Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-05
AMERICA RANKS THIRD
OUR POSITION AS EXPORTERS
OF MANUFACTURES.
Development Of Factory Facilities
Leads TO Trade Adsanee-Rs~
Material in Demand
Here

Washington.-The United States
tanks third among the worlds export
.rs of manufactures. according to a
monograph issued by the bureau OF
statistics of the department of com
neres and labor Not only do these
exports exceed sToOoSo.ooo a 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 1850
manufactures formed only Is per
cent. OF the total domestic products
seat abroad. while in 1906 they form
ed 20 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 IN. world has not
grown. but with the development of
manufacturing facilities aud the trend
Of population to the manufacturing
ecni.rs. production Of manufacturers
has Increased rapidly and the surplus
which may b. sent to foreign mar
k.,S also has Increased.
foods,utrh. which in 1880 formed I.
pcr cent. of the exports OF domestic
products. constituted In 1906 only IL
pot cent. Of ,h. total. Articles in u
crude condition. for ms. In manufac'
turing. which In 1880 formed 10 pcr
cent OF IN. total. formed In 1906 only
- per cent. while manufactures In.
40 per cent. In 1906.
10 per cent. In Ios,
In the decade ending with 1905 cS'
ports OF manufactures advanced 1875
l,.r cent. while those of Germany In.
creased sS per cent. those from the
United KINGDOM 40 per cent. and
,hos. from France .s per cent. Tn.
growth of exports OF manufactures In
the 10 years following 1890 WAS three
times rs great ~ that of the proceed.
Ing 20 years.
The growth of the manufacturing
Industry In the United Statcs.' says
the monograph. has occurred chiefly
In the last Is years. Stated IN round
terms. the census figures OF the gross
value OF manufactures In the United
States are: For 1850. $1,000. .000. 900:
Tor 1860. $4,000. .0o0.0 900: 1870. $1,000.
100000: 1850. ss.J55 .535. .s5s: 1890. So.
5s3 3.J3s. .553. 1900. 81. 3.ooo. .coo. 600: 1905.
sii 1866. .s6G.GG
THE Increase In the production Of
manufactures In the United States.
Tar Ia excess OF home requirements.
has forced our manufacturers to seek
markets In other parts OF the world
Tor their surplus product. The result
has been rapid Increase In the OK.
portatloG OF manufactures. The total
value OF manufactures exported from
The United States has grown from less
than sS.000.000 In 1870 to ss3.000.o00
n 1870. sis.500.000 In 1850. $4,000. 900
In 1870. sis:. 10000 in 1850. $4,000,
200 In 1880. and fis5.000.000 In 1900.
since which time the annual total has
not fallen below the si00. 0.0o0. 900 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 s6S6. 900. 900. OF which $31S,.
100000 worth went to Europe. slS2..
100000 to North America, S6i, 500. 900
TO South America. md S7S.75O.000 to
Asia, while the remainder was di.
vided between oceania and Africa