Evening star., 1902-05-05
STAYS At 7HE HEAD
United States Leads Export
JJ
ing Nations.
TOTAL SHOWS " BIG DROP
ACCOUNTED FOR BY FALLING IN
VALUES.
Statistics for the Nine Months Ending
With March-U nited Kingdom
Comes Second.

The United States maintains its position
at the head Of the worlds exporting ma
tions, despite the temporary reduction IN
the value of exports due to the shortage in
corn available for expectation. The export
figures for the nine months ending with
March, as shown by the report of the treas
ury bureau of statistics, indicate a drop or
so9, ,6S1,95 in the total value of exports
When it is considered, however, that the
value Of corn exported fell, owing to the
shortage in the corn supply. s52,00e,O0O be-
low that for the corresponding period OF
last year, and that cotton, owing solely to
decrease in price, fell s12, 900, 900 below the
exports Of the same period of last year, the
entire decrease Is more than accounted for.
Corn exports fell from 146,O00,O0o bushels
in the nine months of the fiscal year 1901
to 24,O00,000 bushels in the nine months
of 1892 Cotton exports increased 344, ,O00.-
900 pounds, but owing to reduced prices
fell $120OO,000 in the total value exported.
These two items-due in the case of corn to
the shortage at home caused by the drouth
of last year, and in cotton to the reduced
prices in the markets of the world-more
than account for the reduction of S59, 900 900
in the total exports.
Still in the Lead.
Notwithstanding the reduction of s59,0nO,-
wv III cApol -, lIie 81 anu loldi VI uoaiCSIAS
exports from the United States exceeds
that of any other country. The figures Of
domestic exports for the nine months end
ing with March are: From the United
States. s1O62, 432, 1885, united kingdom. ST.
019, 466, ,437. The fact that the commercial
and fiscal years of the various countries dif-
fer in dates of termination renders a COM
parison by parallel years difficult, but the
bureau of statistics in it's statement OF ex-
ports of various countries gives the monthly
average of each during the year or the por-
tion of the year which its latest figures
cover By this process it is practicable to
show the relation of the various countries
in the supply which they furnish to the
markets of the world. This analysis shows
that the average monthly 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 list of
exporting nations. On the other hand, the
list of importing nations shows that the
united kingdom stands first, Germany sec
ond, France third, the United States fourth,
Netherlands fifth and Belgium sixth in the
relative demands upon the markets of the
world.
Excess of Exports Over Imports.
One especially marked characteristic of
the commerce OF the. United States in COM
parison with that of other countries, is it's
large excess OF exports over imports. VI
the thirty countries whose average monthly
imports and exports are shown by the bu
reau of statistics. only twelve show an ex-
cess of exports over imports. These twelve
countries are Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria,
Canada, Chile, Egypt, British India, Mexi-
co, Russia. Uruguay and the United States.
The average monthly excess of exports over
imports in the case of India amounts to
about $1,000, CG0 and Russia also about So
100000: while that Of the entire list OF
countries which show excess of exports
over imports exclusive of the United
States) amounts to but $2S, 900, eco per
month, while from the United States alone
the excess of exports over imports is s42,-
637, ,127 per month.
The following table shows the average
monthly imports and exports of the prin-
cipal countries of the world during that
part of the fiscal year for which figures
have been received by the bureau of statis-
tics: