Arizona republican., 1906-01-16
OUR COMMERCE
 WITH GERMANY
The FdtherIaRd the Next
 Biggest Customer
The Trade Both Ways fos the Fiscal Year 1905 Reachee the Sam O4 slo0.- 00O, 1000.

Washington. Jan l5--TraCe between the United States and Germany in t-,-
 fiscal year 1905 aggregated over saa million dollars The imports f---,
 Germany were IIS million dorl,-s f,.
 value and exceeded imports from taa- country in an- earlier year Th.. er-
 ports to Germany were ls4 mlut,n collars in value and exceeded oar ex- ports to that country in any earlier year except 1904. in which rhe tosal <Vas little over 2I4 millions. this F--
 crease -n 1905. compared with 1sss 1 having occurred t- rav cotton and Re-
 Ing due altogether 10 a fall In prise. i since the quantity m 1905 was er-ar-- than in 1904 Comparing conditians f-l 1SV9 with those of decade earlier E- may be said that our imDo-ts fr..r, l Germany hove crown from S1 million dollars in 1895 To l1S millions fn Isf7 while our exports 10 that country have grown from @ million dollars In lsss to 1S4 millions in -g05- Thus our Isn- ports from Germany increased 11 mil l lion dollars fn the period from Iss5 ts i 1905, and our exports to that c.uu-r- increased l02 millions in the same | time.
 Germany stands second i'm tho o-,8--
 of magnitude of our trade with fs-eIzl countries. both as to imports and sN- | ports Figures just compiled by the 1 department of commerce and Iatsa- | through its bureau of statistic shsg- ! that the largest imports into the aI-rfr- | cd States during the fiscal year 1905 | were; From the United Kingdom r-s ] Millions; from Germany. 1lS millions ! from Brazil, loo millions from Franc
 go millions; from Cuba sS mlguons- | and from Canada. 6 millions C,ssr ! largest exports in the fiscal year IaaZ ! were; To the United Kingdom 5.s mn ! lions; to Germany. Is4 millions ta l Canada, III millions; 10 France. -s millions. and to Mexico. 4s millions Thus Germany stands clearly seem | in importance in our trade relarf,uz , with the various countries of th- . world. both as to imports and sSusrrS
 Indeed t is not improbable that the
 true figures of our trade win Ger many are even more than those here presented. since there is reason to be- I neve that cons zderabIe share or the i merchandise consigned from the United States to the ports of Nether- lands and Belgium passes on through the waterways of those countries 10 Germany, and that some parts Of the merchandise imported into the United States as from the ports of Meth err lands and Belgium originates fn Ger many and finds it's way To the United
 States by like routes. and this heIi-F
 is supported by the fact that Ger !many's statements of imports from and
 exports to the United States are us- ually slightly greater than our own figures of trade with that country
 Manufactures form by far the iarg- est part of our imports from CfermaHy
 There are Q few articles of raw ma
 terials for use in manufacturing which
 Germany brings. presumably. from her
 own colonies and exports tO the United | States. such as crude rubber tin y-o1.I- feathers hides and skins. furs and fur
 skins. diamonds. and wool: but they
 are of comparatively small value. az gregating probably less than 10 Der
 cent of the total of our imports f-1m
 that country. Manufactures are by
 far the most important and indeed rh-.
 bulk of the LIS million dollars worth of merchandise imported from Ger } many. These manufactures Include
 cotton goods. about II million doliars in value. chiefly laceS. edgings. em- ; broideries and knit goods. chemicals. drugs. and dyes. about i5 million dol lars. including coal tar color and dyes muriate of potash. indigo. and alLzar- , inc cOlOrs, and other articles of this
 kind; iron and steel manufsctures. f about million dollars. including cut , lery. machinery of various sorts. and
 needles; leather manufactures. over q
 millions, of which about one-third was
 dress goods, one third cloths and the
 remainder miscellaneous: glass ana
 glassware, over 1 million dollars. ce-
 ment. over I million dollars: metals
 and metal compositions and manufae- lures thereof. over ? millions; psper ' and manufactures thereof. over mill 2 Continued on Page 2.