The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-08
TRADE WITH SOUTH AFRICA
has l1CnEASED NONE RAPsDLY
THAI 10 AxY oTuEa evARTER.
Africa wore rive Tiass - Large
- They were n 1877. IseisA-
Sag Dss Amount sf Massfssssses.

Special Dispatch 20 the Post-Inssiiigencer
WARRINGTON. Sept The increased
pubic interest In affairs IN Africa, and
especially South Africa. resulting from re-
cent Developments. lends interest 20 some
statements just prepared by the treasury
bureau Of satisfies relative TO the CON-
msrcs OF tho United States with that con-
tinsnt and the growing demand In al OF
its divisions for our manufactures and
products. Exports from the United states
TO Africa were In the nscsi year isss more
than 1vs times - great ~ they were In
isss. The total exports from the United
iss were but U.xss.DS. Aid IN 1879 they
from LIBERIA 10 Abyssinia american manu-.
making making .Sssr wy RailrSsS bridge. "a
s :ns H ana v sson1 . .s ssnn ana ns
food stuRs In the eoudsn. all md AZ IN.
creasing demand. Exports from the United
6tatss 70 Africa have grown more rapidly
grand divisions Of the world, while Asa
and Occan!ca come next. Europe next.
North America nsxt and South America
last in the list. showing the relative growth
TO Africa the Increase from iso 10 1850
II us per cent; 10 Asia and Octanica, i&
per cent; 20 Europe. " per cont. 20
q &C.; esh s wn: *: the u
IN the grand total during that period has
been In round terms y per cent. Manu-
featured articles from the bulk OF our cx-
TO A,sn and even y tsS;s
Of breadstuffs ana provisions they are
Glasses which have been 30 far advanced
TO = condition for immediate use that
psscaea!,y 81 H., OF the labor rcga,.sa Y,
included In the prices received for them
when they are put into the market,
s sG'n 1axags s'n materials fSr mnns .i saa
tries and Agricultural implements form
the large proportion OF our exports 70 AZ.
rica. and IN oil Of these the quantity and
value Of our exports ara constantly IN.
Not only are our exports 20 Africa rap.
idly growing but they are evidently tax.
Ing the place 70 4 greater or less extent
other countries. The British South Afri.
can Export Gazette. IN 4 recent number.
calls attention TO the fact that imports
into British and Portuguese Africa from
ana shns sho increase 's from 70 issYs
with British goods the increase was 10
per cent. and in non.compe'ing articles
~ per cent. Commenting upon this SUBJ
sIhs great significance Of the competi-
tive items Of the table II that n general
entry has been made into hitherto Eng.
iish market. and the progress which has
been made. shown by the aggregate per.
GENITAL Increase OF 1898 per cent. In the
Ave years. 10 Of q nature 20 challenge
most serious attention. OF exports OF
competing articles IN relatively large pro-
portion. those 10 the extent OF Ave figures
and above specially noticeable are Ma
chinery. class unenumefated; Agricultural
pumps ana appliances. And sewing and
typewriting machines. Among metal
goous Nars structural iron and steel ur~n-
umsrated ironware. railway material,
pipes ana fittings wire. ana tinwnrs; In
hardware are locks and unenurnerated
tools. but the aggregate ~ the items I'M
der this heading approaches siS figures.
Taken In the aegreGais tho list Of ar
ticies and the figures appended are with.
out doubt full OF import for all classes Of
British manufacturers. showing M they
DO that American competition hns 70 be
met IN all departments Of trade. This
competition II also not TO he ignored be-
cause the shipments In many cAses are
both small In quantity and value. ms this
II . popularity incidental TO the opening
Of all new markets. Tho energy which
our transatlantic cousins put into all %
their new departures II eafncet OF sum
GENTLY active exploitation In the near fu-
ture. This can only he met and the value
OF our tAbuiations realised IN proportion
as renewed rsre and energy on the part
OF English firms In cuitivatine the South
African market are stimulated"
The following table shows tho exports
from the United States TO Africa In each
year from iSso 10 Isss: