The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-30

present year considera bly, more than
that Of the preceding year. II
The fact that the total exports have
increased ~ above Indicated makes II
quite apparent that the Imports must
nave also Increased, land this con.
clnsion . Justified BY the import fiR-3
ures. which show that the monthly
average Of Argentina's imports have
increased from 16 million dollars "a
16M millions; Austria Hungary's from
36A to Ban millions; Belgium's from
141A to 511z; Canada's from 1917 to-
over ~: China's from Tx to 20:
Cuba's from 6k to nearly s; that. Of
France from 70 to 855z Germany from
1854 to 1887; Italy from 28K to
over 80: Netherlands from 76 70 8011 q
United Kingdom from 226A to PAIL
and the United States from 93N to
101h millions. ! M 4; ". a /; n.
The only countries In the list which
show q falling on in monthly average
In exports being Bulgaria, Greece.
Portugal, and Sweden. and in each Of
these cases the reduction is slight,
while the countries which show a re-
ductton In monthly average Of I'M
ports are Bulgaria. Cape of Good
Hope, Greece. Japan. Norway, Euro
pean Russia. and Uruguay These
reductions In both the imports and
exports are small. and relate in most
cases to countries having compar-
ativeiy small trade. and this will not
oner any material Offset to the en-
largement Of the total international
commerce indicated by the monthly
increases of the more important COM
mercfal countries.
One interesting fact which an ex-
animation of these figures of average
monthly trade of the principal coun-
tries of the world develops is that the
United States now stands clearly at
the head Of the worlds great export
ing nations. The average monthly ex-
portation from the United States in
the nine months ending with March
Is shown by the bureau of statistics
figures at 147.208,973; the monthly
average from the United Kingdom for
the same period, $143,574,912; the
average from Germany during the
twelve months ending with Decem-
Der. 1905, $110,777,800; the monthly
average from France for the twelve
month period ending with February,
$72.37O, 400; that from Netherlands for
the twelve months ending December,
1904, $66,426,z14; from European Rus
STA for the twelve months ending De-
cember. 1905. $43,6S9, 800; British In
dia. the average for the ten months
ending with January. 1906, $41 .667,-
524: Canada. for the eight months
ending February, 1906, $2O,403, 1853;
China. monthly average for the
twelve months ending December, 1904,
$13,930,1a!, and Japan, for the month
of January. 1906, S12.316,707.
An examination of the import col
umn shows that the United States,
which ranks first as an exporter,
stands third among the nations as an
importer, the monthly average of inn
portation into the United States for
the nine months ending with March
being $101 ,506,4l7; the monthly aver
age into tbs United Kingdom in the
same period, $241, 390.911; into Ger
many during the twelve months end
ing with December, 1905, $133,478,333;
France. $S5,423,65O; Netherlands, $780,
470.6S6. and Belgium. $51 ,682, 300,
while in all others of the countries
named the average OF imports falls
below the 50-million-dollar line
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