The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-25
WASHINGTON
CORRESPONDENCE.

Oa0A0ENA0aO
Special Dispatch 10 the Poss-Inteliigencer
ASHfEGTON, Oct. A--The rapsc
NAV gain which the United states IS
\vx making in The extension OF IT'S eN-
port trade il illustrated by some figures
presented In a statistical ABSTRACT OF the
principal countries OF the world recently
issued by the British government ana JUST
received ~ the treasury bureau OF s'A.is-
tics. THIS presents tables showing the IN
ports and exports OF the leading countries
OF the world year by year from 1876 TO
1895. and in these tables the United states
makes for herself a remarkably advanta-
gsous showing IN gains OF her export
trade. The tables cover the exports ana
imports OF twenty-five or the leading
countries OF the world. An examination
of the export figures shows that the total
exports OF the twenty-five countries IN
question amounted in 1855 to Il, l57 COOS 90
sterling and in 1886 to q .ss7. $4,000. an in
crease Of 20 per cent. in The decade. while
the figures for the United States alone
show an increase OF over 80 per cent in
the decade. Thus II will Be seen that the
United States between 1856 and 1885 in
creased her exports much more rapidly
than the average country of the world.
while q detailed examination shows that
our gain over our chief rivals. France.
L
even greater than in the average shown by
these figures. Germauy'S increase in ex
ports in the decade OF 1858 being Is per
cent. thai Of FRANCE but y. per cent. and
that Of the United Kingdom le,2 per cent.
while that OF the United States. as already
stated. was SO per cent. 4 substitution or
the figures covering the exports OF the
United States in 1898 for those OF 1896
would present a much greater increase.
our exports in 1885 having been 10 per cent.
greater than those OF 1885.
That our share in the total commerce
o; the world is steadily increasing is
shown both by the figures presented by
the publication in question and a compar
ison with those OF earlier compila tons.
Our share OF the total exports OF the
twenty-five countries under consideration
In 1856 was less than IL per cent. and is
now over Is per cent. Adding to the to-
tai OF the countries covered by the pub
location in question the latest accessible
figures on the commerce OF the other
countries OF the world it is found that
the exports OF the world are about s., 5o0
100000 and the total commerce (exports and
imports) approximately 81. 0O. o00. 600. or
this vast amount the United States con-
iributed Ns41. 5jl. 1884 IN 1898. o. In round
numbers. II per cent, against estimates
OF .. per cent ,s.a In 1882 q. in $50. and s.i
centage in the worlds commerce which
we now enjoy exports at present form
a much larger proportion than they did
at the earlier periods referred to- the i'm
ports having exceeded the exports at each
OF the dates mentioned while In 1895 for
the nrst time In our history. the exports
were double the amount Of our imports.
An examination OF the tables relating to
the imports and exports OF the leading
countries shows equally favorable condi-
tons in regard to our own commerce. Our
exports OF iron and steel. for instance. are
shown to have been in 1887 SIS, 1853 600. and
In 1895 Al. l6l. 600. while those of the United
Kingdom, which in 1857 were ga S92 900
sterhng. were in 1896 only i2s.s0l.O0 ster
iron and steel. while those OF the United
states We're increasing $50 per cent Our ex-
ports OF leather and manufactures thereof
increased from SIC. 1856 900 in 1857 TO $50 243 coo
in 1887 were f3sl2, SS6 sterling were in 1896
Is. $685. 4s sterling, thus showing a gain
:or Great Britain OF less than per cent
wnlae our own exports OF similar articles
pairing these evidences OF the growth OF
our exports OF manufactures with those
OK France and Germany. the result is
equally favorable. exports Of leather from
France being In 1856 l33. 100000 francs in
value. and in 1896 but g, 600 go francs.
those OF metal wares and tools, 81 600 900
francs in 1856 and g. 0oooo francs In 1896
German exports OF leather dressed and
dyed. which in 1856 amounted TO 14f 900 900
marks. were in 1895 but 5000. 900 marks.
whiie leather wares. except gloves. which
IS, .0oJ marks German exports OF iron
and steel show In the decade an increase
or NJ per cent. against an Increase of $50
per cent In our own exports in this line
considering the total exports. the figures
relating TO the United States are extreme
iy gratifying, when compared with those
of the commercial world. The total do
mestic exports OF the United Kingdom are
given in 1856 at e2is,co0. 900 sterling and IN
1896 at f2io.Ur sterling, a gain of about
10 per cent. Those Of France in 1886 are
given at s,2is.Waooo francs, and in 1896 at
:. 400 900. 900 francs gain of only per
in xri,
at 2ss5. 600. 600 marks, and in 1896 at 3535.-
l0.ooo. gain OF ahou. IS per cent; while
the domestic exports from the United
States in 1855 were s66s. s64 52s, and in 1896
ss6s III, 4s7, an increase of nearly 30 per
cent.
Washington inventors who have secur-
ed patents during the past week are:
James r Dever. Olympia, for a cleaning
device; George G. Kaiser, Johnson farm
gate; George I.ntz. Seattle, propeller:
Fred c. Thompson. Burton. mechanism for
converting motion; Robert J Wilson Sc
attic, lamp burner.
The United States civil service commits
sion anr ounces that on December 3. 1SsS
examina ton will be held at the customs
house at Port Townsend. Wash. for he
position OF deputy shipping commissioner
and clerk IN the office OF the shipping COM
missioner in that city, al "A salary OF $50
per aDnum.
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