The independent., 1906-03-29
OUR TRADE WITH CANADA
Its Rapid and Surprising Growth
Greatly Exceeding That
of Other Countries.

the various grand divisions OF the
world in the Importance of its trade
relations with the United States, and
Canada occupies first place in the list
of countries included IN that grand
division. Trade of the United States
with Canada in the fiscal year 1905
aggregated 1902 2,999,213, against $685.
429,O96 in 1895, $74,941,3 ,319 in 1885,
and $62,414,834 in 1875 Figures COM
piled by the department of commerce
and labor through it's bureau OF sta
tistics show that in tie twenty years
from 1876 to 1895 our trade with
Canada increased twenty-seven million
dollars, while in the single decade,
from 1895 to 1905, it increased one
hundred and fourteen million dollars.
By far the larger portion OF this
growth has been on the export side.
While imports from anada increased
from $27,S67,615 in 1875 to $62,469,632
in 1905, or little more than doubled,
exports to Canada advanced from $34,-
547,219 in 1875 to $140, 0,529,5S1 in
1905, or considerably more tnan quad
rupled.
The reports of the bureau of sta
tistics group the provinces OF Canada
under three geographical divisions:
Quebec. Ontario, Manitoba, and the
Northwest territories; Nova Scotia,
New Brunswick, and Prince Edward
Island, and British Columbia OF the
total area of Canada, aggregating 3,
619,S1S square miles, 3,25S,464 are IN
the provinces of Quebec, ETC.; 81, ,163
square miles in Nova Scotia, etc. and
the remaining 310,191 square miles in
British Columbia. The total popula-
ton of the Dominion is given at D.
371,315 for 1901, of which 4,29S,7O5
should be credited to Quebec, Ontario,
etc., S93,953 to Nova Scotia, etc., and
178,657 to British Co;umbia.
Trade between the United States
and Quebec, Ontario, ETC., aggregated
in the fiscal year 1905, liz million
dollars: 46 millions Deing imports and
1926 millions exports. The principal
articles imported from that section OF
Canada are lumber, raw silk, nickel
ore. hides and skins, 1urs and FUR
skins. fish, and wheat, the imports
under each of these heads exceeding
81 900 900 per annum. Wheat in
creased from $414,165, in 1901, to 81
765 1872 in 1905; fish, from 81, 1852 to
s1,757,536; furs and fur SKINS, un-
dressed, from $341,C57 to $1,l55,5l5;
hides and skins other than OF fur,
from $1,32S,566 to S2,26S,494 nickel
ore and nickel matte, from $l,O94,O55
to $1,205,873; manufactured SILK,
from sS4,557 to $2,S21 ,4S5; boards,
deals. etc, from $5,994,06O to $685.
O53. shingles, from $S85,336 to $1,O21,-
no. other manufactured wood and
lumber. from $3,049,179 to $9,754,374.
and wood manufactures, from $S9S,542-
to $2.343,433 Our exports to quebec,
Ontario, Manitoba, etc., include almost
all classes of manufactured articles,
and in addition large quantities OF
coal. food stuffs, and lumber. Among
the more important manufactures ex-
ported. cars and carriages increased
from $87O,S1S in 1901 to $1,4l7,56O IN
1906; in the. same period chemicals,
drugs, ETC., increased from $l,646,SS2
to $1,S60, f01 copper manufactures,
from s1O54, 164 to $2,185, 1856; cotton
manufactures, from $2,0S6,76S to ST.
58S.651: fiber manufactures, from ST.
O39.448 to $1,59S,292 leather and man
ufactures of, from $1,3OS,6SS to 81
O77,997; household and personal ef-
fects, from $1,027S2S to S1,643,447;
steel rails, from $2,964,o55 to $4,111,-
33S; steel sheets and plates, from
s192,713 to $1,740,579, and iron and
steel manufactures as whole, from
s2O,013,413 to $31,754,5OS; paper and
manufactures of, from $1,2O5,96S to
s1.S45.257. and wood manufactures