New-York tribune., 1903-04-13
BALANCE OF TRADE.
This Coumtry's Erceeds Those Of Al
Other Countries Combined.

washington. April II (Specian.-The imports
- the United States have grown from S436oo0.-
.,a in IS70yto s9a3oeo,ooo in 1902. but the ex-
-,,rts have more than kept pace with the i'm
.o~-s ana have increased from S;S16.o0o.op0 in
$50 10 s.. 800 oa00o0 in 1902. so that the IA
--o-able balance OF trade is not only large but
xceeas that OF all the other countries in the
world combined In Europe the figures for sew
s-sI decades past show that majority of the
countries import annually far more than they
expo-t In America and. indeed. most Of the
younger countries the exports exceed the inn
ports save in few instances in which the
country is 50 extremely young that it has not
developed its producing powers. In the Orient
some countries. notably India, export more than
they import. while In other cases. notably Japan
and China. the imports exceed the exports
Taking the European countries in the alpha =
bericai order in which they are arranged Aus
tria-Hungary shows a growth in imports from
S2Io0o0000 in 1870 TO S325 100000 in 1901 and
n exports from S192.oo0o00 TO S3S3 600 ooa.
showing an excess Of exports in 1901 amounting
70 S5s00ooc0. Belgiums imports grew from
SIT10000oo in 1870 TO S42S. 100000 in 1901 and
her exports from S133.oooooo TO 1858. .Oo0,0oo.
the balance showing an excess of imports
amounting in 1901 to S750G0Oe0 France in
creased her imports from S553,0 100000 TO SS43-
O}0901. and her exports from S541. 100000 to
STA 100000. the trade balance being an excess
q 500 eG0 coo of imports in 1901 Germany s
imports Increased from S7I5.0 100000 in 1872 to
s. go OG0os0 in 1901. and her exports from
S55IO0Oo0 in 1872 TO S1.054 100000 in 1901 the
trade balance being in 1901 S236oo0.0G0 of i'm
ports Italy shows a growth in imports from
Sl720000d0 in 1870 70 1881 600 .oOo in 1901 and
n exports from SAG 600 900 TO S264. 100000 the
trade balance being SCI. .o000oo excess Of i'm
ports. The Netherlands increased her imports
from s1s7. 100000 in 1870 TO SS1s.0o00o0 IN 1901.
and her exports from S153 100000 to $500 ooO.-
0ea the trade balance being S122. 100000 ex-
cess of imports Russia's imports grew from
S201 600 in 1870 TO $500 100000 in 1900 and
her exports from S216o00.000 TO 1868 100000, ex-
ports exceeding imports in 1900 by 100000
s7ain shows q gro vth in imports Of from S1OI.-
Oea00O II 1870 10 S1s3.oG0000 in 1901. and her
exports increased from S77, 100000 TO S152.-
fe0e0o the trade balance being S31. GOO 0o0' ex-
cess Of imports The United Kingdom increased
he- exports from s.. .259. 100000 in 1870 to 81
210090op0 in 1901 and her exports from s971.
09o0J0 10 81, 1,363.000.oo0. the excess of imports
IN 1901 being SS470o000o.
Turning TO Asia and Oceania, the figures Of
the trade Of India show g growth in imports
from S1600Go000 in 1870 to S264O 100000 in
1862 and in exports from $3.50. 100000 to S4O3.-
O0ae9a the trade balance being S139, 100000 ex-
cess Of exports in 1902 China's imports grew
from SIO00G00o0 N 1870 TO S190O000G0 in
1901. and her exports from SS7,000000 TO S12o,-
0s0(so0. imports exceeding exports in 1901 by
ST0050gGo. Japan increased her imports from
S35990Oee in 1870 10 1927 100000 in 1901. and
her exports from S15.0G0Oo0 70 S125oo0oo0,
the trade balance being 100000 excess Of i'm
ports IN 1891 The trade Of Australasia is shown
seoa-atelv for each OF the various colonies, but
summarized shows 500. 100000 Of imports and
SZ23.061nt0 Of exports in 1900 exclusive OF
ne trJerc0lonial trade. the balance thus being
S32fFFatNe excess OF exports
Considering the principal American countries
he figures shoE for Mexico gT0wth S 1 IN imports port
and II exports from S2S.0D0.000 in 1917 to S33.-
o$Aeee IN 19%01. the excess Of imports in 1901
being S2ohNefl This adverse trade balance
however, is largely made up by expectations Of
silver. which in 1901 amounted 10 So, 100000
TIE British West Indies increased their imports
f-crr sol 0s1ul1 in 1870 70 500 fsAo COO in 1901
and their exports from S23 e0b0g0 TO S29,oeoooO
Ire excess OF imports IN 1901 being S3.HpVtO
The figures include interisland commerce. TAX
Ing the principal British West Indian colonies
seosrately i may be said that NE imports during
1901 were Barbadoes. s.. GOO. .6soD, Jamaica, Se.
eF''Tta and Trinidad S12,e0.Ooo. and the ex-
ports N that year Barbados, $4,5oo,oto: ia
-laIca. 100000. and Trinidad, S11,5O0Un
Carada's imports increased from S14 N0oe0 in
1870 70 S2I2 0fgeCzgo in 1902 and her exports
from S-3cRlHsF1 70 S211. 100000 the trade bal
ance beng $500 coo excess Of imports in 1862.
though in most Of the years since 1895 the figures
snow an excess Of imports ranging from SZ.reo,-
600 70 S25.o@9o. Argentina $ imports increased
from 81 1E1t 600 in 1870 70 S109 100000 in 1901.
and her exports from S29UoDJo 10 SIbl.po-
tFst exports thus exceeding imports in 1901 by
S521Eht-El Brazil increased her imports from
$4,000 eRe in 1870 10 S96 100000 in 1901 and
her exports from 100000 10 S197. 10000 and
trade balance being an excess Of S101. 10000
a exports Chis imports increased from 50,
GEfE19 II 1870 TO S=aoeaG0o in 1901. and her
exports from S2zfFgl0g0 70 Sfi2 O09.000, exports
exceeding imports in 1901 by S12,o00oo8. For
the United States the trade balance. which in
$50 vas S60001000 excess Of imports was in
1902 S45201o0oa excess % exports The excess
q exports over imports for the United States
alone ls greater than that Of al other countries
C The world combined