Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-26
OUR FOREIGN TRADE
Over Half the Exports Go to
British Territory.
THE FIGURES FOR 1903
THE UNITED KINGDOM WAS OUR
BEST MARKET.
Germany Comes Next, Then Canada,
France and the Netherlands-In
the Western Hemisphere.

the Western Hemisphere.
More than one-half of the exports from
the United States in 1893 went to British
territory. and practically one-third of the
imports into the United States came from
British territory. Our total exports to
British territory in the calendar year 1908
were s16s, Gee, or - per cent of our
total exports. and our total imports from
British territory s3os. 10000. 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
nent of Commerce and Labor through it's
bureau of statistics. By British territory
is meant the united kingdom and it's colo
MES. dependencies and protectorates
The territory included urder this desig
nation of the united kingdom and its
colonies. dependencies and protectorates
contains over 11,C0o.oC0 square miles, or
more than one-fifth of the land surface of
the globe, and has population of 400 Co.,,
COO. or one-fourth of the population of the
world.
Our Biggest Market.
The largest expectation to British terri
tory, of course, was to the united king
dcm-s543 cos, tS0-and this was the largest
expectation to any single country Next
in order of magnitude of exports to British
territory was Canada, $131,co0,co0; British
Australasia, $50 ,0OoC30; British Africa S2S-
OOo,Oc0; British West Indies s1COG0, 600;
Hongkong. nearly $4,000, co., India, nearly
s5.Cc0,G00, and the remainder scattered
through the smaller British dependencies.
OF the $30s.Oo0oOO worth of imports into
the United States from British territory
S1U.oO0.OG0, speaking in round terms, came
from the united kingdom. $50 600 900 from
Canada, s4S,Uo.C00 from India So coo 600
from British West Indies 100000 from
Australasia, sl.00O.O00 worth from British
Africa, and the remainder from numerous
British dependencies of less Importance.
Thus. OF the foreign commerce of the
United States aggregatng nearly 81 $780,
100000 in the calendar year 1909, more than
&OO0.O 100000 represented commerce with
British territory.
Trade With Germany.
Next in order of magnitude of commercial
transactions with given countries is Ger
many. to which our exports In 1903 were
s225. 100000 and from which our imports
were 1922, 100000. With German terri
tory, outside of Germany. our commerce is
small To German Oeeania our exports IN
1903 were s145,OOO and to German Africa
$4,000, while our imports from German
territory. outside 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 to Germany were only sSS, 900, 900,
in 1903 they were s225, 000,000 an increase
OF over 100 per cent, while in the case of
the united kingdom our exports to that
country in 1893 were S415, 100000, and in
1903. s543 600 900, an increase of only 80 per
cent. Imports into the United States from
Germany increased during the decade from
$50 900 900 in 1893 to $122 coo, 600 In 1903 or
RI while from fbe npito6 KINGDOM
the imports increased from $50, 600 900 in
1898 TO s176 200 in 1908, or II per cent.
Canada Stands Third.
Canada stands third in the order of mag
nitude of exports from the United States.
though that country has been included in
the general discussion of our commerce
with British territory. Our total exports
to Canada in 1898 were s57 100000. and in
1903 131 600 900, an increase of about 40
per cent; while our imports from Canada
grew from s34,0oo,0o0 in 1893 to s53,0o0U'0
in 1903; an increase of 56 per cnt.
France Is fourth in the magnitude of its
commerce with the United States. our ex-
ports 10 that country in 1903 being SIS, 000,-
900. against s57,000,0o0 in 1893, while orlr
imports from France We're $50 eco 900 in
1893 against s64 100000 in 1888
Netherlands is next in the list, our eX-
ports to that country in 1893 being 70 mill
lion dollars. against ~ millions in 1888 and
in 1883, against II millions in 1893
Considering the commerce of the United
States by grand divisions. that with E.u-
rope is of course first in order of magni-
tude both to imports and exports. Our
exports TO Europe grew from $50 millions
in 1898 to l.nST millions in 1893 while our
imports fro-l Europe increased meantime
from 292 millions to 52s millions.
In Western Hemisphere.
To North America other than the United
States our exports increased from 125 mil
Hons in 1898 TO DOT millions In 1903, and our
imports from the same countries Increased
from III millions to 1S2 millions during the
same time. To South America our exports
grew from "A millions in 1893 to 40 millions
in 1903. our imports from that continent
meantime increasing from l03 millions to
113 millions.
To Asia our exports grew from 20 millions
In 1893 to % millions I'm 1893 while our i'm
ports from that grand division grew from
40 millions to 1879 millions in the same time.
To Africa our exports increased from 8
million dollars In 1898 to 81 millions in 1893
and our imports from Africa increaS ed from
z millions to IL millions.
In the commerce with Oceania the figures
are. on their face. misleading. because they
do not now include the figures with Ha-
wall they did decade ago. The figures
millions in 1893 and 81 millions in 1903: but
II our shipments to Hawaii in 1903 were in
cluded in the statements OF foreign COM
merce the total would be about 80 millions
Our imports from Oceania in 1893 were %
millions. and in 1908 are stated at but %
millions. but with Hawaii added would be
about 81 million dollars.