New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-06
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FRENCH COLONIAL, TRADE.
REPORT OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS TO
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Washington. Sop, = Tho subject of France. IN
her relations territorial or other. with Amer
ira did not cease ~ have important interest for
Americans ci,he~ With the fal ~ quebec or WIN
tho signing of tho treaty recognizing the inde-
rendooco ~ tho United Statee. Nor do " ceas'
when eazsinA was forced N ~ithdraw rom MHfico
Unlike the other great colonial Power m me 'on-
tinen, of Europe. Germany. France mas some 'p''
ris. IN this hen,isrherH .grd heins republican IN
i,s form ~ government. end es trev touch Amer'-
car bis,orv a, several points Americans naturally
racard With interest whatever pertains ~ mo colo-
riaI possessions 81 Frarce Corsul-'IenAtal ''On
: r-op-jr writing from Paris - tho state 'epar'-
man, under date If July r. makes fn'l report ~
tho husness n The fifteen French colonies deriVeh
from, tahulete5 statements made ~ ''0Ternmsnt
oficials
TbesA cnIoni.e contain Q superficial aren Fl lE'-
oat SQUARE miles eri have q population ~ el'iH'
THEW trade With the home country snoun'r "
i1iS SOS o. the importaticns into France 'hereto'n
ho,rc az o7srs. exports from France thereto S'-
-, 20, co,,A changes IN figures will be caused by
the recent del'r1i,ation Ct Niger territory Ff tar
the most ,mpcrtert NJ the french colonies hH w
Africa
With nearly p ouartar-rion square mhes ~ W
rftory. there Is = population ~ ii'iA ~ 1919
Tho commerce between France and Algeria IN 1873
--ss IN value So 40 900 SEQ 12ooo In imporaons
into France end tl7eH ONo IN expectations rom
Frame General commerce with other nations az
rreKat4i 81 40 80 ~ which ss,sMo"o retA ATror'a-
tons from end 81 oco irpcrta,ions into Algeria
The vine irnportatlons into France from Algeria
the largest Item ~ commerce, Aggregated S'il"' ~
The rext item, p-as sheep. valued a. Slo7o''
AFPtrAs IMPORTS AND FXFCRTs
Naiagascor contains an area a. $1,000 square
miles and hos q ropulation of f0A0 ~ The com
mercial exchanges between France and Madagascar
were 81 POO ooN-.9o mn N irror'ations into France
and loo NoN expectations from France
The commerce between Reunion ana France ras
g zoo 40 the greater par, inportatians into France
Turly has IN OF 70 9o3 miles and population
OF / sio 80 Tho commerce. was. for 1906 Imports-
tons into France !i610rN. expectations from
France tHoo o0o The largest exports from France
we're IN grain '2.1s1co1. and. strange 70 say. tho
largest import into France was also grain ana nour
.2i,f11.
senesals population Is oooo. u. total COM
rerce win Franco WAS 8 10000 ~ which France
received in imports 5000 more tn, the value OF
her exports 20 Senegal The largest item OF I'm
ports into France was peanuts ans thA next exotic
gums.
Congo. with population OF from i2oOco 70 49,
Col.c.. has an area % 1870 square mil.s: soudan
has. respectively. 10000 and 5000 The
rner-!al exchanges were ;3u7.s57 OF which the I'm
portaiions into France were the larger share Palm
oil leads these wi,h the vilrs nj, .6es. s9l
The Dahomey COLONY ana dependencies are small
and the commercial output too insignlNcant 70 be
taken into sccount
COMMERCE WITH AMERICAN COLONIES
The American colonies. II is worth the trouble 20
state. arc tho Guhdaloupe and Martinique Islands
In the West Indies. French Guiana ana g.. Pierre
and Miquelon- nparaiiyely small In territorial
extent ana population. but some OF them CONNER
c!ally valuable. Thus fyadsloupe with es7 squar.
miles and ~ 0D population had commercial
changes with Franco IN 1906 70 the value 81 s. 100
~ ~ which tho expectations from France were
500 30 greater than the importations into France.
Martinique pith 2i square miles nd si 800 popula-
ton. had even valuable trade. fN2OoOO
Here tho importetons into France are greater than
tho expectations. France imports from Guadaloupe
sugar I'm powder coffee. dye stufrs moasses. brandy
and ships and sends thither wines. tissues passA-
menteriss. cotton ribbons. prepared lenthers etc.
The sugar import IL valued NJ '1Ioo73. The sugar
import from Martinique IS rut down ~ g. OPS iei nd
rnoIasses brandy at g.s55seo France sends 70 that
,qland the same articles 70 Guadalupe French
Guiana has an eTea OF 5 o52 square miles ana pop
IL essence ot roses The total commerce with
france in 1905 $4,000 The chief export from
France Is wine.
ST PIERRE AND MIOUELOH
tn. exchanges between France and her North
American possessions. Miqueon and 81. Pierre
were s. 100000. although their superfoies Ia only
ninoty-four square miles and population 100. But
tho comparatlvely largo import into France ~
Sc 900 600 is due hsh and rod OIL which the
product OF the French possessions oT tho British
American coast.
The French colonies NJ Cochin China Tonauln
Anam and Cambodia. the last two nominal king
domS, arc very productive. The population is
dense The commercial exchange between France
n nd Indo- China wns Ss2o0On. FrAnch india has
dwinded from what II was I'm the times OF Lords
Chatham and Give Having now an area Of los
square miles and a population or 2s3 oaS The total
business IN imports and exports Ia less than s150-
600. the larger part consisting OF peanuts imported
into France.
New-Calcdonia and its dependencies. and Tahiti.
French Polynesian possessions. produce a far bot
ter trade From the irst-named France imports
81 1O2 $40 in nickel and s5fs.6gO In cobalt
Tahiti sends 10 her articles n the extent NJ $780,
900 and receives from her 5000 IN goods
II will be from this survey that the French
have extensive colonies. and some very valuable
ones just now. tho United States Consul General
shows. she is pushing her trade with them. rs we'll
a extending her possessions In tho South ana
East