The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 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 Princi-
pal Countries of the World fin
1900, Compared with the Same
in h Preceding Year., According
to the Bureau of Statistics.

Washington, Jan. 1.-Commercial'
conditions throughout the world in
the closing months of 1900 are pic!
tured in a table which will be present
ed i'll the Forthcoming number of the
Monthly Summary OF Commerce and
Finance issued by the treasury bu-
reau of statistics.
A comparison of the m of
the principal countries of the world
with that of the United States in
1900, and of the growth or reduction
of their m er with our own de-
velopment during the year, presents
some facts of especial interest in con-
sidering the wonderful development
of our own ommerc 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
ending with September, 1900, arc sSi. 400
900, against sS4, 1871, 900 in the correspond
ing months of 1899. while the exports of
are slls. $780, 900. gains $113, sol 900 in the
corresponding months of last year.
Austria-Hungary-The imports Of ten
s2so. sS7. 900, against $40. 10. 600 in the corre-
spending months of last year, and the ex-
ports of the ten months ending with. DC.
tober, 1900. are 1917. 954, 900, against $780,
Ol3.OO IN the corresponding months of last
year.
B~elgium-The imports of ten months
ending with October. 1900, are 1881, III, 900,
against s3ii, 335, 900 in the corresponding
months of last year, and the exports of
ten months ending witt october, 1900, are
Ntkp 1EE nm n oat,a GDgn aE- NJ u, ~ aAr-
responding months of last year.
C~anada-rhe imports of three months
ending with September, 1900, are 4i,7S6,-
quo. against st3, 6s9,e0 in the correspond
ing months of last year. and the exports
of three months ending with September,
1900, are 1853, o23,O00. against s43. s9i,G0o in
E~gypt-rhe imports of eight months
ending with August, 1900, are 81 '52S; 600,
against 81 ,i65,O 600 in the corresponding
eight months ending with August, 1900,
are $50. s2i 900, against 4o,9Os,O 900 in the
corresponding months of last year.
France-The imports of ten months end
ing with October, 1900, are S103, SsS, 900,
against s716, lO2, 600 in the corresponding
months Of last year, and the exports OF
s647. O74. 900. against 1851. 666, 600 in the cor
responding months of last year.
Germany-The imports Of nine months,
ending with September, 1900, are 1852, 019.
900, against $3.50, Ola, 900 in the correspond
ing months of last year, and the exports
1900, are s714, o66, 900. against STA. O23, 900 in
the corresponding months of last year. In
the case of Germany alone specie and bull
lion are included in this statement.
British India-Tha imports of FIVE
months. ending with August, 1900. are s92,
olS,oOo. against $93, S24, 600 in the correspond
of 1--WE months, ending with August, 1900
are 1926, SIS, 900, against sl44, 0O6, 90 in ,he
corresponding months of last year.
ltaly-The imports of ten months, end
Ing with October. 1NM are Xp4h 100 200
against 1929, 33i.0O0 in the corresponding
months of last year, and the EFFORTS q
are s2l0, So, 900, against !$222, 100, 900 in the
corresponding months of last year.
M~exico-The imports Of two months
ending with August, 1900, are 1851, 600
against ss.4s5,e06 in the corresponding
months of last year. and the exports OF
two months. ending with August, 1900. are
$11, 052, 900, against SIC. 423, 900 in the CORE.
spending months of last year.
Portugal-The imports of five months
ending. with May. 1900, are SIS, 2I4, 600
months of last year, and the exports OF
five months, ending with May. 1900, are
81. 593, 900. against $1S, SOS, 900 in the CORE
spending months of last year.
Russia-The imports of six months, end,
Ing with June. 1900, are s144, AL 900, against
s14S, S34, 900 in the corresponding months Of
ending with June, 1900, are $li6, O65, 600
against 1871. 26a. 600 in the corresponding
months of last year. .
"a - ApO - VI iiit iiO'ilhot tiNQ
ing with September, 1900, are s119, 495, 900
against s124, 972, 900 in the corresponding
months Of last year, and the exports fol
nine months, ending with September, 1850
are SOS, 631, 900, against 500. 1884, 900, las
year.
Switzerland-The imports OF min,
months. ending with September, 1900, arr
$157, 107, 900, against s16l, 405, 900 in the CORE
spending months of last year, and the ex
ports of nine months ending with Septem
Der. 1900. are Sill, 706, 900, against Sill ,0S7, 90
in the corresponding months of last year.
United Kingdom-The imports of clever
months. ending November, 1900, are 81
1922, 500. 900, against 81. 162, 377, 900 in the cor
responding months of last year, and tn
domestic exports of eleven months. end
ing with November. 1906, are 81. 1903, iiO, 900
against 81, 1850. 72O, 600 in the correspondent
months of last year.
United States--The imports of clever
months. ending with November, 1900, arr
$3.50, 45l. 507. against s72s. 2S3, 577 in the cor
responding months of last year, and tn
exports of domestic merchandise of clever
months. ending with November, 1900, ar
81, 30S. 929. $3.50, against 81. l31, 537, $40 in the cor
r~esDOndinR months of last wear.