Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-04
Excess of Imports Over Exports
Marks United States Trade
With Brazil
THE FORMER BUYS COFFEE
Because United States Uses Practic-
NaIIy one-haIf the Crude India Rub
Der Production in World, Brazil
Stands Third in Rank Of Countries
From Which Our Imports are Taken

Washington, May 4.--Trade of the
United States win Brazil aggregate.
no million dollars, a larger sum thar
with any other country of South Am
erica, and is only exceeded by our trade
with the United Kingdom, Germany
france, Canada, and Cuba. Brazil
stands third in rank among the conn.
'rles from which our imports are
drawn; on the export side of our
statement however, Brazil stands
twentieth among the countries to which
American merchandise is sent. The
United States uses in manufacturiny
industries practically one half of the
crude india rubber produced in the
world, and her people consume more
than one-half or the coffee grown. As
Brazil Is the worlds largest producer
of India rubber and coffee. her sales
to the United States are large. but as
her principal ports lie upon the beaten
track of vessels engaged in trade be-
tween Europe and South America, and
as her merchants and consumers are
OF European origin and closely iden-
titled with European business inter-
ests and customs, she draws most of
her imports from Europe.
The total value of Brazirs imports
in 1904 was 1870 million dollars, while
the exports Of the United States to
Brazil In that year were less than II
million dollars; her total exports in
1904 were 1872 million dollars and our
imports We're 90 millions, SO that we
take about one-h half of her exports
while we supply but a small share Of
her imports. Our imports from Brazil
are far larger than those from any
other South American country, having
been in the fiscal year 1905, according to
reports issued by the department OF
commerce and labor thru It's bureau Of
statistics. s9s.s4s094 against $15,s54,-
901 from Argentina and $11.071,613 from
Chile, Indeed. merchandise from Bra
I'll formed practically two-thirds of the
Imports from all South America. On
the other hand, the exports to Brazil
were in 1905 but $10.9S5,096, against
$23564,066 to Argentina, and formed
less than one-fifth of our total exports
to South America.
In 1895 imports into the United
States from Brazil exceeded exports
thereto by nearly 80 million dollars.
This large excess of imports over ex-
ports, much larger excess Of imports
than occurs with any other country,
has always characterized the trade be-
tween the United States and Brazil.
AS result Of the demand for coffee
and india rubber, the excess of inn
ports over exports in our trade with
Brazil has seldom fallen below SO mil
lion dollars in the last twenty years,
and was in 1905 over SO millions. The
total value Of imports into the United
States from Brazil from 1857 to 1905
was 81, 1853, 095, 230 and the total exports
to Brazil in that period $372.707 1874,
making the excess Of imports over ex-
ports during that time $1,7S5.3S7.546.
OF the practically 100 million dollars
worth of imports from Brazil in 1905.
81 millions was coffee, 2Sh millions
india rubber. 2A millions hides and
skins, " millions sugar, and ~ mill
lions cocoa. In coffee importations,
there has been a steady growth In
quantity, tho the values have fiuctuat-
ed by reason Of changes in prices. The
total quantity Of coffee imported from
Brazil in 1905 was $40 million pounds,
against SOC millions in 1900, 435 mill
lions in 1895, and $40 millions in 1890