New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-02
EXPORTED MANUFACTURES.

For the year the value OF manufactured prod
ucts exported will exceed S700O00,000, In
crease Of approximately $75OO0000 over last
year. They viii constitute about 43 per cent
Of the total exports, against 30 per cent in
1900 and - per cent in 1856 Iron and steel lead
in the list Of exported manufactures. For the
first ten months of the year this class of exports
aggregated the stupendous figures Of $1420OO,-
OOO as against S115,0OO,000 in the correspond
ind months OF 1903. growth Of S27,O00,OO0 in a
single year. The extraordinary development OF
this industry can best be judged when COM
pared with earlier years. For instance, prior 10
ISSO exports Of iron and steel had never ex-
ceeded $20OO0OO0 in q single year In 1897 they
slightly exceeded $4,000 900; in 1900 they eX-
ceeded 500 coo 600; in 1905 they amounted to
S153ocOOOO and there is every indication that
the tota! exports Of this class for 1906 will
amount to $1T0O00000
The export OF articles which may be said to
have been manufactured by the farmer, the
meat and dairy products into which he has con-
verified his raw materials also show q remark
able gain. In the first ten months of the year
tho exports of dairy and meat products showed
an increase Of S2S,OO0OOO On the other hand
exports of corn amounted to only about $780,
OOO.00O, while I'm some previous years they have
equalied S2OOOOOOOO, and this despite the fact
that the corn crop aggregated approximately
2SS10O0O00 bushels, valued at 81 100.00OO00,
from which 1t viii be seen that Of this enormous
total little under 10 per cent was exported.
EXPORTS OF BREADSTUFFS.
Exports OF all breadstuffs aggregated this
year about S190OO0O00 as against $154 100000
in 1905, an increase of approximately $780, OOO-
600, but this is not to be taken altogether an
increase over tho normal, the figures for 1905
having been abnormaHy low. For instance, IN
the ten months ended with October 1903. the
wheat exported amounted to only SI.OO0,OOO,
, while in the same period of 1906 ii amounted to
S3T, 900 900 Moreover in 1898 the expectation
OF breadstuffs amounted to S3f1O0OO0O, and
they have frequently exceeded S2OO.Oo0,OO0.
That there should be decline In the expectation
OF breadstuffs IN period when the population
increasing
can find continuous and profitable employment
IS inevitable. and that the conversion of Amer
lean braadstuffs into American Drawn and
muscle instead OF being exported for consump-
ton by foreigners, greatly promotes the pros
perity OF tho nation is shown by the grand
totals OF the foreign commerce.
gratifying feature OF the increased importa-
ton consists OF the fact that most OF the in
creases are found 10 consist Of those goods
Clussed as manufacturers materials" goods
imported 10 be further manufactured by Amer
ican woTkingmen. IN American mills and facto-
ries. Manufacturers materials imported in the
crude state I'm the first ton months OF 1909
showed IN increase of $50 OO0O 600. and partially
manufactured products. imported to be still fur
Their completed here. showed an increase OF $40
oppOOp making total increase in imports OF
manufacturers materials of S62.OOO,OOO. as
against an Increase in the same period. OF S44,-
100000 finished products imported.
Chief among the manufacturers materials I'M
ported were copper in ore pigs ingots and
bars, hides and skins. tin and tobacco Other
Increases are TO be found largely in luxuries,
laces, trimmings. certain grades Of dress goods.
etc, while diamonds and precious stones I'M
ported in the Gr-t ten months showed in
crease Of S36OOoO0o an increase which will
doubtless aggregate 100000 for the year.