The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
THE UNITED STATES IN 1908

The statistical abstract Of the Uni
ted States for the year 1903. issued
10y the Department Of Commerce ana
Labor, through its Bureau Of Stats
tics has just made rs appearance
It is solid mass OF Gao pag Of
figures With scarcely line Of read
ing matter other than the tables of
figures and their necessary headlines
I Yet a study Of it's tabular statements
develops many interesting facts
about the United States. its progress.
development, and relation TO the
other countries of the world Il is
inter sting, for example. TO observe.
as shown on page 5GI. that the eN.
ports Of domestic products from the
United States now exceed those of
any other country in the world They
amounted 10 Sl,392, 22l.010, against
sl3792S5000 from the Unit.d King
dom Sl,il3.S150o0 from Germany
sS20G7l GEO from France, and s7@2,
975,0o0 from Netherlands In imports
the United States stands third, the
worlds largest importer being the
United Kingdom, S2.57l4tG.00o Ger
many second, s1340,17S.000 the Uni
ted States third sl025,719,o00; Meth
erlands fourth. 1861 .3oS.0o0 and
France fifth, $S4Sol6,0oo The above
figures of imports and exports are
in the case of the United States for
tho year ending June 80. 1905: tho
others, the calendar year 1909
Regarding the details Of the foreign
commerce OF the United States, the
abstract shows that ~ per cent Of
the exports were sent 10 Europe. Is
per cent to North America, and tbs
remainder distributed ia much 5mal
Ter percentages to South America
Asia, Oeeanica and Africa. The total
value OF the exports from the United
States to Europe in 1908 Has $l0zg,
25G,000; to North America. $2l5.4g3
900; to South America. $ll13S.0o0 /
to Asia S5S359,00 to Oceanicl, So !.
iGS.G00 and 10 Africa $3S.437oe0 4
the exports By countries +
the largest total is to the United .
ingdom, s524.263 goo; the next larg
est to Germany. Sl93,S42,90o. and to
Canada, sl93,2G7 GOO
Comparing conditions IN 1908 with /.
those of 1873, the exports have grown T
from S522 900 TO S1120 100000, IN
Guiding domestic products and for 7.
eign merchandise re-exported Agli 4
cultural products, Of course still form
the largest group of exports, amount
ing TO $87S.009,0 600 in 1905 or G3 per
cent of the total. while manufacture
amount TO Sl07 100000 or % per cent
of the total Manufactures are, how
ever. gaining rapidly upon agricul
tural products in the shara which they
form of the total exports In 1880 az
ricultural products formed So per
cent aud manufactures hut t2ia per
cent of the total exports OF domestic T
products. while in 1908, as already
indicated agricultural products form
ed G3 per cent and manufactures over
~ per cent OF the total
The value If domestic manutac Z
lures exported had never reached So
much as Sl0o.0oo000 prior TO 1876
and in 1896 for the first time crossed +
the $500 600. 600 lines Since 1896
however. the growth has been rapid
the total exceeding $Sooo0oo0o In
1899, passing the $lo0000.0on line In
1900, and remaining above %l0l,0uo,
400 constantly since that date Eith q
prospect that the total eXpors of man .
ufacures for Che fiscal year 1904 viii
exceed in value those Of any previous F.
year.