The state herald., 1907-04-05
AMERICA RANKS THIRD
OUR POSITION AS EXPORTERS
OF MANUFACTURES.
Development of Factory Facilities
Leads to Trade Advance-Raw
Material in Demand
Here

Mashington,-ln Jnlteu states
ranks third among the worlds export
ers of manufactures, according to
monograph issued by the bureau OF
statistics of the department of COM
merce and labor. Not only do these
exports exceed S700,000,O0O year,
having doubled in value in a decade,
but the share which products of the
factory form of the total exports is
Increasing steadily.
A comparison shows that in 1880
manufactures formed only 10 per
cent of the total domestic products
seat abroad, while in 1906 they form
ed 40 per cent. With the rapid in
crease of population in the United
States and consumption of natural
products the quantity of food and raw
materials remaining for shipment to
other parts of the world has not
grown. but with the development of
manufacturing facilities and the trend
of population to the manufacturing
centers, production of manufacturers
has increased rapidly and the surplus
which may be sent to foreign mar
kets also has increased.
Foodstuffs. which in 1890 formed AZ
per cent. of the exports of domestic
products. constituted in 1906 only 81
per cent. of the total Articles in n
crude condition, for use in manufac'
turing. which in 1890 formed 36 per
cent. OF the total formed in 1906 only
20 per cent, while manufactures in
40 per cent. in 1906.
40 per cent. in 1'0G.
In the decade ending with 1905 eN.
ports OF manufactures advanced l9S
per cent while those Of Germany in
creased 70 per cent, those from the
United Kingdom 40 per cent. and
those from France % per cent The
growth OF exports OF manufactures in
The l6 years following 1890 was three
times as great as that of the preced.
ing 70 years.
The growth of the manufacturing
the monograph, has occurred chiefly
In the last 20 years Stated In round
terms, the census figures OF the gross
value of manufactures in the United
States are: For 1850. $1,000. 600, 600;
Tor 1860. 50 600. .OOO. 600. 1870. $4,000.
100000 1850. s5.333, ,S33. 1888, 1890, So.
1888 3,333,333, 1900. sl3.OOO,OOO,OO 900; 1905.
Sl4.G6G. sec. .66G
The increase in the production of
manufactures In the United States.
lar la excess of home requirements.
has forced our manufacturers to seek
markets in other parts of the world
for their surplus product The result
has been n rapid increase In the eN.
portation OF manufactures. The total
value Of manufactures exported from
the United States has grown from less
Than $4,000 900 in 1920 to s23.00O. 900
n 1850. siS 500 900 In 1860. $4,000 900
In 1870, Sl22 600 900 In 1850. Sl79. 600.
900 In 1890. and siS5. 900, 000 In 1900.
since which time the annual total has
not fallen below the siOO,OOO.OO0 line.
while In 1906 the total exceeded $500.
100000.
In the fiscal year 1906. the latest
period for which detailed figures OF
the exports by countries are available.
the exports of manufactures were
valued at $3.50. 600, 900, of which s3lS..
100000 worth went to Europe. slS2..
900 600 20 North America. sGi 800. 900
90 South Amerlce. md S7s,75O.00O to
Asia, while the remainder was di.
vIded between oeeania aud Africa"