The morning call., 1892-09-13
CANADA'S TRADE.

The returns of the foreign commerce Of
the Dominion OF Canada for the year end
ing June so 1891, are tardy, but still possess
considerable interest as indicating the effect
of the new fiscal policy of this country.
Canada's foreign trade is conducted
mainly with the United States and Great
Britain; her trade with other countries is
small. In the year under review the total
amount of imports entered for consumption
was S113, 945. 124. and the total exports to
Great Britain and the United States about
SIS. Coz. 900, Great Britain's share of the eX-
ports being So. 000 900 and the share of the
United States being S35. 000,0 600, while this
country supplied S53, 6S5, 900 of the imports,
Great Britain S44, 1873, 600 and other nations
about Sl5,00O,0 600 Thus in round figures
Canada gets as per cent OF her imports from
this country and less than 80 per cent from
Great Britain, while she sends US 80 per
rent of her exports and 81 per cent to Great
Britain. II the value of q foreign trade
could be estimated by the volume OF do
nestle products expOrted-which 1t cannot
the British trade would be more valuable
to Canada than the American trade. The
trade both In and ont shows an increase
during the decade, the largest increase
being in imports from The United States
The effect of the Mckinley tariff is obServa-
BILE in a diminution of 90 per cent in the ex-
port OF barley from Canada to the United
States, and of over 40 per cent in the export
of eggs.
OF the total importations of S113. 100000
Ontario took 100000 and Quebec S42,
100000. the balance being divided among
the other five provinces. OF the exports
Ontario sent ont S23, 000. 900 and Quebec
SIS, 000, 200, the balance being scattered as
before British Columbia, whose trade one
would suppose should be conducted exclus-
lively with American ports. exported S1.100,-
600 worth of produce and imported about
three times as much merchandise, nearly
one-third of both exports and imports being
to and from Great Britain. The British i'm
ports in this case probably came from Hong
Kong.
Our aggregate trade with Canada, adding
imports ana exports together. fOo,s up
about SIS, 100000. Comparing this with our
trade with other American countries it is
seen to be the largest we have on this con-
tinent. Exclusive of coin and bullion our
importations from Mexico are about S22.-
0000O0 and our imports to Mexico about
81, SOC, O00-totaI S34 500, ENTHUSIASTICALLY
Our trade with the states Of Central and
South America is smaller relatively than
our trade with Mexico. A comparison Of
the figures shows that while Great Britain
is a better market for Canadian farm prod
uce than the United States Canadians buy
the bulk of the goods they need in this
country. or Canada's farm products in
1891 about 66 per cent went to England and
70 l,o TTpi4n1 tot and IF
is observable that so per cent Of the Cana
dian exports to this country were products
of the mines. the forest and the fisheries.
while nearly 60 per cent eff the exports to
Great Britain were products of the farm.
One of the articles in which Canada is COM
peting actively with the Eastern States for
the British market is cheese. of which the
Canadian export in 1891 showed an increase
Of 10 per cent as compared with 1890.
The chief articles which Canada gets
from the United States are breadstuffs-
PROBABLY in transitional aud coke from
Ohio aud Michigan. iron and steel and
manufactures thereof. provisions and meats
from the packing-hOuses, wood and manu-
features thereof animals, miscellaneous
manufactured goods and minerals. From
Great Britain Canada's chief imports are
Hidu u4aCtuIes VI COIlOn, ""Vii MA anu
linen, iron and steel and manufactures
| thereof, silks and miscellaneous maDufac-
lures. Il is remarked by the Consul Gen.
! eral at Quebec that the importations from
! Great Britain include large quantities of
raw material and partially manufactured
goods, while the imDortations from the
United States consist chiefly of hIgh-elass
goods; thus, England sends to Canada con-
siderable quantities of scrap iron and COM
mon black sheet iron. while our exports are
chiefly made up of fine tools. high-cass
hardware, locks. saws and the like. Our
exports Of wooden manufactures include
100000 worth of furniture. Canada gets
nearly all her machinery, agricultural i'm
plements. electrical supplies. printing ma
ehinery and leather goods from this
country