The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-04
ooToRRR TRADE.

Exports of manufa ctures in October
seem to show something of the ex-
pected revival in that branch Of our
foreign commerce. The total exports
of manufactures in October, as shown
by the reports of the department of
commerce and labor through its bureau
of statistics, amount to $37, 55s,67 This
is a larger export than in any proceed
ing October, except that of 1900, and
even in that banner year of exports
the total was less than 100000 above
that of October, 1903 The increase
over October. 1902, is about 800, 900;
ever October. 1901, 100000, and is
more than double the total for October
of 1898
Most of the principal articles of man
ufacture show slight increase in De-
tober, 1903. compared with October,
1902. Agricultural implements show a
gain of over $4,000, compared with the
same month of the preceding year;
cars and carriages, about $4,000; clocks
and watches. $4,000; copper manufac-
lures, $780, 900; scientific instruments,
$4,000; steel rails. $4,000; wire, $685.
600; sewing machines, $4,000; iron and
steel manufactures of all kinds, $685.
600: boots and shoes. 1856, 600; leather Of
all kinds, $4,000; mineral oil, $6O4,O00;
manufactures of tobacco, $4,000; man
ufactures of wood. $4,000, and manu-
natures of wool. $4,000.
Cotton manufactures show a slight
reduction, the total exports for Octo-
Der 1903. being $2,OO5, $50 against ST.
6S9,076 in October of the preceding year.
This reduction occurs almost exclu-
sively in exports of cotton cloth to
china Of xrI,f
190S was $3.50. 600 yards valued at $414.-
156. against 2O,472,67s yards, valued at
$1,0S6,726 in October. 1902 The figures
for October 1903 however. compare ia
Vorabiy with those of the correspond
ing month in years preceding 1902 in
which the exports of cotton cloths to
China were extraordinarily large by
reason of the small importations dur
ing the disturbances of 1901.
On the import side manufactures
Snow slight decrease as compared
with October. 1902 Articles of volun-
tary use, luxuries, etc, are for October.
1SoS, $ll,242,417, against $11, 676, 126 in Oc-
tober. 1902. Articles manufactured
ready for consumption in October, 1903,
are $l4376.375. against $14. $40 799 in the
corresponding month of last year and
articles wholly or partially manufac-
tured for use as materials in the man.
fractures and mechanic arts are s12.-
sla,s90, against S13,S4S,145. Iron and
F.eel manufactures. of which the i'm
poftations had been unusually large.
snow marked reduction. the total for
october, 1903, being $2,552, $50. against
" 1881 in October of last year.
articles in a crude condition for use
IN manufacturing also show a reduce
ton in October, 1908, as compared with
october 1902, in which the total was
the largest for October in the history
of our import trade.
The figures of exports of manufac-
lures for the ten months ending with
october show a condition quite as sat
isfactory as those relating to the month
OF october only. AS has been already
indicated, the October exports of man
ufactures are larger than those for the
corresponding month of any preceding
year except 1900. and this is also true
Df the ten months ending with Octo-
Der, in which the exports of manufac-
lures were 1884, 6Ss. 500 a larger total
han for the corresponding ten months
u sny earlier year except 1900.