The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-02-11
FINANCE STATISTICS.
Interesting Figures Regarding Rev
enue and Debts Of Nations.
Few Powers Would BE Able 10 Fay II
Pressed by Their CreditOrs-Facts
Relative to Incomes of
WORLDS Governments.

A statement just issued by the depart
ment of commerce and labor gives some
interesting statistics relative to the area,
population, commerce. revenue, expen-
ditures, Indebtedness, currency and
stocks of money of the principal coun-
tries of the word. The statement In
cludes all countries and colonies for
which statistics Of commerce and the
other conditions above mentioned are
available, and thus presents an approxi-
mately compete picture of commercial
and financial conditions throughout the
entire civilized world.
The total exports Of the countries and
colonies included are stated at $10, ,27S,-
GIG, 900 and the total imports at I'll. 1.525,-
755 900, making the aggregate commerce
$21, 1904, ,391 900. For most Of the coun-
tries the figures relate to the year 1902.
in few cases they are for 1901. and In
some cases for 1908. The aggregate Of
the worlds commerce at the present time
may therefore be set down. in round fig-
ures, as S22, ,000. 900 900.
The population Of the countries and
colonies included in this statement ID
given at 1,4S7 ,169 900 and their area at
<0.701 1896 square miles. This figure Of
population In the countries included In
the table seems to Justify an estimate Of
ZOO 900 900 as the approximate total OF
the worlds population at the present
time.
The total revenue, for the latest avail
l tS1n 1nx~ - xh~ nAup rta ao rd rNlnp lae
included in the list Is set down at 81 ,s54, ).
301 900 and the total expenditures at$7,.
s39.5l0,000
The total indebtedness OF the countrie.
named in the list is given at @34 1888, ,s04.'
S7O.
The stocks Of money in the countrie,
named as stated at 81, ,999, 300. 900. II
this statement the value Of the monetar,
stock of silver standard countries hal
not been changed to conform to the de
cline in silver values. The monetar!
stock OF Mexico and other countries
where the Mexican dollar circulates Il
given In terms Of Mexican dollars. o
this total OF $12, 900, 900 900, representa-,
the total stocks Of money in the coun
tries in question, S5.355 900 900 is state,
as gold, $3.50, 10000 as silver and 81,
963 900 900 as uncovered paper.
The largest imports of any single ma
tion are those of the United Kingdom
$2.571 .416, 200: Germany second, 81 $40
178000; the United States third, 81 OPS
$4,000; Netherlands fourth. $S67, ,30S
900, and France fifth, $S4S, ,046 900.
Gold Is stated as the standard of cur
rency in all Of the countries named eS
cept Bolivia. Guatemala, Honduras, Mic
aragua. San Salvador, China. Frenc
East Indies. Mexico, Paraguay and cer
tain German colonies.
In the. statement of Indebtedness {
the various countries the totals by cour
tries, in the order of their magnitude
are: France. $5S56. .312 ,S92; Unite
Kingdom. 81. .SS5 .166 ,323; Russia, SO 1913
93S,3Ss; italy, So 2,560 sos 900; Spain. 50
0G1 $50 ,972 Austria Hungary, SLIP
790.247; British India, s1102 sos, ,13!
commonwealth Of Australia, 81 ,047 ,S19
629.
The debt of United States is state
al 1925 oil 637. The Indebtedness of I'll
German empire is given at s69S,Si9 ,iC
and of the German states So, ,6S7. .621 90