The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-17
Exports of Sewing Machines From the
United States.

Exports of Sewing Machines From the
United States.
Washington, d. c.. May 1S.-Sew-
ing machine exports in the current
fiscal year will make their highest
record and will probably aggregate 10
million dollars. over 100 million dol
lars worth have been exported from
the United States during the As years
since the official record of their com
mercial movement began, of which
sum 80 million dollars worth. or one
half Of the total, were exported in the
brief period since 1900.
Figures compiled by the Bureau of
Statistics, Department of Commerce
and Labor, indicate that sewing ma
chimes have for many years been an
important factor of the export trade.
In 1864, the earliest year for which
record is available the exports amount
ed to II ,062, ,70S; in 1872, $2,436,0S5;
in 1882, s2,647515; in 1892, S3,133,992;
in 1902, $4,02Z,697; and in 1912 will
probably show a total of $10,000,000.
The steady and substantial character
of the growth is even more apparent
from q study of the movement by de-
cades. In the period from 1864 to 1870
the exports of sewing machines aggre-
gated little over 10 million dollars;
in the decade 1S7l-SO, is million; in
the decade 1SS1-90 26 million; in the
decade 1S9l-1900, over 30 million; in
the decade 1901-10, more than 81 mil
lion, the average yearly exports hav-
ing thus increased from 11s million
dollars in the 1S64-70 period to over G
million dollars in the decade ending
with 1910, with indications that the
current year will record a total of ap-
proximately slO,OO0.OOO
The countries to which these in
creasing exports of sewing machines
are distributed represent every grand
division of the world. Europe leads
all other sections, last years exports
thereto having aggregated S4,06S,672
in value, as compared with S2,230,227
to South America, s1,662,6S9 to North
America, $1,024,951 to Asia and Gee
ania, and S53,301 to Africa Consider
ing the exports to individual countries,
Scotland heads the list as market
for American sewing machines, the ex-
ports thereto in the fiscal year 1911
having been valued at $1,436, pei Ger
many ranks second, with a total of
ST. ,S351S3 The next largest last year /
we're 1929, 500 to Brazil, $610,7S9 to
Argentina. 1854. SIS to Mexico, $455,520
to Australia and Tasmania, $436059
to Canada, S3S9, 406 to England, 1854
OS0 to Cuba. s362,737 to Netherlands,
S231 ,S37 to European Russia. and
S240.072 to Japan. In addition to the
scores of other countries
are represented in various amounts /
from 100000 downward, among them
Chile. Colombia Ecuador Uruguay,
Z cl u Guchutfd ditu lht bhltiidSs III l.
South America; Central America and
the West Indies in North America
China, Korea. Siam. and Turkey. in
Asia the Philippine Islands and GER
tain British, French, and German pos
sessions, in Oeeania; and Egypt, Brit
sh Africa, Liberia. and various French
5erman. Spanish and Portuguese col
Dnles In Africa. And while in some
of these cases the exports are relative
" small. the growth from year to year
IS evidence that American sewing ma
chimes are proving satisfactory this
being true rot only OF Europe and
America but in numerous other parts
, fthe world where customs of dress
and habits of industry. especially as
,cgards the use of machinery, are diff
'erent from those which obtain in the
United States
The growth in exports OF American
sewing machines reflects the develop
nent of the domestic industry the
value of its product having increased
rom S4,4oS,2 ,206 in 1860 to over $2S.-
)0oc0e in 1909
DAVIS ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT