The Forrest City times., 1901-01-04
COMMERCE COMPARISON.
The Wonderful Expansion of the Trade of the United States
 Concisely Shown.
\ COMPARISON WITH OTHER NATIONS.
Imports and Exports of the Princi- pal Countries of the World in 1900, Compared With the same in the Preceding Year, According to the Bureau of Statistics.

Washington, Jan. 1.-Commercial conditions throughout the world in the closing months of 1900 are pie tured in a taole which will be present. ed in the forthcoming number of the Monthly Summary of Commerce and Finance issued by the treasury bu- reau of statistics
 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- velopment during the year, presents some facts of especial interest in con- sidering the wonderful development of our own commerce in the year and century.
 Taking the countries in their alpha betical order as arranged in the table, the facts presented are as follows:
 Argentina-The imports of nine months 900, against sS4, ,197 900 in the correspond ing months of 1899 while the exports of nine months ending with September 1900. are $llS, 230, 0O0 against SIS 50l 000 in the
 
 Austria a-Iiungary-The imports of ten months ending with October, 1900 are s2So 5000, against SEQ 0O0 in the corre- spending months of last year, and the ex- ports of the ten months ending with Oc- tober, 1900, are $3l7,&i, 900, against s310,- ol3,o00 in the corresponding months of last year.
 Belgium-The imports of ten months ending with October, 1900 are s337 7z1, 0O0 against S3if, ,335 900 in the corresponding months of last year, and the exports of ten months ending with October 1900, are NS2, 456000, agalnst $290 965,000 in the cor responding months of last year.
 Canada The imports of three months ending with September, 1900, are $ii, 736,- 000 against s43, 699 600 in the corresponds Of three months ending with September 1900, are $53, 1000, against Si3, 994 GOO in the corresponding months of last year.
 Egypt-r The imports of eight months ending with August. 1900, are $40 523, O00 against $33, l65.000 in the corresponding months of last year, and the exports of eight months ending with August 1900 are s5OS2l,000 against Si0,90S, 600 in the corresponding months of last year.
 France-The imports of ten months end against s7le l02, 900 in the corresponding months of last year, and the exports of ten months ending with October 1900. are $54f .OA, ,000 against $65l, 666, 600 in the cor responding months of last year. Germany-The imports of nine months ending with September, 1900, are $952. .019,- 600. against $952 OLA, 900 in the correspond ing months of last year, and the exports of nine months ending with September. 1900, are Sflf.O6000O. against S7ll,023 600 in the corresponding months of last year. In the case of Germany alone specie and bull lion are included in this statement
 British India-The imports of five months ending with August, 1900 are S92,- 01S, 600, against 3a24. GOO in the correspond- mg months of last year. and the exports of five months, ending with August, 1900. are Sl26, ,ASS, GOO against $l4f, 0O6, ,000 in the corresponding months of last year.
 Italy-The imports of ten months. end ing with October, 1900, are $2is, i69, 900, against $2}9 33l.000 in the corresponding months of last year. and the exiorts Sf ten months, ending with october, 1900, are $2lO, s51 ,0C0, against S222 l09,0O0 in the corresponding months of last year. Mexico-The imports of two months ending with August, 1900, are s9, ,56l ,00 | against sS,4S5,eo0 in the corresponding months of last year. and the exports Of | two months. ending with August, 1900. are $ll, ,052 600, against BIO 423, 900 in the core
 spending months of last year PoTtugal-The imports of five montls | ending with May, 1900, are $2S, 274, Ga.
 against S243S0.0Oo in the corresponding
 months of last year and the experts of s1;. .593 900, against $l3, 625 GOO in the corre- spending months of last year Russia-The imports of six months end ing with June. 1900. are Sl44, Al, GOO. against Sl4S S34, 900 In the corresponding months of last year, and the exports of six months.
 against $l3i 26e 00O in the corresponding months of last year.
 Spain-The imports of nine months, end- | ing with September, 1900 are $ll9 495 000. | against SPA, 972 GOO in the corresponding | months of last year. and the exports for | nine months, ending with September. 1900. are $9S. 63l coo against $l02, lS9,000, last | year.
 l Switzerand-The imports of nine | months, ending with September. 1900 are
 $157 1O7 600, against sl6l 405, 900 in the eorre- l spending months of last year, and the ex ports of nine months ending with Septem-
 ber 1900 are $117 FOG, 000 against sl11. .0S7. 600 | in the corresponding months of last year. l United kingdom-The imports of eleven | months ending November, 1900 are g.
 322 663. GOO against g. 162, 377, 900 in the cor | responding months of last year. and the | domestic exports of eleven months end- | ing with November, 1900, are Sl. 303, 40, 0oO l against $1, lS0, ,720 600 in the corresponding | months of fast year.
 1 United States-The imports of eleven l months, ending with November, 1900, are | x60, 45l 50, against SIPS, 233,5T in the cor | responding months of last year, and the exports of domestic merchandise of eleven 1 months. ending with November 1900, are i f4 gpS4 4Da ft,f ha npr