New-York tribune., 1904-10-31
MANUFACTURES EXPORTED
More Farm Products Consumed
Than Formerly.
ErRom THE TRIBUNE sUnEAu.I


washington, Oct SO-For the first time in the
history OF the United States the exports Of manu-
factures have reached the gratifying inquire OF 1901
per cent OF the total exports In fact. only twice
before in history of the nation have the exports
OF manufactures reached 30 per cent-once IN ASO'
when they formed 81 65 per cent, and again In the
fiscal year of 1904 when they constituted 0I.oS per
cent Of the total exports.
For the nine months ending with SeptembeE ac-
cording TO the figures OF the Bureau of Statistics
manufactures formed s7S7 per cent of the total
exports: agricultural products. 62O4 per cent Ia
1890 agricultural exports alone amounted 10 l4 per
cent OF the total exports. The increase IN exports
OF manufactures and the decrease in the percentage
OF agricultural products exported afford striking
evidence Of the success OF that policy which mas
sought to build up the manufacturing industry OF
this country in order that agricultural products
might be consumed at homo instead OF having 10
be sold abroad in competition with the world
The total value OF manufactures exported in the
nine months ending with September. 1904 Is SSeoO0
CO., against s5l 900 in the corresponding onths
Of 1893 s33s 900 the months of 1900 $4o'
OyOOOO in the corresponding months OF $780, aho
sI3 100000 IN the corresponding months OF lSO For
the single month OF September the exports OF
manufactures S2 against SSo-+s'e4S IN
September Of last year.
Agricultural products exported in the nine months
Of leo4 amounted to $5O2 67S. against s5s6 2SS
in the corresponding period Of 1873. though In the
single month Of September the value OF agricult-
ural products exported snghtly eXceeoeo lldt "a
the corresponding month of the preceding year.
being in September. 1904 s7s1Sa4Ss against sO4lS5-
433 in September, 1903 This increase in the value
OF agricultural products exported IN September
1904 as compared with September, 1903, is princi-
pally due TO the exceptionally large exports OF cot
ton in September which were much above the aver
age Of September expectations in earlier years.
The share which ranufactur form OF the ex-
ports seems likely in the calendar year 1904 to be
greater. and the share which agricultural products
form Of total exports seems likely to be smaller
than that Of any preceding year, In the nine
formed 81 s. per Of the total exports; in 1903
they formed 3d. per cent in 1900 S34 per cent; in
1885, 20ss per cent and in 1890 221 per OF the
total exports The above figures relate in all cases
10 the nine months periods ending with septem-
ber. On the other hand. products of agriculture
form a much less percentage OF the total exports
1904 in any earlier year, being in the nine
months bur 52o4 per cent, while In the nine months
ending with September 1890. they formed 7lS+ per
/ of the total exports OF domestic products.
Turning to the import side. materials in crude
/ condltlcn which enter into the various processes
Of domestic industry amounted in the nine months
ending vi n September s24s 500 and formed 80 03
per cent of the total imports. against a Iotal
Of $245 10000. forming S237 per cent of the total. in
the corresponding period Of last year. The steady
making in the imports - The country is shown by
comparison of the Imports 81 materials OF this
Der, 1874 with those of the nine months ending
with September, 1888 In the nine months period
ending with September. 1895. articles in crude
condition for in the domestic industries showed
2s - PER cent Of the total imports. while in the
nine months ending with September 1904. the i'm
S2'sl55cS7 and formed 33.O3 per cent OF the total
imports.