The evening times., 1900-02-28
THE NATIONS COMMERCE.
A Statement of the Imports and E1-
ports for Seven Months.

ports for Seven Months.
OF the total imports in January. 1900.
according TO the advance sheets Of the
Monthly summary" Issued yesterday by
the Bureau of Statistics Of the Treasury
Department. Europe stands at the head OF
the list with Sil .499. .2O2 as against S3l,-
e29,6i6 for the corresponding period OF
1893 The imports Of Europe into the
United States in the seven months ending
January. 1900. were valued at S256.5i7 ,lS0,
the same for the corresponding period OF
the preceding year amounting to $685.
391.O79. The United Kingdom imported
into this country in the month OF January
merchandise valued at $l4.s9S145 where
as this country exported TO the United
Kingdom in January. 1890. merchandise to
the value Of Sf2. 5Q2. 259. The amounts for
he corresponding periods of 1899 were So
1899 and 81. $50. $50 respectively. The
tJtaI imports OF the United Kingdom into
tue United States in the seven months
ending January. 1900. were valued at Sy5,-
707 ,5Is. and S64 SS4. 6l2 for the same pc
riod "a 1899 The exports OF this country
into Che United Kingdom for the same
pe-iJd were S307.46Z. 6S5 as against S5ls,-
yO5 693 in 1889.
After the United Kingdom comes Ger
many. with 50 .625141 imports and Sls,-
555 S74 exports in January. 1909. Germany $
iIn-.orts into this country for the seven
months ended January 1900. were valued
at 55.57l 051. the exports of this country
into Germany in the same period having
a valuation Of Sl07, ,092 56T-
France imported into this country in the
seven months ended January, 1900. So
III 1853 worth OF merchandise. while the
exports of this country TO France for the
same period amounted to $40 $40 $50.
The imports OF British North America
into the United States in the seven months
ending January. 1900. were valued at S2T
692 al. the-UEited States exporting in the
same period merchandise valued al S55.-
424 3S2.
The Central American states are rated
with imports for the above mentioned pc
Rod valued at g. 436. .S54; exports, $2.l64i %
I47. Cuba's imports into the United States
are stated 10 be for the seven months end
ing January 1900 $12226.5i5. as against
St 81. ISL for the corresponding period OF
the preceding year; exports, SIS, ,4g3. tol and
IS 500 .6@6. respectively.
Porto Rico imported into this country i'm
the seven months ending January. 1890.
merchandise valued at S677 951 while this
country's exports 20 Porto Rico in the same
period amounted 10 SE,-hf s-lo-
South America imported into the Cnited
States IN the seven months ending Jauu-
ary. 1890 So. C35 e43 worth OF merchandise,
while she bought S23. 06l esq worth Of mer-
Chandise from this country The total i'm
ports OF Asia for the abova-named period
amounted TO O.313. .6s3. export. S54.304.-
Geo OCeauiI-ImpCrts SlI.64LZ6l. eL-
ports. Sz6.OIj453. Africa imported into
this country secs sC6. while the United
States exported TO Africa merchandise 10
the amount Of SIO. SCI CI2- The grand to-
tai Of imports into the United States for
the seven months ending January. 1900.
amounts TO S4S6 .2S7.5z2; exports Of the
United States to foreign countries. SStJ.-
lCi950. or the imports American steam
vessels carried S!2 321 .4C2 OF merchandise.
While foreign steamers carried mcrchan-
d.ze valued al 1886 CI0I67 American sail
ins. vessels carried Si5 65S7 7sS; foreign sail
ing vessels Si4737-Z45- The export trade
OF the Uuitet States carried by American
steam vessels amounted 10 81. f-Z.s .s55. as
against s.. 81. .z67 carried by foreign steam
ers American sailing vessels carried $lsI--
sS2 and foreign ssilCrs Sl55.o93 worth Of
export merchandise.