The Detroit times., 1913-01-18
CfF'S EXPORTS
FOR 1912 SHOW
HEAVY INCREASE
Gain Over Previous Year Is in
Excess of $4,000, O0O-To-
tai Triples in Decade
MEAT PRODUCTS BY
FAR LARGEST ITEM
Canada Is Best Customer; Other
British Territory Heavy
Purchaser, Too
MEAT PRODUCTS BY
FAR LARGEST ITEM

Detroits exports In 1912 not only
represented an immense volume OF
business but surprising increase.
They were over 100000 in excess
of those for the preceding year. and
were more than three times those or
1902, only a decade carrier. The Board
of Commerce has made an analysis
of the tables which shows the great
variety as well as the volume OF this
branch OF commercial activity.
There are on the statement blanks
as revised on the first of July an even
500 classes and sub-classes of exports,
represented in the Detroit reports.
In IA of the general classes, and in
many OF the sub-classes under these,
the exports for the year exceeded
half million dollars each In value.
Far the largest class is meat pro
ducts, with value of $13,659,966. OF
which $12,746,040 was in hog pro-
ducts. bacon. hams and lard in nearly
equal values constitute the major
part of these. The great bulk or
these products goes to England,
though there are shipments also to
Canada. Scotland, the Netherlands
and Germany, and even TO remote
South Africa.
Iron and steel and manufacturers
thereof constitute q good second In
the value of exports. There are In
all sc sub-classes OF these, OF which
rs are represented in the Detroit
tables. with a value of S10,42S.o2'.
They represent pretty much every
grade from pig iron 10 the finest
manufactured product. machinery
alone appearing in 3S different
classes. Among classes which have
been added within the past year or
two is that of adding machines. Al
other comparatively new class is that
of automobile engines, OF which we
last year sent abroad 8,07S valued at
S79O.11S. The iron and steel products
20 mostly TO Canada; none TO speak
of TO England, though considerable
amounts go to the British possessions
OF Australia, New Zealand and South
Africa.
Cars. carriages and other vehicles
figure third In the volume OF exports
with a total value OF S6,961.914 or
this S4.77S,448 was represented by
automobiles and their parts, dis
tributed as follows: Three thousand
and two cars valued at $3.2SO,6S2 and
81, 497.756 In auto parts and acces-
series. Tires and automobile engines.
which are classified separately, would
add S966.252 to the total represented
by this industry. The autos go
chiefly to Canada and England, the
parts and accessories almost eX-
81. q 20 m q &C m
there by branches OF American fac
tories. Cars for Canadian steam rail-
ways make UP $1,657,419 OF the value
OF vehicles sent abroad. Two aero
planes. valued at $4,000 and a mis-
assortment OF carriages,
motorcycles, bicycles, wagons, wheel.
barrows, push carts, etc, make up
the rest.
Wood and manufactures thereof are
the fourth in rank with 81 different
classes and a value OF $4.794,O56
portion OF this goes to
Fngiard. though far the larger part
has rs its destination the heavily tint
bered country OF Canada
Raw cotton figures in the table at
s3.956.341 and breadstuffs at S3,4sS,-
500. OF the latter 4,3S5,107 bushels
of corn valued at s2,997,936 Is the
principal item. This Is destined most
ly for the making of Canadian pork
Prepared table foods account for
S1S4.255.
The other classes having an export
valuo OF half million or more are
the following:
Chemicals. drugs, dyes and medi-
cineg. $1,125,164: fruits, chiefly
oranges, prunes and raisins, $1,026,-
1879; coal and coke, $900.610; paper
and manufactures thereof 377S,639;
hides and skins. other than furs, $685.
965: cotton manufactures, S570.212;
hops. $564,9s6; agricultural imple-
ments $553,918.