The Van Buren press., 1901-01-05
COMMERCE. COMPARISON.
The Wonderful Expansion OF the
Trade Of the United States
Concisely Shown.
A COMPARISON WITH OTHER NATIONS
Imports and Exports of the Prfnci-
nal Countries of the World in
1900, Compared with the Same
in the Preceding Year, According
TO the Bureau of stntistics.

Washington, Jan. 1.-Commerclal
conditions throughout the world IN
the closing months of 1900 are PIC
tured in a table which will be present.
ed in the Forthcoming number OF the
Monthly Summary OF Commerce ana
Finance issued by the treasury bu-
reau of statistics.
A 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 de-
yelopment during the year, presents
some facts of especial interest in con-
sidering the wonderful development
of our own commerce in the year ana
century.
Taking the countries in their alpha
betical order ag arranged in the table,
the facts presented are as follows;
Argentina-The imports of nine months
ending with september 1900 are Si,fVo
900, against SA, l970 900 In the correspoiioss
| ing months of 1899, while the exports o6o oi
nine months ending with September, l9VV,
are Sis. $50 OOO against $llS, 100 in the
| corresponding months of last year.
Austria Hungary-Th imports OF ten
months ending with october, l90o arr
$3.50 SS7 900, against S27O, l7O,OW IN the corrc-
spending months of last year, and tne ex-
potts of the ten months ending WIN &c
tober. 1900 are $3l795i,OOO against s5lV,
Ol3, 900 in the corresponding months OF last
year. - ,.h.,
ending with October, 1900, are S3LNl,0W,
against sSii93j, 900 in the corresponding
months of last year, and the exports OF
ten months ending with october, 1900, are
$2S2, ,456, Co., against $29O, 900 in the cor
responding months OF last year.
Canada rhe imports of three months
ending with September, 1900, are Sl1t3o,-
600 against Si3, 500 900 in the correspond
ing months of last year, and the exports
of three months ending with september.
1900, are 1853 023, 600, against N399l,WO In
the corresponding months OF last year.
Egypt-rhe imports of eight months
ending with August, 1900 are SiO0Z3; wv,
against $33, 600 in the corresponding
months of last year and the exports OF
eight months ending with August, 1900,
are $50, S2l 600, against HO,9OSOOO in the
corresponding months of last year
France-The imports Of ten months end
ing with october, 1900, are $O3SSS, 0tO,
against SIG, l02 600 in the corresponding
y
ten months ending with october, 1900 are
s6lI. .O74 600, against S65l, ,6G6 600 in the cor
responding months Of last year.
Germany-The imports OF nine months,
ending with September 1900 are S12,Ol9,-
900, against 1852 Ola, 900 in the correspond
ing months of last year, and the exports
of nine months ending with September,
1900, are Slli ,0G0, OUO against S1l,O23,OO IN
the corresponding months of last year, In
the case of Germany alone specie ana Dul-
NJ a inHlnlnn statement.
British lndia-The imports OF ive
months, ending with August 1900 are $H2, .
0lS, 900, against 1924, 900 In the correspond
fng months OF last year. and the exports
of five months ending with August 1900
are $l26 SIS, 600, against Slii, 006,OOO in The
corresponding months Of last year.
Itay-The imports of ten months, end
ing with October, 1900, are SiS 1863, 600,
against 25),3}lO00 In the corresponding
months of last year. and the exiorts 81
ten months, ending with October, 1900,
are $2l0, S57 900, against 1922 100000 In the
corresponding months Of last year,
Mexico-The imports of two months,
ending with August, 1900 are So,56l,0oo
months of last year. and the exports OF
two months, ending with August, 1900, arc
$ll, ,O52 600, against $40 i23, 900 In the corre-
spending months of last year ~
against $2i, $780, 900 in the correspondinR
months of last year, and the exports OF
five months, ending with May, 1900, are
81, ,593, ,0O0 against $l3, 625 900 In the corre-
sponding months Of last year,
Kussia--The imports OF six months, end.
ing with June, 1900, are $lii, Al, 900, against
| $liS, 1884, 600 In the corresponding months OF
| last year, and the exports OF SIX months
ending with June, 1900, are SliGO6j,GO
against $l3i2G9,O0O In the corresponding
| months Of last year.
Spain-The imports OF nine months, end
| Ing with september, 1900, are Sll9 1000
| against 1924, $4,000 In the corresponding
| months OF last year, and the exports fol
nine months, ending with september, 1900
are sos, 900, against SlO2, lS9,WO, las'
| year
Switzerland-Th imports Of nnt
| months, ending with September, 1900, are
slb7 107, 900. against slGl i05 900 In the corro'
| sponding months of last year, and the ex'
| ports of nine months ending with Septem
| Der, 1900 are Sll1 100000 against NllO3I OOI
| In the corresponding months OF last year,
| United Eingdom-Ghe imports OF clever
| months, ending November, 1900, are 81
322, C63, 900, against S,l02SllOOO IN the cor
| responding months Of last year. and the
| domestic exports OF eleven months, end
| ing with November, 1900, are s., BOB li0, 600
against 81, lS0, 10000 III the corresponding
months of last year
| United States.-Tho imports Of clever
| months, ending with November, 1900, are
$7GO, ijl 507, against S2S, 233,56 In .he cor
responding months OF last year. and tn,
exports of domestic merchandise OF clever
months. cndlns with November, 1900, are
81 8OS 020 $3.50, against 81 1871 $40 In the cor
responding months Of last year,