The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-08
COMMERCE or rnE WORLD.
bureau Of statistics working On an
Important Volume


Important Volume.
Washington. Dec "A statistical abb
stract Of the world which viii show the
imports ana exports OF every country m
the world having statistical reports f.
the ambition Of the Bureau 81 Statistics
90 the Treasury Department To present
81 single volume picturo OF the
worlds commerce not only 81 to-day but
extending hack over Ions term ot years,
end TO show that commerce in dctau as
90 principal articles country hv country
with quantities. ana values stated ln
United states CURRENCY AND measures Of
quantity ls work ~ 10 small magni-
tudc, hui % such great Importance GO
the commercial Interests of che country
that % ls bciug rcs1iutcIy undertaken h}
the Bureau 81 Staustes
The figures on the total commerce
country hv country which have already
been complcnd. AFFORD material Tor some
interesting comparisons with our growth
meantime The imports for home cvu-
sumption of the Tuited kiuelom, or In
stance. which iu The wear ls.o amounted
Co SsiSivVoo. gmouu .ed ln lsa9 to S4ni2 N".
go an increase Of p 3u per cent while in
the case Of the United states thc imports
Tor homo consumption iu l~o were &2,-
~ SOL. and iu 1899 So. 81 SOP an increase
OF i.1ih per cent TaMug tie export side
the contrast b. much more clearly in
favor OF the United Stafes Tho exports
OF articles OF home production from the
United Kingdom .u lsp were NiLlu, nn
anu in 1889 s. &l i5i5a an inr.oas" OF
) 09 per cent, iu the case 81 the United
States. The exports 81 home products in
HH l. IN a
30 an increase OF e6Si per cent
ln the case 81 France the comparison
Is equally interestlug The imports for
consumption into France in 1881 were NA-
iS2 Or. and in 1889. Ss12e2.Uoo. an increase
81 los per cent. while the exports ~
articles OF home production were, in 1881.
IS U.s. 90 ana 30 is44 ks1l $4,000. ar I'M
crease OF $40 per cent To- the ease of the
United states the imports f1r nome con
sumption in 1851 were ksl.otall0 aud iu
1882 $50 al $50 an luoTease of l3i per cent.
aud the exports OF articles Of home pro-
duction were 30 1881. &92lA5s3. and in
1899. 81 a3. a3l. -. al increase OF 1888 per
cent
The Official data covering the commerce
OF the German Empire 10 its present form
begin with the year 1872 in which year
the imports for home consumption were
SlsS.15"o. and In lssa. s. aoLg71.ro0 nn ln-
oerase during the period 81 - per cent
The exports OF home products were. in
1872. Nffl65.oo ana iu 1870. Ss0i $4,000 an
Increase 90 a. per cent. a comparison of
The figures Of the commerce OF the Juitcd
states covering the same period. shows
the Imports Tor home consumption in
1872. 10 be .084 ana in 1879. ySi t4i b
ss2 an Increase OF = per cent, and the
exports of home products iu 1872. $40. is1,-
1884, and go 1889. si.so3eJi 90. an increase
Of ISL per cent
one especially interesting fact develop
ed hy study Of these figures is thnt iu
the case % the United States they show
with much greater frequency fhan Boo any
osher countries favorable balance a.
trade" or excess OF exports over imports.
In the United Kingdom. Germany France.
Belgium. Italy Netherlands Sweden ana
Norway and practically an European
countries except Russia Austria Hungary
and SPAIN the imports exceed the ex-
ports. 90 some cases by large sums. ana
this 90 true also Of China and Japan. 10
the newer ard great producing countries.
Canada. Mexico. Argentina. Australia
anG !wiin, the exports exceed the import
On nearly every case. though iu sums
which are Insignificant when compared
wish the enormous balance o. trade lu
favor Of the United States in recent years.
The commerce Of fortY-seveu countries
other than the United States s pictured
in the opening tables o. the proposed vol.
ume OF thir number eighteen couutrIa.
snow an excess Of exports over imports.
ana twenty-niuc show an excess at im-
ports ever exports The principal coun-
tries which show an excess 81 exports
over imports are Canada. Mexico. Ar
gentina, Chill. Australia. India Egypt
Spain. Austria Hungary and Prussia s
study 81 The detailed figures in this groun
of favored countries whose exports cx-
( coed their imports. and a comparison Of
their exports OF exports with thar OF the
United states alone furnishes o. striking
evidence Of the phenomenal proaperiff
~ our own country. No one OF the eight
cen countries. whose exports exceed i'm.
ports. shows a favorable balance OF trade
approaching that enjoyed bv tho United
States. ana compilation OF the excess
o. exports IN tho entire group OF eighteen
countries having such excess. gives i
grand total Of only SnAsi5oo0 IN the lat
est attainahle year as against an cxces.
OF t5ii5i2.1Gl IN favor OF the United
States alone n the fiscal year 1900.