Arizona republican., 1905-08-21

Sales Abroad of Domestic
Manufactures Alone
In the Last Fiscal Year all Previous
Records Have Been EclipSed-HOw
1t Came About.

Washington. Aug. 2O.-Exports of
manufactures from the United States
in the fiscal year 1905 We're not only
the largest on record. but are in eX-
cess of the combined exports of all
articles in the centennial year, 1876,
and nearly 40 million dollars more
than the total imports and exports of
the country at the close of the civil
war.
Statistics just compiled by the bu-
reau of statistics of the department
of commerce and labor show that the
exports of manufactures IN the year
just ended amounted to S54S, $40, 297,
as against 1852 AIS, 921 in the preced-
ing year, $433,S51.756 in 1900, and
$1S3.595,743 in 1895. The growth in
exports of manufactures far exceeds
the growth of population or the
growth in commerce as Il whole.
An examination of the statistics Of
exports of domestic manufactures, es-
pecially in recent years, by articles
and countries of destination. shows
that about thirty manufactured arti-
cles were exported during 1905 with
value in excess of S1.OOU.O0O each. and
that of these articles all except seven
showed an increase as compared with
exports of 1904.
Iron and steel manufactures supply
about One-fOurth of the manufactured
articles exported from the United
States, the total in 1905 having been
$134, 4,727, 921, as against 1.948,5S6 In
the preceding year an increase of
nearly S235O00,0O0. Steel rails showed
an increase of $4,000. 900, chiefly in
shipments to Canada, South America,
Mexico. the West Indies, Japan and
ntL
which railway development is proceed
ing at a rapid rate. Machinery also
showed an increase in 1905 of more
than S6,000,000 over 1904. A conspic-
uous feature. however, is the large in
crease in exports of locomotives to
Japan, Isl engines having been sent
thither in 1905, as against "A in the
previous year Mexico and Argentina
increased their purchases of American
sewing machines, while Japan mcreas-
ed her purchases of electrical ma
chinery. and builders hardware, each !
in a substantial degree.
Copper manufactures, consisting /
largely of pigs and bars, form the
item of second importance in our ex-
ports of manufactures the total being |
$50 ,225,291 in 1905. as compared with |
S57, JAP ,081 in the preceding year. This
growth of practically $4,000, 900 in I
single year is accounted for by an :
increase of nearly $4,000, 900 in ex-
ports to China, $4,000, 900 to the Unit !
ed Kingdom. S1,500, 900 to France, /
$1,000 900 to Germany, S4.500,000 to
Netherlands, S1,25O, 900 to Russia, and /
nearly s2,0OO.OO0 to other countries.
Refined mineral oil ranks third in
the exports of manufactures, the to-
tai being s71,SsS.317. as against s71-
753. 552 in the preceding year. Owing |
to the fall in price the value remained +.
stationary, despite the fact
that the quantity increased from S47.-
100000 gallons in 1904 to 51,0O0.000
gallons in 1905. The countries to
which the largest expectations were
made were United Kingdom. 221,OO0,-
900 gallons; Germany, 142.OOO.OOO:
Netherlands, 117,00O,O0O; China, go
O0O 700; Belgium. 46,OOO,00O; British
East Indies and Japan, each about
30O00,0O0; Italy, nearly 29,000,0O0, and
France, 27.60O,OOO. South America, as
a whole, took about $1,000 900 gallons.
Cotton manufactures present one of
the striking features of the years ex-
port record, having advanced from
S22, 4O3,713 in 1904 to $49,666, ,OSO in the
year just ended. The growth occurred
chiefly I'm cotton cloth exports. $14.-
696, 1919 being the total in 1904 and
s41, 1,320, 542 the figure for 1905. To
China there was an increase of about
400, 900, 900 yards over last years ex-
portation of. 76,90O,OOO, and the value
Of our cotton cloth exports to that
increased from $4,000,000 in
1904 to 27,750.O0O in 1905. Japan was
the only other country to show a con-
siderable increase in takings from us, !
the total being 100000 yards, valued +
at $1,125,000, as against less than 44O.-
300 yards in 1904, valued at S55, 900.
Leather and manufactures of, fourth
in Importance in the list of manufac-
Lured articles exported, showed an in
crease of a million dollars, the total
in 1905 having been $3S,00OO0O as
with $34,000,00 in the pre-
ceding year. In this class. also, Japan
should be credited with the chief in
crease. To Japan we exported 10000.
300 pounds of sole leather, valued at
s4,1 JAG ,42S. as against 2000 900 pounds,
with a valuation of about $500,00O in
The preceding year. The increase in
boots and shoes is principally in ex-
ports to the West Indies and Mex
Co each of those countries being
credited with about S400,0 in excess
Of the 1904 figures, while the total in
crease in boot and shoe experts to all
countries was but little over $S1S,00O.
Other important articles exported