The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-02-25
ROOM Eoa IMPROVEMENT.

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The recent announcements with ref
orence to new steamship lines be-
tween The United States and the Med
lierranean countries lend especial in
terest to some statistics Of our pres
ent commerce with those countries,
just made public by the department
Of commerce and labor through its
bureau of statistics These figures
show that the imports Of that section
Of the world fronting upon the Med
iterranean and upon the Indian ocean.
Immediately beyond, amount to more
than a billion and half of dollars
annually, and that at present the
countries in question take only 6 per
cent of their total imports from the
United States. Northern and western
Europe takes largely of our exports,
but many of the countries fronting
upon or tributary to the Mediterran-
can. both those of southern Europe
and northern Africa. as we'll as west
ern Asia. take but a very small per
centage of their total imports from
the United States. Yet the field as
shown by the figures just compiled, is
an important one, the total importa-
tions of the countries fronting upon or
tributary to the Mediterranean, and
including India and the Straits Sc
Elements, lying beyond, being, in
round terms, s1,6OOOOO.OoO annually,
while their total imports from the
United States are, in round terms.
but about 100 millions
The proper ion which American
products bear to the total importa-
tions of northern Europe in connar-
ison with those Of southern Europe
and northern Africa and the countries
lying cast of the Mediterranean, pre-
sen a striking contrast The United
Kingdom for example, takes from the
United States about "a per cent of her
total imports; Germany, about 16 per
cent Belgium, about u per cent;
Netherlands, about II per cent, and
l ally, about IL per cent. But, aside
from Italy the Mediterranean coun-
tries and those tributary to II take
from the United States much small
er share Of their imports than any
of The countries above mentioned.
OF the total imports Of Austria
Hungary. a part Of which are by way
of the Mediterranean the United
States supplies only s per cent; Of
those OF Greece. 33 per cent; Of those
of Turkey, which aggregate annually
more than a hundred million dollars
less than ? per cent or the imports
OF Egypt, which aggregate 75 million
dollars annually, but little over
per cent is from the United States
which imports 10 The value
Of over 80 millions annually, shows in
/ report no importations from the
United States. OF the imports of
British India, which amount to 260
million dollars annually less than
per cent is supplied by the United
States and Of the imports into the I
Settlements, which amount to
about 1870 million dollars annually /
less than per cent is from the Unu
States.
Considering the share which the va.
rious great sections of the world take |
IF their imports from the United /
States. North America as a whole. by
reason of proximity 10 the United |
5 ates. takes 40 per cent of it's Total !
imports from this country; Europe, /
about IS per cent; South America.
about 10 per cent Asia and Oceania, 4
as whole. about per cent; while |
The group of countries tributary to
he Mediterranean OF Immediately /
EAST thereof. take but per cent of
heir imports from the United States