Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-03-21
GENERAL REVIEW
OF EXPORT TRADE:
Of the United States During
the Past Ten
Years.


vance during the last ten years than
in the 80 years from 1873 to 1902. l.,
1878 the total exports were valued at
56S million dollars; in 1903, 1,4SI mi.
lion, and in 1913, 2,4S4 milliGr-a
gain &c 917 million in the 80 wears
from 1873 to 1903, and Of approNi
matcly one billion dollars i'll the 10
years ended with December last.
To this gain of practically Gne Dt..
lioG dollars in foreign sales Il Amer
ican products during the decade cnG
e1 with December, raw cotton aNd
miscellaneous manufactures, chierly
mineral oil, were the largest cOntri.
Eutors, the five classes named repre-.
senting about one-half of the total
OF iron and steel, copper, wood and
increase during the period named
The ten leading classes of articles
exported from the United States in
913, arranged in order of magnitude
nd stated in millions of dollars, are
'anOrted by the bureau of foreign and
domestic comm cree, department Or
commerce, as follows: Raw cotton.
- iron and steel, 294; breadstuIfs,
A?; meat and dairy products, 1S1;
mineral oils, 149; copper, 145; wood
manufactures, 11O; coal and coke,
L; leather and leather goods, 60;
md tobacco, raw and manufactured,
40. When to this group are added
cars and carriages, 5S million dollars;
cotton cooks, 56; agricultural imple-
ments and machinery, 35; fruits and
nuts, "a; electrical machinery and ap-
pilcnces, 28; chemicals, drugs ANA
medicines, 27; naval stores, %; vcse-
table oils, 21; paper and manufac-
tures thereof, 21; India rubber manu-
features, ID; aad fertilizers, u alii
lion dollars, abCut 80 per cent OF
the aggregate .DortatiOn Of the year
has been accounted for
Raw cotton easily maintained its
leading position in the list Of Amer
ican exports. ON the other hand,
breadstuffs fell from second position
in 1903 to third in 1913, and meat and
dairy products, from third position tc
fourth, each Of these groups having
been passed meantime by iron and
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 SO per cent,
thfs being 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 1875
million dollars, or about 200 per cent,
machinery and engines being the
largest factors. Mineral oils made
an advance of rs million dollars, or
over 100 per cent, copper manufac-
lures, 101 million, or 200 per cent,
and wood and manufactures thereof,
50 million dollars, or about 90 per
cent. Breadstuffs barely held their
own in value Of exports during the
decade, with a gain Of 3 million dol,
lars, and but for the marked adcance
in barley, oats and rice would have
actually declined, since the exports
Of corn fell from 95 to At million and
those of wheat from 100 to 155 mil
lion bushels during the decade. Meat
and dairy products fell in value OF
exports from 1S1 to 161 million dol
lars during the period under review,
and cattle from SO to 1 million dol
lars. There was no corresponding
decrease in production of breadstuffs
and food animals, and the smaller ex-