Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-13
REPORT OF CHIEF OF BUREAU or
MANUFACTURES IN DEPART.
MENT OF coMMERcg.
OUR FOREIGN TRADE
OF the S,,soo,ooo,ooo Trade Of South
America with the World, the
United states Got Only
$~215,ooo,oo0 Last Year.

Washington-The results OF tho No.
cal years effort of the government
directly to promote American export
trade in manufactured goods are por.
trayed in the annual report Of Maj.
John NJ. Carson, chief of the bureau
Of manufactures in the department OF
commerce and labor. The bureau has
furnished American manufacturers
and merchants with the names Of pa
ties throughout the world engaged In
the sale OF imported merchandise.
China a Great Market.
The cotton piece goods trade Of
China Is large and constantly grow.
ing. The exports of cotton cloths
from Great Britain to China alone for
1905 were greater than those of the
United States to all countries for that
period. The entire value of shipments
OF cotton piece goods from the Unit
ed States to South America for the
past fiscal year Is $3,24i,5G7, while
the shipments OF Great Britain for tho
six months ended June 80, last were
valued at nearly $4,000, 900, and for
the ten months ended October, 1906.
nearly $32, 900. 600.
England Dominates In South America.
40 Argentina alone Great Britain in
the six months ended with June, 1906,
sold about $1,000, 900 worth Of cotton
piece goods, or twice as much as the
United States sold for the entire past
fiscal year to all South America. The
entire trade of the United States with
South American countries for the fis-
cal year was $~14O,422.S7G in imports
and $75,l59,7S1 in exports, a total OF
$215 100000. The present commerce
OF all South America is placed approx
imately at $3.50. 900, 900 in imports and
$3.50, 900 900 In exports. England dom.
mates In the commerce of South Amer
lea, followed by Germany.
American Neglect.
Neglect OF the South American mar.
"rSo W ~ u cIS anu
merchants, lack Of direct steamship
communication and absence OF bank.
Ing facilities are co%ntributory causes
to this condition, and until these arc
overcome trade of the Unitned States
with the countries OF South America
Will continue to be OF relative slow
growth.
Exports from Factory and Farm.
or the annual products OF manufact,
ures $750,0 0O, 900 worth was exported
last fiscal year. The value OF farm
products exported that year, exclud-
ing those OF tie forests. the mines,
the fisheries. was 1922, 900 900. But.
ter. cheese. lard, tallow, wheat. -four,
corn and oatmeal and dried fruits. ag.
gregating STAG, 900, 600, are included
In exports of manufacture.
A Forceful Reminder.
Report says an Increase OF nearly
30 per cent In the value Of manufact.
ured products In the last Ave years is
a fOrceful reminder OF the urgent
necessity for immediate and organized
effort to find foreign markets for an
output which already In many line,
OF industry largely exceeds home dc
mands and Is in itself an urgent ap
peal for the fostering care OF the con
gress.
A Word to Business Men.
The report urges American business
men to send to foreign fields personal
representatives specially trained for
the service to remain permanently In
the country. and to establish and
maintain agencies and branches, tho
agents TO speak the language OF the
country to which assigned, should
have thorough and practical knowl
edge OF the interests they are to rep
resent. and should be clothed with
full authority to act for their prin.
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