The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-01
TRADE Will LATIN AMERICA

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TRADE With LATIN AMERICA
Treasury Rureaa OF statistics Pre-
SEATS an Exhaustive Treatise.
Washington. Aug. Si.-"American COM
merce: the trlde OF South America. Cen
trail America Mexico. ami the West In
dies. and the share Of the United States
and other leading nations therein. 1S2l-sS."
Is the title OF monograph just issued
by the treasury bureau Of statistics. II
discusses. as indicated by the title. the
commerce of South and Central America
and the West Indies. the trade methods,
the popularity or otherwise OF manufac-
lures and products OF the United states.
the transportation and the lack Of trans
portation between the United States and
the south. the steamship routes from port
to port and the disances. the railways
now built which must serve as part OF a
through line connecting the continents
and countries, the length railway nee
essary to be constructed and Its pros
pective route, and the share which the
United States now has and which ether
natloEs have in abe commerce of each Of
the countries of Central and South Amer
jca-
The discussion Is accompanied by a
series OF tables which present the sta
tistics feach os the countries ard Glands
south Of the United States IN a very elab-
crate and complete form Many Of the
countries OF Central and South America
have no organized statistical service. and
L., 1,.f- ~
only be determined by an elaborate and
careful examination OF the reports OF coun-
tries having transactions with them. A
thorough study OF the statistics OF the
worlds comuletce wi. htlhe purpose OF de-
tcrmining The share OF each country with
the South and Central American countries
which have no statistics OF their own
has been made and by this process Il has
been possible 10 reach conclusions rs TO
the share Of each OF the leading COM
mercIal countries OF the world IN supply
ing the imports OF all OF the countries OF
Sortf and Central America
Tbs examination OF the worlds com
unerce with relation to the countries of
America does not present an altogether
satisfactory picture OF tire share which
the United States has in the commerce
OF the countries lying south Of her bOr-
ders. With the EngIish-speak.ng people
Of the American territory lying upon the
north her commercial reiattons have rap
idly grown and proven mutually salts
factory. With those OF another language.
occupying the contiguous territory at the
south. the growth has been slower and
less satisfactory. AMI as the distance IN
creases the growth decreases. To Brit
ish North America the United States cup
piles 80 per cent Of the total imports for
consumption; to Mexico. 20 per cent; 10
the Central American ststes. next re-
moved By distance though readily
reached by water and now being tapped
BY railways. Sc per cent; to CoaonN
trife farther removed. bur eqUaily Access
sshle by direct water transportation. ~
pcr cert: 70 Venezuela. equally accessible
g ps- cent; 20 the West Indies. which /
lie n close proximity. but which nave
baan us, 10 the present time controlled by
commercial nations whose policy In many
cases has been 90 retain their commerce
FOR their own people, % per cent; 20 the
cunnas. also readily reached by vP.Pr. |
q per cent OF the imports ~ British .'ui-
am II De cent OF those OF Dutch Guiana
aod but less than 6 per cent 10 those
of French Guiana
Even shs souew'lat unSs tisfact0ty con- /
d'tion of trade with the countries hor-
dcrinF upon the Gul. OF NeXire ans fhe !
CarfAbean sea Is. however. gratifying
when compared with The trade relations
~ the United States with the Countries .
Of SotYoh America bordering upon the A.
larYtic and Pacific oceans. OF :hs toisi
imports Of all South AInsr:>a. 81 pr c-nt
= t7ren by ne countries bordering upon /
the two oceans, and but - per cent by /
41ose bordering upon she Caribbean. /
Marching down tte eastern coas, ~ Soerh /
America. we hnd Brazil importing In iss7. /
goods to the value % over $1,000 -. Of
which the United States supplied sA7Lt
y per cent: Uruguay and Pa-7guay n
Opo Ooo, 81 which our snare was less than I
7 per cert: and Argentina -. 10 y
v'hl,h less than Z PER ceDs WIS firm fss
United S.ates while tour % ire Pa 4
ciac coast shows irnpo-tatigns into Chile
Of s.4O0o 90: Peru. ssFes.oao: Bolivia. vi
5000 and Eclaso- f7.9O9.6oo. the p-op7r-
ton from .hc Tinted s;atcs avcagiBE
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Gotrt America frDrtinz n:he CsTih5s7n
sea imports gods 20 the valve ~ "a
CO., GO. OF which NC supply an average u
= -e- csnt: the eastern ross+. frurzi1x 1
upon tn Atlantic. ~. &c. anf he pa
cFac coast. ssiso.ooe. y -hieh 3a- TO
portion - iu 4aeh case abotg - PER cent 4
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- s-emDorarv one. White exports from
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