The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-02-17

OF EXPORTS
MANUFACTURE
Comparative Figures Show
ing Growth During the
Last Decade.

DSt.H
year 43 per cent went to Europe, 3,
per cent to North America, IL per cen
TO South America, Z per cent to Asia
@ per cent to Oceania and 2 per cent Il
Africa.
The growth and changes in distribu
uon or our exports of manufactures
during the last decade are well illus
trated by comparative figures covering
a Few of the more important articles
or iron and steel manufactures. for ex.
ample, the exports to Europe in the fis-
cal year 1901 We're S44 100000; i'm 1911
Sol 100000; to North America i'm 1901
$H,OO0,0O0; in 1911, $1o7.0O0.OOO. the
growth in exports to Europe being
slight, while those to North America
more than doubled. To South America
| the figures for 1901 were $4,000 600
those for 1911 $30,Oo0OO0; to Asia So
100000 in 1901, S1S,000.oOO in 1911: 10
Oceania 100000 in 1901. $4,000. 900
In 1911, and TO Africa 1888. 900 i'm
1901, $5,5000 600 in 1911.
our exports of copper and manufac-
lures thereof are principally to Europe.
the hgures having grown from S41 900
600 in 1901 to S9S,O00.O0O in 1911 and
representing in that year over 90 per
cent of the total exports of that article
Or refined mineral oil the exports
to Europe increased from S41,oO0. 600
i'm 1901 to forty-eight million i'm
1911; to Asia, the second largest mar
ket, from twelve million to nineteen
million, while to no other grand di-
vision We're the figures for 1911 as
much as $10,00O,O00, South America
however, being credited with nine and
half million against less than five
million a decade earlier of leather
and manufactures the exports to Eu-
rope increased from S21 .OOO. 900 i'm 1901
to thirty-three million in 1911. to North
America from three and one-third to
thirteen and two-thirds million. to
South America from a half million to
three million and Asia from onetbird
million 20 one ana 4 Ian iii hfiiIf3h hii'i
Every part of the world is taking in
creased amounts of agricultural imple-
ments from the United States. To Eu-
rope the growth in the decade 1901-11
was from S1O,O00O00 to S1T.0O0,0OO, to
North America from two and a half to
six million, to South America from one
and three-fourths to nine million, to
Asia from 1870 thousand to three-quar-
tiers of million, to Oceania from one
million to one and three-fourths mil
lion and to Africa from one-fourth mil
lion to one and half million dollars.
American cars and carriag ges, includ-
ing automobiles, are also increasing in
popularity abroad, the exports having
nearly trebled in ten years. OF the
thirty and one-half million dollars
worth exported in 1911 one-half went
to North America, fifteen and a half
million against three and a half mil
lion i'm 1901, to South America five mil
lion against less than one million a
decade earlier and to Oceania three
million against one and two-thirds in
1901.
Cs-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-
Reid declares that he intends to en-
gage bird man to fly over the state
during the time between now and the
primaries, making stops at frequent
intervals to distribute literature to the
curious crowds which are expected to
gather Reid will not fly himself.
Reid says that he will carry out his
plans provided he can get bird man
to sign contract that he will cover
the state despite the weather.