The Washington herald., 1908-08-02
Il-a-s -----------3L--77772 El7l'7'7.55' '7-7'77-
Facts shown by study of Trade.

In a study Of the imports for 1877 that Of
textiles is by far the most important
category for British trade. as out OF
total import Of So $40. 40 worth OF cotton
fabrics the United Kingdom supplied Sl3.-
sol $40. The import of cotton piece goods
was more seriously affected by the fnan-
Ciai conditions IN August. September and
October than any other article, the re-
ceiQts being some $l-4S5-o09 less than for
the same period OF 1905
In metal goods and manufactures out
OF S9S45S-5 worth Of wrought iron and
steel and S5.3f7,5S5 worth OF machinery
s4EA5g5 OF the former and g S55.955 OF the
latter were Of British origin
Petroleum imports Ecreased ltoo7 tons
in quantity and Sl758.a in value and Is
Eo- almost entirely imported IN bulk
Coal imports reached 1.=75.900 tons, an in
crease Of l2 per cent
Receipts Of wheat and -four were both
lower than in 1895. while those Of leaf to-
baec0 increased about . per cent
OF the total exports Of $40. .055. .925 in 1907.
cotton and cotton seed amounted 10 Si3).-
-54555. leaving only S93ll.3l1 for all other
products. The details Of these two prod
ucts are given as follows Cotton. Sl17.-
sSa.22o. Of which S5l55S.s55 went 70 the
United Kingdom cotton seed. 50 7775.335.
Of which s1I152e65 went TO the United
kingdom The exports OF cotton were
about S15.707.031 more than IN 1895 There
was marked decrease in the exports Of
the new crop Of cotton 20 the United
States. OF the export trade. the United
States took about Sl650tgH. against s. $50
600 in 1906 The United States. IN 1907. i'm
ported Sl7,6I-Z71 IN value al Egyptian
prices, Of cotton from that country, as
compared with sS24T5s1 in 1896
Cigarettes were exported TO the amount
Of l.fo4.s74 pounds. against I.311.777 pounds
many more than account Tor the differ
cnce. the shrinkaze being due 10 the Ger
man tariff law which went into effect IN
1915
Progress in other Lines.
There has been @ general increase in
the area planted in cotton In EEypt. but
gInfav0rabla climatic conditions affected
the yield and the total viii not exceed
that for the previous year. which was the
largest on record The crop for 1897 IS
estimated % be between 65a001.000 and
71abon41 pounds. The average yield per
fsddan u-03 acresJ IS shown TO have de-
creased from 81 pounds 10 427 pounds
during The last decade
II 1907 the ministry Of education had
under its direct management or inspection
$500 pupils. compared with 1921 the
previous year II is estimated that q per
cent 0f all the boys Of school age are
actually In attendance at school A strong
desire exists TO have girls properly edu-
Gated. and the government schools for
girls are 0vcTIoWilE. the total number in
attendance at Zz71 such schools being
1882 an Increase of 10 per cent over 1895.
The postal receipts were sI.531o-1.
against sl,l(.013 in 1896 the net surplus
being $1,000, compared with $4,000 in
1876 The number Of parcels sent by post
were e0s.ra. against SIS. 600 in the previous
year The savinEs-bsnk service was ex-
tended % twenty post-offces making a
total OF ia- Offices trauSacting savings
bank business The number Of depssitors
at the end Of the year was 74179
By census taken IN April the popula-
ton was shown 10 be approximately IL
$1,000 an increase Of .s57.595. OF Is per
cent. over the census of 1897. The census
did not include about 5000 nomad Arabs.
The Egyptian debt outstanding on De
cem6er 81. 1907. amounted 10 Sf37.240. 900.
Involving charge Of S16.62o.00 on account
OF interest and sinking fund.
Conditions I'm the sudan
Imports into the sudan in 1907 amounted
70 S5,G72-9f5. an increase Of SI6S5.7 over
1906. Among the various commodities I'M
ported, clothing coal. machinery. and rail-
way material show considerable increase
The exports were Sl-7SS.645. an increase oi
$50 compared with the previous year
The principal item or export WAS gum
amounting TO 2o. .3s3 500 pounds.
The area under cultivation IN the Sudan
was l,423-9l acres. an increase Of 4I5.32
acres over 1896. The Sudan irrigation
service. IN addition 20 its work connected
with the various projects for increasing
the water supply % Egypt, Is also en-
saged IN the proposed canalizationa Of the
Gezira- which viii bring under cultiva-
ton large tracts Of fertile soil for the
growth OF cereals and cotton Steady
progress has been made in the cadastra
So %