The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-01
ENORMOUS TRADE
WITH THE BRITISH
Forms More Than One-fourth OF
Uncle Sans Foreign
Commerce.
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Special to The Times DIspatch)
WASHINGTON, ID. c., December d.
Trade OK the United States with the
United Kingdom In tho fiscal year 1905
aggregated practically 200 million dollars
and formed more than one-fourth of our
total foreign commerce. Figures Just pre-
scented by the Department of Commerce
and Labor through It's Bureau OF Statl5-
tics show that tho exports from the
United States to the United Kingdom IN
1906 aggregated 623 million dollars out of
a total OF 1.b13 millions, and thus form.
ed 81 per cent. or practically ono-third
OF our total exports; imports from the
United Kingdom aggregated 176 millions
out OF total importation OF LILY millionF,
and thus formed about 10 per cent, or
practically one-sixth Of our total Inn
ports
On both tho import and export sides OF
the accoun. our trade with the United
Kingdom is larger than with any other
country. The imports from that country,
as already Indicated. were 116 millions
against 1lS millions from Germany 100
millions from Brazil 10 millions from
France, Sc millions from Cuba. O. mil
lions from Canada, 60 millions from ia
pan, and 70 millions from Mexico me
exports to the United Kingdom we're
b23 millions, against 1914 millions to Ger
many, al millions to Canada. IS millions
to france IL millions to Netherlands, Oh
millions to China, 80 millions to Japan
and 40 millions to Mexico
Comparing conditions OF our trade WITH
the United Kingdom In 1905 with those
OF 1895, the imports from that country
have grown from 169 million dollars III
1895 TO 1Ts million in 1904. an increase OF
II millions. or little over 10 per cent,
while exports to that country nave
grown from :s7 millions In 1925 to o23 NIL
lions in 1895. an increase of l36 millions,
or about % per cent.
The principal articles which form our
enormous trade with the United King
| dom are chiefly manufacturers materials
and manufactures on the import Side,
and foodstuffs. manufacturers materials,
and manufactures on the export side.
| While the United Kingdom is not large
producer OF raw material for the use of
| manufacturing, at least iii excess of her
| own requirements. she exports consider
| able Quantities of material of this char
| acter drawn from other parts OF the
world. especially from her colonies. or
our imports of raw wool, which In 1903.
| amounted to 4G million dollars. about Ii
| millions was drawn from the United
| Kingdom; of our imports of pig tin.
| which in 1905 amounted to % million dol
| lars, about 1o millions was drawn from
the United Kingdom OF hides and skins
! our imports from tho United Kingdom in
1905. were nearly Z million dollars in
| value; of india rubber a little more than
1 millions; of jute flax, and hemp near
| ly 2 million dollars; OF raw cotton. chief
| ly Egyptian. nearly a million dollars; of
| cabinet woods practically a million dol
la,n,. nt4n 10
| stones imported from that country
| amounted TO million dollars.
Food Stuffs Import.
| Among the importatlons of foodstuffs.
| about one and half million dollars
| worth of tea from the United Kingdom,
| about half million dollars worth OF
coffee and one-third of a million dollars
with of cocoa OF finished manufac-
| lures, which form q larger share of the
| imports from Great Britain than do
any other class, the most important arc
manufactures of cotton. manufactures OF
fibers. manufactures OF iron and steel,
| and manufactures OF wool.
Even OF cotton cloths. this cotton pro-
! ducitS and manufacturing country i'm
| ported in the fiscal year 1905 moro tl:an
Six million dollars worth from tho United
Kingdom, which presumably bought from
I, the United States practically all OF the
! cotton contained therein. and after trans-
| forming 1t into manufactures sent In fin
ished product back to us. while OF other
classes OF cotton manufactures, such as
| laTes ,cdgings, enhroideries. threads,
etc, the total imports from the Unitod
/ Kingdom are even greater than those OF
/ cotton cloth alone. being eight mill on
dollars In value. OF fiber manufactures,
| of which our imports last year amounted
to forty million dollars, fully one-half
| was drawn from the United K,ngdL M,
| including eleven million dollars Of linen
cloths, four million dollars worth of
burlaps woven from iute yarn produced
in India. AID two million dollars worth
OF linen handkerchiefs.
The next largest group of manufacture
ed articles drawn from the United King
dom Is composed OF various products Of
iron and steel large proportion being
| In partially manufactured form for
further usS in manufacturing, especial
ly pig-iron, two and half million dol
lars: ingots. blooms and bars, one and u
| quarter millions; wIre and wire rods over.
a half-mlllion dollars, and sheet iron or
steel, while tin plates amounted to four
! and Il quarter million dollars In 1875.
agilIsst twelve million dollars in 1876
Woolen goods are next in Importance in
the list OF manufactures imported from
tho United Kingdom, and included In 1905
,o'Si. WV seH1d VulTtCT iIlllllOU.t COLLARS
worth OF cloths. and five and tDira
million dollars worth OF materials de stg-
mated as "women's and Chi drens dres $
| goods while other miscellaneous manu-
features OF wool brought the amount rom
the United Kingdom up to fully one-hnlf
OF our total imports OF wooden goods.
which last year aggregated about elgh-
teen million dollars.
Focdstuffs, manufacturers materials.
and manufactures from tho principal
items n$the grand total OF sea million
dollars worth Of merchandise exported
from the United States to tho United
Kingdom in 1896 Under tho head OF food
stuffs are included Wheat, flour, corr.
oats, meats, butter, cheese, cattle, sheep,
canned salmon. and fruits. Under tho
head OF manufacturers material by fur.
j the most important item Is cotton and
to this should he added leaf tobacco,
\ lumber, and timber, Under tho classlll-
cation manufactures, tho most inlpor-
tant Items of export to the United King
dom arc copper, II million dollars worth:
mineral oil, ID millions; leather and
/ manufactures. thereof. la lnllltOns, ma