New-York tribune., 1901-05-04
AMERICAN EXPORTS LEAD.
EXCEEDED BY $6O,OOO,OOO THOSE OF
GREAT BRITAIN FOR THE LAST
NINE MONTHS RECORDED.

Washington May (SpeciaD-The Treasury Bu-
reau of Statistics. in its publication THE Monthly
Summary OF Commerce and Finance presents in
the current number interesting facts about
the commerce of the principal nations of the world
The most interesting fact it shows is that the
limited States stands In the fiscal year 1901 clearly
and unquestonably at the head OF the worlds list
of exporting nations her average monthly exporta-
tons for the nine months ended with March, 1901
being 1924 s53. while those of the United King
dom her closest competitor, sl17.Sl62i6 a
month during the period. Those of Germany
the next largest exporter. ss7.5510GO a month
during the twelve months ended with December
1900; France $56467oOO; Russia s2955OOOO; British
India SIG G00 Austria Hungary SIS 1853 255 Bel
GUM. $23. 600, and Italy, S205lS,OOO a month.
OF the twenty-four countries political divisions
named in the table. ten show excess of exports
imports, while the remaining fourteen show
an excess of imports exports. Argentina Bull
garla. Canada. Egypt, British India, Mexico, the
Philippine Islands, Russia, Uruguay and the United
States show an excess of exports 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 of imports over
exports. Argentina shows for the twelve months
en6ed with December last $39 100000 more of ex-
ports than of imports. Canada for the eight
months ended with February. 1901 shows S12.OOOOOO
more of exports than of imports. British India for
the nine months ended with December shows $64,-
600 600 more of exports than of imports and Russia
for the twelve months ended with December shows
$50 O00000 more of exports than of imports, while
the United States for the nine months ended with
March, 1901 shows 1921 900 of exports than
of imports.
comparison of the latest figures with those of
the corresponding period for the preceding year
also develops some interesting facts. Argentina in
the twelve months ended with December. 1899.
showed $60,OOOOO0 excess of exports imports,
and in the same months of 1900 excess of only
$s0o0o0. Canada in the eight months ended with
February, lSyO, showed exports $5.OOOOO) below the
imports while the corresponding months ended
with February 1901 showed S2 900 0O0 excess of eX-
ports over imports. Russia in the twelve months
ended with December. 1899. showed less than $4,000.
600 excess OF exports imports, and in the
twelve months ended with December 1900 $50 000
more of exports than of imports. while the United
States, which in the nine months ended with March,
1900. showed SS940o.OO0 excess of exports over i'm
ports, in the same months of the fiscal year 1901
showed $52l 100000 excess of exports imports,
gain of S27OO0.GO in the favorable balance OF
trade" for the nine months period of the present
fiscal year.
The total domestic exports of the United States
for the nine months ended with March are Sll0.
40,673 while the expectation Of British and Irish
produce for the period Is 81 3i621i showing
the exports Of the United States be $4,000 000
greater than those Of the United Kingdom. her
greatest rival In the term under consideration.