Bisbee daily review., 1912-05-11
EXPORTS FORM
i. S. GROWING
Copper Takes Second Rank
Among Manufactures
ExpOrted---Increase
of 7 Million
TOTAL OF 4 BILLION


WASHINGTON, May lO.-The esti-
mate that a billion dollars worth Of
manufactures will be exported in the
current fiscal year made by the bu-
reau OF statistics, department of com
merce and labor. seems likely TO be
Justified. The official figures show for
. months ending with March $50 mil.
lion dollars worth OF manufactures
exported, these figures being - mil
lion dollars in excess Of those Tor the
corresponding period Of the preceding
year: and as the exports of manufac-
lures in the year ending June so, 1911,
We're valued at g07 million dollars
the figures at hand seem to clearly in
dictate that the total for the current
year will pass the billion dollar line.
That the total exports OF the year
will exceed 2 billion dollars in value
is equally apparent The figures for
the 9 months ending with March are
LII million, against $50 million in
the same months of last year. indicat-
ing for the full fiscal year a total
OF approximately 2 IA billion dollars.
Manufactures, raw materials for use
in manufacturing food stuffs. and mis-
cellaneOus articles form. in the order
PA billion dollar expectation of mer-
chandise indicated ICr the fiscal year
which ends with next month. COmpar-
ing the exports ~ great groups in
the months ending with March, 1912
WIKI those OF a Ike period in 1911,
manufactures increased from CSC to
100 million dollars, of which latter
sum 4s2 million dollars represented
the value OF manufactures ready for
consumption. In the same time man
ufacturers' raw materials decreased
from G22 to els million dollars, while
foodstuffS increased from 2S7 million
to 339 million dollars Should the rate
OF expectation maintained in the
month OF March continue during the
three remaining months Of the fiscal
year. manufactures WOULD show for
the u months ending with June a
total of one billion dollars: crude ma
terials for use in manufacturing, 800
million, foodstuffs, $50 million; and
miscellaneous articles a total Of s mil
lion. the gains in comparison with the
preceding year being approximately
100 million dollars in manufactures
and 65 million in foodstuffs, while raw
materials for use in manufacturing may
prices of cotton in 1912
Then great classes supply about 20
per cent OF the manufactures exported
from the country. Stated in the order
of their value in the current fiscal
year so far as elapsed they are: iron
and steel manufactures, copper, re-
fined mineral oils, wood manufactures,
leather and leather goods, cotton man
ufactures, agricultural implements,
cars and carriages and chemicals.
Iron and steel will show for the fis.
cal year a total export of over quar-
ter billion dollars, as against 231 mil
lion in 1911 and less than 100 million
in 1902. Nearly all its constituent
items participated in the growth OF
approximately 20 million dollars indi-
Gated for the years exports. Structur-
al iron and steel in 8 months showed a
total of 7 I-2 million dollars, and ad-
vance of 2 million dollars over the like
period OF 1911; wire, 2-3 million, an
increase OF - million dollars; build
ers' hardware and tools. 1S million
an increase Of half million dollars;
machinery of various kinds, including
electrical Woodworking mining, shoe,
engines. sewing machines, cash regis
Ter, tybeWilJeIS, duullS hiscIii HSo' -
So million dollars, against "A 81 mil
lion in the 9 months Of 1911; sheets
and plates OF iron and steel. 10 81
million dollars, an increase OF mil
lion over a like period of 1911, and
tin plates. 4 million dollars agains,
11-3 million in the corresponding pc
Rod last year.
OF copper and copper manufactures,
second ia rank among manufactures
exported, the months figures arc
S@3-4 million dollars against II IA mil