The times., 1900-12-31
THE WORLDS COMMERCE.
Interesting Data From the Treasury
Bureau of Statistics.

Bureau of Statistics.
| Commercial conditions throughout the
| world in the closing months of 1900 are
| set forth in table which viii be pre-
| sented in the forthcoming number of the
Monthly Summary of Commerce and FL
nance" issued by the Treasury Bureau Of
Statistics. The table shows the imports
and exports of the principal countries OF
| the world during such parts of the cal
endar year 1900 as can be shown from the
! latest available data and compares the
/ same with the corresponding months OF
| the preceding year. thus presenting pic
| ture of the growth of the worlds com
merce in the present year as compared
with that of the preceding year. The
| table which thus presents the latest
available data for the current year neces-
sarily includes only those countries which
! publish monthly or quarterly statements
| Of their commerce
comparison of the commerce of the
principal countries Of the world with that
| of the United States in 1900 and Of the
| growth or reduction OF their commerce
with our own development during the
year presents some facts of especial in
terest in considering the development of
our own commerce in the year and CEN
| tury about to close.
Taking the countries in their alpha
betical order. as arranged in the table,
the facts presented are as follows:
Argentina-The imports of nine months
ending with September, 1900, are Ss4, 400
| 600, against $S4 1877, 600 in the cores pond
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nine months ending with September, 1900,
are S11S,230O00, against s113. sol 900 in The
corresponding months of last year.
/ Austria -Hungary-Th imports Of len
months ending with October 1900, are
$3.50. .ss7 900, against s270. 0.17O. 900 in the
corresponding months of last year, ard
the exports of the ten months ending
with October, 1900 are S317 954, 900,
against 1910, ,013,0 900 in the corresponding
months of last year.
Belgium-The imports of ten months
ending with October 1900, are 1897, ,T21,-
600, against S344 1886 ,0O0 in the correspond
ing months of last year. and the exports
of ten months ending with October. 1900.
are $3.50. ass 900, against $3.50 965, 600 in the
! corresponding months of last year
Canada-The imports of three months
ending with September. 1900, are S47, 1885,
600, against S43. .699, ,000 in the correspond
ing months of last year, and the exports
/ of three months ending with September,
1900, are $50 023, GOO, against s43, 1874 600 in
the corresponding months of last year.
Egypt-The imports of eight months
ending with August 1900, are $i0,523. coo,
against S33, ,165 GOO in the corresponding
months of last year. and the exports of
eight months ending with August. 1900.
are $50. s21, 900, against S40;e0SG00 in the
corresponding months of last year.
France-The imports of ten months end
ing with October, 1900. are $703, sSS 000,
against SIG, 102 600 in the corresponding
months of last year. and the exports Of
ten months ending with October. 1900, are
s647, ,O74, 000, against 1851. 900 in the
corresponding months of last year.
Germany-The imports of nine months
ending with September, 1900, are 1852. .019,-
600. against $685., ,014 600 in the correspond
ing months of last year, and the exports
Of nine months. ending with September,
1900, are STA ,06O, 900, against STA, ,023, 600
In the corresponding months of last year.
In the case of Germany alone specie and
bullion are intTuded in this statement.
British Irdia-The imports of five
months ending with August, 1900, are s92,-
01S,o00 against s93, ,324 900 in the corre-
spending months of last year, and the ex-
ports of five months ending with August.
1900 are s126.SsS 900. against s144. .006, 600
in the corresponding months OF last year.
Italy-The imports of ten months end
ing with October. 1900. are s24s. 169, 600,
against s239, ,331 900 in the corresponding
months of last year, and the exports Of
ten months ending with October, 1900, are
s210 s57 .000, against 1922 ,109. .000 IN the cor
responding months of last year.
Mexico-The imports of two months end
ing with August, 1860. are s9.561 600,
against ss4S5.0OO in the corresponding
months of last year. and the exports OF
two months ending with August. 1900, are
sI1.O52 600 against SO. 423. 900 in the cor
responding months of last year.
Portugal-The imports of five months
ending with May, 1900, are SOS. s.274 600,
against s24, 600 in the corresponding
months of last year. and the exports CT
five months ending with May. 1900. are
81 .593 .000 against S12 ,625. 600 in the cor
responding months of last year.
Russia-The imports of six months end
ing with June. 1900. are s144 AL .00e.
/ against s14s. .s34 COO in the corresponding
months Of last year and the exports OF
six months ending with June. 1900. are
s14s 965, 600. against s1Sf .2s9 GOO in the cor
responding months of last year.
Spain-The imports of nine months end
ing with September, 1900 are S110. .405 600,
against s1Z4, ,972 900 in the corresponding
months Of last year. and the exports of
nine months ending with September. 1900.
arc sos 031 600. against s102 1S9 600 in the
corresponding months of last year.
Switzerland-The imports of nine months
| ending with September. 1900. are s157. .107,-
! OoO. against S161 4O5. 900 in the correspond
ing months of last year, and the exports
of nine months ending with September,
1900 are s117, 600, against s111 .O37 900
in the corresponding months OF last year.
United Kingdom-The imports of eleven
months ending November 1900, are 81
| 800 663 600 against 81. 1852 .377 eco in the
! corresponding months Of last year, and
| the domestic exports Of eleven months
| ending with November 1900 are 81, 303,-
440. 600. against $11s0. .000 in the cor
responding months q last year.
| United States-The imports of eleven
months ending with November. 1900. are
| $3.50. .451 507, against 1928 233,577 in the cor
responding months of last year, and the
| exports Of domestic merchandise of eleven
months ending with November, 1900, are
| 81 30s 900, ,390 against $1.131, 537 $40 in the
| corresponding months of last year.
THE RACING CALENDAR.
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