The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-12
Uncle Sans Exports Only
d Small Fraction OF
the Total
LATEST BRITISH STATISTICS
United Kingdom Sent 10 Dark CONT
nent sI57,oOo,oco Last Year-Two-
thirds Of Total for South Africa.
Great Consumption Of Cotton Cloth.

The importance Of Africa as 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
merce OF The United Kingdom with
Africa
Considerable pride has been felt in the
fact that the exports from the United
States 10 Africa have grown 10 So. 00D. ocU
IN The fiscal year 1902; but a comparison
OF these figures with those OF the eX-
ports from the United Kingdom 20 that
continent shows that our exports TO
Africa still form Q very small proportion
OF the importEtiGus OF the Dark Cont
nent
Imports From England SI57,ooo,ooo.
The total exports from the United
Kingdom to Africa. according to figures
received by the Bureau Of Statistics
were in 1891 $15-,00e. zoe, OF 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. II has been steady and peTsis-
tent. In 1897 the total exports from the
United Kingdom 10 Africa amounted zJo
S120. 100000; in 1850 $4,000 O0G, and in
1901 SI57. 900. 000.
of this expectation OF more than S150,-
100000 worth Of merchandise to Africa.
nearly uwo-thirds goes to the southern
part of the continent. the figures being.
To Cape Colony So. 200 .000;. 20 Natal
SIS, 500. coo; and to Portuguese Africa.
chiefly that secuen located On the south
eastern front of the continent and form
ing the most direct entrance 10 the ter
Titory Of the late Boer republic, S6,o2o,-
Geo.
Market IN Egypt
The next section in importance is
Egypt. 10 which the exports from the
United Kingdom are S31. 238. 600, next.
British West Africa. SIS. 222. coo
An analysis of this market for over
$3.50 GOO, 000 worth OF British products
shows that the chief exports to Cape
Colony consist of cotton piece goods.
iron wrought and unwrought), coal
provisions OF all sorts. and manufactured
articles. especially apparel and haber-
dashery.
To Natal the exports are similar to
those 20 Cape Colony, with the exception
OF coal, Of which q considerable quantity
guese Africa the shipments included cot
tons machinery and other supplies
chiefly for the Transvaal and Orange
River Colonies To British West Africa,
cotton goods, coal, and iron are the most
important articles exported To Egypt
the expectations included cotton goods
10 the value of 81 086. 900: coal. IS 325.-
Geo. iron wrought and unwrought. ST.
$50 eco: and machinery, including steam
engines, 81, 935, 600
Trade OF the TIanSvaaI
The exports TO the TransvaaI seem
likely 10 prove an important factor. es-
peciauy in view of the present and pros
pectfve enlargement Of the gold mimi.
operations. For the Ave months ending
with May they amounted 10 SIS. 90, 09e
against $4,1S5.Ge0 in the corresponding
five months OF last year
Among the more important articles
exported from the United Kingdom {,
the TransvaaI in the five months ending
with May are metals and manufactures
including agricultural implements. g.,
$50 GO; apparel, hsbeTdasheTy. etc 81
62S 0C0, provisions. exclusive OF corn a1s
dairy projects 50 365. eco. corn am
grain including -four. meal and rice
$944.00G; leather and manufactures in
gliding SadCiery. boots, and shoes. $Sl2.-
600; dairy products. 500. coo, drugs and
chemicals. 1912 COG; bevera ges. incIudin.
ale, spirits. wines. and mineral waters
S518,O00; wood and manufactures, $574,
coo.
To The Orange River Colony tbs ex-
ports axe much less. the figures for th'
first quarter OF 1902 being sI,771. 900
against $4,000 IN the eorrespondin:
quarter o. the preceding year
Cotton Goods Exports.
Cotton piece goods alone form a YER
important feature OF British exports Z
Africa. in 1897 they amounted to SO.
7e3. 900. and il 1901 20 81, PSI. ggo. OF this
total $1,000, oo0 went TO Egypt 81. 053. 0ei
10 Cape Colony and Natal. Ss672. 600 x
British West africa. s. 022 COO Il
French Africa, and -. SIS 600 10 Morocco
The following table shows the tota
value OF exports 10 Africa from TIT
United States and United Kingdom. re
spectively, in each calendar year from
1897 70 1901
From From
United aifatl
Tear- State kingdom
IsaI ...............--sI6.E7g ~ $40 61t.gb
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81 10 &c.