The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-16

l, lions in the 10 months of 1905 to 46S1z mill l lions in the corresponding months of l 1907.
 Canada Is Second.
 Canada stands second in order of mag ] nitude in our exports to British terri | tory. The total value of merchandise | exported from the United States to Can 1 ada in the 10 months ending with De- , tober, 1907, was in round terms 161 mill l lion dollars against 119lR millions in the same months of 1905, an increase Of Al millions in two years; while the increase in our exports to the United Kingdom in the same period was 65 millions. Next in rank in the list Is Australia, to which the exports in the 10 months ending with October 1907, were 221s million dollars, and to New Zealand practically millions, making a total for Australia and New Zealand of over 27 million dollars, against trihe more than A millions In the same months of 1905. Product from the United States are confessedly popular in Aus tralia, and our exports thereto have grown rapidly in the past few years, having aggregated to British Australasia (chiefy Australia and New Zealand) In the fiscal year .oso but million dollars; in 1900, 2634 millions in 1904, 271e millions, and in the full calendar year 1907 seem likely to aggregate about B millions.
 A recent report to the British govern ment on trade conditions in Australia shows that manufactures from the United States are popular and making gains and in many cases even over those from the United Kingdom. In shafting, 1t shows that the American makers have during the past few years secured large part of this market The Americans sent bright steel turned and packed in boxes and it was stated by the representatives of an English firm that their trade in hrtar hoe ff..px x.r1,fn fnln fnT nrl n good one, had gone to the United States. In tools, American competition has been very successful, and the gains of United States manufacturers are generally at tributed to the disinclination of British manufacturers to adapt their goods to the Australian market Of some American tools 1t is also said that their success Is due not so much to the prices as to att traetive appearance and "get up.' In ag- ricultural implements and machinery, fn- cluding moving machines, reapers, bind CTS, blows, etc, very large proportion of the importations are from the United States. In electrical supplies the trade is stated to be chiefly in the hands of American and continental manufacturers, and in- miscellaneous hardware such as bone mills, clothes wringers. enamel ware, forges horse shoes and nails, hol- low ware, pumps, weighing machines, fencing wire, and wire nails, the trade  cases encounters sharp competition in German goods.
 Principal Exports.
 To Canada the principal exports from the United States In the 10 months end ing with October, 1907, are agricultural implements, PIE million dollars; books and maps, nearly 2 millions; corn, 51a millions; wheat, nearly million; flour, about one half million automobiles, million; bitu- minous coal, 141s millions; anthracite coal, 11A millions; railway cars, 1h millions; cotton, millions; cotton cloths, little more than a half million; fruits, nearly 3 millions; scientific instruments, over 1 million; rails for railways, nearly 1 mill lion; wire, nearly millions; builders hardware. 2A millions; electrical machi- nery, nearly 1A millions; pipes and ft- tngs, over millions; railway engines nearly 11a millions; and boots and shoes, over 1 million dollars worth. Exports of boots and shoes to Australia have fallen off very largely in recent years, due chiefly to the increased manufacture of those articles in that country.
 To the United Kingdom the principal exports from the United States are bread stuffs, meats. cotton, copper, mineral oil, leather, boots and shoes, and a variety of manufactures