The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-11-28
STARTING FIGURES
vaiue Of Our Msnufseewes b
Beyond c Cous~shen>ioa
as.oCoeeo.Ne txPtaTs SAY
ckisf caFxsa Makes TAss Ezsszszs ss
sAs AsEzai RspSxt Ss nEs Bzrsaa.
wkieA Wa Made YzAsle szs4sg.

WasAingtos. Specasl nflsxH kal-
lions of deslaFs fspspsns tAs sais< ef
the aannzl rro<iscssoa ef sa&aafss-
tErss in The uaisssl States. After ssss.
ful estsEassz xxFs made - experts.
Col Jeka u C4rsoa. chief az The ssas
resa 90 manufactures. uas shss -
make this stasssas#i n lhe saunal 70
port Of the operations ef his haFeaa.
made pah.sc Sunday Tie sssses DO
aot represent finished pTsslaets entire
~. bat include prsssiusss IN vsrsoas
stages Of progress last year tas AZ
greeaie value Of domestic msFoAso-
disc exported Was sl ~. 900 600. "a
increase ST nearly si3a.nte. CO over
the preceding Year, In thss slasstaea-
ton manufactures ready fsf ron
sumption" are eresilied with siS1,-
000, 600 and these hg1ares are general
~ accepted a. the extent Of the "a
ports Of manufactures Tas report
of the bureau, whoever, rroaps this
classification with those Of ''focl
stnffs partly or wholly manufaesar-
ed. ;" and manufactures for further
use In manufacturing. the aggregate
exports of which last year we're $780,
600 600 and this amount added 10
manufactures ready for cnnsump-
| tinn' make the Hexfegaie value Of
manufactures exported In The year
ended June 81. 81 .USG. 600 900 or more
| than 5e per cent. of the entire exports
for that year. Special significance -
attached Ia the increase Of nearly
| s20.0o0, 900 ia the exports of som-
pleted manufactures, In vlew Of tlie
fact that the exports Of cotton cloths
declined more than S2l 100000. ihis
loss being entirely in shc cotton trade
with China. The populah feeling
aroused IN that country growing o.!
of alleged outragcs against Chinese
residents III the United States is as
signed as eontributory cause for
this decline.
Cotton Seed Products.
Tie cotton seel product exports for
the year were upwards eff Q.J0O.-
600. an increase of $9.500O00 over
1906. IN commenting on these figurcs
the report says:
"Aside from it's intrinsic value the
relatively new industry has an eco
homie value and Importance fo the
country, the beneficial results of
which are especially felt in the sew
eral States in which cotton in indi z
encrous. and in which the cotton seed
industry is naturally located The
success attending investigation BY ex-
perts sent abroad has led 10 the adoI,,
tion of the policy of specializing inves-
tigaiion Of trade conditions in for.
eign markets
One of the obstacles TO the enlarge
ment Of export trade is the uncertain.
tv of transit between places Of pro
duetion and the seaboard. Merchant,
III The Orient especially complain iha
, calculation cannot be made as t'
when goods ordered in the Uniiet
States will be delivered, and in conse
quenee orders 60 10 Euronean housc'
that should come 10 those of thi.
country. Tie bureau has been in cor
respondence with managers of rail
way and ocean steamship companie
+ with view TO securing more reliable
and rapid transit for merchandise de
stined TO foreign countries.
Demands made by business men 70
a the extension Of the parcels-post T.
foreign countries is discussed II j
e claimed that this extension woul
I open markets now closed to America
; business men for lack of transports
6 tion facilities. but which are open {
G their competitors who have adyani
I ages Of the percels-post system.