The Daily Missoulian., 1912-06-09
AUTOMOBILE EXPORT.
IS CROWNS
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poRre LARoe NuMeeR MA.
CHIMES GENT ABROAD.

Twenty thousand automobiles will be
the export record of the United states
In the fiscal year which ends with the
present month. and their value, in
cluding parts and accessories, win an.
proximate $27.O0O.O0O This statement
II necessarily In very round terms for
the bureau OF statistics, upon whose
figures the estimates IL based. has
at present detailed figures covering
but 10 months. They show, however.
nearly 1900 automobiles exported 70
foreign countries In the 10 months
ending with April. valued at Si6,-
100000; parts thereof. $3,25O,OOO: tires.
sent separately from machines under
the head OF exports of rubber manu-. :.
factures. oxer s2.0OO,OOO, and automo-
bile engines $4,000 making a total
for the 10 months OF practically y22..
100000 and fully justifying the asser.
tion that for the full ~ months the
total Will approximate and probably
exceed >27.0Oo.OO0s This figure In
ciudes only tho exports to foreign
countries and II exclusive or the 600
machines sent TO our non -contig,lous
territory. valued at about $1,6OO. 900.
This total Of s27.0OO.Oo0 worth OF
automobiles sent out OF the country
IN 1912 Is In marked contrast with
the figures Of decade ago, 1909,
which, by the way. was the first year
In which the bureau of statistics found
the exports OF automobiles OF suffi-
cient Importance to justify a sepa- :
rate record. the total for that wear
being a little less than $1,000, 900. as
against $27000.00O 10 years later.
The growth IN exports OF automo-
biles from the United States has been
especially marked during the period
since 1906, this growth being colnci.
dent with the expansion OF the do
nestle industry and a corresponding
decrease In imports OF automobiles.
Thus In the period from 1899 10 1904
the value of domestic manufactures of
this class OF articles increased about
S26.0o0.O00. from 36.OO0.0O0 in 1899 to
S30,OOO.O0O In 1904. an Increase OF S25,-
100000. while In the period from 1904
to 1909 the value OF the output In.
creased practically 100000. .OOO from
S30.Oo0.Oo0 in 1904 to 4S.O0O.0 900 In
1903. Accompanying this notable
growth In production. the imports of
automobiles decreased from $4,000. 900
In 1906 to s4.75O,0O0 In 1907 to ap-
proximately S2,50o.0OO in 1912.
While France still leads the world In
exports Of automobiles. the United
states surpasses that and all other
countries In rapidly OF growth OF
production and expectation. For ex-
ample. our own exports OF that class of
articles have increased from $4,000, 900
In the calendar year 1908 to nearly
$2O.000.0O0 In 1911; while In the same
period those OF France increased from
S2l.600.000 to $31.700.OO0: those OF the
United Kingdom from $7,6OO,OOO to
$l5.O0O.00O; those OF Germany from
SS.O0O.000 TO $11.000.0O0, and those Of
italy from $5.500,000 to $6.100.OOO. Thus
In the brief three-yea. period from
1908 TO 1911 there was an absolute
gain Of about $4,000. 900. or 800 per
cent In exports from the United
States; Of S7,90O.00O, or over 10 per
cent In those from the United King
dom; OF $S,0OO.000. or 26G per cent In
those from Germany. and of $500, 900,
or slightly more than 10 per cent In
those from Italy
Approximately 25 per cent of the
automobiles exported from the United
States are shipped to Canada: about
40 per cent to Europe. chiefly Great
Britain; about 20 per cent to British
Australia; about s per cent to South
America. and smaller proportions to
Mexico. the West Indies and various
countries In Asia. Oceania and Africa.
During the 10 months ending with
April. the latest period for which fig
ures OF distribution are available In
the bureau OF statistics, 4,7l6 automo-
biles were exported to the United
Kingdom. 4.424 to Canada, 3,O34 to
British Oceania, 1889 to South Amer
lea, $40 to Asia and other Oceania,
ana l.bO2 TO all other foreign countries.
There were also shipped. during the
Same period. 40 automobiles to Ha-
wall, 342 to Porto Rico, and II 10
Alaska.
OF the automobiles imported into the
United States. France supplies about
one-half. OF the 8ib machines i'm.
ported during the 10 months ending
with April. 339 were from France, l7O
from tho United Kingdom, ll5 from
italy, l0S from Germany and III from
all other countries.
The fall In export price of automO-
biles Is an especially striking feature
or the bureau OF statistics figures.
They show an average valuation for all
automobiles exported In 1909 OF 1880
each. and In 1912. OF $3.50. the average
export price In 1912 being thus but q
little more than one-h half that OF 1909.
This remarkable fall In the avera 70
valuation Of the automobiles exported
is due In part to q general reduction
In the selling price OF automobiles dur
ing the period In question, disposi-
ton on the part OF manufacturers to
reduce the price OF the machines to
meet popular demand but more espe-
cially TO the fact that large numbers
OF partially used or second hand" mo :
chimes. are In recent years being ex-
ported to Canada. Mexico ana the
West Indies. thus reducing the aver
age valuation Of the entire number ex-
ported.