The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1911-11-09
Exports of Manufactures Ap-
preaching the Billion
Dollar Line.

year JSll may exceed one DllllOn dollars.
This estimate is based upon figures of
the Bureau of Statistics, Department
Of Commerce and Labor, covering the
exports of manufactures in the nine
ending with September, 1911,
which amount to 478a million dollars
for finished manufactures and 24OA mil
lion for manufactures in the period
named 719 million dollars, against 6l2
million in the like period of 1910. The
increase in the nine months of 1911
over the like period of 1910 is 17.48 per
cent, and in case the increase during
the remainder Of the year continues at
the same rate the total value of manu.
features passing to foreign countries
during 1911 will be about $40 million
dollars. When to this is added the
value of manufactures going to Alaska,
Porto Rico and Hawaii, not included in
the exports to foreign countries, the
total outward movement of manufac-
lures from continental United States
in 1911 will pass the billion dollar line.
This will bring the total value of manu-
factures exported in 1911 to more than
twice that Of ten years ago and more
than five times that of 20 years ago,
exports Of manufactures in 1901 hav-
ing been 447a million, and in 1891 about
1876 million dollars.
Practically all the leading articles of
domestic manufacture show increased
exports when compared with the pre-
ceding year, many Of them making
new high records in the year now ap-
preaching its close. Iron and steel
manufactures, which head the list of
domestic manufactures exported, give
promise of total of 25O million dollars
in the calendar year 1911, compared
with 201 million dollars in 1910 and 1921
million in 1901, a decade earlier. Cop
per manufactures, including pigs, bars,
ETC., will approximate 100 million dol
lars in the years exports, compared
with "a million in 1910 and 33h million
in 1901. Refined mineral oil will also
exceed 100 million dollars in the calen-
dar year 1911, as against 80 million last
year and 81 million in 1901. Wood
manufactures give indications of ex-
ceeding 80 million dollars in 1911, COM
pared with 80 million in 1910 and 46
million in 1901.
= The gains shown inthe four great
classes of manufactures already dis
cussed are typical of those made in
other important classes of less magni-
tude in the export trade. The, indi-
Gated totals in the full years export
trades are, in the case Of agricultural
implements. nearly 40 million dollars,
compared with 81 million last year; and
II million a decade ago; cotton manu-
factures. As million dollars in 1911,
against S5a million in 1910 and 26 mil.
lion in 1901: leather and its manufac-
lures, so million dollars, compared with
53l million last yesr and % million q
decade ago; chemicals, etc., q million
dollars in 1911, compared with % mil
lion in 1910 and IA million in 1901; and
cars and carriages, about IS million
dollars in 1911. against 25 million in
1910 and IL million in 1901. A note
worthy feature in this last named class
is the rapid development Of the export
trade in automobiles, which has risen
from less than half million dollars in
the last half Of the calendar year 1901,
the earliest period for which the re.
cord was kept, to 13 million in 1910
and an indicated total of is million ir
the year ending December next.
A study Of our exports as to countries
Of destination indicates worldwide
distribution Of domestic manufactures,
such industrial centers as the United
Kingdom, Germany, and Belgium shar.
ing with agricultural and comparati sely
undeveloped sections, such as Canada
Argentina, Mexico and China in theil
increasing purchases Of American
manufactures. Under the head of lror
and steel manufactures, for example
our typewriters are sold chiefly in Great
Britain and Germany; our metal-work
ing machinery, in Germany and tn,
United Kingdom, with France and Can
ada as other important markets. Ou,
sewing machines are exported princi
] pallv to the limited Kinoflnm Carn,onv