The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-25
EXPORT TRADE lBCRBASLS.
The United States Continues at
the Head Of the List.

Figures for the First Nine Months Of
1901 show That Americans Have
sold ~. O2I, 6O5.ISI Worth of Their
Products in Foreign Countries.
The United States continues NJ the head
of the list Of the worlds exporting ma
tons. The comparative figures prepared
each month by the Treasury Bureau of
Statistics exhibiting the imports and eE-
ports OF each Of the principal C0UnJri-S
OF the world and the average per month
during given period. show that tn do
nestle exports from the United States
are greater than those from any other
country. and that the monthly average
SGring the year 1901 has been higher than
hat Of any other country.
For the kline months ending with Sep
amber. our exports Of domestic products
acre M.C24.G15.1Hl against Sl,0lS s45.76S from
the United Kingdom. the next larges- OK
porter Of dome site products in the same
period. While a comparison during the
same period with Gerrl.-u ny. Franc. Rus
STA, Nethe Tlauds. and India. which follow
in the order named in the magnitude. 81
their exports. IS impra cticabIe because
their fiscal years are not yotauninous
with that Of the Unitgu States. tho totals
OF their exports during the latest aya5ss-
BILE years show not only that the United
States is clearly i'm the lead as AN eK-
porter. but that the growth in her eN-
ports has been more r.0id than that OF
any other great exporting nation.
In the calendar year 1900, for which the
statistics of most exporting countries are
now available. the figures for the United
States were $l.i53.Ula.C5g OF exports OF do
.4F g,
1915, an increase of nearly 20 per cent
during that period, while those Of Ger
many were in 1890. Sl.o506lICD. and in
1873. S607.096Oo0, an increase Of % per
cent; and those Of the United Kingdom
in 1900 81, i1S.24S 0oo, and I'm IS.5. S1.0-7t9--
O00. an increase of about 40 per cent
The very latest available data for COM
pairing the commerce of the United
states wiki that of other Cuuntri s.
however, are furnished in a statement
just prepared BY the Treasury b rsau
of Statistics. which shows the monthly
exports Of domestic merchandise from
each Of the principal countries Of The
world during that period Of its us al
year FOR which statistics are ay.i.ab e.
This shows that tho monthly average
for the nited States is greater than that
OF any other country, and that The fig
ures or 1901 show I'm the case OF the
United States material increase over
Inosc OF 1900, while those of the United
Ut
The average monthly eXportatiun of do
nestle merchandise from the United
states In the nine months ending with
september. 1901, was SlI2S25 uZU against
Sll--J-S. $40 i'm the corresponding months IF
last year an increase Of about 81 300 aU,
per month"; while those OF the United
Kingdom were In the same months II
1891, Sll3.2i5.oS5. against Sis 1a2.-G3 ia th.
same months OF 1890. showing decrease
OF about S5.tpplD per month. ana those
OF Germany Were SNl.r3l N% per month
FOR the six months ended with June 1871.
against 2,>5-0.SaS FOR the corr, spending
months Ci the prCCeulU~ year. showing a
decrease of a little less than $1,000 per
month.
The table which follows shows the aver
age monthly expectation Of domestic MGR
chandisc from the tw Et- principal coIu-
fiscal year as the statistics are available.
and compares the monthly figures Fl 1891
with those OF 1870
1sJg-JEi,sd States. Sli25.q 40. United
Kingdom, Sis, 10. 523; Germany. SIS. $50 SD.
France. S6i--g9 1i3, Netherlands. &55.ols go,
India. <-G.3s2i42, ustria-HUuEary. 81 .sIa.-
Ga: Bclcium. $-S.il1.S5t. Russia. Europ'a-,
S2.6H t.1 Italy. S-l.l2f.5-9. Argentine. So
1880. Brazil. no data. Switzerland. Sl2.-
h>l-lo5, Canada. Sll556. 40, Spain. IlEH.-
~; ChinJ. S11.7e3.tG5. Japan. S7.feG.7.Z;
MeXico- f59H--Z72; Egypt, S5,Sl3.si-; Chile.
1ssl-t'uit,d States. S1f3 sr5 o2o, United
Kingdom. Sll3.280S5- Germany. $>I.>'l -si.
France. Sef III 114- Netherlands $3.50 g1s.
IEaia. 81 .l53.si5; Austria-HunEary. S3a.-
-9'-l2+, f"iS,um. 81 .9s+..-S5, Russia. Euro
pean. S-G252p3; Italy. 81 9i3-5lS. ArgCl-
tina. Sl5.725.76}. Brazil s15.O51.st1. swift
Zerland. Sl3l2ll"1, Canada. SlI l52 s]5.
Spain. SgN1@.f1l. China. 50 55tOJ5 = pan.
S9.c66N9', Mexico S6.Zzg "a: Egypt Sl.G9.-
NJi. Chile, s5,loJ,l9.