The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-24
GROWTH IN EXPORTS
OF MANUFACTURES
Comparative Statistics as to These
and Agricultural Products.

The rapid growth in the expectation OF
manufactures from the United States is
Illustrated by some comparative figures
in a discussion by the Treasury Bureau
Of Statistics of our export trade in
manufactures, to be presented in the
April number of the Monthly Summary
of Commerce and Finance" The figures
compare production and expectation Of
manufactures with production and ex-
1ortation Of agricultural products. the
purpose being 10 show the relative
growth in each case. While the census
figures include under the term manu-
features" many articles not so includ
ed by the Bureau Of Statistics in its
classification of manufactures, the fact
that the comparison is simply that of
the year 1900 with 1870 for the purpose
OF showing growth, and not compaTi-
son Of total exports with total pTOduc-
ton, justifies the comparison, and fur
nishes a basis for measuring the rela
tive growth in production and expor-
tation of manufactures and production
and expectation of products Of agri-
culture.
The census figures do not state the to-
tai value of agricultural products ear
lieT than 1870, but do state the gross
value of manufactures from 1850 to 1900
The gross value of manufactures pro-
duced in the United States in 1850 was,
in round terms, 81 .O00, 900 900. and in
1900. SIS, coo 900 goo; so that the product
of 1900 may be said to be thirteen times
as great as that of 1850 The exporta-
ton of manufactures from the United
States in 1850 was ST. 900 600 and ia
1900, $433. 600 000, or twenty-five times
as great as in 1880. This indicates that.
comparing the figures of 1900 with those
of 1850, production OF manufactures was
thirteen times as great. and expectation
OF manufactures twenty-five times de
great in 1900 as in 1850.
The census reports present the fig
ures OF agricultural productions in 1870
and decennially down to and including
1900. The Bureau of Statistics discus
sion Of expectation of manufactures
presents a table showing gross value OF
manufactures produced in 1870 and 1900
value Of manufactures exported in those
years as reported by the Bureau of Sta
tistIcs; also the census figures of agri-
cultural products in 1870 and 1900 and
the Bureau of Statistics figures Of ex-
portation of agricultural products in
those years. This table is not made
with the purpose OF comparing the Blu
reau OF Statistics figures of expectation
with the census figures of production,
since the difference in classification
makes such comparison impractiCable:
but the figures are presented side by
side for the purpose OF showing the rela-
tive growth in the two great classes \
agricultural products and manufactures.
They show. when thus considered. that
agricultural production is twice as great
and agricultural expectation a little
more than twice as great in 1900 as il
1870: but that production OF mBnufac-
lures is three times as great and expor-
tatiOn Of manufactures six times as
great IN 1900 as in 1870.
To SUN up IN a single sentence this
comparison Of production with exporta-
tion in agricultural and manufactured
products, respectively, it may be said
that. comparing conditions in 1900 with
those Of 1870. agricultural production
has increased g per cent. agricultural
expectation I32 per cent. production Of
manufactures 209 per cent. and exporta-
ton Of manufactures 538 per cent.
Percentage Of increase in production
and expectation of agricultural products
and manufactures from 1870 to 1900.
Agricultural products: 1870. s1.958,
030. 927. 1905. $3.764I72. 700: per cent in
crease. 92.1. Agricultural exports: 1870,
1881, 18s, 483; 1900. $835, 25S 123; per cent
Increase. 1913.
Manufactures produced: 1870. $4,232,
225. 40; 1900, $1,000 ,2I9, 566; per cent in
crease. 2O91. Manufactures exported:
1870, $68.27s, 764,. 1900. S433, 85l. 1856; per
cent increase. 537-7.