The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-30
COMMERCE WITH TURKEY.
United States and Turkey Handle Tw
Millions Annually.

Washington Sept 29.-Commerce be
tween the United States and Turkey
amounts to 100000 piasters annually.
This seems like a very considerable sum.
but it sapparent magnitude is somewhat
reduced by the matter-of-fact announce
ment of the Department of Commerce
and Labor. through its Bureau of Sta
tistics. that a plaster is only IA cents
in value (to or to more accurate, "a
cents. These are the figures Of the Turk
ish government. Reduced TO United States
currency, they give total value or
little more than ? million dollars. The
figures of the Bureau of Statistics how
ever, state our total commerce with Tur
key last year at ABOUT million dollars
with Turkey in Europe and about mil
lion dollars with Turkey in Asia. If that
of Turkeys dependency in Africa-Egypt
were included. the total would be about
% million dollars, but the figures Of the
Turkish government. regarding its foreign
commerce. do not include that of Egypt.
II is not surprising, however. that the
figures of Turkey and those of the United
States do not agree regarding the com
merce between the two countries. since
the routes of transportation between the
two countries are in most cases across
other countries, and thus render difficult
any accurate presentation OF the real
value of the commerce passing between
them
Turkey is one of the countries with
which our commerce consists principally
of imports While the total commerce
dollars. only 1896, 7S5 Of that sum was ex
ports, and s5,672.57s was imports. With
Turkey in Asia the commerce or last year
was over million dollars, but Of this
sum only s276,2i7 was exports and $751;
AS was imports. II we consider Egypt as
a part of Turkey. though stioll with
heavy balance OF trade against the United
States, as the figures Of our commerce
show our total exports to Egypt last year
TO be S470375, and the total imports from
Egypt sl0.es1, e7s. The Bureau of stats
tics. it is proper TO say. Classics Egypt
as a part of Turkey. under the tiue of
Turkey in Africa"
Including all of the possessions Of Tur-
key, our total commerce with It last year
was, in round terms, % million dollars. OF
which s1,3l3,407 was exports and 81 -225 81
imports OF the total exports TO Turkish
territory, siss.7s5 was 10 Turkey in Eu-
rope, 1852 TO Turkey in Asia. and E+o.-
375 to Turkey in Africa, or Egypt. OF the
total imports from Turkish territory, 81
e72.57s was from Turkey in Europe, 81
ss7. 42s from Turkey In Asia, and flo,ssl.-
g7s from Turkey in Africa. or Egypt
OF the exports 10 Turkey in Europe in |
1902 s:he detailed figures OF 1876 are not |
yet avansble). slss. go was cotton manu- |
features. sliI rs provisions. 81 PSI agricul- |
tursI implements and SIS ss manufactures
OF iron and steel Of the exports 10 Tur- |
key in Asia IN 1902. manufactures Of iron |
and steel amounted 10 ss4.1ss: cotton man |
ufactures. 1915, and agricultural imple- |
ments. 81. 40. To Turkey In Africa \
hre1dstur. exported amounted r. ss71557; |
iron and steel manufactures. 1855: min.
eral oil, 5.S4s. and cotton manufactures.
-. zs. OF the imports from Turkish ter
ritory. the principal from Turkey In Eu-
rope were rugs and carpets. 3 -. rs; to-
bacoo. ss4o.s7s: hides and skins Chiefly /
goatskinsl ssl2. 2ls: oils. s2fs - and wool
sls7.7ss From Turkey in Asia. Ecorics
root was the largest sum. fss7. 81. wool. |
t575 ~: opium. s4H ia. figs. .5s5.s7s; dates, /
aIs. SIS and rsisins. EE.z7- From TUr-
key in Africs-Egypt-cott amounted 20 1
g. SO ~: uEsr. y.5si.ecs; and gun sTao4c,
szas IL
The following table shows The commerce
between the Unted States ard Turkish /
territory In the year ending June -. 800
Imports Exports
From To