The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-05-12
OUR MANUFACTURING EXPORTS.

The growth in the expectation Of
manufactures from the United States
and their distribution to countries and
grand divisions are discussed in much
Treasury Bureau OF Statistics, for pub
LEGATION in the April Summary Of Com
merce and Finance 1t shows the ex-
portations of manufactures in each
year from 1890 to the present time and
their distribution country by coun-
try, and article by article in each
year from 1892 to 1902. The expectation
of manufactures has grown from ST.
243,547 in 1890 to sl7,5S0, 456 in 1850 s102,-
S56,015 in 1880, $751;, 102, 376 in 1890, and
s4O3, Gal ,401 in 1902. In 1890, manufac-
lures formed els per cent of the total
domestic exports; in 1850, 1903 per
cent: in 1880, 124S per cent in 1890,
1887 per cent, and in 1902, 29.77 per cent.
This shows that the exports of manu-
features are increasing much more rap
idly than those of other great classes
OF the exports. This growth in the eX-
portation of manufactures is especially
marked in the period since 1895. In that
year, 1895, the total exports of man
ufactures were 1888, 595, TAB, having gain
ed eighty-one million dollars in the
fifteen years between 1880 and 1895. In
the eight years from 1895 to 1908 the
increase was two hundred and twenty
millions. Thus in the eight years since
1895, the increase in the expectation of
manufactures has been nearly three
times as much as in the fifteen years
Immediately prior to 1895.
The statements of distribution of the
manufactures exported also show some
striking and interesting facts. They
show, for example, that practically one
half of the manufactures exported from
the United States go to Europe, and
that the expectation of manufactures to
Europe has grown from seventy-siX mil
lions in 1892 to one hundred and ninety
seven million dollars in 1902. To North
America other than the United States,
our exports of manufactures have
grown from thirty-three millions in
1892 to one hundred millions in 1902, of
which fifty-four million dollars value
went to British North America. British
territory, including both the United
Kingdom and its colonies, takes one-half
of the manufactures exported from the
United States, or two hundred millions,
in round terms, of the total expectation
of four hundred millions in value in
1902; while the United Kingdom alone
took one hundred millions, or one
fourth of our total expectation of man.
ufactures in 1902.
Considering the exports by great
groups of articles II may be said that
manufactures of iron and steel as a
group form the largest item, in the eX-
ports of manufactures, having grown
from fifty-two thousand dollars In 1900
to three hundred and twenty-five thou
sand in 1880, one million dollars in 1850,
about six millions in 1860, thirteen mil
lions in 1870, twenty-five millions in
1890, and one hundred and twenty-one
millions in 1900; while in 1902, owing to
the unusual demand in the United
States for iron and steel manufactures,
the exports thereof dropped to ninety
eight millions. Mineral oils form the
second largest item among the groups
of manufactures, having grown from
thirty millions in 1870 to sixty-siX mill
lions in 1902. Copper manufactures
rank third the total exports having
grown from one and one-half million
dollars in 1860 TO two and one-fourth
millions in 1890 and forty-one millions
In 1902. Cotton manufactures have
grown from four and a one-half mil
lions in 1850 to ten millions in 1860,
twenty-four millions in 1900 and thirty
two millions in 1902. Leather and its
manufactures have increased their eN-
portations from one and one-half mill
lions in 1860 to six and one half millions
In 1850, twelve millions in 1890, twenty
seven millions in 1900, and twenty-nine
millions In 1902. Exports of agricul-
tural implements have grown from one
million dollars in 1870 to four millions
In 1890, sixteen millions in 1900 and six
teen and one-fourth millions in 1902.
Twenty-eight articles or groups of arti-
Giles exceeded one million dollars in the
value OF their respective exports in the
hscal year 1902. OF these twenty-eight
groups now exceeding one million dol
lars each In value annually, not single
one aggregated as much as a million
dollars in 1920. and only three groups
exceeded one million dollars as late as
1850; in 1860, eight groups exceeded each
one million dollars; In 1880 the number
OF groups exceeding one million dollars
In value was thirteen; in $780, twenty,
and in 1902. as already indicated, TWEEN
ty-eight exceeded one million dollars
each In the value Of their annual ex-
portations.