The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-04
FIGURES FOR THE YEAR tul2 WILL
CROSS THE BILLION DOLLAR
LINE
DOUBLED SINCE 1908
GROWTH IN THE EXPORTS OF
MANUFACTURE MORE RAPID
THAN THAT or OTHER
CLASSES OF MER-
CHANDTsE.

WASHINGTON, Aug 8.---Exporta-
ton in the fiscal year Just ended more
than justified the estimate OF the
Bureau Of Statistics, Department OF
Commerce and Labor. that tine total
value would in 1912 for the first time
cross the billion dollar line That
bureau, which has just completed It's
figures showing the expectation u
manufactures. states the total value
of manufactures exported In the fis-
cal year at SI.o21.753,9tS, OF which
s674, S02. a0S was the value OF manu-
features ready for consumption. and
sS47. 451.01 that OF manufactures for
further use in manufacturing.
This does not include foodstufts
which have undergone process Ct
bureau groups articles of that class
under the general heading Of food
stuffs' exported. This $l,022 900, 900
worth of manufactures exported III
the fiscal year 1912 in more thnn
double that Of 1909, three times that
az 1898. four times that OF 1895. I'VE
times. as great as in 1894, practically
sis times as great as in 1890. and ten
times as great as In 1876. tho value
Of manufactures exported in q single
year never having reached as much
aF $500, 100000 until the year 1879.
Comparing 1871. with 1909. n decade
earlier. the totals are: Manufacture
dy for consumption. in 1912, $674,-
100000. against S222. 900 900 in 1902;
manufactures for further use In man
ufacturing, in 1912. $4,000. 600.
against sf32.000.000 in 1902; total
manufactures exported. In 1912.
1,022. 900. 900. against $454, 200 000
in 1902. having thus increased about
125 per cent during the decade.
The growth in the exports OF man
ufactures is more rapid than that Of
the other classes OF merchandis,,
Manufactures formed ~ per cent. Of
the exports OF 1912. against 80 IL per
cent. in 1902 and Is per cent. in 1892.
This increasing share which manu-
features form of the exports occurs
chiefly at the expense of food stufTs,
which formed but about 20 per cent.
Of the exports Of 1912. against no
proximateiy 80 per cent. In 1909 and
so per cent. In 1892
The principal articles forming this
hflllON db'IHTh worth OF manufactures
exported are: Iron and steel, copper,
mineral oil manufactures of wool,
leather and manufactures thereof
cation manufactures, cars and ca
riages. automobiles. and pane~ and
manufactures thereof. Machinery
alone amounted IN 1912 to sI15.0o0.- !
600 value, and this does not include
agricultural Implements. OF which tine
yrar's) exports amounted to $S55O0,-
0n0. Sor automobiles and parts there
or which amounted to practically
$4,000 600. Automobiles show per
haps tho most rapid growth in 'he
list OF manufactures exported having
been. rs above Indicated. SIS 900. 900
IN 1912. against less than $1,000, 600 |
In 1909. decade earlier. Tho total
value OF completes a1IfonNohT1es EXPORT
ed in the year IL s21.50o.o00. and to |
this must be added about 81 000, 600 |
worth Of parts Of automobiles AMI |
So 500 900 for tires. making the grand |
fetal for automobiles and parts there |
Of Including tires, ahai,t Saar ana aan. !
against S5.250.00o in 1908 and less
than 100000 In 1902.