The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-26
Shipments OF American Products
Abroad Now Greater Than the
Exports OF Great Britain.
TREASURY BUREAU REPORT
GIVING EXPLOITATION STATISTICS
OF THE LEADING COUNTRIES.
New York Losing Shipping Trade,
While other Atlantic Ports Are
Increasing Theirs.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, oct 25-The United
States continues at the head OF the list
of the worlds exporting nations The
comparative figures prepared each month
by the Treasury Bureau of Statistics, eX-
hibiting the imports and exports OF each
OF the principal countries of the world
and the average per month during a given
period. show that the domestic exports
from the United States are greater than
those from any other country, and that
the monthly average during the year 1901
has been higher than that of any other
country. For the nine months ending with
September our exports of domestic pro-
ducts were sl,024 6O5,1Sl, against $,OlS,S40, I6S
from the United Kingdom, the next largest
exporter of domestic products, in the same
period. While a comparison during the
same period with Germany, France, Rus
STA, Netherlands and India, which follow
in the order named in the magnitude of
their exports is impra cticable because their
fiscal years are not conterminous with that
of the United States, the totals of their
exports during the latest available years
show not only that the United States is
clearly in the lead exporter, but
that the growth in her exports has been
more rapid than that of any other great
exporting nation In the calendar year,
1900, for which the statistics of most ex-
porting countries are now available. the
figures for the United States were 81, 453 013,
659 of exports OF domestic products, against
Si9I ,263, 13l in 1919, an increase of nearly 200
per cent. during that period; while those OF
Germany We're, in $780, 81 $50, Gil 900, and in
1915 S607 ,OO0 an increase of Is per cent,
and those of the United Kingdom, in 1900,
81, 4lS3iS000. and in 1873, 81 0S7 49, 00O an in
crease of about 10 per cent.
The very latest available data for COM
pairing the commerce of the United States
with that Of other countries, however, are
furnished in a statement just prepared by
the Treasury Bureau of Statistics, which
shows the monthly exports of domestic
merchandise from each of the principal
countries of the world during that period
of its fiscal year for which statistics are
available. This shows that the monthly
average for the United States is greater
than that of any other country, and that
the figures of 1901 show, in the case of the
United States a material increase over
those of 1900, while those of the United
Kingdom and Germany show a decrease.
The average monthly expectation of do
nestle merchandise from the United States
in the nine months ending with September,
1901, was Sll3,935.02 against S112 529, 40 in
the corresponding months of last year, an
increase of about one and One-half millions
per month; while those of the United King
dom We're in the same months of 1901, $ll3,-
N5.OSJ, against Sis, 1872 533 in the same
months of 1900, showing decrease Of about
five millions per month; and those of Ger
many were $S1S31, 1873 per month for the
six months ending with June, 1901, against
SIS $50, S,i3 for the corresponding months of
the preceding year. showing a decrease of
q little less than 81. 10000 per month.
The table which follows shows the aver
age monthly expectation of domestic mer-
chandise from the twenty principal eX-
porting countries of the world for such
portions of the fiscal year as the statistics
available, and compares the monthly
figures of 1901 with those of 1900: