The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-16

pears that Great Britain ard Ireland SUP
pred u per cent. OF the worlds coal cat
pLS. but az the present onsy "A per cent
gssm1ny only produced Il per cert-. while
TIE lnsfed states has advanced fro.s II 20
nearly - per cent
The estimated consumption OF raw cot
Ton Tor TIE United States ard Great Brit
ain II given b. periods "a far back as 1896.
showing TIA: while Grezt Britains con-
sumption CT cotton increased from 20 90
tons per annum from fs3I-4e 10 1881 % per
annunn IN issl-s4. thai % tie United States
Increased from an average Of 1890 per
annun In 1910 TO s.sss.1o per annun ia
iss1-ss
~since 1910" SAYS Consul Constable
Great Brifa.n's consumption o. cotton
mas increased by one-fourih while that Of
the res; q Europe and the United States
has doubled
Commenting upon the table showing the
growth Of railways In the leading couu-
tries OF the world. Consul Constable says:
IL IL estimated that during The period
Of twenty-five wears between is-9 sra isss
the length OF railway tines in Great Brit
ain nae increased ny about 500 kilometsrx.
n Russia BY about 1850 kliometers, in
sssrmany y 20 ksomsters, and IN
United states the increase is more than
1'1.vp kiometerx: that is nearly eight
times az large as that OF Germany and
Great Britain and Ireland"
The estimated average yearly production
OF wheat In Germany. the United States
the British colonies and dependencies, for
ali nations, shows. according TO Consul
CoHs;sh ie's analysis. the United States
produced nearly one-tifth. the British col
onies somewhat more than one-eighth and
Germany less than one-twsnteth OF the
total production OF wneat throughout the
word.
The table showing the average yearly
output OF gold and silver for Germany,
the United States and the British colonies
and dependencies Is analysed by Consul
constable III a single sentence, In which
he says:
Thus. the United States and the Brit
ism colonies together produce somewhat
more than one-naif OF the total annual
output OF gold. and nearly one-hslf the an
nual output OF silver Throughout, the
world
further analysis OF thetable indicates
that the United States alone produces
about 2 per cent. OF the gold OF the world
and OF silver IS per cent
The total commerce. including imports
AMI exports. is given in pounds sterling
Great Britain and ireland's annual average
for issl-s5 was S5a3 SIS SIS sterling; for
1875 E5ss. l6s. SCI sterling; Germany.
ISIS. Sss III sterling: for 1881 50 es5e.
771.sT sterling: the United States. issI-s5.
15"Z,aS,S55 steriing; for 1915. E3ii. 335 1913
sterling.
Commenting upon these figures. Consul
Constable says:
THUS. during this period. Great Brit
aims trade has Increased slightly more
than 2ls per cent: that of Germany and
the Lifted States each by 10 per cent.
While the trade OF France has steadily de-
ciined The volume of trade has 4; need
sca'cel< be said. increased to much
gre ,-cr d,cree than is indicated by these
nAhres. tut. owing TO the almost un.yer-
sal = Inarity In the prices OF 60 nnodit!es
tdc II tfta>s n value of exports and inn
pots has been less than might have beer
expected
The percentages of increase of population
iT tie leading countries = 81 swn III the
tables, which place the increase in popu-
laton IN tae United States durinl, the last
ten years al II per cent; the British colo
MES ard dependencies Increased Y per
cent. Germany. l. per cent. Russia II
per cent: Great Britain and ireland, ST
| per cent France. oS77 per cent