The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-22
BIG EXPORT TRADE
MANUFAcTUREDG0ODSLEA
ALL H KINDS.
Nearly 80 Per Cent. Of Trade with
South America Is in Article
Fully Made Up.

WASHINGTON, July 22.-The large
share which manufactures form In the ex-
ports of the United States to all parts of
the world except Europe is shown by an
analysis Just completed by the Bureau of
Statistics of the Department of Commerce
and Labor Of the trade. by articles and
eroups of articles, with every country and
grand division of the world. These figures
show that manufactures formed SO per cent.
of the exports to South America in 1906, IS
per cent. Of the exports TO Oceania, IS per
cent. of the exports to Asia, 66 per cent.
of the exports to Africa, So per cent. OF
the exports to North America, while even
to Europe manufactures formed q per
cent. Of the total domestic merchandise
sent in the fiscal year 1906.
This general group, manufactures"
upon which the above percentages IRE
based, includes both manufactures ready
for consumption and manufactures for fur
Their use In manufacturing. The first group
includes all manufactures In the fully COM
pleted form and ready for immediate use.
The second is made up chiefly Of chem
icals, leather, nava stores, lumber, copper
in pigs. bars and ingots, and various
grades OF iron ard steel which have passed
through n process OF manufacture but are
to be further used in manufacturing, such
as steel bars, billets, ingots. blooms, sheets
and plates. tin plate. wire rods and pig
iron.
OF the $4,000, 900 worth sent to South
America. 72N per cent. was manufactures
ready for consumption and 1402 per cent.
manufactures for further use in manu-
featuring. OF the $105, 000.0 0 worth sent
TO Asia, 65.7 per cent. was manufactures
ready for consumption and 9.14 per cent.
manufactures for further use In manu-
featuring. or the $S5,000,0N worth sent to
Oceanic. 1921 per cent. was manufAc-
lures ready for consumption and Ills per
cent. manufactures for further use in man.
ufacturing. OF the $40, 900, 900 worth sent
to Africa, 1878 per cent was manufactures
ready for consumption and SIS per cent.
manufactures for further use in manufac-
turing. OF the 1926, 0O0,O 900 worth exported
to North America. 50.46 per cent was man.
ufactures ready for consumption and l1.S7
per cent. manufactures for further use in
manufacturing. OF the $l,1S9,O0O,0W worth
of domestic merchandise sent from the
United States to Europe in 1906, 1872 per
cent. was manufactures ready for con-
sumption and 14.06 per cent. manufactures
for further use in manufacturing.
Thus, more thai one-half of the domestic
merchandise sent out of the United States
to each grand division except Europe goes
in the fully manufactured form. ready for
| consumption; in the case of South Amer
lea and oceania practically three-fourths,
in the case Of Asia practically two-thirds'
and In the case OF North America prac-
| tically one-half goes in the fully manu-
featured form.
Foodstuffs and manufacturers material
formed the larger share of the merchandise
| sent to Europe and a considerable per-
centage of that sent to North America
while to the other grand divisions neither
| foodstuffs nor raw material for manufact-
uring form any considerable per cent. or
the total. To Europe, foodstuffs emery
wheat, -four, corn and meats formed So'S
per cent. OF the total merchandise sem IN
1906. while raw material for use in manu-
featuring Chiefly ~cotton) formed 1888 per
| cent of the total. the remainder being.
as above indicated, manufactures ready for
| consumption, or manufacturers for further
use In manufacturing. To Eorth America,
foodstuffs formed 1923 per cent. Of the
total and manufacturers' raw material 1912
per cent. To South America, foodstuffs
| formed 1881 per cent. of the total and man
| ufacturers' raw material less than l per
| cent. To Asia, foodstuffs formed 1888 per
| cent. and manufacturers raw material
11.2 per cent, this larger percentage of the
| raw material being due chiefly to sales of
| raw cotton to japan. To Oceania, food
| stuffs formed 9.65 per cent. of the total and
manufacturers raw material 4.96 per cent.
| To Africa. foodstuffs formed 1888 per cent.
of the total exports and manufacturers
raw material 5.s6 per cent.