The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-25
TRADE WIrH AMERTCAN sTArEs.
A Large share Of Their CDmnieree IL WlSh
This Country.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2a.-@COmmercial
America ia 1904" Is the title Of a monograph
just prepared by the Bureau OF Statistics
of the Department OF Commerce and Labor.
Il states the total foreign OF all
American countries in the latest year for
which istatistics of the various countries
are aVailable at five and a half billions Of
dollars. speaking in round terms. out Of
a worlds total Of over twenty-seven billions
Of international trade.
OF this total Of five and a half billions of
commerce Of all America. three billions.
still speaking in round terms, is that OF
the United States and two and a half billion
that Of the other countries Of America, in
Guiding in this the West India Islands
Considering the imports and exports sep
arateIy, the total imports Of all America are
set down at two and a quarter billion dol
hrs n the total exports three n a quar-
ter billions. OF the imports. amounting
70 two and a quarter billions. about one
half are those Of the United States, and Of
the exports. amounting to three and n
quarter billions, over one and three-quarter
billions are those Of the United States and
a little less than one and a half billions those
Of the other countries.
Considering that part Of America other
thar the United States, the imports in the
latest year for which statistics are avail
able aggregated Ills million dollars, Of
which 4O7 millions or $50 per cent. was
drawn from the United States; the total
exports from all the American countries
other thar the United States were l.402
million dollars. OF which ass millions, or
32% per cent. was sent to the United States.
The total imports OF all North American
countries other han the United States
were, in the latest available year. s59A. 900. 600.
of which SS3l, 600, 600, or 5B.9 per cent, was
from the United States. while the total inn
ports Of the South American countries
we're S524, 600, 900, OF which but S79, 900. 900
or 1873 per cent. was from the United
states. The total exports of all North
American countries other than the United
states were. in the latest available year.
$500. 900. goo. of which S3lS. 900. 900. or $40
per cent, was sent to the United States,
while the total exports OF all South America
was sos. 900. 900. of which el43.O0O. 900. or
l7.7 per cent, was sent to the United States.
In those American countries in which
the trade centres lie comparatively near
TO and in close REORGANIZATION with
those of the United States the share of
their trade which is given TO the United
States is large; In the case OF Canada
6O.0 per cent. Of the imports are from the
United States and 1871 per cent. Of the ex-
ports are sent to his country. Mexico
took in 1903 $50 per cent. OF her imports
from and sent $50 per cent. OF her exports
to this country. The Bahamas. lying. but
a short distance of our coast. look in 1905,
the latest year for which figures are avail
able, u.2 per cent. of their imports from
and sent u.3 per cent. OF their exports
to the United States. Cuba took in 1903
4s.B per cent. Of its imports from the United
States and sent 20 this country S4.S per
cent. Of its exports.
The Central American States and the
States of South America fronting on the
Caribbean Sea all took a large share of
their imports from and send a large share
Of their exports to this country.