The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-21
TRADE IS SMALL :
IN MEDITERRANEAN
Only 6 Per Cent of Imports
From America.
A LARGE COMMERCIAL FIELD
Striking Contrast Between Sales to
Nations of Northern and South
orn Europe.

The recent announcements with ref
erence to new steamship lines between
the UQited States and the Mediter-
ranean countries lend especial interest
to some statistics OF our present COM
merce with those countries, just made
public by the Department OF Commerce
and Labor These figures show that the
imports of that. section of the world
fronting upon the Mediterranean and
upon the Indian Ocean. Immediately be-
yond amount to more than billion
and a half of dollars annually, and that
at present the countries in question take
only 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 Mediterranean. both those OF south
ern Europe and northern Africa, as
well as western Asia. take but very
small percentage of their total imports
from the United States. Yet the field
as shown BY the figures just complied,
is an important one. the total importa-
tions of the countries fronting upon or
tributary to the Mediterranean. and in
I cluding India and the Straits Settle
ments, lying beyond. being. in round
I
total imports from the United States
tare. I'm round terms. but about 800. 00o. 600
North and South Europe.
! The proportion which American prod
ucts bear TO the total importations oil
| northern Europe in comparison with
those of southern Europe and northern
Africa and the countries lying east OF
the Mediterranean, presents striking
contrast The United Kingdom. for eN-
ample. takes from the United States
about "A per cent of her total imports
Germany, about 10 per cent; Belgium
about i per cent; Netherlands, about II
per cent; France, about 10 per cent
Spain, about 10 per cent, and italy
about u per cent. But. aside from II
1 ally, the Mediterranean countries anC
those tributary TO IL take from thu
United states much smaller share OF
their imports than any OF the countries
above mentioned.
OF the total Imports OF Austria Hun
gary, part OF which are by way Of the
Mediterranean. the United States sup
plies only 8 per cent; of those OF Greece
3 per cent; Of those OF Turkey, which
aggregate annually more than 800
O00. 600. less than per cent. OF the i'm
ports of Egypt. which aggregate $1,000
90 annually, but a little over per cent
is from the United States
No Trade in 'Roumania.
Roumania, which imports TO the value
of over 100000 annually. shows il
it's reports no importations from the
Lifted States. OF the imports OF British
India. which amount TO S260.O00 900 annu
ally. less than per cent is supplied bS
the United States; and % the imports
into the Straits Settlements. which
amount to about $50 10000 annually
less than 1 per cent is from the Unitet
States.
Considering the share which the va
rious great sections OF the world take o.
their imports from the United States,
may pc said that North America sss ;
whole. by reason of proximity TO tn
United States, takes 20 per cent of it,
total imports from this country; Eu
rope. about IS per cent: South America
about 10 per cent; Asia and Oceania. a.
a whole. about per cent; while tn
group Of countries above referred TO
tributary to the Mediterranean or imme
diately esat thereof, as already stated
take but per cent OF their import
, from the United States.