The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-08-30
COTTON STILL king
PROVISIONS TAKE SECOND PLACE


l " 800 ~
the Baltimore Sun says:
The fact that exports of domestic
Eerchandls from the United States
have doubled within the last 10 years,
coupled with the constant demand
Tor information concerning articles
In which that growth was developed,
has set the experts of the Bureau Of
Statistics of the Department OF Com
merce and Labor 10 figuring. The re-
suit has been the preparation OF
special table showing, In the order of
magnitude, the principal factors in
the export trade of the fiscal year
which ended June 80 last. To this
they have added, for comparative pur-
poses, a column showing the exporta-
tons OF the same articles in 1896.
The analysis shows that three class
es-raw cotton, provisions and iron
and steel manufactures-had in 1906
attained each total expectation of
more than 100000, 900, which in 1896
but two classes-cstton and provis-
ions-were entitled to that distinc-
ton. In 1906 the articles which
showed each an expectation of be-
tween $3O,O0O,000 and $l00,OOO,000
were five in number-copper manu-
features, refined mineral oil, corn,
hour and manufactures of cotton. 4
decade earlier, in 1896, but two items
fell into this group-refred mineral
oil and -four.
In the fiscal year just ended II arti
cles or classes of articles showed each
an export value of from 100000
to S42 1000, O00-cattle, leather and its
products, boards, manufactured to.
oacco, wheat, agricultural implements.
OIL cakes, bituminous coal, chemicals.
oats, vegetable oils, timber, fruits and
nuts, manufactures of wood, carria-
ges, scientific instruments and spirits
OF turpentine--while in 1896 there
were but nine articles entitled to a
place In this ciass-iron and steel,
corn, wheat, cattle, tobacco, leather,
cotton manufactures, copper manu-
features and boards.
Clothe and Feed Other Nations.
Raw cotton still occupies first rank
and IS entitled to the title of liking
Cotton which it has borne for wears.
Provisions continued to rank in sec
ond place, indicating that the United
States is still doing business as a
storehouse that furnishes the food
products for many other countries.
Iron and steel manufactures haye
taken rank in third place and refined
mineral OIL has dropped from third
place In 1896 to fifth place in 1906.
Copper manufactures have shown q
notable growth, having advanced from
eleventh place in 1896 to fourth
place in 1906 While flour
shows an increase of $1,000 900 |
In the decade, its relative po-
sltion among the leading articles of |
transportation has changed from
fourth in 1896 to seventh in 1906, and |
wheat, whose expectation Of $4,000
600 gave it sixth place in 1896 has
receded to thirteenth place, with
total expectation of 2S,757,517 in
the year just ended.
Agricultural implements exported |
are five times as great in value as in
1896, and this large increase has ad-
vanced the position Of that class from I
twenty-third in 1896 to fourteenth in
1905. Exports Of oats, which oc.
cupied the thirty-frst rank in 1896,
quadrupled during the decade and
advanced to eighteenth place last
year.
Cotton manufactures, while small
IN comparison with those of Great
Britain, Germany and France, especi-
ally In view Of our great supply of
raw cotton have shown some i'm
provement since 1896, their posi-
ton among our expectations having
advanced from twelfth in 1896 to
eighth in 1906, and the value of their
exports from $Io,S5l 1876 a decad,
ago to nearly $53,000,000 in the yea.
just ended.
Comparative Table of Exports.
The following table shows the vain
OF 81 leading classes of articles ex
ported in 1896 and 1906 and include
so per cent. Of the exports of las
year, thus affording a ready mean
Of tracing the elements of growth il
our exports since 1896:
COTTON unmanu- 1850 1850
, featured :. =. $3.50. 05S, AGO $40. O0s 9.
PROVISIONS :: Isl. $50 216,9y0,e6 |
manufactures A.1eOs1 log, ss4.9S
Copper manufac-
lures :. !. 19.72o 1oi 81, go Gs
Refined mineral oil 5::.uls-7 77025is
I, LIT - ~ 81 e 0Gl IS
4 our 0<,UZS-la SS,Ivv.o<~ |
Cotton manufac-
lures :. :. :. =. :. Is, .3Se6 529AG2
cattle 81. o6O.672 4, 0s1. in | .
leather and manu-
features of 49, . 20,e4275s 4o.s42. So
Boards, joists. etc. 10,4T,192 29.I9. So
Tobacco. unmanu-
featured :. :. ei.571.s62 Is. sos. ss
Agricultural imple- '''9'''' '''''
ments :. :. :. 5.l.605 o4.55i.sg
Oh. cake and meal 1913 G47 . -! 81 |
Coal. bituminous = 4,s2SS15 Is 1896
Chemicals and
drugs . :. :. . . s.0s3. 35s 1891 81
Oats 3.i3l Gil 1G. 23i.ef |