The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-28
BUSINESS m SOUTH AFRICA.

Africa. which q 60 be followed oy the
reopenin< % the greatest Eoid-produc-
.a< mines % the world ard presumably
| ny a general revival Of business IN that
greatest consuming section % Africa.
irnGs especial interest TO a monograph
entitird Commercial Africa In 1901. .
Just issued b. the Treasury Bureau %
Statistics
The commerce % Africa. according 90
this publication % the Bureau OF sta
\ tistica. amounts % over SOD. 900 90. 81
which 90 fnlliiora represented the val
us % the imports. Necessarily In -
large an area with 30 many tribes and
| peoples vao keep no records Of thei-
/ transactions. a considerable amount 81
commerce must pass without being re-
corded In any way. The total imports
az the ports where records are kept
Iaunouuted iu the latest available year
60 Stz3 fsi COO. and the exports 10 s@sz.-
S95. 0ea 81 the exports. a large share.
especially those from the south. is gold
and diamonds. in the tropical region.
ivory rubber. palm nuts and gums.
and in the north n fair share % the sN-
ports are products % agriculture. cot
ton. coffee. cscao. spices. dates. etc
The export figures % recent years arr
less than those OF former years. 0w-
inz % she hOstiiitiss in South Africa.
which have both reduced production
and Increased local consumption
About thre.-fourths % the Imports
- Africa arr through the ports - the !
~xtrrrne north and south 81 the cont !
nert. those "a the north being for the I
cohaurnptian % the more deuseiy pop /
uiat@d regions bordering on the Medit- i
~-ransan. and considerable quantities I
g9fre 10 the interior BY Caravans 4
large part across the Sahara To- the .
.Icuseiy populated regions Of the sudan
At The south a large share OF the i'm
ports g.. under normal conditions. Tor
use Al the gold and diamond mines.
which lie a frss hundred miles north OF
th.. Cape. aud arr reached BY railway
lines from cape Colony and Natal at
IN. south aad from ports 81 Portuguese
Eat Africa on the southeast The
class % imports In the south dihsrs
,,stsriaIiy from that al the north. the
demand OF the mining region being Tor
machinery. mining tools. dynamite
,o,xd.r ftSur. meats. and clothing.
sbu~ nj th~ north cotton goods. tooac-
~ spsrfts. clocks. and trinketS form /
,r<er share OF the imports. aS ~ also
~. ca.. On ths. coast OF the tropical
csioHs- ,
A very 1arE. proportion % the trade
2 Afrt~a il lth England There are ,
numerous reasons for this. the most .
however. being that her {
Colony and <atai-on {
he south are the avenues through
fhtch pass most 90 the goods for that
sction. and that a very large share OF q
be growing trade Is also carried by a
iritish vessels. while the bulk OF the
iiuiuE. as yell a. the stock raising and ii
euerai development % that section. IL y
the hands OF British coionists OF n
capitalists. In the north. u large share -
the trade Of Egypt Is given To- Great a
ritsin. whose influence In the man d
,stuent Of Egyptian affairs Is well rec a
;uized. while in Algeria. which has a =
rsc trade. a very large proportion - =,
i'm France. the governing country. u
The total recorded imports into Afri- l.
}. agETegating Ia the latest available -,
ar So. fsi .oo1. were distributed as .,
ii0ws: Into British territory. sl57.- -
5.OeO: French territory. $4,000. 900:
Irkish territory. s75.7S7.C 600: Portu- -
lese territory. so. 5s5. 100. German ter X
iory. sS.17s.o00: and into the Kongo di
-c~ State. H.722.00o. OF this importa- o.
IN 81 J4=S.fsi.0c0. about 5 per cent was .r
rnishcd BY the United States. the to- ar
! for 1901 being s2s.5fe.siS. Our total IN
ports Co Africa have grown from So 80
'.Stz in 1896 20 sis.5st.4zi in 1899. and 60
!. S42.sis In 1901. This rapid increase -.
largely due TO the fact that orders
nj To- the United States for mining pr
ichiueTy and other supplies so much "a
demand In South Africa are prompt "a
filed with goods OF the latest pat Al
m and most acceptable character. So
Africa occupies fourth place In the X,
Z OF the grand divisions % the world CO.
SIS consuming power In relation TO j.
ernatiouai commerce. the imports Of ="
; grand divisions according 20 the ,
est available figures being as fol- co,
~; Europe. Ss.5Oo.OOaOSo: North be.
ierica. $500. coo 90: Asia. $500. 90 900: lar
rica. ff3o.ooo.ooo: South America. 80
5. 10000: and oceania. t525. 90. 900. pli
this total OF 81. SO. 10000 the United SIN
,tes supplies per cent In the oase Of .e,
rica. 10 per cent OF the imports OF
lth America. 10 per cent OF those Of
Ia and oceania. 10 per cent OF the
ports OF Europe. and 20 per cent OF 7.
imports % North America. exclu-
e % the United States.
railroad development in Africa ha.
n rapid in the past few years and
ms but the beginning OF great sys- 1 r
4 which must contribute to ;he rapid Sc
'eiopment. civilization. and enIisht- ~
usnt % the Dark Continent. Already -
lroads run northwardiy from Cape e.
ony about 1900 miles and southwark q