New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-15

s,row-rHrs COUNTRY GAINS IN AMOUNT
AND IN PERCENTAGE.
inv TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuNEl
Washington Aug 1.-THE rapid gain OF INC
United States in her invasion OF the com"eio "
the world ls intelligently discussed by the p''s'
Consul az Stockholm Sweden. by the aio " az, "
nortant series of statistical tables just ssueh ny
the Swedish Government. covering the 'o"'
and nroduction Of the world IN series on nNe-
year periods These important tables, "h'c' nav
attracted much attention ny reason OF Nv"
,onslve research. discussed by 'oHsuI IN
stable I'm special report To the BRUSH "yN'''
mont q COPY Of which has just reached th- treas
urv Bureau Of Statistics. In this report he ~ III
nares tho production and commerce or the Iedu-
inc nations and through his analysis OF the sal"
o. loss which they have made presents Il"
ing picture of the growth OF the chier nro"uo"s
and commercial interests of he tnl,'p ST. ~
comnarIson with that Of other great nations lh's
ANALYSIS coming from these unprejndicco SourPs
10 eeneciallv interesting in view or MS faNp'ioe
showing relative to the production ana coni"e'oe
OF the United States
IRON
The principal pig-iron producing "oun'f'fs re
given as France. Germany. Great brlta'n alu ny
United States In the qnnauenn'aI perlou' l'''- ''
the average annual production OF Franco "as
, oc5 c,o tons and IN the period 1875. 2Vo""'
Germany increased from average or lso""
tons In the ls7l-75 period to aos2"o per anhum N
the 1875 period. Great Britain increased Iir,.
an annual average OF $4,000 tons in me i'"- 4"
period to 1851 OO0 per annum In the 1881 % 'ei",'
while tho United States increased from an average
raI ,,o6uction NJ 22s4OOO in the 1910 period
n an average Of so65co tons per ~nnum IN the
1915 period ,,
commenting upon this table Consul Constable
saws: During this period 1t appears that "re"'
nran sn@ sn5 Sas anF
per cent 10 20 per cont o. n-onortion OF
output from 6l per cent TO So9 per cem dcssoa IN
The production of iron ore Is a.ro annuai pro
6 6Ur,oG 81 % o was AS 900 tons against 2, 600
many 52isOOo in Spain and SeSioo ,i !" cdnsiabie
saws that Inc annual production Of iron ore an IN
Great Britain and Ireland is estimated ~ 10 90 co0
creased frGm Se the tons proancon Of tho Tinted
states which for lS7-''5 averagud ro5IS ~ neTind
isal g
Tho ayorope annual output Of coal by Great
Britain and Ireland during the lsd- % per'o" 10
given as l26glOco tons. against lsi'l'"V 'o"s p,I
annurn in the 1915 period; Germany f''o'0VVV
tong in the ls7l-'15 period and 9'coScVo per arhu,
I'm the 1875 period. while that OF inc "''eu
c,o,s e given Al a. 9s3 400 per annum In the
1S775 period and oS32o tons per annum IN one
iSai-e5 term Commenting upon ,hiS SU"s ,nis an
pears that Great Britain and Ireland supplied ~, y,
per cent Of the world output o, op' = nor cent
while tho United states have advanced from Il per
cent to nearly 80 per cent.
COTTON
The estimated consumption OF raw cotton for IN
United States and Great Britain IS given by periods
"a far back az 1890 showing that while "rea'
pri,ain's ,orsumpiion OF cotton increased from
$50 Ooo tons per annum from 1871 10 '''l"' per
nnnum in lssi-9i that Of the United states n
creased from an average Of $1,000 per annum IN
Ia soVs Consul Constable. Great BritaIns cor
sumption ~ cotton has increased ny Ioui ,i
while thar Of the rest ~ Europe ana the lh''e'
Stitcs has doubled"
RAILWAYS
Commenting upon the table showing mo CROWN
81 railways in the leading countries ~ IN" wor A.
Consul Constable says 1T Is estimated 'ha' "ul
,-rr ,he ueriod OF twenty five years between lsN
and 80, tho length OF railway lines In Great Brit
ain and ireland ha, increased by about s"r kll o.
metres In Russia Icy about 2i5g kilometres, IN
-. ~ Kilometres " hile in the United states the In
crease g moro Than COW" Korne.res nea ia
twe1,y-hrco lines At great rs that OF Great hri'-
ain and lreand
WHEAT
The estimated average yearly production o'
wheat In Germany tho United staies me Hriusn
colonies and dependencies and for all nations
shows according 70 Consul constahlAs analysis.
that The United States produces nearly one-hfth.
the British colonies somewhat more man o, h.
total production Of wheat throughout the world.
GOLD AND SILVER
The table showing the average yearly output Of
fold and silver Tor Germany. the United states
and the British colonies and dependencies IS an
eiyzed nv Consul Constable IN single sentence. IN
which ha says. Thus the United States and the
British colonies together produce somewhat more
than one half OF the total annual output o' gold
and nearly one-halt the annual output OF SILVER
< fHrther analysts Of the table indicates that the
United States alone produces about = per cent %.
the gold Of the world and over 50 per cent ot the
silver OF the world
COMMERCE
The to,al commerce. including imports and ex-
ports s given In pounds sterling Great BRIAN
and Ireland's annual average for ISL IS was f5S-
sSs SIS for iSl Is $50 l6f 65. Germany. 1873 tSS-
slI1. FOR 1919 t752777.777. tho United Stntes.
fssl-'s5 1902 s3Ss 23 'or lal a. sSi r3333 Comment
ing upon these figures Consul Constable says
Thus during this period Great Britain's trade
has Increased hy slight, NOR" than g2 per cent.
that OF Germany and the United States each by
Is per cent while the trade of France has steadily
declined The volume OF trade has "a need scarcely
lee said increased 10 a much greater degree than
f. indicated hv these figures. hui owing 10 the al
most universal tan In the prices Of commodities
tn" Increase IN value or exports anu imports mas
been less than might have been expected
Tho percentage Of increase az population In the
leading countries is shown In the table. which
places the increase in population IN the United
states during the last ten years AZ y per cent the
British colonies tnd dep'nd'nc,"s increased l. per
Great Britain and ireland ST per cent and France
.i6 per cent.
TURN or THE THEATRES SURE To COVE.
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