The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-05-07
UNllED IS HEAD OF
EXPORTING STATIONS


Washington D. c.. May 6.-The Uni
ted States maintains IFS position at
the head of GA, tgoiids exporting MAJ
tions despite the temporary reduction
IN ile vaiuc OF exports due to the
shoi age in corn available for expor-
tatiot The export figures ior the
ninc months ending with March. as
sho..u by the report of the treasury bu-
reau al statistics, indicate a drop OF
! S5S.ooI,os7 in the total value OF ex-
ports. When it is considered howev-
er, that the value OF corn exported fell.
owing TO the shortage in the corn sup
ply, 81 million dollars below that for
the corresponding period OF last year.
and that cotton. owing solely 10 a de-
crease in price. fell million dollars
below the exports of the same period
OF last year the entire decrease is
more than accounted for. Corn ex-
ports fell from I46 million bushels in
the nine months of the fiscal year 1907
TO "A million bushels in the nine month
OF 1902. Cotton exports increased 244
million pounds, but owing to reduc d
prices, fell u million dollars in the
total value exported these tw) items
due in the case of corn TO the short
! age at home caused by the droutli
OF last year. and in cotton To the fe-
duced prices in the markets oi the
wcrld--more than account ior the re-
duction OF 50 millions in the total ex-
ports
Notwithstanding the reduction Of 30
millions in exports, the grand total
OF domestic exports from the United
States exceeds that OF any othe- coun-
TRY. The figures OF domestic exports
for the nine months ending with March
are: from the United tSltcs. Sf,o62
432,158; United Kingdom. SI.oIq.466.-
437. The fact that the commerc al
and fiscal years OF the various ccrn-
tries differ in dates OF termination
renders a comparison by parallel years
difficult but the bureau of statistics
in its statement OF exports OF various
countries gives the monthly averages
OF each during the year or the portion
of the year which its latest figures COW
er By this process it is practicable
TO show the relation OF the various
countries in the supply which they fur
nish to the markets OF the world. This
analysis shows that the average month
ly expectation OF domestic merchandise
from the United States exceeds that
OF any other nation that the United
Kingdom stands second Germany
third, France fourth, Netherlands fifth
and British India sixth in the los. Ci
exporting nations. On the other hand, !
the list OF importing nations shows
that the United Kingdom stands |
fitih, and eBlgium sixth in the relative
demands upon the markets Of the
world.
One especially marked characteristic /
OF the commerce OF the United States |
first, Germany second France third !
the United tSates fourth Netherlands |
in comparison with thot of other coun- |
tries is its large excess OF exports |
over imports OF the thirty countries 1
whose average monthly imports and |
exports are shown by the bureau OF /
statistics, only twelve show an excess /
of exports over imports. These twelve /
countries are Argentinee, Brazil, 8ul- /
gara, Canada, Chile, Egypt British /
India Mexico Russia, Uruguay. and |
the United States. The average
monthly excess OF exports over imports |
in the case OF India amounts % about /
nine million dollars and Russia also /
about nine millions: while that OF the
entire list of countries which show an |
excess OF exports over imports tex /
elusive OF the United States lmounts /
to but 38 millions per month, while |
from the United States alone the eN- |
cess OF eNpodts over imports is S42.- |
637I27 per month.