The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-27
TRADE WITH GERMANY.
American Goods Finding a Perma-
nent and Increasing Market.

| nent and Increasing Market.
The trade of the United States with
Germany during the last ten fiscal years
amounted to $3.50, SAC, S06 in imports from
Germany and 81, 1s9, 632 ,553 exports to Ger
many, or a balance in this country's favor
Of $306, 091, TAT. according to a communica-
tion received by the State Department
from Consular Agent Harris at Eiben-
| stock. The last fiscal year the exports
| from this country to Germany amounted
| to $1S7,370,199 and imports $97,33O, 095.
Mr.. Harris says:
Next to England, Germany presents
the greatest field for our products. Dur
| ing the fiscal year ended June 30, 1900, the
former country purchased goods from the
United States to the value Of 1858, s29 ,374,
or three times as much as Germany. Yet.
on the other hand. our exports to England
during the past nine years have only in
creased about % per cent, while our e1-
ports tc Germany show an increase OF
fully 100 per cent
1.-THE United States tariffs Of 1890, 1894.
and 1897 did not, on the whole, AFFECT Ger
man exports. The unusually large imports
from Germany in 1897 were caused by Ger
man merchants forcing shipments before
the tariff of that year should become law.
This was especially the case with sugar
During the last fiscal year, however, Ger
many exported s1S.lO4,3lS more to the
United States than in 1899, showing the in
crease under normal conditions.
I'm 1851 England exported to the United
States 1874. 723. 262 worth OF products. In
1890 she exported 1853, $50, $50 worth, or
$35, 1862 less than in 1891; and at no
time during the intervening years did she
exceed the amount of 1891. The year which
nearest approached it was 1886, and this
year shows decrease of nearly $25, 600, 900.
German exports to the United States for
1900 stand at about the same figures as in
1891. showing that the manufacturers OF
the Empire have been able to hold certain
markets For many years to come Ger
many will continue to hold these same
markets. for the reason that American
manufacturers are not in position to sup
ply them. Therefore, Germany has Sc
cured markets in the United States for
about $100,000,0 900 worth of products an
nually.
Our exports to Germany, especially in
food products. will tend to increase. The
German Empire consumes about 81, 150. 000,-
600 worth of foreign products every year.
OF this, grain and farm products amount
to s17O,00O.0o0; groceries, sugar, etc.,
$165. 100000: cattle. s35. 000.C COO. and animal
products. $31. 100000 The only two coun-
tries which will rival the United States In
the export Of grain to Germany for many
years to come are Russia and the Argen-
tine Republic. The uncertain crops of the
former country will generally be in favor
OF American cereals. while from the lat
ter country 1t costs three times as much to
send cargo of wheat to Europe as 1t does
from any port in the United States.
Our trade with the German Empire
cOyprS vast and yariad fold ~ mod
ucts. The districts of Magdeburg. Stettin,
and Danzig supply us with raw sugar;
Munich and Wurzburg with beer; the Pal
atinate. Bernkastel, and the Rhinegau
with wines. We go to Frankfort and vi
cinity, to Mannheim and Barnan for col
ors and dyes Of every description; to
Berlin and Frankfort for chemicals and
drugs; to Chemnitz for cotton hosiery and
gloves; to Glauchau, Plauen, Annaberg,
and Eibenstock for dress goods, embroid-
cries. and trimmings. Rhenish Prussia
sends us woods, cottons, braids, laces,
velvets, ribbons, silks, and silk mixed.
Saxcny exports to the United States tex
tiles of all kinds, linens, musical instru-
ments. leather. gloves. furs. skins, and
bristles, etc. In fact. % per cent of the
foreign trade of this kingdom is done with
the United States.
LAS the German Empire continues to !
offer increased markets to our cotton
growers and farmers. 1t may be that in
time the German colonies may become
markets for the products of our manu-
facturers. We have already made small
in some of them In 1898 we
sold to German Africa $3.50 worth of |
goods, in 1899 S27.573 worth to German
Oceania, and in 1900 $29,202 worth to
German China -