The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-09-16
EXPORTS OF MANUFACTURES.

EXPORTS OF MANUFACTURES.
The fact that the exports OF manu-
features from the United states In the
fiscal year just ended were the largest
in the history Of our commerce, and
that during the last three months they
have actually exceeded the value OF
agricultural products exported, lends
interest TO some figures just compiled
by the Department of Commerce and
Labor through its Bureau of Statis-
tics showing the growth In the ex-
ports OF principal manufactured arti-
Giles from 1870 to 1904, and the increase
in importations of materials for use in
manufacturing during the same period
The statement divides the manu-
features into ten great groups, which
form, 1t says, about so per cent of the
total value Of the manufactures ex-
ported. These ten groups are iron
and steel. mineral oils, copper, agri-
cultural implements, wood manufac-
lures; chemicals, drugs and dyes.
leather and manufactures thereof, cot
ton manufactures, paraflin, and paper
and manufactures thereof. Iron and
steel shows the largest total, being in
round terms 1l2 million dollars; min
eral oils, ~ millions; "copper" 81 mill
lions; leather, "a millions; agricultural
implements, 90 millions; chemicals, 13
millions; wood manufactures, nearly 10
millions; paraffin over millions, and
paper, over Z million dollars.
Iron and steel and copper show the
most remarkable growth during the
f1I Of . Ia rtN ha
in iron and steel having been from
13 million dollars in 1870 to SILL
94S,5S6 in 1904; and copper, from
a half million dollars in 1870 to
81 millions in 1904. Mineral oils in
creased from 80 millions to ~ millions
during the same period; leather, from
less than l million to over 80 millions;
cotton manufactures, from less than
millions to 90 millions; agricultural i'm
plements, from / million to over % mil
lions.
These 10 articles or groups of articles
form about so per cent of the total
manufactures exported. In 1870 their
total amounted to less than 60 million
dollars, and in 1904 amounted to about
1863 millions. Copper shows a remarka-
bile growth, especially during the last
decade From 1870 to 1893 the exporta-
lions of copper were small, seldom eX-
ceeding 8 million dollars. In 1894, how
ever, there was an increase to prac-
tically 20 million dollars; by 1898 the
total exceeded 80 millions; by 1900 1t
was over so millions, and in the fiscal
year 1904 was over 81 million dollars,
as compared with s50i,741 in 1870.
aathar show n
marked gain. having been but $673,$3l
in 1870, and 33,9SO,6l5 in 1904
Equally interesting with the growth
in expectation of manufactures is the
growth in importation of foreign mate
rial required for use in manufacture
ing. Curiously, manufacturers mate
rails imported in 1904 are almost iden-
teal in value with finished manutac-
lures exported. The raw materials Inn
ported for use in manufacturing in
1904 amounted to 1921 million dollars.
and the partially manufactured mate
rails for use in manufacturing amount
ed to 1856 million dollars, making a total
of 457 millions of manufacturers mate
rails imported, as against 452 million
dollars worth of finished manufac-
lures exported. These manufacturers
materials include raw silk, fibers, in
dia rubber, hides and skins, furs and
fur skins; chemicals, drugs and dyes
wool, cotton, wood, tin, and iron and
steel, and sundry other articles In
partially manufactured state.
A table showing the ten groups of
manufacturers materials, which form
about so per cent of the raw material
imported for use in manufacturing, Is
published by the Bureau of Statistics.
1t shows that the importations of fibers
have increased from 6 million dollars
in 1870 to SS millions In 1904; silk, from
3 millions TO 46 millions; india rubber
from ga millions to AZ millions; hides,
(from IA millions to 80 millions: chem
Ncals, from 2Oia millions to Go Millions
&ool, from 6ia millions to 2ilA millions;
cotton. from less than a half million
dollars in value to over . millions;
wood, from a little over half million
dollars to over 20 million dollars, and
tin, from less than millions TO over
Fl millions of dollars in the period from
1870 TO 1904