Arizona republican., 1904-11-28
OIL TRADE
Mighty. Continuing Growth
 of That Business
Exports This Year Will Exceed S75,- 900. 900 = The InCreaSing Extent Of Production in This Country.

Washington, Nov. 27.-Exports of mineral oils from the United states promise to exceed in value 75 million dollars in the calendar year 1904. Ten months figures just presented by the department of commerce and labor through its bureau of statistics show a total value of mineral oil exported at G6 million dollars. speaking in round terms which is a larger total in value than in the corresponding months of any preceding year, though iU quan- tity the total is less than that of the corresponding months of 1891 or 1902 In five Of the ten months of the pre- eut year for which figures are nos available, the value of mineral oH cx- ported has exceeded million dol ars per month, while prior to December. 1863. the value Of mineral off exports seldom. if ever. reached so much as million dollars in any month.
 l should the value Of the exports Of 1 November and December run as high as that of the months of September and October the total eXporiati5n Of mineral oil for the year would reach ! 80 million dollars. against 2 millions ! in the fiscal year 1904. and will exceed ] by million dollars the record Of any earlier year.
 The total quantity of mineral oil ex- l ported in the ten months ending with ! October, 1904, is S23 million gallons l against SIP millions in the correspond | ing months of 1902, and S7A millions in i the corresponding months Of 1901; but the value exported is 10 million dollars in excess Of that for the ten months of 1902 and 6 millions in excess of that l for the bonding period of 190l- -a r.srfa f,r es.
 ton continue during the remainder of the calendar year the total quantity exported. during the calendar year l would exceed one billion gallcns and the value exceed 80 millions Of dollars. or an average of about cents per gal Ions for the total eXportation. or the
 S22 million gallons exported in tine ten months ending with October. 6-9 mil
 lions was Illuminating oil. S1 millions crude oil G9 millions lubTicating and
 parahin, 2 millions naphthas- and -6 millions residuum. Of the G29 million
 gallons of illuminating oil exported during the ten months, 367 millions, oI
 more -tfIen -o13e-taIf was shipped from the port Of New York. 213 millions iron Philadelphia. 30 millions from Ealti-
 more, and IS millions from Galveston
 The exportation of mineral oil iron Galveston is of recent development the total number of gallons exported
 in the ten months of 1903 having beer less than 3 million gallons and ovel IS millions in the corresponding te- months of the present year.
 Tn distribution, a much larger share , of the mineral oils exported goes t' , Europe than is generally recognized + f view of the frequent statement tha
 mineral oils form so large a share il
 exports from the United States to th f Orient. or the 100 million gallons % $ refined mineral oil exported ia 191e n 150 millions. speaking in round terms
 went to the United Kingdom alone, T
 millions to Netherlands. and II mil
 lions to Germany; while the total to al r Europe amounted to 5c9 million gal L Ions leaving but 200 millions for dis
 t1ibution to all other parts of tn
 world Of this total less than 100 mil ,, lions went to Asia, g millions to Sout
 America, z6 millions to North America
 25 millions to Oceania, and about l
 millions to Africa.
 Comparing exrOrJs with prOdCCuo f it may be added that the remark bl - growth in exportation has been full n justified by production in the Unite - States. which has grown from q mil 2. lion gallons in- 1860 to 22O millions i a 1870. 104 millions in 1SS0 1924 million n in 1890, 2.661 millions in 1900. and 4.21 ,. millions in 1903, according ito the pre- v liminary figures of the geological sur Q vey.