The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-14
GROWTH NOT
SATISFACTORY
Business With South America
and British America.
HAS BEEN ON DECREASE
Imports From Countries Have
Reached Large Proportions.
HAS BEEN ON DECREASE

Washington, D. C, Feb. 1S--The two
sections of the world in which exports
from the United States DO not make sat
isfactory growth are South America and
India II each Of these cases the United
States imports large and constantly grow
ing quantities Of the products OF the coun-
tries in question, but makes no percep-
tible gain IN its exports to those parts
OF the world The imports into the Unit
ed States from South America have
grown from Seoeas.l44 in 300 10 SIG, 49,
75s in 1892 while the exports to South
America from the United States in 1890
were &5.-52.GIs. and in 1902. 53,043. e17
From the British East Indies (which in
clude India. the Malayan Peninsula. cey-
Ion, etc. the imports into the United
States were. 1885, s30S34.31s. and in 1872
SIS +2i us. while the exports from the
United States TO British East Indies were,
il 1890 S4655,g1s and in 1852, S4s21. SO.
These facts. especially with reference
70 the trade Of the United States with
British India are set forth in a statement
just published by the treasury bureau Of
statistics, entitled Commercial India in
1862 The absence Of growth in our ex-
ports TO British India is the more strongly
marked because Of the fact that impor-
tations into India are steadily increasing.
having doubled since 1861 and grown from
1e5 millions 10 "a millions Of dollars since
1850. Another equally interesting fact in
regard TO the export trade 10 British India
is that large proportion of the articles
imported in 70 that country is of the class
produced. by the United States OF the
2s4 million dolalrs' worth of articles i'm
ported into British India in 1892. IS per
cent consisted Of cotton goods. Of which
the United States is a large manufacturer
and constantly increasing her uanufac-
lures. while her possibilities in that line
as the chief cotton producer of the world
are almost unlimited. Second in order il
value OF imports are manufacturers OF
sron and steel which form about Z per
cent Of the total Imports; next in order IS
mineral oil. which forms about per cent
OF the total imports. Thus more than
half Of the total frnpprtations into British
India was composed Of the cIas of arti-
cies for which the United States has
specific facilities OF production and in
which she ranks among the wo-lds great
est producers Prominent among the
articles forming the remainder Of the i'm
ports of British India are provisions
Clothing. copper. paper. Instruments and
apparatus. chemicals, salts and spirits.
OF all OF which the United States is
large producer and constantly increasing
Ter exports. Yet in spite of the fact that
more than three-fOUrths Of the imports OF
India IS of the class of merchandise which
the United States produces and exports.
less than two per cent Of the importa-
tfons Of British India III 1892 was from
the United States. OF the four and a
half million dollars worth OF exports
from the United States TO British India
fn 1902. mineral oil was the largest item,
amounting 70 81 .4S7. SIS; next in order were
cotton cloths $3.50 293; machinery, siSe.-
ss6: pipes and fittings S215.3 80; chemicals,
drugs, and dyes. $lo92I5; instruments and
apparatus for scientific purposes. s115.32s;
and clocks and watches. $685.. OF the
importa tons into the Unitei States from
the British Fast Indies manufactures Of
fbres. chiefly jute bagging. amounted TO
over tyvelve million Of doIalrs; jute for
use in manufacturing. over four millions: