Evening star., 1902-09-12
EXPORTS TO AFRICA
GROWTH OF TRADE WITH THE
UNITED STATES.
From s1e,ooo,ooo in 1897
to $50, 100000 in 1eo2-Com-
parison With United Kingdom.

The Importance 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 commerce of the
united kingdom with Africa. Considerable
pride has been felt in the fact that the ex-
ports from the United States to Africa have
grown to $33, 900, 900 in the fiscal year 1902,
but a comparison of these figures with
those of the exports from the united king
dom to that continent shows that our eX-
ports to Africa still form very small pro-
portion of the importations of the dark con-
tinent.
From the United Kingdom.
The total exports from the united king
dom to Africa, according to figures re-
ceived by the bureau of statistics, were,
in 1901, $157 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 S120,0UO00 in 1900, S134, ,OoO,-
COO. and in 1901, $l57, 100000. OF this ex-
portation of more than Sl50OO0,OoU worth of
merchandise to Africa, nearly two-thirds
goes to the southern part of the continent,
the figures being: To Cape Colony, So, ,Io0,-
600; to Natal. S2o,ooo,ooo, and to Poftu,
guese Africa chiefly that section located
on the southeastern front of the continent
and forming the most direct entrance to the
territory of the late Boer republics, S6,O2O,
600. The next section in Importance Is
Egypt. to which the exports from the
united kingdom are s3l s,ooo; next British
West Africa. $13, ,222,09O
ANALYSIS of the Exports.
An ANALYSIS of this market for over $780,
ooo 600 worth of British products shows that
the chief exports to Cape Colony consist of
cotton piece goods, iron (wrought and un-
wroughD, coal, provisions of all sorts, and
manufactured articles, especially apparel
and haberdashery. To Natal the exports
.rs similar to those to Cape Colony with
the exception of coal, of which consider
ohio ouautity Is produced in Natal itself.
To Portuguese Africa the shipments IN
o,udad cottops, machinery and other sup
niles chiefly for the Transyaal and Orange
River colonies. To British West Africa
cotton goods, coal and iron are the most
important articles exported. To Egypt the
exportations included cotton goods to the
value of 81 ,GS6GJ0; coal, SS,32oOO0; iron,
wrought and unwrought, 81, ,630 900, and ma
chinery including steam engines. 81 ,935, 900.
The trade of Transvaal seems likely to
prove an important factor, especially in view
of the present and prospective enlargement
of the gold mining operations. For the five
months ending with May they amounted to
SIG 925 600, against $4,1s5,o00 in the CORE
spending five months of last year. Among
the more important articles exported from
the united kingdom to the Transvaal in the
five months ending with May are metals
and manufactures, including agricultural
implements, 1886. 600; apparel. haberdash-
cry, ETC.. 81 623 900: provisions. inclusive OF
nd dair a Al
grain, including -four, meal and rice, $a44.-
900; leather and manufactures. including
saddlery, boots and shoes. $812, 600; dairy
products, $720OO0; drugs and chemicals.
$642, 600; beverages, including ale, spirits,
wines and mineral waters, S61S.OO0; wood
and manufactures. ss74000. To the Orange
River colony the exports are much less, the
nGures for the first quarter OF 1902 being