Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-08
BILLION DOLLARS
IN MANUFACTURES
EXPORTED
Startling Estimates by Bureau
Of Statistics Fully Justified
by Record for the Past Nine
Months.

Especial Correspondence Go ths TsyaIdl
Washington d. G.. May 6.--The es-
innate that billion dollars worth Of
manufactures will be exported In the
current fiscal year. made by the bur
can of Statistics, department OF COM
morce ana labor. seems likely 10 be
justified. The official figures show
for the nine months ending with
March 73O million dollars worth OF
manufactures exported these figures
being seyenty-four million dollars IN
excess OF those for the corresponding
period OF the preceding year; aud as
the exports OF manufactures in the
year ending june 30. 1911. we're valued
~ geI million dollars, the figures az
hand seem 10 clearly Indicate that tho
total for the current year viii pass
the billion dollar line.
That the total expOrts of the year
viii exceed two billion dollars Ia value
Is equally apparent The iigarea f5r
the nine months ending with Mach
are LII million, against 1856 million
In the same months OF last year, IN
dicatlne for the full fiscal year a total
OF approximately two and pe-quarter
billion dollars.
Manufactures. raw materials for use
In manufacturing, foodstuifs ana mis-
CollanpouH articles form. lu the ordCf
named. the articles contributing 20 he
two and one quarter billion dollar cX-
poriatlon Of merchandise indicated
for the fiscal ycar which ends with
next month Comparing the exports
hy great groups IN the nine months
ending With March. 1912, with those
of a Ike period IN 1911. manufactures
increased from G16 to $50 million do
lars, OF which latter sum aS2 million
dollars represented the value OK mann
features ready for consumption. In
the same time manufacturers raw
materials decreased from G22 10 ca
million dollars. while iocdstuiia in
creased from gS7 million 10 $50 nfilllon
dollars. should the rate Of oxportn'
tlon maintained IN the month Of
March continue during the three re-
manning months OF the fiscal year
manufacture would show Tor ,ae
twelve months ending with June a To-
tai OF one billion dollars, crude ma
terlals for use in manuiacnrlus 500
million. foodstuifs. 45O milton AMI
miscellaneous articles, total OF eight
million, the gains ia comparison Niin
the preceding year heins aplruNima
toly 100 million dollars IN muneiac
lures and siNty-fiye million Ia food
stuifs. while raw materials Tor use iu
manufacturing may show flight loss
dwe 20 the lower prices Of GOTTEN IN
1912.
Ten great classes supply an0rt SOW.
enty per cent OF the manufactures eN
ported from the country Stated ~
the order OF their value in the cur
rent fiscal year SO FAR az elapsed hes
are; Iron and steel manufactures
copper, refined minerals oils, woo'
manufactures leather and ieathei
goods cotton manufactures. agrlcut
tural implements, ears aud carriage'
and chemicals
Iron ana steel viii show for he tis
cal year total export OF over i quar-
ter billion dollars. as against 2ai mil
Hon IN 1911 and less than 100 millio'
IN 1902 Nearly all its consiiiucn
items participated In the growth o
Approximately twenty million 1ol'ar
indicated for the years exports
Structural iron and steel In nin'
months showed q total Of seven ans