The evening times., 1900-02-28
THE NATIONS COMMERCE.
A Statement of the Imports and Ea-
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 Sal, ,499 POP as against $3i.-
929,0f6. for the corresponding period OF
! 1899. The imports of Europe into the
United states in the seven months ending
January. 1900, were valued at S256,5iI ,1so,
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 s14,s9s, las, where
as this country exported to the United
| Kingdom in January. 1900. merchandise to
| the value of s42, ,3Q2 259. The amounts for
| the corresponding periods of 1899 were So
! 1899 and $51, 1856, e62. respectively. The
| total imports of the United Kingdom into
| the United States in the seven months
ending January. 1900, were valued at S93,
707, ,574. and S64 SS4. .612 for the same pc
! riod in 1899. The exports of this country
into the United Kingdom for the same
period were S307. .462, ,635, as against $3l8,-
9O5, 500 in 1899.
After the United Kingdom comes Ger
many. with $9,625 141 imports and Sl5,-
555. .S74 exports in January 1860. Germanys
imports into this country for the seven
months ended January. 1900 were valued
at S55.57 .G31 the exports of this country
into Germany in the same period having
a valuation of $107, ,092. .567.
France imported into this country in the
seven months ended January, 1900. s45,-
III 1853 worth of merchandise. while the
exports of this country to France for the
same period amounted to s49, $40. s9I.
The imports Of British North America
into the United States in the seven months
ending January. 1900, were valued at S2i.-
692 Al. the United States exporting in the
same period merchandise valued at s9o,-
424 3S2
The Central American states are rated
with imports for the above mentioned pc
Iiod valued at s3.436. .254 exports. 50.
l47 Cuba's imports into the United States
are stated to be for the seven months end
ing January. 1900, $12. .226. 5i5, as against
$6S77. .16l for the corresponding period OF
the preceding year, exports, SIS, ,4C5,75i and
IS 467 $50 respectively.
Porto Rico imported into this country In
the seven months ending January 1900.
merchandise valued at SsT7 951, while this
country's exports to Porto Rico in the same
period amounted to 81 264. .2l3.
South America imported into the United
States in the seven months ending Janu-
sry. 1890. Sj2. .C35. .9A3 worth Of merchandise.
while she bought 500. .061 esq worth Of mer-
Chandise from this country. The total i'm
ports OF Asia for the above-named period
amounted to 90.312 .G43; exports, s34,304.-
CC6. Oceania-Impcrts s11.s4l .26l; ex-
PORTS. S26.015 453. Africa imported into
this country S6.C5S SGe. while the United
States exported to Africa merchandise to
the amount of SIC. 012. The grand to-
tai of imports into the United States for
the seven months ending January, 1900.
amounts TO s4Se .2S7 .352; exports of the
United States to foreign countries, S'tJ.-
lO4 $50. OF the imports American steam
vessels carried s42 321, ,409 Of merchandise.
while foreign steamers carried merchan-
disc valued at 1886 .Cf0 l67. American sail
ing vessels carried SIS Sos, 79S; foreign sail
ing vessels. Sl4.737245 The export trade
Of the United States carried bS American
steam vessels amounted TO 81, 422. 933. as {
against S.. 6g1 .267 carried by foreign steam
ers American sailing vessels carried SlsI,-
$50 and foreign sailers S1J5093 worth Of
export merchandise.