New-York tribune., 1906-04-08
EXPORT RECORD BROKEN.
Iro" and Steel Flozo from q. S. IN
Constantly Increasing Stream.

All records in the exports OF iron and steel were
shattered last month, when almost 5000 tons were
shipped through New York and other Eastern sea-
board points to nearly every country in the civil
tied world. These figures show an increase OF
nearly 20 per cent when compared with the Febru-
ary shipments to foreign countries.
The heaviest gains over the previous months fig
ures We're in rails, billets and iron pipe the
crease being more than 20 per cent The figures
just to hand also show that the enormous strides
which the United States made in February in South
American business-hitherto a stronghold for Brit
ish and German iron and steel products-are still
moro forcibly Illustrated in the March shipments
across the equator Exports also made to
different remote parts of the globe. where American
iron and steel have far been unknown guam
tity The March figures further show substantial
shipments OF galvanized iron to Australia, which Is
a market where England has hitherto had control
Of the trade
Besides these shipments through New York Phil
adelphia and Baltimore substantial lots went over
land to the Pacific Coast for export to the Far
East, and good size quantities were also sent
abroad through Southern ports. 1t is conserva-
tiveIv estimated that the total March exports
through all ports will reach fully 10000 tons From
Eastern ports nearly two hundred separate ship
ments were made. South America South Africa
and Australia were the countries which showed
larger gain in March over any previous month
cOnsignments.
The March exports were also particularly inter
esting because of the fact that the port Of New
York handled more iron and steel material TOR eA-
PoTt a than IL mas Whne in February New YORK
handled $4,000 Of the 81 Geo tons exported more
while onlv 81 OOO-odd tons We're shipped through
Baltimore and Philadelphia combined ,
The steel rails sent abroad in MaTch tRronsn gu sid
Eastern seaboard points footed up total qL Soofo
To South America 14111 tons were shipped tae
Argentine Republic r%ecsiEllS % a;n6er vent In
sboT't eGIIaI PROPORTIONS to Chilli and Brazil Five
inodSaa0 IN three lots @ to Cuba and m three ship
ments went to South Africa To Me69 $ s9eS tUeS
hundred and twenty-nine tons IN TWO S'piiIss t ELS :
Ss1d Sgl5l iepan Ia and santo Domingo.
TWenty-four thousand. one hundred and seven
against 20l6S tons in February Inc Mareh con
signments were a9ou 10 SO TONS eopg TO Welsh
roT+s and 10 2S5 tons TO English The distribution
NeSv5ort m S4sS tons in three shipments: Cardiff a
single shipment OF 4Vy ,e9 IONS, % j s $50 -
SiasRow A small shipment also went to Chris
{@lanla @ ETFTaS 1ss bars galvanized iron ana various
triifiIraI material amounted to 6OS5 tons or more
months silpInel!ti In-ioa and Continental Europe The
1rt ase; ~ the Far East included one lot OF 109S
IONS of structural material for Corea -, -,
Utmost seventeen thousand tons of wire wire wire
nails and pipe were consigned 10 foreign cIlhaes
last month The previous re lseVl eSnoTted while in
Ja1nsTy the figures were only 1880 tons Inc
" otaTcn 51 & ~ which south America bought 3SsS
tons the Argentine Eepubllc laHlls s3e 30
mn nine ioLs, " W. Ient n Chill To Europe 14Gl tons
Went forward s74 going to the UTi5ed ng
NTH tert ise tons and Rotterdam. Whlch was
forwarded S42 tons Further shipments 70 me % otheF
side vent 10 Bristol Dublin, Belfast i.eith' S5ias
cow Mane6ester Liverpool. London ana Chilse mrs
Tisnia seven hundred and siXty-eight tons Nele
forxvsr-7e5 ~ Australia South Africa was pur-
chase 10 the extent of 6T6 tons. while Mexico ana
Japan received 250-odd tons each a, - go
The nail shipments amounted 70 lsdl IONS,
tons OF which went TO Europe Great bIltaln taSs @
4s2 tons The principal ports OF conslshiileN
Liverpool which took 5ss tons ana Lonooi Lila
Other lots went 10 -AuSl4eAAi--
japan India South Africa and south America
Seven thousand six hundred ana nIety-i i- eDt
OF iron nine weuf abroad IN March as against OitiS S
769 tons in February. To South america -'-t9
tons were shipped including one lot or -.Oo Tons 20
Brazil OF the 2 l82 tons which went TO Europe llie
Continent was forwarded ! 42i tons Ant We
the port of consignment for ISL tons Liverpool p
took 55s tons Panama received LASS tons JaPa.s pa
bought s2s tons Two hundred and torty-lNe 4uls
went 10 Australia, while 2S5 tons were shipped %
&saufh Africa