The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-13
BIC GAINS MADE
IN EXPORTS OF
MANUFACTURERS

Washington. Jan. 13.--Exports OF manu-
factures from the United states aggre-
gated more than three-guarters OF a bill
Ion dollars I'm value In the calendar year
1907 Eleven months figures supplied by
the bureau OF statistics OF the department.
OF commerce and labor show exports OF
manufactures aggregating over ssco.oO.voo,
a monthly average during those ii months
OF S64.0Oo00O.
This means that the exports OF manu-
features have averaged more than 5000
Ol0 day during the entire year. III was
only beginning with the year 1899 that the
exports Of manufactures reached as much
as a million dollars per day, basing the
statement upon the average OF the year.
wh17e prior TO 1890 they had never reached
as much as a half millior dollars day.
on only three occasions during tbs
past year lid the value OF manufactures
exported fall beow $GO.0oa,GP for single
month IN the month OF June they ex-
cecded S70Op0,000 or as much for that
single month as those OF the entire year
1870 and considerably more than IN any II
months period prior TO that year. The
value of manufactures exported In 1907
viii approximate s77oOO0.00o. against $3il.-
100000 in 1897 sl49.O)oOOO in 1887. s4i,oo0-
900 In 1871 $59,O00NC0 In 1861. and Al.0oo,-
NO I'm 1857. the figures. of these earlier
periods being those of fiscal years.
OVER s2.000O00 A DAY.
Thus II may be said in a word that tho
manufactures exported In 1901 averaged
moro than 100000 a day. against less
than Si.0C0,0oo a day i'm 1891, and that ths
value OF these exports In the single month
OF June was more than I'm the entire year
1870 The share which manufactures form
OF the total exports in the II months OF
1907 for which statistics arc available is
ar per cent. which slightly exceeds the
share which manufactures formed OF the
exports I'm any earlier year
Manufactures imported In 1907 aggre-
gated I'm value about .6dO.0o0O0o. against
approximately s77o.0oe.O00 value OF manu-
factures exported, thus indicating that the
expectation OF manufactures is about $l2o,-
10000 per annum.
Prior 10 the fiscal year 1897 manufac-
lures imported always exceeded in value
those exported. In 1850 manufactures Inn
ported amounted 20 $20I,0oo,oo0 and those
exported s4s.0oooO0.
Comparing 1907 with the Immediately
preceding year. the group. manufactures
| for further use i'm manufacturing, VIII
show an increase OF about $25,WO0C0 and
form about 1iI5 per cent OF the total ex-
ports; and the group manufactures ready
for consumption. will show an increase
of about s25000.0O and form over 27 per
cent OF the total exports. On the import
side manufactures ready for consump-
tion will show an increase OF about $50
000,000 and manufactures for further use
in manufacturing increase of about
S25. .000,oo0. while manufacturers raw ma
terial show for the IL months for which
figures are available gain OF $4,000. .010.-
thus indicating that the manufacturers
have drawn from abroad a greater value
OF raw materials for usc in manufactur-
| ing than I'm the Immediately preceding
| or indeed in any earlier year.
| ALL IMPORTANT ARTICLES GAIN.
| The gain of approximately $4,000. 900 in
value OF manufactures exported during
the year occurs in nearly all OF. the i'm
portant articles Cars and carriages show
an increase OF about S4,000000: automo-
biles alone. an increase of considerably
more than 81 100000; agricultural imple-
ments a gain of about 100000; copper,
an increase of about ss.0oo.000; structural
| iron and steel. an increase OF 100000: To-
comotives, an increase OF more than 81
600 600: pipes and fittings, an increase OF
Sc. .000. 900: Illuminating oil, an increase OF
81. .000, 900: parafYin gain OF about 2.0O0.-
600; lumber an Increase OF nearly $780,
600.
The only manufacture showing any ma
terial reduction in exports during the year
is cotton cloths, which fell off about $l6.-
100000 i'm value. OF this reduction. about
1900. 900 occurred In the trade with
China, due largely to the unusually large
supply OF cottons sent to that country
in 1905 and the early part of 1906.