Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-07
PRODUCTS EXPORTED
SHIPMENTS FROM 1890 TO THE
PRESENT TIME.
Rapid Rate Of Increase-British Ter
ritory Buys One Half the Goods
We Send Away.

The growth in the expectation of manu-
features from the United States and their
distribution to countries and grand divi-
sions are discussed in much detail in a
monograph prepared by the treasury bu-
reau Of statistics for publication in the
April summary Of commerce and finance.
1t shows the expectations of manufactures
in each year from 1870 to the present time,
and their distribution, country by country
and article by ARTICLE in each year from
1892 to 1902.
The expectation of manufactures has
grown from 81 ,243 ,547 in 1870 to 81, $50, 456
in 1850 to $l02. S56,615 in 1880. $751; ,102376 in
1890 and $4O3, 641. 4O1 in 1902. In 1870 man
ufactures formed 6.15 per cent of the total
domestic exports; in 1850, 1873 per cent; in
1880. 12.4S per cent: in 1890, 1887 per cent,
and in 1902, 29.7 per cent.
Rapid Rate Of Increase.
This shows that the exports of manufac-
lures are increasing much more rapidly
than those Of other great classes Of the ex-
ports. This growth in the expectation Of
manufactures Is especially marked in the
period since 1895. In that year QS05) the
total exports of manufa ctureS were $685.
595, 743, having gained $S1 100000 in the fif
teen years between 1880 and 1895. In the
eight years from 1895 to 1903 the increase
was $220,OOO,OOO 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 i'm
mediately 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 exporta-
ton of manufactures to Europe has grown
from $76,OOOOOO in 1892 to 1897 600, 900 in
1902. To North America other than the
United States our exports of manufactures
have grown from $50, DOC, 600 in 1892 to $780,
DOC, 600 in 1902, of which s54 900, 600 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 $500, OOO, 600 in round terms. of the
total expectation of 500 900 600 in Value in
1902: while the united kingdom alone took
100000, 600, or one-fourth of our total ex-
portation Of manufactures in 1902.
Classification of Exports.
Considering the exports by groups of ar
ticles, it may be said that manufactures of
iron and steel as group form the largest
item, in the exports of manufactures, hav-
ing grown from $50. 600 in 1900 to 1922 900 in
1880, 81 ,O0OOO in 1850, about Sc, COO 900 in
1850, $13, 600, 600 in 1870, $25OOO,OOO in 1890
and $121 600 600 in 1900; while in 1902, owing
to the unusual demand in the United States
for iron and steel manufactures. the ex-
ports dropped to s9SOOO,O0O.
Mineral oils form the second largest item
among the groups of manufa ctures having
grown from 100000 in 1870 to $685. OOO, coo
in 1902.
Copper manufactures rank third the to-
tai exports having grown from one and
one-half million dollars in 1860 to two and
one-quarter millions in 1890 and forty-one
millions in 1902.
Cotton manufactures have grown from
four and one-half millions in 1850 to ten
millions in 1860, twenty-four millions in
1900 and thirty-two millions in 1902
Leather and Its manufactures have in
creased their expectations from one and
one-half millions in 1860 to six and one
half millions in 1880, twelve millions in 1890.
twenty-seven millions in 1900 and twenty
nine millions in 1902.
Exports Of agricultural implements have
grown from one million dollars in 1870 to
four millions in 1890, sixteen millions in
1900 and sixteen and one-quarter millions
in 1902.
Twenty-eight articles or groups of arti-
cles exceeded one million dollars in the
value of their respective exports in the fis-
cal year 1902. OF these twenty-eight groups
now exceeding one million dollars each in
value annually not single one aggregated
only three groups exceeded one million dol
lars as late as 1850; in 1860 eight groups ex-
ceeded each one million dollars; in 1880 the
number OF groups exceeding one million
dollars in value was thirteen; in $780, twen-
~, and in 1902, as already Indicated twen-
ty-e1ght exceeded one million dollars each
in the value of their annual eXportat ions