The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-24
LARGE EXPORTS
Of MANUFACT
Fiscal Year Promises to Be
Banner Period.
s2ss,4o0,e24 IN 8 MONTHS
Increase in Nearly All Important Arti-
cles Other Than Cotton
Goods.

Exports of manufactures from the
United States seem likely to n1sks their
highest record in the fiscal 7--5l- which
ends with the month of June. 1901 IN
the eight months ending with Febru-
airy. for which the Department of COM
merce and Labor announces the figures
OF exports of manufactures the total
Is S20,0C9. COO larger than in the corre-
spending eight months OF the fiscal
year. 1890. which was the record year IL
exports OF manufactures. For the eight
months ending with February, 1904, tho
total expectation Of manufactures was
$zsS. 400 92s. against $2es. So. 927 in the cor
responding months OF 1850.
While conditions in the Far East are
causing a considerable diminuticn In the
exports of cotton manufactures from
the United States. practically all of the
other important exports show a marked
increase. and IL seems not improbable
that the grand total for the year will
exceed that Of the banner year, 1900 and
certainly that the total for 1904 will
compare favorably with that greatest
year In our exports Of manufactures and
surpass that Of any other year.
An analysis of the details OF exports
shows an increase in nearly all of fha
important articles other than cotton
goods as compared with last year or
earlier years.
Iron and Steel.
Iron and steel exports show an m
crease of nearly s. o09. 600 for the single
month Of February. and OF about $780,
600 for the eight months ending with
February. Mineral oils show an Increase
Of 100000 IN the month OF February,
and of over $500. 600 in the eight-month
period under consideration.
Copper manufactures show for the
month Of February an increase Of near
~ So. 900 900. and for the eight months IN
increase Of nearly Sc. 009. 900; leather and
its manufactures show for the eight
months a slight increase; agricultural
implements an increase for the eight
months OF $500. 0o0; chemicals show a
slight increase in the month OF Febru-
airy. also a slight increase In the eight
months ending with February, and this
is also true Of paper manufactures. sci
entific instruments, fiber manufactures.
cars and carriages. india rubber manu-
factures. clocks ard watches.
On the Import Side.
On the import side conditions are also
The check in importa-
tons OF manufacturers materials seems
to have been but temporary. as the
total Importation OF raw material for
use in manufacturing was. In February.
1854. equaled in total value by that Of
February. 1905. while in many cases
prices were considerably less. indicat-
Ing an actual increase n quantity i'm
ported.
For the eight months ending with
February. 1894. the total value OF raw
imported for manufacturing
fell by s10.Gy9.000 below the eXtraordi-
nary high figure for the corresponding
months of the preceding fiscal year.
End this is probably accounted for. in
part at least. by the reduction in prices
Hemp, manila, and sisal all show 4
lower price per ton in February, 1904
than In February, 1903. according TO the
reports OF the Bureau OF Statistics; and
his is also true OF sheet. plate. and
taggers' iron, rubber. and numerous
o'aer articles utilized in manufacturing
The average price Ter ten OF hemp iql-
ported in February, l90t. was SlisO6,
against s172.S5 in February, 1905; OF
s179-S3 against Si92sS in Feb
ruary, 1903; of india rubber, s0-6SS per
pound as against s0.734