The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-06
d. .. LEADS THE WORLD.

The picture of the worlds commerce
presented each month by the treasury
bureau Of statistics in its monthly pub
location, the Monthly Summary Of Com
merce and Finance, presents in the cur
rent number some important facts
about the commerce Of the principal ma
tions OF the world. Perhaps the most
interesting fact which it shows is that
the United States stands in the fiscal
year 1901 clearly and unquestionably at
the head of the worlds list of exporting
nations, her average monthly exporta-
items for the nine months ending with
March, 1901, being s124.497, 1853. while
those Of the United Kingdom, her closest
competitor. were SLY SIC. 246 per month
during the same period; those of Ger
many. the next largest exporter SS7.
55100O per month during the II months
ending with December, 1900; France,
$56 49,. 900; Russia, %. $4,000 per month;
British India. SIG. IA. 600 per month; Aus
tria-Hungary, s25, 1853. 255 per month; Bel
GUM S23. 56S, 900 per month, and Italy,
S2o,51s0O0 per month
OF the a countries or political divis-
Ions named in the table ten show an ex-
cess of exports over imports. while the
remaining IA show an excess of imports
over exports. Argentina, Bulgaria, Can
ada, Egypt, British India. Mexico the
Philippine Islands. Russia, Uruguay. and
the United States show an excess of ex-
ports over imports; while Austria-Hun-
gary, Belgium, Cape of Good Hope,
Cuba, France, Germany, Greece. Italy,
Japan, Porto Rico. Portugal, Spain.
Switzerland, and the United Kingdom
show an excess of imports over exports.
Argentina shows in the II months end
ing with December last $39.000OOO more
of exports than Of imports. Canada in
the eight months ending with February
1901. shows u million dollars more Of
exports than of imports. British India
during the nine months ending with De
cember shows Ga million dollars more OF
exports than OF imports. and Russia
during the u months ending with De-
cember shows SO million dollars more OF
exports than of imports;while the United
States in the nine months ending with
March, 1901. shows 521 million dollars
more Of exports than of imports.
A further comparison of the latest fig
ures with those of the corresponding
period for the preceding year also de-
velops other interesting facts. Argentina
I'm the u months ending with December
1889. showed IS million dollars excess OF
exports over imports and in the same
months of 1900 an excess Of only 80 mill
lion dollars Canada in the eight months
ending with February, 1900. showed ex-
ports million dollars below the imports
while the corresponding months ending
with February. 1901, showed y million
dollars excess Of exports over imports
Russia in the L. months ending with
December. 1899, showed less than 4 mil
lion dollars excess Of exports over i'm
ports. and in the z months ending with
December. 1900. 50 million dollars more
Of exports than Of Imports: while the
United States. which in the nine months
ending with March. 1900. showed ss4 mil
lion dollars excess of exports over i'm
ports. In the same months Of the fiscal
year, 1901. showed 621 million dollars cx-
cess of exports over imports, gain OF
S127 100000 in the favorable balance Of
trade" for the nine months period of
1901 as compared with like period Of
1900.
The total domestic exports Of the Uni
ted States in the nine months ending
with March are 81. 12O, 4So.s7s. while the
expectation Of British and Irish produce