The Topeka state journal., 1898-11-28
TRADE WITH ENGLAND.
Is Becoming Largely a One Side
Business,

New York, Nov. 2S-A special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
Some interesting facts about American
commerce with Great Britain are contain
ed in the October statement, TRADE and
Navigation of the United Kingdom" just
received by the treasury bureau of sta
tistics. This shows that despite the small
purchases which the people of the United
States are making from Great Britain,
sales to that country continue to increase.
In nearly all of the great classes of goods
for which American producers are seek
ing a market the October impOrtations
into the United Kingdom from the United
States were in excess of those in preceding
years, while the exports of manufactures
from the United Kingdom to the United
States were in most cases smaller than
Imports Of bacon from the United States
in October, 1888, were 474,S40 against 363,-
SS4 ~ Pounds IN Octoper 1871; those OF mans
3O3, ,6S5 pounds, against 197.5S8 pounds in Oe-
tOber of last year; of butter, 1887 pounds
agansf IA @ zs P09ndds an fSTG S "a P01nds
against 521. .592 pounds; oats, It's, S25 pounds,
against tzS,142 pqQnqSc copper; 4I1Wr0ugnt i
1881 pounds; lead, 41,037 pounds against
pounds, against 81 ia pounds; wood, saws,
against 81 S69 pounds; leather, 274 683
pounds. against 175. .723 pounds.
Great Britain to the United States are in
nearly all cases similar to those in Octo-
abnormally smaller in that month because
of the excessive importa tions in the
the revenue law in July Of that year E5S-
ports of wool to the United States in Oc
against 25. AS in October, 1897; those of cot
ton piece goods were $3.50, 200 yards, against
October, 1896; wooleu tissues showed an
increase over October of last year, but
very great fall compared with October,
1896. the total for October. 1898, being a.
and nRf fnh IA 1nrtg
of worsted tissues were 699 600 yards in
34SSSto6er lSS @ 4 ag2inSt m 49SSeg sd lR be
the United States in October, 1898, We're
3.l61 against 1893 in October of last year
and 1862 in October, 1896 Exports of
wire or iron or steel were. in October.
of the present year, 3697 pounds in value,
against 3375 pounds in October of last
year and A. 961 pounds in October 1896. OF
tin plates the exports to the United States
in October, 1898, were 40,043 pounds. against
SO 13O in October. 1897 and 11S,76 pounds in
October, 1896 Those of black plates for
timing amounted to only 10 pounds in
october. 1898, against 142 -. pounds in Oeto- t
tober, 1896. Earthen and chinaware ex-
ports increased slightly over october Of
October. 1896 being Al, ,954 pounds in Octo-
and 61 17S pounds in October, 1896. Writ
ing or printing paper and envelopes
to S11 pounds and in October of last year
to 1850 pounds. In certain lines of manu-
woolen and silk goods, carpets and cloth
ing, October of the present year shows a
slight increase over the exports of the cor
responding month of last year. but in
many cases fall below October, 1896.
In particular the exports from Great
Britain to the United States show great
increase and this is in the class of arti-
cles required in the great industr tries of this
country. OF jute yarn used in nanufac-
turning. the exports to the United States
in October, 1898. amounted to 100000
pounds, against 600 pounds in October Of
last year and 1890 pounds in October.
1896: while those of jute piece goods, used
largely for bagging for grains and cotton
increased from 5.363, 800 yards in October,
1897 to II. .154, 500 in October, 1898. OF linen
tinted States were 1O5 500 pounds again
in October 1896. The exports of silk
thrown twist and yarns" also used in
manufacturing, amounted in October of
the present year to 112.247 pounds, against
pounds in October, 1896. Pig iron exports
to the United States in October of this
year were 1905 tonsf against 1,1S3 tons in
October, 1897. and 9S7Ntons in October, 1896
Machinery for use in textile manufactur-
ing exported to the United States in Octo-
Der of the present year was valued at 25,329
pounds, against q, 40 pounds in October of
last year and q. .S96 pounds in October.
1896. Exports of cement to the United
States in October, 1898, amounted to S.O31
tons, against 4,O72 tons in October of last
year In two essential particulars, how
ever. the exports of articles for use in man
ufacturing showed a marked decrease,
these being in wooden and worsted yarns,
tober of the present year 700 pounds.
against I. 700 pounds in October, 1897. and
2. 100 pounds in October, 1896. while in
worsted yarns the October. 1898. exports
October last year and 1900 pounds in Oc-
4ober, 1896.