Arizona republican., 1909-05-10
IN IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
France and Italy Brilliant Ex- captions to Rule of Com mercial Depression---This Country Also a Suffered
 According toMch. Showing

| Washington, May 9.-Trade cOndi-
 tions in practically all sections of the
 commercial world show a decline,
 measured in values of merchandise inn ported and exported, as compared with
 those of a year ago. The latest figures
 received by the bureau of statistics of | the department of commerce and labor show that both imports and exports ' fall below those of last year in very | large proportion of the countries for
 which it has statements.
 The bureau of statistics receives re- ports of the monthly or quarterly i'm ports and exports of practically all the commercial countries of the world, and | is thus able to compare trade condi- 1 tions in the last month or the accumu | lated months of the year with corre- spending periods of preceding years.
 These figures show, as above indicat ed, smaller sums as the total value of the imports of a large proportion of countries. and in most cases a decline also on the export side. The imports of the United Kingdom. for example, l in the nine months ending with March, 1909, amounted to s2194OOO.O 900 dollars,
  ing months of the preceding year, and the exports of domestic products in the same months amounted to $1,343,- 00O, 900, against Sl.552. .OOO 900 in the corresponding months of the previous year Imports into Germany in the twelve months ending with December, 1908, amounted in value to s1.9S0. .000,- 900. against S2.0S2. 100000 in the pre- ceding twelve months; the exports in the same period amounted to $l,607,- 100000, against $1,630, ,000, 900 in the preceding twelve months. Russia shows slight gains in imports, the figures for the twelve months ending with December, 1908, being: Imports s3S5, ,0O0. .O0O, against S361.000.O00 in the preceding twelve months; though ex- ports show a decline, being s4S3,000,000 in the twelve months ending with De- cember, 1908, against s511 ,000,O0 in the preceding twelve months.
 Austria shows a slight decline in both imports and exports, the figures for the month of January, 1909, being. imports s39 900 O00, against s40.500,O00 in the preceding January; exports, s32, ,750 900, against S33.000,OO0 In the corresponding month of the preceding year Belgium shows an increase in imports for the two months ending with February, 1909, their value being s105. 900, 900, against $9S,0O0.O00 in the corresponding period of the preceding year; but a decline in exports, the figures being for the two months end ing with February, 1909, S69,000,000, against s73,5O0, 900 in the same month of 1908. The Australian commonwealth shows for the twelve months ending with December. l90S,: Imports. S239,- 100000, against s252.J0O,OOO in the pre- ceding twelve months; exports. $301, OUO 900, against s340. .0O0,GOC in the Ire- eeding twelve months. Brazil shows a drop in both imports and exports, the imports for the twelve months ending with last December being s172.0OO.OOO, against S197 ,000, ,o0O in the preceding year; and the exports $215 100000 in 1908, against s264. .000. 900 in 1907. Can ada shows also a decline in both i'm ports and exports. the figures for the eleven months ending with February, 1909. being, imports, $254,000,00 against s322, 100000 in the same months of the preceding year; and exports, s224.000,000. against s229,0O0.000 in the corresponding months of the preced- ing year
 Cuba shows a slight increase in i'm ports, but a marked decline in exports, the imports for the twelve months end ing with June, 1908. being, in round terms, $97 100000. against $96, 6,5O0,0 in the preceding twelve months; ex- ports. s97,500.000, against s110, ,000 in the preceding year. India also shows decline in both imports and exports, the value of the imports in the ten months ending with January, 1909. be- ing s35S.000.O0O, against $367 900 in the corresponding period of the pre- ceding year; exports, $3S9.000.000 in the 1909 period. against s471.000, 900 in the corresponding months of the pre- ceding year Japan, for the two months ending with February, 1909, shows imports $33,OOO.OOO. against $47,- 5O0,0OO in the corresponding months of the preceding year; exports. S2S.OOO,- 900, against s25, 00,O00 in the corre- spending months of the preceding year. Mexico shows decrease in both i'm ports and exports, the imports being. in the seven months ending with Jan uary, 1909, S43,O00, 900, against 71,000,- 900 in the corresponding months of the preceding year; exports, S65,50O, 900, against $73,000,000 in the same months of the preceding year. Switzerland shows also a fall in both imports and exports, the figures for the twelve months ending with December. 1908. being s3O6O0000O of imports, against