Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-14
LARGEST ON RECORD
EXPORTS OF MANUFACTURES
DURING LAST FISCAL YEAR.

Statistics compiled by the Department Of
Commerce and Labor show that the ex-
ports OF manufactures In the fiscal year
Just ended amounted to $J43 go 2H. as
against $4o2. 415.921 in the preceding year.
$423. S5l, 1855 In 1900, and 1888 595 743 in 1891
The exports of manufactures for the past
fiscal year were mot only the largest on
record. but are in excess of the combined
exports OF all articles In the centennial
year. 1876. and nearly S14OOOOOOO more
than the total imports and exports Of the
country at the close OF the civil war" The
growth In the expectations and manufac-
lures Is shown to have largely exceeded
the growth In population. Out of thirty
ieadins articles, only seven. show a falling
on for the year as compared with 1904
iron and steel manufactures supply about
one-fourth OF the total exports having
been S134 .G1 against Sill 94S $50 In
the preceding year. Steel rails showed al,
increase of $1,000. 600. chiefly in shipments
to Canada. South America Mexico, the
West Indies. Japan and other oriental
countries. Machinery also showed an in
crease In 1903 of more than $1,000 600 over
1904 A conspicuous feature Is the large
increase In exports of locomotives to Japan
151 engines having been sent thither In i0Ox.i
as against "a In the previous year. Mexico
and Argentina Increased their purchases of
american sewing machines while japan in
creased her purchases of electrical MAJ
cmnery and builders hardware. each In a
take the second rank with total Valuation,
OF SS6. -. G1 In 1905 compared with x57 :
li2.oSl There was an increase of SO 600 :
wv IN the copper exports to China. -. =:
Increase in Mineral Oils. -
ihere was an increase In the expectation
IN mineral oils. the third article In import!
anee. Of over 100000 900. but owing To a
1al In price the value remains practically
stationary. The oil exports for 1905 was
VOL .OOO.OOO. against $4,000 600. Thu
value for 1905 was 81. SSS. 317 and for 1909
was $1L753,552. To Great Britain ANA
Ireland $221 100000 was sent, to Germany
$l4I.OOO.OOO and to the Netherlands s117. OOO.-
600 Only s55OO0.OOO was exported to
south America Cotton manufactures pre-
sent one of the striking features or tha
year record, having advanced from 500
49, ia In 1904 to $4S.666 $50 In the year
Just ended The growth occurred chiefly
the total In 1904 and $41 800 $40 the ffoure
Tor 1905. To China there was an Increase
OF about 400 million yards over last years
expectation or 1873 millions. and the value
OF our cotton cloth exports to that coun-r
try increased from four million dollars in
1904 to Pin millions In 1905. Japan was
the only other country to show a consider
able increase the total being sixteen utIiIon
yards, as against 10000 yards In 1904.
Leather and its manufactures. fourth In
Importance In the list of manufactured ar
dcies exported. showed an Increase OF four
million dollars, the total in 1905 having
been thirty eight million dollars, as COM
pared with thirty-four millions In the pre-
ceding year. In this class. also, Japan Ia
credited with the chief Increase. Other i'm
portant articles exported were: AgricuI-
tural implements. 20% million dollars:
chemicals. drugs, dyes, etc. nearly sixteen
miIllons; wood manufactures. l2h millions:
lions; scientific Instruments, eight millions:
paper and fiber manufactures. GA milIions:
tobacco manufactures. Pa millions; books
maps, etc. nearly five millions, and india
rubber manufactures, ~ millions