Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-30
FOREIGN TRADE is BOOMING
Experts Of Manufactures from
United States Above Billion.
NEW RECORD FOR EIGHT MONTHS
Reports from Department of Com
merce and Labor show Great
Growth in sale of Ameri-
can Wares.

WASHINGTON. March 2-Msnufae-
lures exported In February. 1872. ex-
ceeded in value those OF any earlier
February, and the total for the eight
months ending with February was also
greater than In any corresponding eight
months of preceding years, The total
value OF manufactures exported in Feb
r,iary was Sc, 600. against s72.oooooo in
February. 1911; ss2,oo0ooo In February.
1919, and s5o0oo.eoo in February. 1900. For
the eight months ending with February
the total was $3.50 100000. against s571.0oo.-
600 for the corresponding months OF
1911, s4si. 10000 for the same months Of
1910. and s4sooooco in the corresponding
months of 1909. Should the rate of in
crease over last years figures reached
by the eight months ending with Feb
ruary continue during the remaining four
months OF the fiscal year. the total value
OF manufactures exported in the year
ending June 30, 1872, would exceed s1.000,-
0O0.oo. The total value Of manufactures
exported for the year ending June %.
1911, was 1907 10000 and as the gain In
the eight months thus far recorded
amounts to $6s.00o0o0. II seems probable
that the gain for the complete fiscal year
will be fully 3iOo.ocoOOo, bringing the total
value Of the manufactures exported to
foreign countries for the first time above
the bIllion-dollar hne. A total OF more
than si,ooo.oco,ooo worth of manufactures
passed out OF Continental United States
In the calendar year 1911, but this in
Guided shipments TO our own contiguous
territories, while the present indications
are that the total to foreign countries
alone for the> year which ends June 30.
1872, will exceed sl,ooo0oo.ooo in value.
This increase of tio.5oo.ees IN exports OF
manufactures in the month Of February
and of sss.oooooo in the eight months end
ing with February. is divided between the
two great groups: Manufactures ready
for consumption" and manufactures for
further use in manufacturing" The
group, manufactures ready for consump-
tion.' shows an increase Of about E.ooo.-
600 in February. and about ;ls.ooo.ep In
the eight months ending with February,
while the group manufactures for fur
ther use In manufacturing.~ shows
gain OF about q. S.5oo,9cO for the month Of
February. and s29ooooo in the eight
months ending with February.
About one-third OF the increase occurred
in iron and steel manufactures. The
total vale Of iron and steel manufactures
exported in the eight months ending
with February. 1872 was sl6I. .ooo.oco.
against sl42I0o.Ooo in the same months OF
last year, and for the single month of
February nearly sz2.ooo,oo. against ;1s,-
10000 for the same month last year
In the. meantime imports of manufac-
tures show q slight reduction when COM
pared with the corresponding imports Of
last year. The total value Of imports OF
In February, 1912. was 49,
oce. .ooa. against $5oOoo0O in February. 1911.
and In the eight months ending with Feb
ruzry. 49,. s4Ss.OcD,ooe, against s44s.0e.0es
In tie corresponding months OF the pre-
oeding year. Finished manufactures
show material decline in the imports Of
the eight months ending with February
amounting to se4s. 10000 in value, against
szs6, 10000 in the same months of last
year; while manufactures for further use
in manufacturing show an increase. being
In the eight months ending with Feb
rusry. 1872. tlsi, 10000 in value. against
sls, ,soaa In the same months Of 1su.