The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-13
WHERE THE COIN G)ES
Also, and Still Better, Where
Ii Comes From.
EXPORTS DOUBLE IMPORTS
Is the Grand Summary (Esti-
mated of the Year.

Washia gton, July 12.-More than three
quarters Of the 81 39o, 900 600 worth Of our
productions which were sent abroad dur
ing the fiscal year just ended went 20
Europe. while only onehalf Of the $780,
100000 worth which we imported cape
from Europe. Nearly one-half OF our ex-
ports OF the year went to the United
Kingdom alone, while our imports from
the United Kingdom were less than one
fifth of our total importations.
While the full figures of the fiscal year
are not yet complete the reports of the
Bureau Of Statistics covering the eleven
months ending June l are sufficient to
show who have been the purchasers Of
the enormous aggregation Of domestic
productions which the United States has
distributed to the world in this year Of her
greatest commerce. Our sales to Europe
are more than three times as much as
our purchases from that part of the world,
the exports to Europe during eleven
months Of the year being $901 014. 786 and
the imports from European countries in
the same time 1921, 091, 002. To the coun-
tries Of North America we have sold 80
per cent more than we have purchased
from them. our exports to them for the
eleven months being s127, 125 .029, against
sS1 2S7 4sS of imports from them. To Afri-
ca we have sold more than double the
amount Of our purchases, the exports TO
that part of the world being s1S,097, $50 in
the eleven months whose record has COM
pleted and the imports Sc 1907. Here the
scale turns against US, for in our COM
merce with South America, Asia and Oc-
eania our sales to each Of those countries
have been far less than our purchases
from them. To South America we sold
during the eleven months in question only
$50 74S, 846 worth, while our purchases from
that part OF the world were $50, 859 245. To
Asia our sales were but s41, 561.531 and our
purchases therefrom sS5, 3S1. 15S. To Oceania
our sales were $40. 979. 555 and our purchases
s23 365, 100. 1t is gratifying to observe, how
ever, that in our trade with Asia, where
all ma tons of the earth are now striving
to extend their commerce, there has BAN
a material gain in our exports during the
year, the total being nearly Is per cent
greater than that OF last year.
The figures for the year will show
marked improvement over those Of last
year. The expuorts TO Europe being more
imam tflTee LlIlFS the imports lIOLl J1ul Opt,
while last year they were not quite dou-
BILE the imports; the exports to North Am
erican countries will be nearly fifty mill
ion dollars in excess of the imports from
those countries, while last year Che excess
of exports was less than twenty million
dollars our imports from South America
will be $50 per cent in excess of our ex-
ports 10 that part of the world, while last
year they were more than 200 per cent
greater than the exports.
There is not country, indeed scarcely
a spot, in the civilized portions Of the
globe which has not been a customer of
the United States in the year just ended
From the United Kingdom, whose total
purchases for the year are nearly $500
600 600, down to Paraguay, with a total Of
less than $1,000, the continents, countries
and the islands of the earth have pur-
chased of the plentious supplies which the
United States has been able to offer 10
the world in this greatest year of her
commerce. To the United Kingdom the
exports for the eleven months were SOL
100, 263, against $452. 1926, $50 in the cores
ponding months of the preceding year.
Germany came next as a purchaser. our
total sales to that country being s145,-
4l6 O65. against $116, AIS last year. The
next largest purchaser was France 70
which we exported $S7,012 S4l in the elev-
en- months of the year, against 54,575,2 9S
in the corresponding months of the preced-
ing year. Next came British North Am
erica. with purchases amounting 10 S76.-
100 414. against only $50 $50 94 then Meth
erlands with $50. 1913. 226, against $46,456 o34
u. 4 e
against $50. 469 as last year; Italy, s21 .Sis
81. against $50 206.3u last year; Mexico,
sl9 304 $50, against S21 1853 last year; ia
pan SO 2G0 AS. against Sl2 $50, 423 last year;
British Australia. Slf2l3 60S. against SI2
197. Os2 last year: Brazil, $l2 69f 153, against
81 1885 last year; Denmark, $u.604o'',
agains- S9.63G041; British Africa, $l0,953J45.
against So 216.0S0 Spain, SO i93, SO against
SO 2CS 637. and China IS. 056 ~, against 80
9sl. 9l9 last year while more of the other
Countries of ne world reacred the 10000
90 line in Tie eleven months whose rec
ord is now complete.
our purchases abroad, as already ind-
Gated. are much less than those Of last
year. being for the eleven months $3.50.
| 77o.OS2 against $679. 547,S9l. and for the full
year likely 10 be but a tTifie n excess Of
500 0Oo 600. against 1854. 80. 40 last year.
This year our total exports VIII be prac-
tica!ly double our imports. while last year
they were less than = per cent greater
than our imports. As above stated, one
half OF our imPortati0ns came from Eu-
rope Our largest purchases during the
YEAR were from the United Kingdom,
which. as already indicated, was our larg-
est customer. our total purchases in tne
eleven months from the United Kingdom
being sol 49,. 40. against $l4s5>S.5l5 IL the
( CORRESPONDING months Of last year The
next largest purchases were from Ger
many. from which Ne bought in the e.ev-
en- months 81. 9I6.S1a worth Of goods.
.gaius. sas s54gl2 .ast year; Brazil next.
.ron which We bought $5>.4a3 80. against
ssi sq5 .z>s last year; tneu France, $3.50
+,s. ozl.ns: So j95 ~. British North Am
sriea - ~ 55g ga nst 81. ~ 81 last year;
and during me eleven months Of ISIS We
bouEh, se4.l5i. SD from British India S25-
Ia - from Japan. So 49, 81 from China
s., aoe s6S from I-aly, and li2.4o1 from
Mexico.
The following table gives cur exports
10. and imports from the grand divisions
Of he world during The eleven months
ending June l. 1885:
r,,-one ..........$ 2I 4aIe11 sil.5l+, rs
Nor.h America 80. s2s7s-4 L.. 70 -
South America Be-. 3 S$-i5 S2'fss4s
Asa ..-....- .....- 0.->-.-ss 4--al-s~i
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