Bismarck daily tribune., 1912-05-17
Sewing Machine
EXPERTS OF THE
united STATES

year will make their highest record
and will probably agrgegafe S1o,000'
600. Over $160,000,G00 wortl have
been exported from the United States
during the 4S years since the official
record of their commercial move
ment began, of which sum $S0,oO0,O00
worth, or one-haM 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 machines
have for many years been an impor-
tant factor of the export trade. In
1864, the earliest year for which
record is available, the exports
amounted to $1,O62,70S; in 1872, $2,-
436,oe5; in 1882, $2,647,515; in 1892,
s3,133 ,992; in 1902, s4,022,697; and in
1912 will probably show a total OF
$4,000, 900. The steady and substan-
tial character of the growth is even
more apparent from study OF the
movement by decades. In the period
from 1864 to 1870 the exports of sew
ing machines aggregated little over
10000, 900; in the decade 1871-Se,
SIS. .O0O, 600; In the decade 1S81-18S0,
$26. .O00. 900; in the decade 1S91-19V0,
over $4,000 900; in the decade 1901
1910. more than $61,O00,0O0, the aver
age yearly exports having thus IN
creased from $1,500,O00 in the 1864 70
period to over $6,o00,0o0 in the decade
ending with 1910, with in LEGATIONS
that the current wear will record
total of approximately $l0,OoO.0oo.
The countries to which tnese IL
creas:ng expo,ts Of sewing machines
are distribu:eu represent every grano
division Of lii. world. Europe LEADS
al other sect ions, last years exports
there having aggregated $4,O6S,611 III
value. as compared with S2,23O,22| 10
South America, $1,662,6S9 to North
America. $1,O24; 1851 to Asia and Oce-
ania. and $53,301 to Africa. Consider
ing the exports to individual countries,
Scotland leads the list as a market
for American sewing machines, the
exports thereto in the fiscal year 1911
having been valued at 1,436,291. Ger.
many ranks second, with total OF
81 .335, 1888. The next largest last year
were $929,50 to Brazil, $610,7S9 to
Argentina. $554,81'5 to Mexico, $455, ,52O
to Australia and Tasmania, $436,O59 to
Canada, 1888, 9,406 to England, 1854, ,o30
to Cuba, $362,737 to Netherlands,
s241.337 to European Russia, and
$24O,072 to Japan. In addition to the
FOREGOING, scores of other countries
are represented in various amounts
! from $500, 1000 downward, among them
Chile. Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay
Peru, Venezuela and the Guianas IN
South America; Sentral America and
West Indies in North America; China
Korea, Siam and Turkey in Asia; the
Philippine islands and certain British
French and German possessions, i'll
Oceania; and Egypt, British Africa
Liberia and various French, German,
| Spanish and Portuguese colonies 4
Africa. And while in some of these
cases the exports are relatively
small, the growth from year to year is
evidence that American sewing ma
chimes are proving satisfactory, thi:
being true not only of Europe ana
America sewing machines are proving
satisfactory, this being true not only
of Europe and America, but in numer'
Gus other parts of the world where
customs of dress and habits of indus
try, especially as regards the use OF
machinery, are different from those
which obtain in the United States.
The growth in exports of American
sewing machines reflects the develc!'
ment of the domestic industry, the
value of it's product having increased
f, ON $4,403,"06 in 1860 to over $2S,
1000 in 1909.