The evening times., 1899-05-29
GERMAN EMPIRES
PROGRESS IN TRADE
Bureau of Foreign Commerce
Issues a Report.
The American Trade Shows a Re-
markable Increase.
Information Received From the
United states Consular Officers
i'm the Naiser's Domain.

The Bureau of Foreign Commerce. De-
partment of State. has issued advance
sheets of the annual reports of consular
officers from Germany. showing the indus
trial progress OF that country and the stat
US of its trade relations with the United
States. The leading report OF the series
! is that Of Frank II. Mason, Consul General
| at Frankfort. Mr.. Mason says in part:
The wear 1897 in Germany has been character
ized as another twelye-month during winch every
| chimney in the Fatherland was smoking ever!
wheel turning" The industrial and coInnerciai
activity which began notably IN 1894, was
continued throughout the year, and the stats
tics OF foreign commerce show notable increase
in both the bulk and aggregate values oil I'M
ports and exports over those OF the last Pfeeeu-
Ing or. indeed. any previous year. -
There is shown a net gain of more than sJ5,-
Oll O0J over the aggregate foreign trade ci ls5o,
which, in respect TO both imports ana exports
had surpassed the record of every previous year.
The excess of imports over exports amounts 10
seas. .sg2 $50, which would be considered IN the
United States a somewhat serious adverse Dai-
ancc of trade" But it must be remembered ina,
the relative situations of Germany ana me ,hieu
States in regard supplies OF food products ana
certain raw materials of manufacture are essen
TALLY different. Germany, with J2o'J,Ooo inhaD-
itants, is unable. under present conditions 10
raise either meats or brcidstufs IN sumciehi
must import heavily not oniy iood put se'e'ai
staple raw materials r.,
In respect to quantity, the imports TO Ger
many in 1897 amounted TO io,o65,oi2 metric tons
,of 2OI pounds each), and the exports 10 2s,-
oy7 Carg tons being an increase OF 3,i5Z,'sJ tons
ot imports and 22S7, ,1}3 OF exports. As COM
pared with the totals of the last preceding year.
Germauy's Home Industries.
An interesting comparison between the
exports from Southern Germany TO the
United States in the fiscal years 1886 and
1878 is made. the latter period showing
| a deficit of $685. 1881. Statistics OF the
| condition of Germany's home industries
| are presented in detail by Mr.. Mason.
They show that the manufacturers oil coal
DIVES paid dividends ranging from Is 10 20
per cent and that the electrical factories
have been run practically night and day.
| In 1896, there were organized in Germany
| lS2 industrial companies, with soS'sZ-'gi'
| capital and in 1897. 25i new companies
| with a capital of s22 2,20I7sO. The rail-
| ways have shared in the general prosperI-
ty.
comparative table of the declared eX-
ports to the United States from the dis
tricts of the Cosulate General at FRANK
fort and the ccnsulates under its super
vision during the calendar years 1891 and
| 1895 shows an aggregate loss OF si.SJ.,-
| O34T6 The exports from the consular Ju-
| risdiction of Berlin to the United States
| during the fiscal year ended June 80. 1898.
shows an aggregate decrease of S3l.lSl,-
| 7ll5g Mr. Mason attributes the phe-
! nomenal industrial development OF Ger
| many during the past twenty years TO the
| combined result Of a national policy under
which the skill and enterprise OF manu-
| factures and merchants have been directed,
| encouraged. and sustained by every re-
I II Er.a
ments.
There are" says Mr.. Masons report,
| mot wanting in this country economists
! who think that they recognize on the no.
| rizon the rising of cloud of ominous por-
| tent" In his lengthy report from Saxony
| Consul J. C. Monaghan says that that dis
| trict sends annually TO the United States
| goods worth from $50, 100000 to $4,000, COO
| about the same amount to England and
half as much to the East, Australia. Cana
da. and the British colonies. Whenever
American wares are put On these markets
/ and pushed intelligently they have won
| their way to favor. During the year end
! ing December 81, 1897. exports TO the
United States from the Coburg district fell
OF So, ,o67. Oliver d. Hughes, the Ameri-
can Consul. thinks there is an excellent
market to be developed if properly worked.
The United States uses great many goods
from ulStliIh tGbASho VA
articles of wear and consumption into the
Cologne district is quite large. Exports to
the United States from Crefeld during the
year ended December 81, 1897. amounted TO
So sol, ,S02. Reports of imports from the
United States to this district are not re-
liable. In the fiscal year ended June 80.
1898, Glauchau exported TO the United
States articles valued at 81, 100, ,395.6l But
while the city and its suburbs send to
rta nj
manufactured gccds they buy from this
country hardly anything. The declared
expert of the consular district of Kehl to
the United States for the six months end
ing June 80, 1898. was S604, l29.0l. Accu-
rate figures of the industrial exports to
America are not obtainable.
: Market for American Goods.
During 1898 the trade OF the consu' ar
district Of Leipzig with this country fell
of greatly. Walter Schumann. Consul at
Mainz. urges that his district presents a
profitable market for American goods.
The total value Of the exports from Mann
helm to the United States for the fiscal
year 1898 was So. NIB. and with
the additional quarter of the fiscal year
1889 s42i03S0.i7. Trade in all the arti-
cles made at Nuremberg, says Consul Gus
tay c. E. Weber. has been good with all
countries except the United States. The
official returns from the Plauen consulate
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1898.
show a marked decrease in the exports to
the United States. There is an increase
in certain articles imported from Ame!i-
ca. but the consul finds it very difficult to
secure accurate statistics.
The imports from the United States to
Stettin for the calendar year of 1898 show
an increase in variety but decrease in
the quantity of some Of the leading arti-
cles. The export of textiles from Weinar
has almost ceased as far as the American