Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-08-01
FOREIGNERS LARGE
MACHINERY BUYERS
Recent Summary Of Trade
Shows Satisfactory In
crease In Exports.

The success OF the American manu-
Iacturer and n American workman in
competition in foreign markets is
sharply illustrated IN the pamphlet just
Issued by the department OF commerce
on American Manufactures in Foreign
Markets. by the table which shows
the expectation of machinery from the
United States in 1902 and 1912. The
value of this class of exports in 1912
was $176. 703, 431, against 1884, 26, 1902. a
decade earlier. an increase of approx
imately $112, 600, 900, or about 173 per
cent. while fatal domestic exports
meantime were Increasing about go per
cent.
This large Increase in the exporta-
ton of machinery is apparent in the
trade with all parts of the world. TAX
Ing the figures OF the full fiscal year
lsl2 Tor which details Of articles by
grand divisions and countries are avail
able. exports of machinery from the
United States to Europe show a gain
from $50, O00. 900 in 1902 to $65, 600. 900 in
1872; to North America. from $21.0 900, 900
to $61, 900. 900; to5South America. from
5000 cog to $27,0oO,000: to Asia, from
$2,260,00o to nearly $1,000. 900: to Gee
ania, from So zoo. 900 to $12, 75O.0 900; and
to Africa. from s1,750,O0O to 81, 3sss .o33. 80.
These figures include Agriculture
al implements and automobiles in
addition to the various classes of ar
tsk1es grouped under the head of iron
and steel machinery.
All classes of machinery show largo
gains In exports in the period 1922.
for which detailed statistics are avail
able. Sewing machines. of which the
exports. in 1902 We're 81, 900. 900, were APP
pro4imatefy $4,000. 900 in 1912: metal
working machinery. $4,000. 900 In 1902,
az 200, 600 in 1917; typewriters, $s,OoO,-
geo IN 1902. 81. 900, 900 in-f912; engines
Of all descriptions, a-little less than
$6,00O.000 in 1902. $4,000. 600 in 1912: cash
registers. 81 1000, 900 in 1902, $500. 900 in
l9l2; electrical machinery. $4,000, 900 in
1902, $4,000 600 in 1912: agricultural i'm
dement's. $4,000, 600 In 1902. $780, OO, 1000
IN 1872: and automobiles, $1,000, 900 In
1902, $25,500. 900 in 1872.
One striking feature Of this growth
- the faet-that large gains have been
made In exports of machinery to Eur
0pe, the other great manufacturing SEQ
ton OF h world. OF metal working
machinery, the exports is Europe
amounted to S2.75o, coo in 1902. and So
ss3S. 08s. % In 1912: OF automobiles, $780,
00Q In 1907. and $7,50o,0 geo in 1912; agri-
cultural implements, s. 1000, 900. in 1907.
5000. 600 In 1919: sewing machines. So
z6o. loo In 1902, nearly $4.500,00O In iSi.:
and typewriters. $2,6o0.Oo0 in 1902, COM
pared with practically 100000 iii 1912.
me largest p~ercehtase Of gain mex
movemen to South America, the total
to that grand division in-lSO2 haying
been &4.S73,678, and In IS13, 81, 26a. 930,
sTypewr1ters exported from the United
States to South america In 1902
amounted TO but $74.637 In value. while
machines, 3a5o,QOo In 1902. against e.
3Ss .0S3. - IN 1872; engines, $1,000. 900. In
1902. and q, 500. 900 In 1872: agricultural
indictments. $4,000. O00fn19O2; $S.76O.OOOl