The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-13

DECREASE
This End Of Trade With Great
Britain Shows Marked
Decline.
THE IMPORTS RI ARE ": LARGER I R +
Waite Of British Goods Coming
to United States More Than
d $27,ooo,ooo Over 1901.

WASHINGTON. y. G., Dec. 12.-some
Interesting features so to mako UP, the
issue OF tho daily consular reports to
the department Of, commerce and labor
to-day. The articles Of greatest interest.
and Importance Is the one which Is given
first place In the issue, and is a COM
prchenslvo statement OF the exports
from the United states to England in the
course Of tho past fiscal year and the
mports into the United States from that
country In the same period, The article
is composed Of figures furnished the de-
pcrtment by the United States Consul
General Evans at London! Below are
given some Of tho figures contained IN
the report: pa' s5 81 b 5.,' .s
The Imports into Great Britain from
tho United States in 1902 amounted to
Fss3s.StSoo5. q. decrease Of s7o,oooooo, Or
about 10 per cent, as compared with the
imports Of 1901. The imports In 1901 were
the largest ever recorded 1900 being the
second largest and 1902 the third. The
natural nuctuatlon OF trade may or may
not be partly responsible for this failing
off ; but it Is worth recording that tho
imports from the United States Into
Great Britain rose steadily from $685.
100000 in 1883 to $40 o31 ,6S5 In 1892 when q
decline set In which ended In 1895, when
tho imports were $432, 7l4,S00. Since that
year, with the exception Of 1899 there
has been a steady increase until the year
under review (19o2) when the decrease
noted (s70,0OO,0 oO occurred. This decrease
was mainly In food stuffs, VIZ: Maize.
sci 100000 cotton, sl5,GC fresh peel
$500, 600; -four, s7,0o0,Ooo; live cattle,
etc. 5
BRITISH ExPORTS-The total value
or goods OF British and Irish produce,
and manufacture exported to the United
States In 1902 amounted To sl1S,sO4,565, an
increase OF s27.0oo.OO0 over 1901 In this
connection. the figures for the Ave years
1865 1902 are: - ~ :,
1873. ..5....'.'...'''s '''' ~ sot. on
1899. 9o'o9osW
g19oO....... ...... 9o,soa' 100
$50 ~ o"1rcs
1902 ................ 1890. llS,SOt,t6o
This shows an Increase in 1902, as COM
pared with 1885, Of $45,222. l2o.
with reference to some OF this IN
crease, itsimay be pointed Sout that ap-si
rare and haberdashery Increased IRON
:3ss COO in 1893 to ss12, 14o in 1902; cottons,
from ss.244,06o to s9.so2.44Q; fax and hemp,
from Sass, 475 to s767975t linens. from
SIN 40 to s1l,4lo.675; Iron, wro ught ana
I'm wrought, from $639S.9a5 to slS.sol64o;
ali and floor cloth. from sos $40 to s9o7, $50;
Geographic wire and sarpartus, from
,s25 to 3s1,en, ITO; and wool. sheep ana
lambs, from ss42515 sqto3 So, 222ss '2Go. me
large Increase T. cog. eokse ana, p shnrt
fuel was undoubtedly dIpe 80 the, snore-i
age In our home output e,:1., /, stf ,ya,.
FOREIGN EXPO RTs- exports = 2r ct Of
foreign and colonial merchandise to the
United states in 1902 from Great Britain
the total exceeded that Of 1901 by s3la ~, 40
and rose ii ON 500 ose $40 in 1898 to ssS, Coo
SEQ In 1902 an increase sof 81. ooo GOV. me
total incr ease OF all exports from Great
Britain to- the United states CUTIE .1s AZ one I
I'VE wears 1893 1902 amounting to 2,ooo,-