The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-04
OUR EXPORTS TO SOUTH AFRICA.
They Have Increased from o8.t98.5ob In
1850, to oIs,59A,ta In 1870.


1850, to oIs,50A.te in 1890.
WASHINGTON. Sept 3.-Tbe increased public
interest in affairs In Africa, and especially
South Africa. resulting from recent develop
ments, lends interest to some statements Just
prepared by the Treasury Bureau OF Statistics
relative to the com merce OF the United States
with that Continent and the growing demand
In all OF It's divisions for our man utactures and
products. Exports from the United States to
Africa were in the fiscal year 1893 more
than nvo times as great az they were
in 1880. The total exports from the United
States to all OF Africa In the fiscal year 1880
were S3.496.5 sos only. and In 1890 they were
SIS594424. From Cape to Cairo and from
Liberia to Abyssinia American manufactures
and American foodstu IFS are making their way
Railroad bridges in the Nile valley. mining
machinery in the gold and diamond districts
clothing and foodstufis In tho Soudan. all find
an increasing demand. Exports from the
United States to Africa have grown more rap
idly since 1893 than those to any other OF the
grand divisions Of the world. while Asia and
Oceanica come next, Europe next. North
America next and South America last in
the list showing the relative growth In
our exports To Africa the increase from
1893 to 1899 is 2lS per cent: to Asia and
Oceanica, 1876 per cent: to Europe AZ per
cent. to North America. 80 per cent. and to
South America. 10 per cent. while the increase
in the grand total during that period has been
in round terms 40 per cent.
Manufactured articles form the bulk OF our
expectations to Africa. and even In those ar
tic!es ordinarily grouped under the title Of
breadstuffs and provisions there are classes
which have been so far advanced to a con-
dition for immediate use that practically all OF
the labor required in their preparation as well
as production il included In the prices re-
ceiyed for them whom they are put into the
market. Flour, meats. lard. tobacco. mineral
oils. clothing. machinery. furniture. materials
for railways. materials for mining industries.
and agricultural implements form the large
proportion OF our exports to Africa. and In all
of these the quantity and value Of our exports
are constantly increasing.
Not only are our exports to Africa rapidly
growing. but they are evidently taking the
place, to a greater or less extent. OF those
articles formerly supplied by other countries.
Tho British South African Export G0zette. In q
recent number calls attention to the fact that
imports into British and Portuguese Africa
from the United States are rapidly growing.
and that the increase from 1928 to 1918
was 2S1 per cent: in articles competing with
British goods the in crease was l40 per cent.
and in non -com peting articles $50 per cent.
Commenting upon this subject. II says:
THE great Significance Of the competitive
items % the table is that general entry has
been made into u hitherto English market and
the aggregate perennial increase OF 1892 per
cent in the i've years. is OF . nature to chal-
lsnge most serious attention. OF exports OF
competing articles in relatively large proper
ton. those to the extent OF five figures and
above specially noticeable are: Machinery.