The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-19

(special TO The Times .Dispatch.)
g WASHINGTON, D. c., March 1S.-,
Europe takes two-thirds of the exports
OF the United States and supplies prac-
tically one-half of the imports. This
statement summarizes In a single SEN
tence the general facts when nave pee Aa
developed by series OF discussions OF
the trade of the United States with the
countries Of Europe recently presented
by the Department OF Commerce and La
Dor through It's Bureau of Statistics
These discussions have presented an
analysis of the trade with each country
OF Europe by principal articles, and when
summarized show that Europe takes
more than a billion dollars worth of
the exports from the United States. white
all other parts of the world take little
less than half-billion dollars worth.
In no year since 1899 has the value Of
exports to Europe fallen below one billion.
dollars, while that to all OTHER coun-i
tries has never touched the 500 million
dollar mark Prior to- 1900 tho exports
to Europe had never been as much rs
one billion dollars In value; In that year
they crossed the billion dollar line, being
1910 millions and have since that time
averaged about 100 millions per annum.
In 1900 tho exports TO ill sections OF tho
world other than Europe We're S54 million
dollars in value, but have grown year
by year until in 1905 they We're 49S mil
lions, the growth since 1900 in exports to
the non European countries having been
proportionately greater than that to Eu-s
rope.
Import Side
( On the import side Europe supplies, as:
already Indicated. about one-half of the
merchandise brought into the United
1c0 w.
imports drawn from Europe averaged
about IS per cent; after 1890 the average
was a little moro than So per cent; IN
1905 ii was 4s4 per cent. This reduction
in the percentage Of the imports drawn
from Europe Is apparently accounted for
by the growing demand in the United
States for tropical and ssubtroplcal prod
sucts, which are supplied almost exclu-
sively by the other grand divisions isOf
s,Jbtropical products brought into tho
United States In 1905 was COS mi llion dol
lars against 1903 millions In. 1896 and ats
millions in 1885,. Most Of this class OF
imports comes. of course, from the nom
European sections Of the world; mucll
OF 1t from South America, especially caf-
fee and India rubber much Of i from
the southern part of North America,
especially sugar, sisal and tropical fruits;5
AbAIitL
tea, raw silk and spices. while Ocennins
contributes sugar, spices. cocoa and OF llors
products Of this character, and Africa
Egyptian cotton, India rubber. hides and
skins, and q small supply Of sugar. III
y Tho trade OF the United States with
Europe Is composed, on the import side.,
chiefly Of manufactures and materials for
use In manufacturing; aon$ the export sido,
OF food stuffs, manufa cturers' materials
and manufactures. The manufactures
imported from, Europe are chiefly the
higher grades Of ton. silk and wool
fabrics, into which labor, and, In many
cases hand labor, largely enters; while
5ohemioals, certain grades of Iron and
steel manufacturers. toys, wines. china
and porcelatns, cut and plate glass, and
other articles Of this kind contribute
largely to- the grand total In addition
to this, however, there are imported,
from the European. 90 INT les certain ar-i
.ticles the product o { their respective CO.