New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-05
COMMERCE IN OCTOBER.
Marked Increase in Exports of
Manufactures.
IRON The TRIBUNE BUREAU


Washington. Dec. 4.-Those officials whose duty
il is to keep watch of the exports and imports Of
the United States much encouraged by the
showing made for the month of October These
figures have just been compiled by the Bureau OF
Statistics and show a considerable increase in the
exDorts of manufactures, which more than
in any preceding October, except that Of 1900, and
even I'm that banner year OF exports the total was
less than 100000 above that of October, l9tS Inc
increase over October 1902 about s15c0.O0; over
October 1901, 100000, and is more than double
the total for October of 1895 Most of the principal
articles of manufacture show slight increase In
October 1903. compared with October, 1902 Agrt-
cultural implements show a gain OF over Sio.eH
compared with the month OF the preceding
year: cars and carriages. about $4,000: clocks and
watches $40 600; copper manufactures $4,000; sci
entidc instruments. $4,000; steel rails, SllS."O;
wire SIS ODO: sewing machines, $4,000; iron and steel
manufactures of all kinds SlSooo; boots and shoes
1856 600: leather of all kinds. $4,000; mineral oil
s6O4 OGO: manufactures of tobacco $4,000; manufact
ures of wood, $5O0OO and manufactures Of wool.
$4,000. Cotton manufactures show slight reduc
ton, the total exports for October. 1905 being
81 COS $50 against 50 6S9076 in October of the pre-
ceding year This reduction occurs almost exclus-
lively in exports OF cotton cloth to China, of which
the total for October 1903 s37O6OO yards, val
ued at $i14156, against 20 f72.6S yards, valued at
81 OS6 726. in October. 1902 The figures for Octo-
Der. 1908. however, compare favorably with those
of the corresponding month in years preceding
1902 in which the exports Of cotton cloths to China
were extraordinarily large by reason of the small
importatons during the disturbances Of 1901.
On the import side manufactures show slight
decrease as compared with October. 1892 Articles
Of voluntary use. Injuries, etc. for October
1903 S11 22 AZ against $u676.126 in October 1892
Articles manufactured ready for consumption in
October 1903 $l4S75S75 against $14540 s9 in the
corresponding month OF last year. and articles
wholly or partially manufactured for use as ma
terials in the manufactures aud mechanic arts are
$l2 SAB $50 against S1534S145 Iron and steel manu-
features, of which the importations had been I'M
usually large, show marked reduction, the total
for October, 1905 being 81 $50 against s4I4s 61
in October of last year. Articles in a crude con-
dition for in manufacturing also show a re-
ducton in October, 1905, compared with October
1892 in which the total the largest for October
in the history of our import trade.
The figures of exports of manufactures for the
ten months ending with October show a condition
quite satisfactory those relating TO the month
Of October only. As has been already indicated
the October exports of manufactures are larger
than those for the corresponding month OF any
preceding year except 1900. and this NAV also he
said OF the ten months ending with October in
which the exports of manufactures were 1854 SIS $50
n larger total than for the correspopdins ton
months of any earlier year except 1900
The table which follows shows the total exnort,
of manufactures In October, and in the ten months
ending with October, from 1898 TO 1903:
EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC MANI-FAf-TT-RFS r-p,,,
THE UNITED STATES +A'N'NA