The Republican journal., 1911-11-09
EXPORTS
Of Manufactures Approaching The Billion
Dollar Line.


Dollar Line.
WASHINGTON, D. c., November 9Th.
The value of manufactures passing out
of the United States in the calendar
year 1911 may exceed one billion dollars.
This estimate is based upon figures of
the Bureau of Statistics, Department OF
Commerce and Labor, covering the ex-
ports of manufactures in the months
ending with September, 1911, which
amount to 478 1-2 million dollars for fin
ished manufactures and 240 l-2 million
for manufactures for further use in man.
ufacturing, making the total exports of
manufactures in the period named 719
million dollars, against 612 million in the
like period of 1910. The increase in the
9 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 manufactures 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 in
cluded in the exports to foreign coun-
tries, the total outward movement of
manufactures from continental United
States in 1911 will pass the billion dollar
line. This will bring the total value of
manufactures exported in 1911 to more
than twice that of ten years ago and
more than five times that of 20 years
ago, the exports of manufactures in 1901
having been 447 IL million, and in 1891
about 1875 million dollars.
Practically all the leading articles of
domestic manufacture show increased
exports when compared with the preced-
ing year, many of them making new
high records in the year now approach
ing its close. Iron and steel manufac-
lures, which head the list of domestic
manufactures exported, give promise of
a total of $50 million dollars in the calen-
dar year 1911, compared with POI million
in 1910 and 1902 1-2 million in 1901, a
decade earlier. Copper manufactures,
including pigs, bars, ETC., will approx
mate 100 million dollars in the years ex-
ports, compared with 81 million in 1910
and SO 1-2 million in 1901. Refined min
eral oil will also exceed 100 million dol
lars in the calendar year 1911, as against
80 million last year and 81 million in
1901. Wood manufactures give indica-
tons of exceeding 80 million dollars in
1911, compared with 80 million in 1910
and 46 million in 1901.
The gains shown in the four great
classes of manufactures already dis
cussed are typical of those made in other
important classes of less magnitude in
the export trade The indicated total
in the full years export trade are, in the
case of agricultural implements, nearly
40 million dollars, compared with 81
million last year; and II million decade
ago; cotton manufactures, As million
dollars in 1911, against 35 1-2 million in
1910 and 26 million in 1901; leather and
its manufactures, so million dollars,
compared with SO 1-2 million last year
and % million decade ago; chemicals, !
etc., % million dollars in 1911, compared
with % million in 1910 and IA million in |
1901; and cars and carriages, about IS
million dollars in 1911, against 25 million
in 1910 and II 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 record |
was kept, to Is million in 1910 and an in
dicated total of Is million in the year
ending December next.
A study of our exports as to countries
of destination indicates a world wide
of domestic manufactures,
such industrial centers as the United
Kingdom, Germany, and Belgium shar-
ing with agricultural and comparatively
undeveloped sections such as Canada,
Argentina. Mexico and China in their in
creasing purchases of American manu-
features. Under the head of iron and
steel manufactures, for example, our
typewriters are sold chiefly in Great
Britain and Germany; our metal working
machinery. in Germany and the United
Kingdom, with France and Canada as
other important markets. Our sewing
machines are exported principally to the
United Kingdom, Germany, and Brazil;
and our steel rails, mostly to Canada,
though Japan, Argentina, Mexico and
oriental countries are also important
markets. Canada, the United Kingdom,
and Australia are the leading markets for
American automobiles exported Our
exports of agricultural implements to
Europe Chiefly Russia, France, and Ger
many exceed the combined exports
thereof to all other parts of the world,
though as single markets Canada and
Argentina rank next to Russia. Ameri-
can leather is exported largely to the
United Kingdom, Germany and Neither
lands; boots and shoes, chiefly to Cuba,
Canada and the United Kingland.