New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-04

MANY GREAT INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED
STATES AFFECTED BY DOMINION
COMPETITION.

v-asbiry,o, Nov 2 (SpeciaD Canada is be-
co,,,,r ~ certain extent a competitor Of the
United States an exporter. while thiS Fe'a''S
- comnaratlvely few articles It affects industries
which have brought into the United states from
abroad many million dollars in the last few years.
4 statement recently published by the Dominion
statistician George Johnson. has just reached the
Treasury Bureau Of Statistics. II shows tAat the
exports Of -four butter cheese and WOOD since con
feleration-that is from June. 1861 to June 3d. Isl"
amount 20 1894 eoOco While manufactures OF WOOD
~ course form the largest item In this enormous
sum. cheese in which Canada becomes direct
competitor Of the United States. amounts 10 the
surprisingly large total Of S2lS2il262 butter 20
SSH 6Oi and -four TO ~L3iois2
Commenting on this growth In the expectation Oh
articles in which Canada completes with the ~"'''"
States Mr.. Johnson says.
marvellous We sent A little over $1,000 % worth OF
cheese 10 Great Britain IN ls5 ana IN t1 S @xnorts
Oh nlr NJ oniv h ,s1 eD7 or the total exports
of Canadian manufactures in 1858 ch.-s, onlSi
formed por cent In value. while I'm 1925 II formed
over 81 Der cent Of the total exports u manufact-
Ures Tke exports Of manufactures Of wood. as IS
quite natural occupy the highest plASe ol, , a
have not Increased relatively TO the others as rap
Idly In 1858 Tho exports qf manvtactI ne ont y
wood the raw material were o. q, Per ,e S Con,
During the thirty years Great Britain has taken 81
our manufactures Of wood over s25bro"n worth
while the United States has Ia ken Niv"!"l worm.
leaving Great Britain the better customer 's
G6On.Fo. .-,r,
June 80 1871 10 June 80. 1895. thirtyone years-ot
home products 20 the value or -. ioiV'"W' or ~
he exact g 4Gi Pr 239 These products nave oeeh
Of the farm the mine the fisheries, the forest the
workshop and the factory. $1,000 o 10,
To whom have We sent these products our best
customer during these thTty-One years mas Deeh
the mother country She has taken more Tran one
hair OK the whole 81 25o 565.s3. our next best
customer has been the United states when couh-
try has taken over 1855 oo 400 1905 0au less man
tho United Kingdom The British West Indies
go g4s al Newfoundland has taken 81; T1 1862.
France 2ls065t Germany 80 $50 1874 and all other
countries Sis so ff7 Great Britain began IN ~,
bv taking about SIS Ooo OF products BY 49,
She had got beyond s95N0 00O: by lS2. nearly go
OGo geo. hv 1892 beyond S4 10000 after which year
her takings Increased steadily TIL In 1898 they were
over S93 100000 ,
The United States has shown no such activity IN
huving from US In 1865 the purchases ~ that
country from US amounted 20 over S22WeW ~
1872 they had Increased TO nearly &pp@vy, by IN
to s4i 100 COO That Is the highest figure their pur-
chases ever reached They have been steadily de-
creasng and fl 1898 they were only go fvW
During the thirty lone years Great Britain pur-
chases from US have increased i've times what they
were In the first year Ot confederaton In the
same period the United States purchases have IN
creased about two-thrds more than they were IN
1865 Great Britain which purchased I'm 1865 81 10
no loss than the United states. bought in 1928 sos
3o0 oo0 more than the United States
The DEVELOPMENT which has taken place during
the nerlod under consideration may be seen by the
,o,,no risor Of 1865 and 1895.