The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-01-17
UNCLE SAM IN LEAD.
Exports of This Country Exceed
Those Of Any Other Nation.
A Comparison Of the Commerce of
the Principal Countries of World
shows Wonderful Develop
ment of Our own.


Commercial conditions throughout
the world in the closing months of
1900 are pictured in table present
ed in the last number of the Month
ly Summary of Commerce and FL
nance, just issued by the treasury bu-
reau of statistics. The table shows
the imports and exports of the prin-
cipal countries of the world during
such parts of the calendar year 1900
as can be shown from the latest avail
able data, and compares the same
with the corresponding month of the
preceding year, thus presenting pic
ture of the growth of the worlds
commerce in the present year as
compared with that of the preceding
year. The table which thus presents
the latest available data for the cur
rent year necessarily includes only
those countries which publish month
ly or quarterly statements of their
commerce.
A comparison of the commerce of
the principal countries of the world
with that of the United States in 1900
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 I'm the year and
century just closed.
Taking the countries in their al
phabetical order as arranged in the
table. the facts presented are as fol-
lows:
CANADA: The imports of three
months ending with September, 1900, are
$47. 900, against s43, 900 in the corre-
spending months of last year, and the
exports of three months ending with Sep
tember. 1900 are $53. .023. 000 against $43,
1884, 600 in the corresponding months of last
year.
FRANCE: The imports of ten months
ending with October. 1900, are s7O3, SSS 900,
against $716,1 900 In the corresponding
months of last year, and the exports of
ten months ending with October. 1900, are
$647,074,OO0 in the corresponding months of
last year.
| GERMANY: The imports of nine months
ending with September, 1900 are 1852, ,019,-
0Oo against $685.. 1000 in the correspond
ing months of last year, and the exports
| OF nine months ending with September.
the corresponding months of last year
IN the case of Germany alone specie and
bullion are included in this statement.
BRITISH INDIA: The imports of five
months ending with August, 1900 are $92,-
01S,O00, against s93,324.0O0 in the CORE
spending months of last year, and the ex-
| ports Of five months ending with August
1900. ere $126, 900, against $144, 900 ir
the corresponding months of last year.
| ITALY: The imports of ten months
| ending with October. 1900, are SPAS 169. 900
| against $239 S31 900 in the corresponding
rionths of last year, and the exports OF
ten months ending with October 1900, are
$210 S57 900, against $222, 109, 900 in the cor.
responding months of last year.
MEXICO: The imports of two months
ending with August. 1900, are s9.56l, 900
against $S,4S5, 900 in the corresponding
months of last year, and the exports Of
two months ending with August, 1900, ar,
$11 600, against so, 49, 900 in the CORE
spending months of last year.
RUSSIA The imports of six month.
ending with June, 1900, are $l44,441 900
against $14s, 1874 900 in the corresponding
months of last year. and the exports o.
six months ending with June, 1900. ar,
$146, 965, 900. against $134 269, 900 in the cor
responding months of last year.
SPAIN: The imports of nine month.
ending with September 1900, are s119,
spending months of last year, and tn,
exports of nine months ending with Sep
tember, 1900, are sos, o31, 900, against s1O2
$4,000 in the corresponding months o
last year.
| SWITZERLAND: The imports of min,
months ending with September, 1900, ar,
$157, 1900. against $161. .4O5, 900 in the cor
responding months of last year. and TIL,
exports of nine months ending with Sep
tember, 1900, are $117,7060OO, against Sill,
37,OOO In the corresponding months o
last year.
UNITED KINGDOM: The imports O
II months ending November, 1900, are 81,
S22, 653 O00 against s., 1872 377 900 in the CORE
spending months of last year, and tn,
domestic exports of II months endinf
with November. 1900. are 81, 1903. .44O, 900
against sl1S0. 72O, 900 in the corresponding
months of last year.
UNITED STATES The imports of 1
months ending with November. l9OO ar,
$76O, 45l,5O7, against $72S 263,577 in the cor
responding months of last year. and tn
exports of domestic merchandise of 1
months ending with November. 1900. ar
81. .3OS $780, $780, against sl.l3l. .537.9 $40 In tn,
inc pann he Of locf