The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-27
THE WORLDS EXPORTS
Important Business Facts and
Figures.
OUR INCREASING COMMERCE.

Small Countries That Sell Large Qusntitio,
of Goods Business of England. France
and Germsny-Increase of Exports La
Germsny-An Economic Theory.
WASHINGTON. April go Special. The
state department has just published most
valuable and interesting book entitled
Review of the Worlds Commerce. Ii
contains reports from our consuls as 10 the
commerce Of practically all the countrie.
of the wcrld. These reports were asked
for by the state department ON a well de
fined q comprehensive plan, and the re-
suit Is on important volume of 800 pages,
showing from latest official figures, sup
plemented by intelligent observation, just
what all the peoples upon the globe are
doing in the great field of trade From
among thousands of interesting facts 10 be
found in this book | shall select a few of
the more notable.
Victories OF Peace.
The British board of trade comedies that
the United States and Germany are ex-
tending foreign trade more rapidly than
the United Kingdom Both nations have
enjoyed long period OF peace in which
TO develop their industries and their COM
petition in neutral markets, and even in
our home markets, " say the English, lis
becoming more and more serious" France
Is gaining, too, but not as rapidly as the
United States and Germany
The United States exported in 1895
goods valued at SsO7, 900, 00O and in 1896
10 the value of $685., 600, 600
Great Britain exported in 1896 TO the
value of 81, 49, 600, 900 and Germany To
the value of 1915, 900, 900. Considering the
age of these nations and their extensive
colonial systems, the wonder is that they
do not both exceed the United States and
England by larger figures.
The exports of France amount 10 about
$500, 600, 600 year, of Italy 5000, 900, 900,
of Russia $3.50, 600, 900 and of Sweden and
Norway $40, 10000
Business of Small Nations.
Perhaps the most surprising fact in con-
nection with the exports of nations is that
little Switzerland sells every year about
! l25, 600, 900 of goods 20 the remainder of
the world. The Swiss sent ont IS, 900. 600
worth of watches, $4,000 900 worth of
machine made embroideries, etc, more
than $50, 900, 900 of silk goods and nearly |
80, 600, 900 of cheese and condensed milk.
Little Denmark j. another busy hive. |
The Danes last year exported So, 600, 900, /
# which $2S, 600, coo was butter. The |
Danes control the English butter trade, |
md 10 Is this market that Secretary Wilson |
If our department of agriculture is trying |
o capture for the American cow. Most |
# the Danish exports are agricultural
PRODUCTS.
Belgium l. still another small country
With surprisingly large export trade.
he Bclgians sent out in 1895 goods 10 the
alue of S261 900, 600, of which nearly all
we're manufactured articles.
Little Greece, of which we are now hear
ng so much, does not show up very we'll
foreign trade. Her exports are only
ii, OOO,O and her imports $50, 900, 900.
turkey has comparatively small foreign
'ade, too, but figures are not given in the
port All financial and commercial en-
'rprlses in Turkey are reported in a very
al way
OF our total exports of $685., 600 600 last
ear SG91 600, 900 went To Europe Great
rltain Is our best customer, nearly SAP,
IO.OOO. Germany took $92 O00. 900;
rance, $50, 600, 600; Belgium, SEQ 900, 900;
ustria only $1,000, 900; Denmark, 3d.
10000; Italy, SIC. 900; the Neither
nds, $4,000, 900, Russia SIS, 900, 900;
pain, Sl5, 900, 900; Sweden and Norway,
}, 900, 900, and Portugal, 81, 900, 900.
Japan Is fast taking u place among the
aiding commercial nations Ten years
20 the Japanese imported only S37 900,
~, now sl29, 1000, 600 Ten years ago they !
ported Sio, 0O0,O 900, now $l35, 600, 900
hey have nearly trebled their foreign !
ade, Notwithstanding the disturbance of |
e war with China.
China has not done so badly, either. She
IS in ten years increased her imports
om SS1, 900, 900 to Sl62, 900, 900, and her
ports from 81, 900, 900 10 Sl2S, 900, 600.
Three of the richest countries in the
)rld buy more than they sell The fol.
wing figures give in round numbers the
lports and sexports of England, France
I'd Germany, according to the latest
ar's statistics:
Imports. Exports.
gland ............s2 20, 10000 81, 1885, OO0OOO
ance ............... 72O,OJO,O00 65l,OOOUOO
rmany ............. l,l0l,O00 90 S2l 100000
The excess of imports over exports in
csc three nations is therefore the enor- ,
Gus sum of 81, l67, COO 600 year What I
81 sums they must have loaned or in ,
sted in their colonies and other countries!
striking Industrial Facts.
In England the manufacturers and ex-
rters complain that the United States
US so little of them This is their story
Ne buy each year Of the United States
I'm $500, 900, 900 TO $3.50, 900, 900 worth
produce. The United States buys of us !
ly To the extent of 500, 900, O00 and i
en- this amount they are trying to cut .
wn by "A new tariff bill" 1t is "A fact
at England purchase of American
oduce increases year after year, while {
r purchase of English wares shows a
ldency to diminution.
One striking industrial difference be- !.
zen the United States and Great Britain
that we sold last year $ls3 600 900 worth {
breadstuffs. while England had to buy I
eadstuffs to the amount of $257, 900, 600.
A gain, we sold To the remainder of the
'rld last year provisions to the value of
80, 900 900, while Great Britain had tn