Arizona republican., 1903-09-28
Value of Our Commerce
 With the Sultan.
A ONE SIDED BUSINESS
The United States Does Nearly All the Buying Statistics of the Two Couns tries Differ Widely As to the Total Amount.

Washington, D. C.. Sept. 2T. Special and Turkey amounts to 54 ,G00,0 900 pias- ters annually. This seems like a very considerable sum, but it's apparent magnitude is somewhat reduced by the department of commerce and labor. through it's bureau of statistics. that a plaster is only 41a cents in value Cor to be more accurate, 4.f cents). These are the figures of the Turkish govern ment. Reduced to United States cur rency, they give total value of q little more than million dollars. The figures of the bureau of statistics, however, state our total commerce with Turkey last year at about mil
 lion dollars with Turkey in Europe and about million dollars with Turkey i'll Asia. If that of Turkeys dependency . in Africa-Egypt-were included, the total would be about g million dollars. but the figures of the Turkish govern ment, regarding it's foreign commerce. do not include that of Egypt.
 It is not surprising. however. that
 the figures Of Turkey and those of the
 United States do not agree regarding
 the commerce between the two coun-
 tries. since the routes of transporta-
 tion between the two countries are in most cases across other countries. and thus render difficult any accurate pre- sentation of the real value of the com
 merce passing between them.
 of
 which our commerce consists principal
 iy of imports. While the total com- merce with Turkey in Europe last year
 was over million dollars, only Si96.1SS
 of that sum was exports, and S3,6l2.5iS
 was imports. With Turkey in Asia the
 commerce of last year was over mill lion dollars, but of this sum only S276.- 247 was exports and s4.S91,42 was i'm ports. If we consider Egypt as a part Of Turkey, the total would be consid- erably enlarged, though still with a heavy balance of trade against the United States, as the figures of our commerce show our total exports to
 Egypt last year to be s47o.375. and the total imports from Egypt s1o,661.9 .97s- The bureau of statistics, it is proper i to say. .classif1es Egypt as a part Of
 Turkey. under the title of Turkey in Africa
 Including all of the possessions of | Turkey, our total commerce with it
 last year was. in round terms, g mill
 lion dollars, of which s1513.407 was ez- ports and s21233.4 453 imports. Of the total exports to Turkish territory. sf9s.- 7s5 was to Turkey in Europe. s27s.2i7 to Turkey in Asia. and s740.315 to Turkey in Africa. or Egypt. Of the ich | s5.672,57s was from Turkey in Europe.
 s4.s91, ,42S from Turkey in Asia. and | 10,661,91S from Turkey in Africa or Egypt.
 Of the exports to Turkey in Europe | in 1902 (the detailed figures of 1903 are
 not yet available), s165 900 was cotton
 manufactures, s111.735 provisions, S67,- 257 agricultural implements. and SSS.e9S | manufactures of iron and steel. Of the exports te Turkey in Asia in 1902. manufactures of iron and steel amounted to s641S9; cotton manufact-
 ures. $45,145, and agricultural imple- ments, S13.440. To Turkey in Africa breadstuffs exported amounted to S971- 557: iron and steel manufactures. s6e.- sos: mineral oil. s35,S ,S45. and cotton
 manufactures, s24,237. Of the imports from Turkish territory, the principal
 from Turkey in Europe were rugs and
 carpets, s2,253.2Ss; tobacco. sS40.S1i:
 hides and skins (chiehy goatskins).
 SS12,21s; oils. s2O6. 6.292. and wool. $1S7.- 79S. From Turkey in Asia. licorice root
 was the largest item. s9s7.2S7: wool. SHEETS; opium. s401.113; figs. s3S3.6aS: dates, s213,60S, and raisins. s13S 221.
 From Turkey in Africa-Egypt-cot
 ton amounted to s9,525.533: sugar. s1.- 35103S; and gum abic, S2o6, 196. The following table shows the com merce between the United States and Turkish territory in the year ending June 30 1903:
 Imports Exports From. To Turkey in Europe ..s 5.672.57S si96,7S5 Turkey in Asia. 4S9z, 42S 276.247 Turkey in Africa -. 10 795,50 74OS15