The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-21
cRoWTH or ouR EXPORTS.
three Grades Of Goods Of Which More
THAI slo0, 100000 We're Sent Abroad.


Washington, Aug The fact that
the exports 81 domestic merchandise
nom tie United states have doubled III
the last ten years, coupled with the con
start demand FOR information Al u THE
articles in whieh that growth occurred,
has led tie Bureau ~ Statistics 81 the
Department 81 Commerce and Labor TO
prepare special table showing in the
order III magnitude the principal factors
III tic export trade 81 the fiscal year end
ing Tune 30, 1906
The analysis shows that three classes
(raw cotton, provision and iron and steel
manufactures) had attained In 1896
each total expectation 81 more than
$500 100000 While III 1896 only two
classes Cotton and provisionsl were ens
titled to that distinction. In 1000 the
articles which showed each an exporta,
ton 81 between $4,000 900 ard 500,
100000 we're fivecopper manufactures,
refined mineral oil, corn, hour, and manu-
faetures Of cotton A decade earlier, in
1896. only two items fell into this group
refined mineral Oil and -four.
IN The fiscal year inst ended seventeen
articles 1t classes of articles showed each
an export value Of from $4,000, 900 to
Sac, 900, 0N0- cattle, leather and products
thereof, boards, unmanufactured to-
baeco, wheat, agricultural implements,
oil cake, bituminotls coal, chemicals,
oats, vegetable ais, timber, fruits and
nuts, wood manufactures, earFiages,
scientific instruments and spirits ot tur-
pensine; while in 1896 there were only
nine articles entitled ID d place III this
class iron aud steel corn. wheat, cattle,
tobacco, eatton manufactures, copper
manufactures ana boards
A more detailed analysis Of the table
diseloses some marked changes IN the
relative standing of She thirty seven
classes III articles having each an ex-
portaticn az upNard III $5.pD0n9D ia the
YEAR lust ended Raw cotton still oc-
Irnpies first rank and provisions second
iron and steel manufactures hsye taken
third place, ana refined mineral al has
dropped from third place III 1895 ID fifth
place III 1906. Copper manufactures also
show notable growth, having advanced
from eleventh place ia 1885 70 feur place
Ia 1905 While -four shows an increase
ia ST,oD0.08p IN tie decade, its relative
position among the leading articles 81
expectation has changed from fourth ID
1895 = seventh il 1906: and wheat,
whose expiration Of S4u,000,010 gave il
sixth place in 1896, bas receded 70 thlr
teenth place. with total expectation Of
SIS ,0O0 IA the year lust ended
Agricultural implements exported are
fve times = great IN value As in 1895.
land this large increase has advanced the
position of that class fran twenty third
lin 1896 to fourteenth in 1906. Exports
vi oats, which occupied thirty FIRST rank
ID 1896, qaadrapled during the decade,
and advanced to eighteenth place last
year.
Cotton manufactures, while stall small
in comparison with those Of Great Brit.
ain. Germany and France, especially in
view 81 our great supply af raw cotton,
have shown some improvement since
1896. their position. among our expoFta
tipns having advanced from twelfth iii
1896 to eighth IN 1905. aud the value
Of their exports from Si6,a7s,000 a De-
cade ago Is nearly SIS 100000 In Inc
year JUST ended.