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V O L . XXXIII. N o . 6. Published Every Saturday bj Edward Lyman Bill at 3 East Fourteenth Street, New York, Aog. 10,1901.
OUR EXPORT AND IMPORT TRADE.
[Specially Compiled for The Review.]
Washington, D. C, Aug. 5, 1901.
The summary of exports and imports of
the commerce of the United States for the
month of June, 1901, the latest period for
which it has been compiled, has just been
issued by the Treasury Department. The
figures relating to the music trade industry
are of interest.
The dutiable imports of musical instru-
ments during June amounted to $81,575, as
compared with $56,733 worth of instruments
which were imported the same month of
1900.
The twelve months' total, ending
June, shows importations valued at $991,313,
as against $1,090,541 worth of musical
instruments imported during the same pe-
riod of 1900. This gives a decrease in im-
ports for the twelve months ending June of
$99,228.
The import figures for the twelve months'
period for the three years are as follows:
1899, $1,058,424; 1900, $1,090,541, and 1901,
$99 i>3i3-
The total domestic exports of musical in-
struments for June, 1901, amounted to $222,-
296, as compared with $152,913, which was
the value of the instruments exported the
same month of the previous year.
The
twelve months' total exportation of musical
instruments amounted to $2,780,796, against
$1,958,779 for the same period in 1900.
This shows an increase in exports for the
twelve months ending June 30, of $822,017.
The export figures for the twelve months'
period for the three years are as follows:
1899, $1,791,843; 1900, $1,958,779; 1901,
$2,780,796.
Of the aggregate exportations in June,
1901, there were 826 organs valued at $52,-
966, as compared with 1,118 exported in 1900
and valued at $65,883. The twelve months'
total shows that we exported 16,456 organs,
valued at $1,098,521, as against 16,182, val-
ued at $993,309, for the same period of 1900,
and 17,019, valued at $985,997 for the same
period in '99.
In June, 1901, we exported 127 pianos,
valued at $22,265, a s against 151 pianos, val-
ued at $29,511, in June 1900. The twelve
months' total exports show 1,680 pianos, val-
ued at $335,219, as compared with 1,760, val-
ued at $355,665 exported in the same period
in 1900, and 1,169 valued at $253,950, for the
same period in 1899.
The value of "all other instruments and
parts thereof" sent abroad during June, 1901,
amounted* to $ 147,06c;; in the same month
of 1900 their value was estimated at $57,519.
The total exports for the twelve months
under this heading foot up $1,347,056, as
against $609,805 exported during the same
period of 1900, and $551,896 exported dur-
ing the same period in 1899. This shows
an increase for 1901 over the previous year
of $737.251 •
S. E. CLARK & CO. REORGANIZED.
[Special to The Review.1
Detroit, Mich., Aug. 5, 1901.
The capital stock of the S. E. Clark Com-
pany, piano dealers at 29 Grand River ave-
nue, has been increased to $10,000, all paid
in, and the company has been reorganized
with the following officers: President, George
W. Radford; vice-president, F. H. Bamlet;
secretary and treasurer, S. E. Clark. A
branch house has been established at Sault
Ste. Marie, under the management of C. H.
Kaiser.
GREAT A. B. CHASE DEMAND.
[Special to The Review.]
$z oo PER YEAR.
SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS.
STEARNS ADDS TO MUSICAL CURIOS.
He Present* Four Hundred Instruments, Including
A Magnificent Harpsichord Said to Have Been
Made By Cristofori.
[Special to The Review.]
Detroit, Mich., Aug. 6, 1901.
Frederick Stearns, of this city, is now pre-
paring for shipment to Ann Arbor the last
installment required to complete the magnifi-
cent collection of musical curios which he
presented to the university some three years
ago.
During the recent travels of Mr.
Stearns in Europe, he collected some 400 of
the rarest and most valuable specimens in
existence, and when they are added to those
already at the University of Michigan, it is
safe to say that no other museum in the world
will contain a collection which can approach
this one in interest and value. While the
gift will represent an expenditure by Mr.
Stearns of $35,000, besides long years of la-
bor and research, this amount cannot, by any
means, be taken as a measure of the real
value. Just what'this is, however, can hard-
ly be estimated. The collection is simply
priceless.
Among the 400 instruments secured on
Mr. Stearns' recent trip, the most unique is a
magnificent harpsichord, with three key-
boards, from Italy. It was manufactured
by the inventor of the piano, Bartolomeo
Cristofori, in 1702, and was owned by Prince
Ferdinande, an ancestor of the famous Cos-
mos III. It is worth $5,000. The case is
beautifully decorated by characteristic middle
Italian paintings. There are also several
harpsichords of lesser value.
Among the other curios are a large number
of Zincken, the crude German ancestors of
the modern cornet—queer looking horns,
made of leather covered wood; a full set of
models of Pompeii musical instruments;
about 100 trumpets and a lot of other quaint
musical instruments of priceless value by
reason of their age and rarity.
Norwalk, O., Aug. 6, 1901.
At the factory of the A. B. Chase Co., an
unprecedented condition of business prevails
for this season of the year.
Chatting with L. L. Doud, secretary of
the company, regarding business conditions,
he said: "We have been unable to get any
surplus stock ahead for fall trade. Have
been behind on orders for some of our more
popular styles. The extremely hot weather
has interfered with our work somewhat, the
men being unable to do full work, but it
hasn't seemed to interfere with the orders
coming in, apparently not as much as usual
at this time of year."
The demand for such a high grade of in-
strument as the A. B. Chase demonstrates
the fact now well established, that the Ameri-
can musical public in normal times displays
strong preferences for the artistic as opposed
to the commercial piano. It is only a few
years ago that the contrary was asserted; DRAWING A DIAGRAM OF VARNISH.
namely that the majority of manufacturers of
Among funny patent stones current, one
high-grade pianos would have to go out of
business. How absurd these utterances now of the best comes from a Prof. Ayrton and
was told at the expense of the American
seem!
Patent Office. Some time since the profess-
The addition to the magnificent piano em- or wished to protect a new kind of varnish,
porium of C. J. Heppe & Co., Philadelphia, but the Washington authorities refused him
is rapidly nearing completion. Features of a patent, on the ground that he had not
the remodeled premises are two recital halls, supplied a drawing or diagram of the var-
and some beautiful show rooms. The deco-
rations and general arrangements of the new nish ! To supply the needed deficiency, the
quarters are admirable, and are a credit to Professor drew three vertical lines, and ex-
the good taste of Florence J. Heppe, under plained them in this way: A and B repre-
whose watchful eye the improvements are sent the glass, and C the varnish. Then the
patent got through!
effected.
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