The Calumet news., 1912-06-10
EUROPE BUYING
U.S.. TYEWRITERS
EXPORTS OF AMERICAN MADE
MACHINES DOUBLE EVERY
FIVE YEARS. MARKET
is GROWING.

The United States leads the world in
the expectation of typewriters. In
the month on April its exports under
that head exceeded one million dollars
I'm value as compared with SlS,232 In
april. 1897, while for the complete fis
cal year which ends with June the to-
tai viii be about sl2 ,00O, 900, or s times
as much as in 1897. the earliest year
for which separate record Of this
trade was made by the Bureau Of Sta
tistics.
The growth in exports of typewTit-
ing machines has been steadily main
tanned during the l5 years covered by
the official record. IN 1897 the tota.
expectation was $1,453.1l7; in 1902,
So, ,302.19l; in 1907, 1924 4.l3s. and IN
1912. as previously stated, viii ap-
lproxinate si2. 900 900. From these fig
ures II will be observed that this class
Of exports doubles in every five years
Tor the entire period from 1897 to
1912 the aggregate expectation of type
writer's Of domestic manufacture has
been Ss2, 1896.
Other Delicate Machines.
This rapid development In exports
OF typewriters is typical Of many
other Inuicately constructed and de-
licately adjusted machines Of American
manufacture. OF cash registers, for e't
ample. the exports Increased from
SS13.O96 IN 1900. the earliest avail
able year. to approximately S3,5O0,O0,
i'm the current fiscal year; scales aEt
balances. from 1881. .SS6 in 1897 to ST.
600. 600: electrical appliances. includ
ing telegraph and telephone instru
tnonts. from s3,63l,759 In 1902, the iirs
ear in which a separate record was
kept to sl1.0O0,O00; sewing machines
from S3,3i0,2l1 in 1897 to $l0,000,OO0
printing presses, from s649,7l0 in 1SS
10 $4,000, 600: and machinery OF a!
kinds, from s99.442.sS4 in 1897 to ap
Iproximatoly Sis. 900 in 1912. Thes'
figures do not include automobiles, q
which the years exports will amour
10 about s27 1000 900: mowers and rca
lpers. which will approximate $4,000
lC00: and threshers, which VIII approx
innate $i.oOO,oO0.
Europe Biggest Buyer.
Most of the typewriters eNporte
from the United states are sent 4
Europe. where business and industr'
have long been i'm n state of high de
velopment. In certain of the ncwc
communities. however such as Canada
Argentina. and Australia, this class q
manufactures finds large and grow
: ing market. Easing the figures 70
twelve months upon the 10 months
figures already Complied by the bu
reau Of Statistics of the Department G
Commerce and Labor the exports q
American typewIiters TO the Unite
Kingdom vii be between $500, 900 an
$4,000, 900: to France. about $i,50O.OO0
TO Germany. approximately sl,300,000
TO Russia. in Europe. about $75O.OOO
and TO all other Europe, little owe
e.. 900. 900. Nearly sl,O00,OOO wort
will 10 TO Canada. about 100000 wort
TO Argentina. 100000 worth to Mex
leo and Brazil. 100000 worth to Aus
tralia and other British Occanla. s2OO'
COO worth TO the British East $ndie'
500. 900 worth to Cuba. and abou
$500, 900 worth to various other coun
tries located in every part of uh
civilized world.
Notable Increases.
| -ifNcf,
writer's are finding favor even in tn
great manufacturing centers OF Eur
ope MS we'll as in less advanced part
of the world may he inferred fror
the growth I'm exports by countries l
the period 1s97-10l2 covered by ui
: o,Hcial figures. Taking tho 10 month
ending with April, 1897. and compar
ing the exports during that period wit
those of the corresponding months
the current year, those 10 the Unite
Kingdom Increased from s6la.3S6
S2137,297: those to France, from $50
eg9 To $i,1O5.6Oa; and those to Ger
many. from S2Ol ,s69 to s1,095.l21; Will
those TO all other Europe increase
from Slf2.591 to t2,30i,465. In tn
same period our exports of typewriter
TO Canada Increased from less tina
S27. 900 TO $T45,71i, those to Mexico
, from $4,000 to 2G3,2s2; those to Ar
gentlna. from sl0.950 to s33i,s49; thos
TO Brazil, from 1885, 20 $2iS.ti0; an
those to the British East Indies, fror
$6,49S to s157240.