The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-02-28

EXCESS
ports Amounting to Only s5.654.seO I
in 1890 the Excess for 1900 Has Risen /
TO the Enormous sum of s64s,99s.4ss |
The remarkable change which has /
come over the commerce of the United |
States in the decade ending with the |
calendar year of 1900 illustrates as |
nothing else could the practical bene- /
fits the country has experienced |
through the operations of the DIng1ey |
tariff law The figures OF the treasury |
bureau of statistics show that imports, !
which in 1890 were $500, ,726, were !
in 1900 1929, 052, 116, increase Of less |
than i per cent in the decade, while |
the exports, which, in 1890 were $751; |
502. 548. were in 1900 STATS, $50. S54, an
increase of T2-4 per cent In 1890 the
excess of exports over imports was
1854 800; in 1900 it was SEAS, 998, 1873
Figures like these make foreign manu-
facturers very unhappy, and they pro-
duce a feeling closely akin to misery in
the breasts of domestic free-traders-
In our trade relations with the vari-
Gus parts of the world the change is
equally striking. From Europe we
have reduced our imports in the dec
sde from S474, geo 900 to S439, O0o, 900,
while in the same time We have in
creased our exports from $685., OOO,OOO
to 81 LII 900 900. From North Ameri-
ca imports fell from $151 ,000, 900 in 1890
TO $131 .OO0. 900 in 900 while our exports
TO North America increased during
that time from S95, 600, 900 to S2o2, o00,-
600. From South America the imports
Increased from S101 100000 in 1890 to
S1O2. 900 900 in 1900, While to South
America our exports increased from
S35, 900 600 to SAL 900 900 From Asia
the imports into the United States in
creased from s69.0oo,Ooo in 1900 to
$123. 900 900 in 1900, while to Asia our
exports in the same time increased
to From
Oceania the impOrtatiOns in 1890 We're
$4,000 GOO, and in 1900 were $23 100000,
while to Oceania our exports in 1890
were $17. 200, 900, and in 1900 $40 ,oo0,-
ooo- From Africa importations in
creased from $3,000,O 600 in 1890 to So
100000 in 1900, and expectations to
Africa increased from 81. 500, 900 in 1890
to $22, 0OO, 900 in 1900.
The changes in the movements to
and from the continents are due to
two great causes, both arising directly
from effective tariff protection: First,
the increase in home manufactures,
which were formerly drawn chiefly
from abroad, and, second, the diversih-
fication of products by which markets
are made for many articles which for
merIy were produced or exported in
but small quantities. From Europe, to
which, under partial or total Free
Trade conditions, we were accustomed
to look for manufactures, our i'm ports
rope has largely increased her con-
sumption of our cotton seed oil, cleo
margarine, paraf1n, manufactur OF
iron and steel, copper and agricultural
machinery, as well food StuffS and
cotton our exports to that grand di-
vision having increased S42S, 900, o0O
since 1890. From North America the
imports have fallen $20,0o0,ooo, due
chiefly to the falling off of sugar pro-
duction in the West Indies, the i'm
ports from Cuba alone having decreas-
ed from $54, 900 900 in 1890 to $21,O0O,-
900 in 1900 To North America the eX-
ports have increased meantime over
S1OO, 900 600, the growth being largely
manufactures and food stuffs, CON
siderable portion of the latter being
presumably re-exported thence to Eu-
rope From South America the i'm
ports have increased in quantity, eS-
pecially in coffee and rubber, but de-
creased propOrtiOnately in price, Sc
that the total increase in value in the
decade is but a million dollars, while
in exports the increase is Sc 500, 900
chiefly in manufactures. From Asia
the importatiOns have increased more
than $4,000 900, the increase being
chiefly in sugar and raw materials re
qufred by our manufacturers, such a!
silk, hemp, jute and tin; while to Asia
the increase in our exports has beer
nearly S40,OoO,0OO, principally IL
manufactures and raw cotton From
Oceania the imports show little in
crease though this is due in part t
the absence of statistics of importation
from Hawaii in the last half of tn
year 1900; while to Oceania there is al
increase in our exports of more thar
$50. 900, 600, chiefly in manufacture
articles. From Africa the in
crease in imports is $4,000, OOo. princi
paI1y in manufacturers materials c
which raw cotton forms the most i'm
portant item. while our exports to Al
rica increased meantime SIT. coo, DOT
chiefly in manufactures