Arizona republican., 1909-09-22

IN the decade ended with 1859, 16.5
per cent; in the decade ended with
1879, 20.3 per cent; in the decade
ended with 1S99 25.3 per cent, and
in the decaded ended with 1909, 37.6
per cent. The share which manu-
features form of the total exports
thus steadily advanced and averaged
26.l per cent during the entire period.
The growth in expectation of manu-
features is perhaps more clearly evil
denced by the fact that the annual
average value of the manufactures
exported in the first decade of the
period Q790-1799) was, speaking in
round terms less than 100000 per
annum; in the decade ended with
1909. less than 100000 per annum;
in the decade ended with 1899, less
than $S,000,000 per annum. and i'm
the decade ended with 1S49, slightly
less than S12,OO0,00O per annum; in
the decade ended with 1859, s35.OOO.-
O00 per annum; in the decade ended
with 1869, $4S,000, 900 per annum; in
the decade ended with 1879, sIOS. 600
600 per annum; in the decade ended
with 1899, an average of S24l 900 900
per annum; in the decade ended with
1909. an average of 1856, 900. 900, and
for the single year 1908, $3.50, 600. 900
The value Of manufactures exported
in the single year 1908 was thus
greater than that in all the 20 years
from 1890 to 1860.
An examination of the records of
manufactures exported in the earlier
periods presents some marked con-
trasts when compared with the rec
ords of the present commerce. The
total of manufactures exported in
1890 was s1,243.547 and forms per
cent of the total domestic merchan-
disc exported. The largest item, while
classed as Chemicals, drugs. etc"
was in fact chiefly potash. pearl ash,
and other products of this character,
and amounted TO $4,000 in value
Distilled spirits amounted to sl35,OOO
in value; pig iron, s10S,000: candles,
$4,000; carriages. $4,000: boots and
shoes, $1,000, and bricks. $4,000 in
value. Iron and steel products of all
kinds recorded in the exports of 1890
amounted to but $4,000 in value. and
il was not until 1910 that the value
of iron and steel manufactures ex-
ported crossed the 1900. 900 line. BY
1850 they had reached about 81 200. 900;
1860. nearly $4,000 1870. s13.5OO.-
900; 1880, 14.375.OO0; 1890. S25. SOC. 900;
1900. 122,000.000, and 1908. s1S4 .OOO,-
600 to which may properly be added
about 100000 worth sent to Alaska,
Porto Rico and Hawaii, and not in
cluded in the statement of our foreign
commerce. making the grand total for
1908 nearly 100000. 900.
Every part of the world. every
grand division. every country, every
great city has contributed TO this
growth in the exports of American
manufactures. The value of manufac-
lures sent to Europe in 1908 was
S36S. 100000, rpractically one-half Of
the $75O,0O0.O0O worth exported in
that year; to North America, slss.-
100000 worth; to South America, ST.
10000 worth; to Asia. also, s71.75O,-
600 worth; to Oceania, $4,000. 900
worth, and to Africa, $4,000, 600
worth
OF the s36S.OO0.O00 worth of manu-
features sent to Europe in 1908. s97,-
100000 was copper, S55, 0OO. 900 mineral
oil. $47,OO0.000 manufactures of iron
and steel. $4,000. 900 manufactures of
wood, s17,O00.000 naval stores, and
S14,OOO,OOO agricultural implements
The table which follows shows the
total value of manufactures exported
from the United States by decennial
periods from 1890 to 1909: