The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-13
Britnin's Share I'm the Trade Now
sI57 ,OOO, 900, While that of the
United stnte. IL Only s33, 100000.
MIR. WILSON'S OBSERVATIONS
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTuRE RE-
TURNS To WASHINGTON.
He Tells of the Great Crops I'm the
West and Predicts Slightly Lower
Prices for Meats.
;pec,ai to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. Sept 12-The impor-
tance Of Africa as a field for the
producers and manufacturers of the
United States is illustrated by some
figures just received by the Treasury
Bureau OF Statistics showing the COM
.nerce of the United Kingdom with Africa.
Considerable pride has been felt in the
fact that the exports from the United
State to Africa have grown to 900 in
the fiscal year 1923 but comparison OF
these figures with those of the exports
from the United Kingdom to that conti-
nent shows that our exports to Africa still
form a very small proportion of the i'm
portations OF the dark continent. The to-
tai exports from the United Kingdom to
Africa, according to figures received by
the Bureau Of Statistics. were in 1901 $751;
100000. or practically FIVE times as much
as the exports from the United States to
Africa While the growth Of exports from
the United Kingdom to Africa has not
been so rapid as in the case OF the United
States. it has been steady and persistent.
In 1897 the total exports from the United
Kingdom to Africa amounted to 10000. 600;
In 1900. s134, 100000. and in 1901. s157 600
or this expectation OF more than $150.0O0.0OC
worth of merchandise to Africa, nearly
two-thirds goes to the southern part OF the
continent; the figures being: To Cape Col
ony. So. 7Oo. coo; to Natal, SIS, 100000, and to
Portuguese Africa, chiefly that section To-
Gated on the southeastern front of the
continent and forming the most direct en-
trance to the territory OF the late Boer
republics. ssOao.ocO. The next section In i'm
portance is Egyrt, to which the exports
from the United Kingdom are So. .2ss,o 600;
next, British West Africa, s13, ,222, 900.
An analysis Of this market for over $50
100000 worth Of British products shows that
the chief exports to Cape Colony consist
OF cotton piece goods. iron wrought and
unwrousht). coal. provisions OF all sorts
and manufactured articles, especially ap-
parel and haberdashery. To Natal the ex-
p9ffs fh ar are SIMILAR TO % those 70 Cape b Colony
siderable quantity Is produced in Natal 1t.
self. To Portuguese Africa the shipments
included cottons' machinery and other sup
River Colonies. To British West Africa
cotton goods, coal and iron are the most
important articles exported. To Egypt the
expectations included cotton goods TO the
value of s1.0Ss. 900; coal, s. 235. 600: iron
wrought and unwrought, 81 900; and ma
chinery. including steam engines. 81. .935, 600
The trade or Transvaal seems likely tC
prove an important factor. especially in
view Of the present and prospective en-
largment or the gold mining operations
For the Ave months ending with May they
amounted to s16.925. 900. against s4.1S5.000 in
the corresponding five months of last year
Among the more important articles export
ed from the United Kingdom to the Trans
vaal In the five months ending with May
are metals and manufactures, including
agricultural implements. s., 1856. 900; apparel
haberdashery, ETC., 81. .623 900: provisions ex-
elusive Of corn and dairy products, s., $685.
900: corn and grain, including flour. meal
and rice, $4,000; leather and manufactures
Including saddlery. boots and Shoes sSl2-
oo0;- dairy products. $4,000; drugs and
chemicals. s642. 900; beverages, including ale
spirits, wines and mineral waters, 1913 900
wood and manufactures, s574000. To the
Orange River Colony the exports are much
less, the figures for the first quarter OF
1902 being N.Iu.000. against s435,0O0 in the
corresponding quarter OF the preceding
year.
Cotton piece goods alone form q very
important feature of British exports tC
Africa. In 1887 they amounted to s23. .76s, 900
and In 1901 TO $50 3S1 900. OF this total, s11 :
500. 900 went 10 Egypt; s6.053, 900 to Cape Col.
ony and Natal; S4.672.600 to British West
Africa; S.O22.O00 to French Africa, and
g S16.000 to Morocco