| Show WONDERFUL EXPORT TRADE exports of manufactures from the united states in the fiscal year 1005 were not only the largeant on record but are in excess of the combined exports of all articles in the centennial year and nearly million dollars more alian tho total imports and exports of tho country at tire close of the civil war statistics just complied by the bureau 0 statistics of the department ot commerce and labor show that the exports of manufactures in the year just ended amounted to as against in the pieced ng year in 1900 and in 1895 the growth in exports of manufactures tar exceeds the growth of population or the growth in commerce a a whole an examination of the statistics of exports of domestic manufactures especially ally in recent years by articles and countries of destination shows bat about 30 manufactured articles were exported during 1905 with value in excess of each and that of these articles all except 7 showed an increase as compared with exports of 1904 iron and steel manufactures supply about one fourth of the manufactured articles exported from the united states the total in 1905 having been as against in the preceding year an increase of nearly 23 million dollars steel rails showed an increase of C million dollars chiefly in shipments to canada south america mexico the west indies japan and other oriental countries in several of which railway development Is proceeding at a rapid rate machinery also showed an tn creaso in 1905 of more than C million dollars over 1904 A feature however Is the large increase in exports of locomotives to japan engines having been sent thither in 1905 as against 74 in the previous year mexico and argentina increased their purchases ot american sewing machines while japan increased her purchase of machinery and builders hardware each in a substantial degree copper manufactures consisting largely of pigs and bars form the item of second importance in our exports of manufactures the total being in 1905 as compared with in the preceding year this growth of practically 30 million dollars in a single year Is accounted or by an increase of nearly 10 millions in exports to china 3 millions to the united kingdom 1 12 1 2 millions to prance 3 millions to germany 4 12 1 2 millions to netherlands 1 14 1 4 millions to russia and nearly 2 millions to other countries refined mineral oil ranks third in iho export of manufactures the total being as against in the preceding year owing to the fall in price tho kalua remained practically stallo aary despite tho fact that the quantity increased from million gallons iu 1904 to millions in 1905 the countries to which the largest ex were made were united kingdom million gallons germany millions netherlands Iet herlands millions china 90 millions belgium 46 millions british east indies and japan each about 30 millions italy near 29 millions and france 27 35 3 5 millions south america as a whole took about 55 million gallons cotton manufactures present one of the striking features of the years export record having advanced from in to in the year just ended the growth occurred chiefly in cotton cloth exports 14 being the total in 1904 and the figure for 1905 to china there was an increase of about million yards over aasc years exportation of millions and the value of our cotton cloth exports to that country increased from 4 million dollars in 1904 to 27 34 millions in 1905 japan was the only other country to show a considerable increase in takings from us the total being ag million yards valued at a million dollars as against less than yards in 1904 valued at 55 thousand dollars leather and manufactures of fourth in importance in tho list of manufactured articles exported showed an increase of 4 million dollars the total in 1903 having been 38 million dollars as compared with 34 millions in the preceding year in this class also japan should be credited with the chief increase to japan we exported 16 million pounds of sole leather valued at as against 2 million pounds with a valuation of about halt a million dollars in the preceding year the increase in boots and ehmes 4 principally in exports to the west indies and mexico each of those countries being credited about in excess of the 1904 figures while the total increase in boot and shoe exports to all countries was but over other important articles exported agricultural implements 20 34 3 4 million dollars chemicals drugs dyes etc nearly 16 millions wood manufactures 12 12 millions cars carriages and vehicles 10 23 2 3 millions scientific instruments 8 millions paper and manufactures of 8 14 1 4 millions paraffin and paraffin wax 7 34 3 4 millions fiber manufactures 6 34 3 4 millions tobacco manufactures 6 23 2 3 millions books maps etc nearly 5 millions and india rubber manufactures 4 st S t millions |
