The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-02
STATISTICS OF EXPORT
More Than Half American Ex-
ports Went to British.
ONE THIRD OP IMPORTS
They Come from the British
Empire to America. \

Washington, March More than one
half VI the exports from the United States
in 1903 went to British territory, and prac-
tically one-third of the imports into the
United States came from Fritish territory.
Oud total exports to British territory in
the calendar year 1858 were 76s million
dollars. or 81 per cent OF our total ex-
ports, and our total imports from British
territory 30S millions, or 81 per cent of the
total, speaking in round terms. These
facts are shown by an analysis of the
years commerce made by the depart
ment of commerce and labor through its
bureau OF statistics. BY British territory
IS meant the United Kingdom and its
colonies dependencies. and protectorates.
The territory included under this desig
nation Of the United Kingdom and its
colonies, dependencies, and protectorates
contains over II million square miles. OF
more than one-ffth Of the land surface
of the globe. and has a population Of 400
millions, or one-fourth the population OF
the world. The larsxs, expectation to
British territory, OF course, was to the
United Kingdom-543 million dollars and
this was the largest expectation to any
single country. Next in order Of magni
tude OF exports to British territory was
Canada. 131 millions; British Australia,
81 millions; British Africa, IS millions;
British West Indies 10 millions; Hong
kong. nearly 10 millions; India, nearly
millions; and the remainder scattered
through the smaller British dependencies
OF the 30S million dollars worth Of i'm
ports into the United States from British
territory. Ia millions. speaking in round
terms. came from the United Kingdom
IS millions from Canada, A millions from
India, Il millions from British West In
dies, millions from Australasia, one
million dollars worth from British Africa,
and the remainder from numerous British
dependencies Of less Importance.
Thus, of the foreign commerce OF the
United States aggregating nearly 21z bill
lion dollars in the calendar year 1903. more
than one billion dollars represented COM
merce with British territory.
Next in order of magnitude of CONNER
cial transactions with given countries is
Germany. to which our exports in 1903
were % billions and from which our i'm
territory. outside OF Germany. our com
meree is small To German oeeania our
exports in 1898 were las thousand dollars
and to German Africa, - thousand, while
our imports from German territory, out
side OF the mother country, were even
less
Our commerce with Germany has grown
much more rapidly in the last decade than
that with the United Kingdom. In 1898 our
exports were only IS million dollars, in
1865 they were 225 millions an increse Of
over $50 per cent. while in the case of the
United Kingdom our exports 10 that coun-
try in 1903 were AIS millions. and in 1903.
5.3 millions, an increase of only 80 per
cent. Imports into the United States from
Germany increased during the decade
from 50 millions in 1898 TO 10 millions in
1903, or 81 per cent. while from the United
Kingdom the imports increased from $50
millions in 1898 to Ito millions in 1903, or
l. per cent.
Canada stands third in the Older Of
magnitude Of exports from the United
States. though that country has been
Included in the general discussion of our
commerce with British territory. Our to-
tai exports to Canada III 1893 were -
million dollars. and in l902. 13l millions, an
increase Of about 13G per cent; while our
imports from Canada grew from "a mil
lions in 1893 to SO millions in 1905; an in
crease of SO per cent
France is fourth in the magnitude of its
commerce with the United States, our ex-
ports TO that country in 1903 being IS mil
lion dollars. against 81 millions in 1903.
81
millions in 1888, against 81 millions in 1893.
Netherlands is next in the list, our eX-
ports to that country In 1903 being IS mil
Hon dollars, against 4s millions in 1895,
and our imports from Netherlands, p mil
lions in 1903. against u millions in 1898.
Considering the commerce of the United
States by grand divisions. that with Eu-
rope is Of course first in order OF magni-
tUde, both as TO imports and exports.
Our exports 10 Europe grew from $50 mil
lions in 1888 TO 1.ds7 millions in 1898 while
our imports from Europe increased mean
time from 80 millions TO as millions.
q To North America other than the United
States our exports increased from Us mil
lions to 80 millions in 1903. and our i'm
ports from the same countries increased
from IL millions to lS2 millions during the
same uuiA> To South America our ex-
ports grew from "a millions in 1898 10 46
millions In 1893 our imports from that
continent meantime increasing from lt9
millions 10 ll3 millions To Asia our ex-
ports grew from 20 millions in 1893 to IS
millions in 1903. while our imports from
that grand division grew from 20 millions
70 lS9 millions in the same time To AZ
RIGA our exports increased from 3 ma-
lion dollars in 1888 TO 81 millions In 1904
and on imports from Africa increased
from millions 10 II millions
In the commerce with Oceania the fig
tres are. on their face. misleading. he
cause they do not include the figures with
Hawaii as they did a decade ago. The
figures on their face show exports to
Oceania as II millions in 1893 and 81 mil
lions in 1913: but il our shipments t
Hawai-. in 1868 were included in the state I
ments OF foreign commerce the total
wocld be about 50 millions Our imports .
from Oceanic. in 1883 were y millions, and .
In 1893 are stated at but - millions, but /
with Hawaii added would be about 81 mil /
lion dollars