The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
We LEAD IN EXPORTS
UNITED STATES SURPAssEs ALL
OTHER NATIONS.
Products Valued At s1,7ooooo 900
Shipped to Europe and Other
Countries During the
Past Year.


now the largest exporting nation in
the world. OF the $1,000. 100000 Of
products sent from American ports
during the year, $1,000. 100000 con.
sisted Of natural products and $780,
100000 Of manufactured products.
In the latter classification the
United States shows the most re-
markable increase. According to the
report Of the bureau Of statistics just
issued this country now supplies IS
per cent. Of the total Of the value Of
all kinds of manufactures now en-
tering the worlds international COM
merce. The report states:
Ten years ago, in the fiscal year
1896, they amounted to but $25S, 000,-
600: in 1886, but $145. 100000, and in
1876 $1O5, 100000 The share which
manufactures formed Of the total ex-
ports was, in 1906. ~ per cent; in
1896, but 80 per cent; in 1886, but %
per cent, and in 1876, 20 per cent.
Thus the exports Of manufactures in
1906 are three and onehalf times as
great as a decade ago, and the share
which manufactures form Of the total
exports about one-third greater than
at that time.
This is the first time that exports
of manufactures have crossed or even
appropriated the $700,000,000 line.
Even in the fiscal year 1906, which
is only six months away, the total ex-
ports of manufactures were but
$3.50, 100000; in 1905, $612,o00,000; in
1904, $4,000, 900; in 1908, $46s ,000,-
600; in 1902, 100000; in 1901.
$466, 100000; in 1900. $4s4,000,000; in
1899, $3S0,0O0,000, and in 1898, $685..
100000. Thus the exports of manu-
features in the calendar year 1906 are
practically twice as great in value
as in the fiscal year 1898, having thus
doubled in eight years.
Practically one-half of the manu-
features exported from the United
States goes to Europe, the great man.
ufacturing section of the world. OF
the $3.50, 100000 worth Of manufac-
lures exported in the fiscal year 1906
$138,000,000 worth went to Europe,
$1s2,000,00o to North America. &c.,.
100000 to asia, $64,000,000 to South
America, $30,0oo,00o to Oceanica, and
$13,0O0,000 to Africa. OF the $685.
100000 worth Of manufactures sent to
Europe $73,000,000 was manufactures
of copper $4,000, 900 mineral oil, $44,.
100000 manufactures of iron and
steel. $32,000000 manufactures OF
wood, $27,000,000 leather and manu-.
features thereof, $16,00o,0oo naval
stores, $13,000,000 agricultural nipple.
ments, and the remainder miscella.
neous manufactures.
OF the 1882, 100000 worth Of manu-
features sent to the various countries
of North America $72,000,000 was iron
and steel manufactures, $4,000, 00G
wood manufactures, $10,000,000 cot
ton goods, 100000 leather and man
ufactures thereof, and $7,500,000 cars
and carriages.
The United States now holds third
rank among nations as an exporter
of manufactures. The total experts
Of manufactures from the United
Kingdom in the latest year for which
statistics are available were 1888,
100000; from Germany, $4,000, 900;
from the United. States, $700,0 00, 900;
from France. 1861, 100000; from the
Netherlands, $347,000,000; from Aus
tria-Hungary, $215,0o0,000; from Bel
GUM, $204,000,000; from Italy, 5000
100000; from Switzerland, $141,000,
000. and from Russia, $4,000, 900.
It will thus be seen that in this
grouping of the worlds great export
ers of manufactures the United
States now stands third in the list
though it is proper to add that the
figures for the United States are TO,
the calendar year 1906, while those
for practically all the other nations
quoted are for the year 1906
Manufactures form. however, a
much larger percentage of the eY
ports Of the great manufacturiu,
countries of Europe than they do q
the exports of the United States.
The share which manufactures form
Of the exports of the United King
dom is SO per cent; Switzerland, 76
per cent; France. 20 per cent; Ger.
many, 81 per cent; Italy, 60 per
cent, and Of the United States, as
above indicated, 43 per cent. in the
calendar year just ended.