Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-05
EXPORTS TO CANADA.
This Years Figures Will Break All
Records.

Washington. Dec. 4-Exports from tn,
United states to Canada during the veal
about to terminate seem likely to exceed
in total value those OF any earlier year
The Department of Commerce and Labor
through the Bureau of Statistics. has ius,
prepared a table showing the total com
t ni OF tne United States with Canada
during the ten months ending with Octo
Der. also, the total imports into the United
states from. and exports from the United
States to Canada. in each fiscal year from
statements shows that the total EXPORT.
from the United States to Canada in the
ten months non ending. with October. 1894
We're $lio.mS'6t against Sill. ss4. 76S in the
corresponding months Of 1903 and $685. 1872
394 IN the corresponding months Of 1870,
Inc fscal year statement shows tina,
s s4 IMPORTS p is from 4. Canada grew from s
cur exports to Canada grew from SIS. $50,
40! in 1859 to sl3l..74.34s i'll 1904. The
more rapid growth in our exports "a
Ga ca mas occurred during recent years
This is Illustrated by the fact that our
total exports to Canada in 1880 were $40,
oS2.l@. as against SIS. SIG, 40, in 1866, the
growth in the twenty-five years. from 1856
900: while the growth during the fourteen
years since 1890 has been $al .OOo0OO The
most rapid growth. however. has occurred
during the period from 1894 to 1904. oul
1904. an increase of $74WO,0tO in the de-
CAGE. mus during the last decade our
l3l pc: cent.
This growth in our exports to Canada
la& neen IN" more remarkable in view OF
the tact that its natural products are il,
most cases similar to those of the United
States which suggests that the growth in
exports occurs chiefly in manufactured
articles. and this assumption is justified
L'i'"an of satisfies relating 10 the exports
81 manufactures to the various cOun-
tries Of the world. This statement shows
.hat me exports of manufactures from
III. 4lO,O29, and in 1903 Uhe latest wear for
which this information is available). SOL :
lG'A2. forming. in 1893 "a per cent and
in 1903 5s4 per cent. of the total exports
of domestic products to Canada
This growth in our exports of manufac-
lures to Canada ana in the percentage
which they form of our total exports to
v ,i,a. eeu NJ. rs IS me more remarkable il
gives to products from the United King
dom reduction of 81 1-3 per cent in the
rates Of duty charged upon similar pro-
ducts of the United States and other for
eiGn countries the reduced rate of duty
applying only to the United Kingdom and
certain British colonies. The Canadian
e ni3ed o, duty 90 on imports from the
nies began in April. 1887. with a reduc-
ton of 1alG rer cent In 1898 this reduc-
ton was increased to . pei cent. and in
low ~ 10 pei CeIlt., ana mas so con-
tinued up to the present time. Yet it has
been during that very period of the Oper-
alton of the preferential duty in favor of
the United Kingdom that the exports
from the United States to Carada have
grown with the greatest rapidity. Il is
also especially interesting to note that
the share which the United States sup
plies of the total imports into Canada
has grown more rapidly than that of the
United Kingdom during the opera tons Of
this preferential duty in favor Of the
United Kingdom.
The table which follows shows the trade
between the United States and Canada
in each year from 1850 to 1904: