The evening times., 1901-05-03
THE UNITED STATES LEADS
Her Exports in Excess Of Those OF
Any Other Nation.

An Average of Nearly One Hundred
and Twenty-Five Millions Per
Mont, u gscs-<,reies.-Grc=5t Britain Her
Closest Competitor in This Line
The Monthly Summary of Finance and
Commerce" just issued by the Treasury
Department presents some interesting
facts in regard 90 the commerce of the
principal nations Of the world. The state
ment shows that the United States stands
in the fiscal year 1891 clearly and Unques-
tionably at the head of the worlds list
of exporting nations, her average monthly
expectations for the nine months ended
with March 1901 being S12I, 499. .S53, while
those Of the United Kingdom, her closest
competitor, were S111,s16,246 per month
during the same period; those of Ger
many. the next largest exporter, $Sl-57l--
| coo per month during the twelve months
ended with December, 1900; France, 500
I 451, go; Russia, SO, go, 900 per month; Brit
/ ish India, S26.7f7.9g0 per month: Austria
Hungary. 25.I53.255 per month: Belgium,
! 81. .563 900 per month, and Italy, S215lS,0ep
/ per month.
| OF the twenty-four countries OF politi-
! cal divisions named in the table, ten show
( an excess of exports over imports, while
the remaining fourteen show an excess of
( imports over exports. Argentina, Buiga-
ria Canada, Egypt. British India. MeNi-
co, the Philippine Islands, Russia, IRA
quay. and the United States show an ex-
! cess of exports over imports, while Aus
! Hungary. Belgium Cape Of Good
Hope, Cuba France, Germany, Greece,
Italy Japan, Porto Rico, Portugal, Spain,
! Switzerland. ard the United Kingdom
show an excess of imports over exports.
Argentina shows in the twelve months
ended with December last $1,000 600 more
! Of exports than of imports Canada in the
eight months ended with February. 1901.
shows $12. go more of exports than of
imports. British India during the nine
months ended with December shows S64,
100000 more of exports than Of imports.
and Russia during the twelve months
ended with December shows $59.00G.000
more of exports than Of Imports while
the United States in the nine months end
ed with March, l9Jl, shows S52l.vJJ.UJ
more of exports than of imports
/ \ further comparison Of the latest fig
I ures with those of the CORRESPONDING
period for the preceding year also de-
! VelOps some interesting facts. Argentina,
in the twelve months ended with DeCem-
ber. 1899 showed $s5. 600 eco excess of e&-
ports, and in the same months OF 1899 an
excess Of only SS9, ,0O0g0O. Canada, in the
eight months ended with February, 1909
showed exports of 100000 below the
imports while the corresponding months
ended with February. lJJl, showed 81
J23.C59 excess of exports over imports
Russia in the twelve months ended with
December, 1899, showed less than Stepaef
excess Of exports over imports and in the
twelve months ended with December, 1890
$59. .9)0.03 more Of exports than Of imports
while the United States which in ths
nine months ended with March 1893
showed 1884. .00g. GO excess Of exports Over
imports in the same months Of the tIsca
year 1901 showed $521, 60 co excess Of eX-
ports over imports, gain Of Sl24, 100000 II
the favorable balance Of trade for The
nine months period Of 1901, as compared
with like period Of 1900.
+ The total domestic exports Of the United
States in the nine months ended witt
March are g. 40. fS9.672, while the exporta
tiou Of British and irish produce in th'
Z same period is 81. .C69.346.2 pa, showing tn
exports Of the United States TO bD
81. 81. so greater than those of the Jnlte'
Kingdom, her greatest rival, during IN
term under consideration.