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large quantities OF coke to Australia. where it
now completes with that from England.
III.
In the chapter which Institutes a comparison
Of England's trade with that Of other nations
the authors aim is to obtain some idea of tho
relative prosperity In late years of her com.
merce and of that of other countries. The most
interesting OF the tables compiled by him com.
pares the exports of domestic produce from Euro
pean States in the year 1885 with those belong.
ing to the year 1894. 1t appears from this table
that in Improved net value the United Kingdom
can only show q sum Of Sl3. us. 900 for the ten
years, and merely holds. in 1894, an eighth
place as regards inheritance in this re.
spect on the European list. Above her We
find Holland with 1913. O15 .OOo. Russia with
$40. 100000. Austria. Hungary with S5l, 4O5, 900,
the German Empire with SOS, 575. 900. Denmark
with S24.670.oO0. Belgium with S2O 735. 600,
and even Italy with SIS. 100. 900. These figures
our author deems sufficient TO Justify misgiv-
ings; but, when one finds that England's per-
centage of Improvement Is only III per cent. or
lower than that Of nine European nations,
namely, Holland. Russia, Austria Hungary the
German Empire. Denmark. Belgium, Italy. Nor
way, and Portugal. II is submitted that this CEN
trail fact sufhces to support the demand Of the
British public that the whole question OF Eng
lands trade abroad and of foreign competition
shall be the subject Of thorough Investigation.
Returning to the table OF domestic exports
Of European nations in the decade 1885
to 1894. and estimating by percentages. we find
that Denmark, with 81 per cent, shows the
greatest advance, Russia coming next with 81
per cent, then Norway with % per cent, hol-
land with nearly % per cent. and Austria.
Hungary with ID per cent. The minor improve
ments are GIG per cent. for Belgium, g per cent.
for Italy. 5 2-5 per cent. for Portugal, 81, per
cent for tho German Empire. IL per cent. for
Great Britain. and half OF l per cent. for Swift
erland. France actually shows a falling Off Of
one-quarter OF per cont. Comparing tho first
half OF this decade with the last half, we may
say that the OF Europe does seem. to
q certain extent. universally to have huctu-
ated In tho sense of a flow from 1885
to 1890. and of an ebb from 1890
to 1894. There are marked exceptions. how
ever, in some rapid developments of trade. even
from 1890 to 1894, In which tho United King
dom has no part. save with regard to its COM
MERGE with Germany, Russia. and South Africa.
Engiand's Improvement in the decade. as a
other countries, both in absolute value and per.
ccntage. 1t is this fact which, in our authors
Judgment. makes 1t Indispensable to fathom
some of the main causes in foreign lands which
m9y have operated to bring about some part OF
Now let us look at the exports Of domestic prod.
nee OF non;European countries, for which also
Mr.: Gastrell has compiled a table. for the years
lss5-ls94; The result here is that the United
Yet, II we reckon by percentages, the Unitei
States exhibits merely an advance OF 10 per
cent. whereas japan shows an Improvement OF
% per cent, and Mexico one OF : q por cent. II
the net increased value OF the expectation from
Great Britain Of merchandise Of British origin
Of the non;European States, England's po.
sition would be merely seventh on the
list, or lower than that of tho United
States. Mexico, Japan, Chilli, the Argentine Re.
Improvement In the ten years, England. ranks
below tho whole nine, including Egypt, OF which
she has had control during The period. No other
slight advance as N per cent. Here. again, the
comparison OF EnRland's progress in the decade
with that OF countries even outside Europe Is 40
unfavorable to her as 10 give. In our authors
opinion, ample cause for most disuuietinR
thoughts on her present and prospective com.
mercial status in the world.
III.
In his chapter on Foreign Competition "
Mr.. Gastroll cites reasons for fearing that Brit.
ish enterprise in commercial matters ia not now
by any means what 1t should be in many parts