The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-04
While that of Great Britain, the Next
dred and Eighteen Millions.
AN INTERESTING COMPARISON
ENORMOUS BALANCE OF TRADE IN
FAVOR OF THE UNITED STATES.
Tor Nine Months, Ending with March,
the Excess of Exports Over
Imports Was 1921 100000.
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WASHINGTON, May 3-The picture of
the worlds commerce presented each
month by the Treasury Bureau of Statistics
in its monthly publication, the Monthly
Summary of Commerce and Finance, pre-
sents in the current number some interest
ing facts about the commerce OF the prin
cipal nations of the world. Perhaps the
most interesting fact which ii shows is
that the United States stands in the fiscal
year 1901 clearly and unquestionably at the
head Of the worlds list of exporting ma
tions, her average monthly expectations
for the nine months ending with March,
1901, being Si24, ,497, ,S53. while those of the
United Kingdom, her closest competitor.
were Sll7,S16 246 per month during the same
period: those of Germany, the next largest
exporter, $S7,551 coo per month during the
twelve months ending with December, 1900;
France, $56,4 900; Russia, s29 1000 per
month; British India, $751; 900 per month;
Austria Hungary. $25. 753. 255 per month"; Bel
gium, s23, 3,56S. 900 per month, and Italy, S2o,-
SIS, coo per month.
OF the twenty-four countries or political
divisions named in the table ten show an
excess of exports over imports. while the
remaining fourteen show an excess of i'm
ports over exports. Argentine Bulgaria.
Canada, Egypt, British India, Mexico the
Philippine islands. Russia Uruguay and
the United States show an excess of ex-
ports over imports, while Austria Hungary,
Belgium, Cape of Good Hope. Cuba, France.
Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Porto Rico
Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the
United Kingdom show an excess of imports
over exports. Argentina shows in the
twelve months ending with December last
S39. 600 900 more of exports than of imports
Canada in the eight months ending with
February. 1901. shows sl2. .OOO. 900 more of ex-
ports than of imports. British India dur
ing the nine months ending with December
shows s64 100000 more of exports than of i'm
ports, and Russia during the twelve months
ending with December shows $50 900 900
more of exports than of imports, while the
United States in the nine months ending
with March. 1901, shows s52l ,cOo, 600 more OF
exports than of imports.
A further comparison OF the latest figures
with those of the corresponding period for
the preceding year also develops some in
teresting facts. Argentina in the twelve
months ending with December 1899, showed
s65, 100000 excess of exports over imports.
and in the same months of 1900 an excess
of only s390OO,000. Canada i'm the eight
months ending with February, 19O0 showed
exports s5.00O,0O0 below the imports. while
the corresponding months ending with Feb
ruary. 1901, showed s12. 100000 excess of ex-
ports over imports. Russia in the twelve
months ending with December, 1899 showed
less than $4,000,000 excess of exports over
imports, and in the twelve months ending
with December 1900. s59. 900 more of ex-
ports than Of imports. while the United
States, which in the nine months ending
with March, 1900 showed 1894, ,0OO 600 excess
of exports over imports. in the same
months of the fiscal year 1901 showed $52l-
Occ,0O0 excess of exports over imports, a
gain of Sl27, 600 900 in 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 ending with
March are $l.l2O. .4SO,6l3 while the exporta-
tion of British and Irish produce in the
same period is s1,060,54 6,2l4, showing the
exports of the United States to be $50 0o0 600
greater than those of the United Kingdom
her greatest rival. during the term under
consideration