The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-10-28
EXPORTS OVER Half
MANUFACTURES
FIGURES FOR EIGHT MONTHS
SHOW FIFTY-TWo PER CENT
OF WHOLE VOLUME.
Increase But Continuation OF Steady
Expansion and Is Uniform in Almost
All the Principal Lines-Total Ex.
portation Amounts to s1,o27, 900, 600.

tory OF our commerce, more than one
half Of the total exports of the United
States. In the eight months ending
with August the figures of the bureau
Of statistics Of the department of COM
merce and labor show that out of to-
tai expectation of 81, OFT ,0OO, 900, manu-
features amounted to $542,75O, 900, or
548 per cent of the whole.
One year ago, out of total export Of
1888 100000 in the eight months, man.
ufactures contributed $475, 900 900, or
but AZ per cent; two years ago their
share was $4,000, 900 out OF a total
of SLOTS, 100000 or A per cent Of the
total; ten years ago, taking the figures
for the entire year, manufactures FORM
ed 35h per cent; years ago, d per
cent, and 30 years ago, Is per cent Of
the total exports of domestic merchan-
disc. The value of manufactures ex-
ported during the first eight months Of
1910 averaged more than $500 900
for each business day; in 1900, little
over $1,500,000 and in 1890 a little
over $75O,000 for each business day.
Increase All Along Line.
The increase in the expectation OF
manufactures occurred in most Of the
principal articles. Agricultural nipple
ments, in the eight months ending with
August last, showed total of $23 ,OOO..
600, against $21, OOO,O0O0 in 1909 and
SIS, 75O,OO0 in 1908; cars and carriages.
$17,0O0,000, against $11,75O, 900 in 1909
and $13,0OO,O0O in 1908; automobiles
and parts OF, $9,500,0O0, against $500
900 last year and 100000 two years
ago; India rubber manufactures ST.
5000, gainst $5,333, 900 in 1909 and
$4,000, 900 in 1908; instruments and ap-
paratus, $7,500,O00. against $4,000, 900
in 1909 and $6,250,OO0 in 1908; steel
rails. 100000. against $4,75O, 900 in
1909 and 81 1888 900 in 1908; sheets and
plates, $9,000,00O against IS, 100000 in
1909 and $4,000 in 1908; structural
iron and steel, $4,000. 900, against So
100000 in 1909 and $4,500,OOO in 1908;
builders hardware, $1,333,0OO, against
$500, 900 in 1909 and 100000 in
1908; electrical machinery, $4,750, 900.
against 100000 in 1909 and about
100000 in 1908; Woodworking ma
chinery, $4,5O0,0OO, against 81, $4,000 in
1909 and 100000 in 1908; mining
machinery, $4,000, 900, against s., OOO,.
600 last year and $2,50O,OO two years
ago; sewing machines, $3.50, 900,
against $4,0OO,OOO in 1909 and 81 $780,
900 in 1908; typewriters, $3.50, 900,
against $4,75O,OOO in 1909 and $4,000
900 in 1908; machinery of all kinds,
$58, SOC, 900, against $45,50O, 900 in 1909
and $52.5O0,O0 in 1908, and manufac-
lures Of iron and steel as whole.
$13O,00O,O0O, against $101, 100000 in
1909 and sos, 10000 in 1908.
Exports of leather as whole In the
eight months of 1910 we're SIG, 900, 900,
against $20,250, 900 in 1909 and $4,000
600 in 1908; OF leather boots and shoes,
$9,00O,O0O, against $7,750,000 in 1909
and $7,O0O,O 900 in 1908; rosin, $1,000
600, against $4.750,OOO in 1909 and &c.
100000 In 1908; lubricating oil, $13,-
100000, against $12 100000 in 1909 and
$12,250,000 in 1908; naphthas, $780,
600, against $4,5O0,0O0 in 1909 and 81
10000 in 1908; books and maps, $5,-
100000, against 100000 in 1909 and
So, $50, 900 in 1908; and lumber. $27,-
75O, 900, against $21 ,750. 900 in 1909 and
$21, SOC, 900 in 1908. In q few cases,
such as copper, Illuminating oil and
cotton manufactures, the exports dur
ing the eight months of 1910 are slight
ly below those Of the same months Of
1909.
These increases in value of manufac-
lures exported are, it is proper to add,
the result, In most cases, at least, OF
increased quantities Of merchandise
exported and not the result Of higher
prices, since, as shown by a state
ment recently issued by the bureau.
of statistics, prices of both exports
and imports show q downward tend
ency in recent month.
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