Evening star., 1904-02-01
IRON AND STEEL EXPORTS.
An Increase of 81, ,5e7 ,93s for Deem
Der Compared With Preceding Year.

IRON and steel exports during the month
of December, for which the Department of
Commerce and Labor, through its bureau Of
statistics. has just presented complete ng-
ures, show an increase of 81. .597. .98S. COM
pared with December of the preceding year.
This increase while distributed through a
wide range of articles, Is found especially
In steel rails and locomotives. The total
value Of steel rails exported in December.
1903, was S203. .741. against $21 ,2l6 in Decem-
ber 1902; and OF locomotives. $5O4.6S
against $1S1 ,571 in December, 1902 Pipes
and fittings show an increase of over $1Oo.-
0oa the total exports for December. 1913,
being s572,991, against s47O.425 in December
OF the preceding year. Wire shows an in
crease of about 1000. the total exports
In December 1858. being AS3, ,O52, against
s:s3G $50 in December 1902. Sewing ma
chimes show an increase of about S13O,oOO.
the total for December. 1903, being s542,66l
against s41O. .633 In December, 1902. Type
writers show an Increase Of about ZOO.
the total for December, 1903. being si42OIS,
against S527. .476 in December, 1902. Build
ers' hardware shows an increase of nearly
slUo.0o0. the total for December, 1903, being
81 i1l001T, against 81, ,024 ,S13 in December a
year ago. Woodworking machinery also
shows an increase of about $4,000 the to-
tai for December. 1903. being $41S.S2S,
against S2fS 4S2 in December, 1902.
Considering the iron and steel exports in
the entire year, the total for 1903 is Sa9,-
Gj6.697, against s9I. 800, ,036, the total IN
crease having thus occurred In the month
of December. Comparing the detailed fig
ures for the entire year with those of 1902.
exports of pipes and fittings show an in
crease of about $500 600 the total for 1903
being S9l9.340. against $5,101.1 .1S3 in 1902.
Typewriters show an increase of nearly
81 900 Otn. the total for 1903 being 81 537 1886,
against 81. SO. 800 in 1902
Locomotives for the entire year show a
decrease Of nearly 100000, the total for
1903 being S3.039. .521, against s, ,966 0O7 in
1902 Sewing machines in 1903 showed ex-
ports aggregating s5.3+0. 4T4. against 81, ,6O6.-
1u in the preceding year. Exports of build
against s11 800. 765 in 1902. Electrical ma
chinery shows a reduction in exports during
1898 of about $S3o,000 the total for 1903 be-
ing s5.104502 against s5.937.6f3 in 1902;
while Woodworking machinery shows an
increase of about half million dollars. the
total exports for 1903 being s. 316OSS
against s.. .S63 700 in 1902. Steel rail exports
show a decrease of nearly million dollars
for the entire year. the total for 1903 being
1897 719. against 81 .S02396 in 1902.
In imports of iron and steel the figures of
December show a marked decrease as COM
pared with December. 1902, the total value
OF all iron and steel imported. excepting
ore being In December 1905. 81 7:S9 1856,
against 81 I0l S85 in December 1892 This
decrease is largely in pig iron. of which the
inporta tions In December. 1903 were $3O7,-
$3.50. against S940.St2 in December 1902
IngotS. blooms and bars also show a 6e-
crease. the total for December, 1868 being
sl13022. against s8S2. 1855 In December of the
preceding year; while imports of tin plates
In December. 1903. were sl5I1 against
S4l3.!Do in December. 1902. Machinery
showed a total importation in December
1909. of sS'6,Ti5. against $s9s, $40 in Deosm-
Der. 1902.