Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-12-07
THINGS MADE
Demand Abroad for Manu-
tdCtureS of the u. s.
EXPORTS FOR OCTOBER
Though There Was Cain in Volume
Over the Same Month in OtherYears
the Business in Iron and Steel Fell
on Considerably.

Washington. Dec. e-Exuorts ~
manufactures in October s..,, o..
show something Of the expected re-
vival in that branch OF our f,---g,
commerce. The total exports Of man
ufactures in October. as shown h, ~.
reports of the department OF CONNER.
and labor. through its bureau of ST..
tlstlcs. amount to S3..s5Sc--. Wis is
Il larger export than in any preceding
october. except that Of 1900. and even
IN that banner year Of exports th.. IN
tai was less than 100000 above. tbs-
OF October. 1908. The increase. oy..-
october, 1902, is about 81 .5Oe. goo o,.-
october, 1901. S50OOJ00. and is NOR.
than double tho total for October 1Ss-
Most of the principal articles of manu-
lacture show slight increase in D.--
tober, 1903. compared with Octobe-
lSO2 Agricultural implements sb1v-
d gam OF over $4,000. compared yrirh
the same month of the preceding year.
cars and carriages about So. eco
clocks and watches $4,000 conn.,
manufactures $450.000: scientific in
struments 100000. steel rails Slle
600; wire $4,000. sewing na.hfr..-
$4,000; iron and steel mauufactur.s .r
all kinds s31s.0OO: boots and sho..s
Sl56,OO0; leather OF all kinds y-rs6s.
mineral oil S6O4 900. manufartr.-.s ..-
tobacco s50.0O0: manufactures ~
wood $4,000. and manufacture ~
WOOL $4,000. Cotton. mauufietur-1
show a slight reduction. the total .1-
ports for October. 1903. being s. u.5 -
600. against S2.2N9.r75 in October tf...
previous year. This reduction a.-..rrr-
almost exclusively in exports OF .or-
ton cloth 10 China. of which the toisI
Tor October 1903. WAS 9S10eaG v-r,f.s
valued at $iI4I5G. against 20 s.s g.,
yards, valued at $I.O35.-.6 iu o-fab.--
iSu2 The figures for October rgae
however. compare IaVOrabiy with tho.
Of the corresponding month ia v.4r-
preceding 1902. iu which th. exrorf
OF cotton cloth 10 China were extraa--
dinarily large by reason OF the small
importations during the disturbaur--
of 1901.
On the import side mauufartu-as
show slight decrease as colnrl-.-r
with October. 1902. Articles Of VOL
untary use, luXuries. etc. are Tor o.
tober. 1903, S1L242.il7. against SlI.s-6.-
126 in October. 1902. Articles uar-l-
featured ready for consumption in o.
tober. 1908, are Sl4.3I5.3I5. against
94A'"9V'tSS III the corresponding month
OF last year. and articles wholly ur
partially manufactured for use as M
terials in the manufactures and me-
chanic arts are $12.S43. $50 against
S1S,SiS.145. Iron and steel manufas-
lures, OF which the imp0rtatious h.ta
been unusually large. show a marked
reduction, the total for October. lsrl.
being $2,552.3S0. against S414ssSI 90
October Of last year- Articles iu
crude condition Tor use in mauutac-
turing also show q reduction in O--
tober. 1903, as compared with October.
1902. in which the total was the Iar.s-
est for October in the history o. crr
import trade.
The figures of expo-t Is Of r.anuflr-
lures for the ten months endin-- y-i.r
October SHOW u cOnditio;. quite as sat-
isfactory as those relating 10 th-
month of October only. A. has aIra.dg
been indicated, the October exports %
manufactures are larger than those fpr
the corresponding month Of any pre-
ceding year except 1900. and this NAV
also b" said OF the ten months endiu-
with October. in which the exports of
manufactures were $3S46SS 56g. %
larger total than for the correSpoi.,'r.i--
ten months al any Garlic: year except
1900.