Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-16
our Traaa wIth soa.n AmarIoa.

Nf e'' WIN 9phAn Ailldi lSas
Trade Of the United states with South
American countries other than Argentina
and Brazil is not large. The total im-
ports from an South America in 1905 were
Si50,O0O 900 in value and of this Sll5,-
00000 worth was from Brazil and Aggen-
tina, leaving from all the remaining South
American countries but S35 100000 The
exports TO al South America in the same
year wero valued at S57 100000, of which
S34 100000 was 10 Argentina and Brazil
leaving "a balance Of but S23 100000 to
all other countries OF South America.
Thus the total trade Of the United States
with South America in 1908 was S207 =
100000. of which Sl5OOOO,OOO was with
Argentina and Brazil and but S57 900, 600
with all the remaining countries Of that
continent
Omitting further consideration Of the
trade with Argentina and Brazil, which
have been already discussed in detail by
the Department Of Commerce and Labor
through its Bureau of Statistics, It may
be said that Of the s35 100000 worth Of
merchandise imported from South Ameri-
can countries other than Argentina and
Brazil ,Sll 100000 was from Chile SO co.,
600 from Peru 81 5OO,00 from Ecuador,
81, 100000 from Colombia, S7,O0OOOO
from Venezuela. S2OO0,OOO from the
Guianas, and s3,OOOOOO from Uruguay;
while with Paraguay and Bolivia interior
countries having no ports on the seaooast,
the trade stntistically visible is inhnitesi-
mai. On the export side, the shipments
Of the year 1905 were: To Chile, S5, ,5OO,-
900; to Peru, s3,5O00OO; to Ecuador,
S175O,O0O; 10 Colombia, SO 100000; to
Venezuela, s3,25O,OO0; TO the Guianas,
81 800 600; and to Uruaguay, S2.OOOOOO
The countries lying on the northern
coast of South America give a fair pro-
portion Of their commerce 10 the United
States, but those on the western coast,
however but a small proportion. Vene-
zuela lying on the northern coast, sends
TO the United States 36 per cent of its
exports and takes from the United States
36 per cent of its imports. Colombia,
having a frontage and port on tho Carib-
bean and thus direct access to the markets
Of the United States, sends thereto "a per
cent Of its exports and takes thereirom
"a per cent of its imports British Guiana,
also on the north coast, sends % per cent
of its exports to the United States and
takes theroirom % per cont Of It's imports
Dutch Guiana and the Dutch West Indies
adjacent thereto send 3S per cent Of their
exports to the United States and take IS
per cent of their imports from this coun-
try. Ecuador, which, although having a
wUstern coast frontage, is also near TO the
markets of the United States via Panama
or our Pacific coast ports, sends 26 per
cent Of its exports TO the United States
and takes 25 per cent of its imports from
this country. With the more distant
South American countries, however, con
ditions are materially different Peru
sends but per cent of its exports to the
United States and takes but is per cent
OF It's imports from this country; Chile
sends II per cent Of its exports to tho
United States and takes but 9 per cent
Of It's imports from this country; while
Uruguay sends us but ~ per cent of its
exports and takes from us but SO per
cent Of its imports.