Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-02-16
RECORD OF A DECADE.
Marked Changes in the Commerce OF
the UuitcI states.

Marked Changes in the Commerce OF
tho United states.
Tho remarkable change which has
come over the commercc OF the | nited
States in the decade ending with the
calendar year 1900 illustrates as moth
mug else could the practical benefits the
country has experienced through The
operations OF the Diudley tariff lav.
The figures of the Treasury Bureau al
Statistics show that imports. which in
1890 We're $50, 397 .T2G. were in $500
$50, 0l2 Ii, an increase ot less than
per cent in the decade: while the eX-
ports which. in 1870 were SS51,5t2 ,5iS
were in 1900 81. .S50.S1i. an increase
OF "a per cent In 1890 the excess of
exports over imports was $3,65i39o; in
1900 it was SG4S.9.lS 17iS. Figures like
these make foreign manufacturers very
unhappy. and they produce Il feeling
closely akin to misery in The breasts of
domestic free traders.
eln our trade relations with The vari-
Gus parts OF the world the change is
equally striking. From Europe Wc have
reduced our imports in the decade from
$174 100000 TO S439 m0,0O0. while in
the same time we have Increased our
exports from $6S2. 100000 Ia $i,1ll,000,
0O0. From North America Imports fell
from $l31. 100000 in $500 to $131 900,
600 in 1900, while our exports To- North
America Increased during that time
from $9J. 00O. 900 To &2O2. 0OO. 900. From
South America the imports increased
from Sl0l 100000 in 1890 to 100000,
600 in 1900 while 10 South America
our exports increased from So, 1000, 900
to Sal 100000. From Asia the imports
into the United States increased from
$50 ,000.0 900 In 1890 to $l23,0O0.0 600 in
1900 while to Asia our exports in the
same time Increased from S23.uOO. 600
to SOL 100000. From Oceanic the inn
portations in 1890 were S23 100000, and
in 1900 were SD. 600. 900. while To Gee
ania our exports in 1890 were $1,000,
600, and in 1900 $f00OU.O0O From Az
rlca importationN increased from So,
ll00.0O0 in 1890 to- $4,000. 0N in 1900. and
expectations to Africa Increased from
$1,000 coo in 1880 10 So ,oOO.0u in 1900.
The changes in the movements to and
from the continents are due to two
great causes. both arising directly from
effective tariff protection; First, the in
II Ease in home manufactures, which
were formerly drawn chiefly from
abroad. and. second, the diVersitication
Of products by which markets are made
for many articles which formerly were
produced OF exported in but small guam
titles. From Europe, 10 which, under
partial or total free trade conditions.
we were accustomed 10 look for manu-
features. our imports have fallen over
S35.00O,000 while Europe has largely
increased her consumption Of our cot
ton seed OIL olcomargarinc. parafiin.
manufactures Of iron and steel copper
and agricultural machinery, as we'll as
food stulfs and cotton. our exports 10
that grand division having increased
S42S, 0O0. ono since 1890. From North
America the imports have fallen 500
100000. due chiefly To the fallin" off of
sugar production in the West Indies.
the imports from Cuba alone having
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r $1,000 =, wa ~
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largely manufactures and food Stuils. a
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