New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-20
GREAT COMMERCIAL RIVALS
COMPARISON OF EXPORTS OF UNITED
STATES AND UNITED KINGDOM.
TABLE SHOWING VALUE OF DOMESTIC MER-
CHANDIsE EXPORTED FOR THIRTY
ONE YEARS.
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Washington. March 19-Ambassador Choate's
recent remark that the United States and the
United Kingdom would doubtless continue a
friendly rivalry in regard to the worlds COM
merce is justified by the latest figures on the
commerce Of the two countries supplied by
the Treasury Bureau Of Statistics. These show
that the exports Of domestic merchandise from
the United States In the eight months ending
with February amount to Ss29.335. l4l, and
those from the United Kingdom amount to
S79S9GO427. In the calendar year 1898 the do
nestle exports from the United States amounted
to 81 90. 564 SOS. while those from the United
Kingdom amounted to S1.131. 94433l
The year 1898 was the first in which the do
nestle exports from the United States exceeded
the domestic exports from the United Kingdom
on only two occasions prior TO 1898 have the
domestic exports Of the United States exceeded
a billion dollars while those OF the United King
dom have constantly exceeded billion dollars
for tho last twenty years. The latest year IN
which her exports OF domestic merchandise fell
below tho billion dollar line was in lSI9 when
they amounted 10 S92s 929026. In 1879 our own
exports Of domestic merchandise amounted to
S754 G5G.755.
Thus in the twenty years since 1879 the FIG
ures show an increase of only 90 per cent in the
domestic exports Of the United Kingdom and
Of c. per cent in those Of the United States
apparently entirely justifying Ambassador
Choate'5 assertion that the United states would
continue to be a rival. though a friendly one OF
the United Kingdom in its relations with the
commercial world
That the rivalry has been and IS frlendly one
even to the extent Of cordially. IS shown by the
fact that despite our rapid increase IN the sup
plies which We arc offering to the markets ~ the
world Great Britain continues TO take proper
tionate share Of that increase. our exports Of
domestic merchandise 70 the United Kingdom in
1879 amounted 10 S34G 4S5 ss1. and in 1S9S were
1884 39S 302 an increase OF - per cent; while. as
already shown. our general exports Increased SO
per cent for that period. This is the more strik-
Ing and worthy Of remark in view Of the fact
that our own imports from the United Kingdom
have not increased at the rate her purchases
from US have grown Indeed the imports into
the United States from the United Kingdom in
1895 are practically no greater than they were
twenty years ago. tho imports from the United
Kingdom in 1879 being Sos 53S So and in 1898
Sos 94j1Sj
Tpon this subject Of the relative growth NJ
the export trade o. the two countries. the United
states and the United Kingdom, which I'm
friendly rivalry supply about one-third or the
worlds importations, the following table VIII be
interesting II shows the expectation NJ do
nestle merchandise" Cby which term is meant
purely home products emitting al foreign Nor
chandise re-oxported) of each Of te countries
in question from 1865 to 1898. fiscal years end
ing June 30 being given in the figures Of the
United States. and the years ending December
81 given in those relating to the exports OF the
United Kingdom. The expectation of domestic
merchandise" only is given. as this seems 10
present a more accurate picture Of the growth
Of the producing power of the Nation. The
figures are taken in each from the official
reports Of the Government represented. and
therefore in the column showing the exports Of
Great Britain stated In pounds sterling
EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC MERCHANDISE.