The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-06
Bn1rAv AVID nEn COLONIES.
Her Trade Enlarged to the Extent Of
$500 coo, 900 Per AMMAN.

WARRINGTON. Feb. THE non-British
world buys 10 per cent. Of its total foreign
merchandise from the United Kingdom the
British colonial world buys 43 per cent. OF Its
foreign merchandise from the United King
dom. The total imports OF the British colonies
amount TO f215. 600. 1000 annually. Great Brit
ain, by supplying 40 per cent. OF this instead Of
10 per cent. which she averages In the COM
merce OF other countries. makes an additional
market for 100000. 900 annually OF her prod
ucts. Her total exports to foreign countries
tomitting the c%olonies) are COG. 100000. or 10
per cent. OF their total imports, and II to this
were added a like percentage OF the imports OF
the colonies. her total sales would be f23S.-
100000 instead OF the grand total OF E21O.-
100000 which she enjoyed In 1890, the year to
which these figures relate. 1t Is thus nppar-
ent that her sales are enlarged through her
colonial system In the sum OF about 100000
600 In round figures. or 100000 900 per an
mum. thus increasing by % per cent. her total
exports and creating by her colonial system q
market for 5000, 000.0 00 worth OF her products
and manufactures
These are some Of the facts shown Ia u recent
publication OF the Treasury Bureau Of Stalls
ties OH the Colonies. Protectorates and Depend
encies OF the World. French colonies buy quite
as largely from the home country as do those
Of Great Britain. and even the Netherlands
colonies purchase largely from the mother
country. although located on the opposite side
OF the earth.
Not only has Great Britain added to her mar
kct by bringing the 100000 900 people OF her
colonies into the colonial relationship. but
there has evidently been. through the material
development which has followed this relation
ship, a great increase In the purchasing power.
The construction OF highways. harbors. rail-
ways and teleRraphs has evidently quickened
the general business, conditions. and with the
Increased activity and prosperity enlarged the
Gonsuming power. The RAILWAYS now IN the
miles IN length. the telegraph lines near
y 100000 miles, and, the highways far
OF the railway lines is under, the control OF,
ment. aud It is, an interesting fact that the
smaller proportion of their total receipts In
running expenses than those operated BY pri-
there are savings banks in conjunction with
ings banks q the colonies amount to more than
In the Import trade of Great Britain the
colonies also prove advantageous from the
than $2,O OO 100000 which Great Britain sends
outside of her immediate limits IN purchase OF
supplies Is, spent among the people OF her colo
perity Of either British colonists or British cap
ital. The industries OF the colonies are to a
itai. and the expenditure OF nearly S5OO.O06,-
600 OF British money in British colonies each
year for tie products Of those colonies
and so reflect to the business advantage OF
the home country. whence that carital is
from the colonies in 1891 were over fA3.G60.-
round terms $500, 100000. forming more than
9ne-ffth of the total imports into the United
The following. table shows the exports and
colonies in lSnI.