The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-03
TRADE WITH WORLD
Commerce Of United States
with Various Countries
BUREAU OF STATISTICS
Statement Covers Fig h t
Months up to February

Washington, April L-Some interesting
figures regarding the commerce of the
United States with the various countries
of the world are presented in the usual
monthly statement issued by the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor through its
Bureau of Statistics. The statement
covers the eight months ending with Feb
ruary, 1904 and compares conditions In
those eight months with corresponding
periods of earlier years. The total ex-
ports from the United States to all parts
of the world during the eight months
ending with February, 1904 were valued at
1,04S millions, against $50 millions in the
corresponding months of last year, and
the imports were 654 millions in value,
against 6S1 millions in the corresponding
months Of last year.
To Europe the exports from the United
States were 7S5 millions, against 72S mil
lion dollars in the corresponding months
of last year. and the imports were 341
| millions in value, against 81 millions in
the corresponding months of last year.
Thus the exports to Europe show an in
crease of, 81 million dollars and the i'm
ports fro mEurope a decrease of 10 mil
lion dollars in the eight months period
under consideration. To North America
other than the United States our exports
were $50 millions against 135 millions in
the corresponding months of last year. an
increase of - million dollars. and from
! North America, other than the United
States, our imports were 113 millions.
against 116 million, a decrease of mil
lions. To South America our exports
were 50 millions, against q millions last
year, and from South America our i'm
ports were SO millions against Al millions
in the eight months of last year. To Asia
our exports were 80 millions, against Al
millions ir the eight months of last year,
and our imports from Asia were 81 mil
lions against 10i millions in the cores
bonding months of last year. To Oceania
our exports were % millions, against 26
millions in the corresponding months Of
last year. and our imports from Oceania
were IA millions. against IA millions in the
same months of the pdeceding year. To
Africa our exports were II millions,
against % millions in the corresponding
months of last year. and from Africa
y
millions in the same months of the pre-
ceding fiscal year. Thus, the increase
in exports is exclusively to Europe, North
and South America, while Asia, Oceania
and Africa show, in each case, de-
crease.
To Asia the reduction is presumably
due in part to the existing hostilities,
which unsettled trade, and in part to the
very high prices of cotton, which re-
duced the exports of cotton to Japan
from 10000, 900 pounds in the eight months
ending with February, 1905 to 2o,ooo.oeo
pounds in the eight months ending with
February, 1904, making the reduction in
value of. raw cotton exported to Japan
alone about S4.500,000 To Oceanica tho
reduction occurs in the experts to British
Australasia This decrease occurred
chiefly during the months Of January and
February and is apparently due in a large
degree to the adoption of a preferential
tariff in New Zealand, the details OF
which were so little known in the latter
part of the year as TO cause suspension
Of exports to New Zealand pending more
definite information as to the exact rates
which the new tariff places upon mer-
chandise from the United States in COM
parison with like products from the Unit
ed Kingdom.
Similar conditions in British South AZ
RIGA are apparently the chief cause i'll
the reduction of exports to Africa, which
fell as already noted, from s25, 100000 in
the eight months ending with February.
1903. 10 S17,0O0,0OO in the corresponding
months ending with February. 1904 All
of the British territories in South Africa
are included in the African Customs
union, and the preferential tariff adopted
by that customs union gives TO the pro
ducts of the United Kingdom materially
lower tariff rates than on those from
other countries. the reduction in tariff
ranging from to % per cent. While tai
if reductions of this character when APP
piled in Canada have not apparently re-
suited in a reduction OF exports from the
United States TO that country. after the
details were understood by our maRufac-
turers the uncertainty as to the details
article by article, which existed in the
early application of the preferential tariff
rates in New Zealand and South Africa
is believed to be the chief cause of the
temporary check apparent in the exports
to those countries.
To Canada, where the preferential tariff
has been sufficiently long in operation
for its details 10 be thoroughly under
stood. exports from the United States
show a steady growth. the total for the
eight months ending with February. 1904
being $s1. SCI. 462 against S75.I7o.l5e in the
corresponding months Of the preceding
year. and s70. "a 602 in the same months OF
the fiscal year 1902.
The effect Of reciprocity with Cuba be-
gins to make itself apparent IN the fig
ures of our commerce with that island.
Exports from the United states To Cuba
during February. 1885, were s2l52. 32S
against s. 5S5,s-S in February last year.
and for the eight months ending with
February. 1874. were slsssS. Ss4. against
So. 0es5IS in the corresponding months Of
the preceding year. Our imports from
Cuba in February. 1904. were s7.7Il. 20,
against s.. OBJ As in February. 1888. and our
total imports from that island in the eight
months ending with February, 1904. were
So. IN. 30. against So go ool in the CORE
spending months OF last year.
To China exports from the United States
continue 10 show a marked reduction as
compared with the preceding two years.
Our total exports 90 the Chinese empire
for the eight months ending with Febrl-
ary. 1874. were SSI74.S5s agsints 81. -. 81
in the corresponding months % last year.
and SIS 4sS "a in the same months Of the
fiscal year ie02. For the month OF Febr1l-
airy 1854. our exports 20 China wec
s. Ss4 -. against S,12s7 in February.
1913.