The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-13
The Foreign Sales Of American
Merchandise Show Growth Of
Nearly Billion Dollars Dur
ing Decade Ending in Dec.
BEATS RECORD OF
PREVIOUS 80 YEARS
Raw Cotton Leads as Article Of
Export, Iron and Steel Next
-Three-fifths Taken
by Europe

Special to the Daily Express,
Washington. March ls.-Exports OF
merchandise from the United States
made a greater advance during the
last ten years than IN the 30 years
frcm 1873 to 1908. In 1873 the total
exports were valued at sos million dol.
lars: in 1898. 1855 million, and 1913,
2is4 million-a gain Of 9l7 million in
the 30 years from 1873 to 1903. and OF
approximately one million dollars in
the ten years ended December last.
re this gain Of practically one bill
liel dollars in foreign sales OF Ameri.
can products during the decade end.
"a with December. raw cotton and
Of iron and steel. copper. wood and
m.aeral oil, were the largest contribu-
tors. the five classes named represent.
ing about one half OF the total increase
during The period named.
The ten leading classes OF articles
exported from the United States IN
1913. arranged In order OF magnitude
and stated in millions Of dollars. are
reported by the bureau Of foreign and
domestic commerce. department Of
commerce. as follows Raw cotton.
s75. iron and steel. 2s4: breadstnffs.
1t3. meat and dairy products. l6l;
mlneral oils. i49; copper li5; wood
manufactures, 10: coal and coke. ~;
leather and leather goods. so. and to
bacco.. raw and manufactured. 60.
When 10 this group are added cars
and carriages. 5S million dollars, cot
ton goods. s6; agricultural implements
and machinery s5; fruits and nuts,
81. electrical machinery and appli'
ances. 2S: chemicals drugs and med.
ieines. 81 naval stores. p; vegetable
oils. 2l paper and manufactures
thereof 2l india rubber manutac'
lures. II. and fertilizers. ~ million
dollars. about 90 per cent Of the ag
ereeste expectation Of the year has
been accounted for
Raw cotton easily maintained is
leading position in the list OF Amert
can exports. On the other hand.
hreadstulfs fell from second position
IN 1903 TO third in 1913. and meat and
dairy products. from third position to
fourth. each OF these groups having
been passed meantime by iron aad
steel which advanced from fourth TO
second place during the decade
Comparing the figures OF 1913 with
those OF 1903. raw cotton exports gain
ed 1876 million dollars. or 80 per cent
this being a natural result Of the
worlds increasing consumption OF
cotton goods for the manufacture OF
which the United States supplies over
two thirds OF the raw material Iron
and steel manufactures gained lss
million dollars. Or about 200 per cent
machinery and engines being the iars
est factors. Mineral oils made an ad'
vance of seventy-six million dollars, OF
over 100 per cent; copper manufac-
lures. 10i million. or 200 per cent aad
weod manufactures thereof. y million
dollars. or about 30 per cent. Bread
ssuffs barely held their own in value
of exports during the decade, with
cain of three million dollars; and ou'
for the marked advance in barley
oats and rice would have actually de
clined. since the exports of corn tel
from e5 TO II million and those o.
wheat from 100 to l55 million bushels
during the decade Meat and DAIRY
products fell in value Of exports from
1s1 10 1el million dollars. There was
10 corresponding decrease IN produc
ton Of breadstuffs and food animals
and smaller expectations are therefor:
due. in large measure. to the increas
ing proportion Of the population en-
aaped in manufacture. transportation
and the non-productive industries
thus leaving a smaller proportion
available for agricultural pursuits.
Increased exports are common 10 al
branches of American manufactures