| Show GERMAN manufacturers the activity of german manufacturers and exporters Is illustrated by some figures regarding the imports of pig iron into germany and the exports of iron and atell manufactures which have just reached the treasury bureau of statistics they show that the importations ot pig iron increased from tons in 1897 to in 1900 and those of rough ironware from tons in 1897 to tons in 1900 while the exports of iron and ironware increased during the same period from 82 million dollars value to millions machines from 30 millions to 45 millions rolling stock and ehlis not wood from S millions to 9 millions making the total increase in thesa three items of iron and ironware machines and rolling stock and ships from million dollars to mil lions ip a period of three years ex of machines chiefly of cast iron increased from tons in 1897 to tons in 1900 those of wrought iron from to tons boilers from to tons carding machines and their clothing from to tons while locomotives and loco mobiles tell from to tons on the other hand imports havo also grown those of iron and ironware increased from 17 million dollars in 1897 to 30 millions in 1900 machines from 10 millions to 19 millions machines of cast iron increased from tons to tons those of wrought iron from tons to and these ot wood from to tons while and loco mobiles increased from to tons and sewing machines from to tons the importation of pig iron was chiefly from the united kingdom being in 1899 tons from the united kingdom and from the united states the growth from 1897 to 1899 was chiefly in that imported rom the united kingdom the increase from that country being tons while from the united states waa only a little than 1000 tons the great increase of importations 0 tinplate tin plate in 1893 has receded and the exportation Is much larger than in former years the imports amounted to tons in 1897 to tons in 1898 to tons in 1899 ani to tons in 1900 the imports ot malleable iron iron or steel rolled or cast in bars tyres plough shares etc increased from tons in 1897 to tons in 1900 the exports of these articles havo decreased from tons in 1897 to tons in 1900 in the years 1897 and 1900 rough iron figured tor imports at and tons and for exports at and tons respectively in the very rough ironware the imports have dropped rough cast iron goods from tons in 1899 to tons in 1900 and tubes and pipes rolled and forged from to tons exports however increased bridges and parts thereof from io tons rough wrought alron parts of machines from 1900 to 2970 tons railway wagon axles and wheels etc from to tons and tubes and pipes rolled and forged from to tons in fine cast iron and wrought alron goods the exportation rose from to tons espe dally in sewing machines without stands and in needles and in parts of clocks and watches the of machines have steadily risen in spite of increased competition in the worlds markets namely from tons in 1807 to tona in 1900 the importation in the latter year was nearly moulon lt was 17 dollars tor four years ago 1 I |
