The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-24

F,yur<s That Dacs ~ nsssi % sndus'
trial and Commercial Energy.

F,xurss That Dacs ~ Q nsea % Induss
trial and Commercial Energy.
Tn. French Ministry Of Finance has Just
d, bli.hed its report on the commerce OF
las, year such documents are prepared
In a leisurely way and with full Information
by the Commission PermAnente des Naleurs
and IL shows remarkable growth IN all
directions.
The general commerce" of the country
in 1910 amounted to rs. ~ ooo. go francs or
about q. OsT sOo.Ooo, This vas an increase
Of l. SAC. 90, no francs. or nearly !" per cent
over the figure for 1875. u wssan increase
also OF 20. HOo. ooo francs over that OF iOI.
" hitch had been the banner year for French
trade
The importations for 1900 exceeded the
average OF the preceding rss years ny
ss4. O00. 0oO francs, and the expectations
were SIS 100000 francs ahead OF the same
average. while these figures do not snow
.xpan sion AZ ~ rapid a rate rs the nited
states or Germany. they still prove that
France - far from standing still.
The returns for special commerce also
show healthy development. indicating pros
perity among the people and increase OF
capacity a. consumers. This. as the p"ph-
tiOn increases very slightly. indicates
improvement in the average means OF the
population. since. Will. the general trad"
returns cover the whole volume OF the
,ountry's exchanges OF commodities with
| foreign lands, the special trade returns
, include only imports for home Use and
exports OF goods OF fr"hch origin. 'h'
special trade total Tor iSo was ~ ''"''
francs. ana u exceeded the to'ai OF l"' ~
90, ""."". or more 'hah W prr 'en' anu an"
inc n'e year average os ""''' ~"
Increase was in both imports and exports.
England u in the first place among
France customer both a. buyer and seller.
Last year II soid IN" fren'h i."so"
francs worth OF merchahniSe anu ooua"'
from 'hem va me tune "' i''''""''"
Two hgnres together snow CROWN vi -""'
So.Uo francs over is"S
Belgium IL secohd among huSers f"'"
France with total OF S-N""" irsh'~'
but she - only NTH among sellers 10 h'f
| with SaI 100000 The total increase over
1908 IL 2ii .Oo0 90 francs Sernnny to'a'
trade with France amounted 10 anout
see 600. O0 francs The nI'sd states SEM
10 France 5ss.eS."p francs OF ahont sl,'
WIN" worm. aho ih,por's" 'h'o w
amount OF SI .oS."" francs. or sii'. '""N'
France shipped goods T." Argentina WORM
J l7",WS.S francs 10 f9ypt. SW"A" Itah'r'
TO Brazil. It.0n.no. and 10 Mexico. 5s.u"'-
40. She imported from BrtiSh ihuia m'r-
chandise valued nc ING" francs. ir' IN
| Argentina. 32,,1o.Uo francs from 'h'nh.
2ei ,OOo.Ooo francs. and from Japan. i'-.""'-
Oo francs.
The growth Of imports from AlEiers has
not been rapib IN 'he wv" YEARS ii"" WV
90 1900 they only increased from .S6."h""to
?7s nIO.n0O francs Hat the returns from
other colonies rather belle the IDEA that they
are Improbable to the country. u th"v
have been 50 IN the past they seem AZ 'ens'
to ne IN q fair way To change Inc 'h"t II
calculated 20 excite no small surprise that
French trade with her own West African
=
france q wear in the fS- years, no less so
hat the trade with her indo Chinese pos
sessions wellei from 81 100 go TO los ."oo .o'S
francs Trade with nearly all her colonies
increased with Tunis. from SI.HH61 To
20 snOsn francs With ~ Pierre MiaueioD.
~ NsO.,sp 20 15,nb,rS. with Madagascar,
iuosSWn 10 ?nsS.HH. with Reunion. c".-
psl sn to c5sn'so with French lndta. "a
uss, 0sa To cSwD.S1 only Gusdsloupe and
the Ocrania colonies fell hehind or remained
stationary The sum total Of the trade with
he colonies was go. sS 90, francs, or slo'.-
Ola ss,
Fifteen commodities mportsd INTO France
exceeded TOO 40 90 francs. or t2o go $50 In
vain. They xsr- raw wool. az ON, ~"
francs cotton. STA .onn .CsN coal. iSp.'sN go
six sO. $50 .GNo cereals. n: .sS.o1. oleagi-
nous grains and fruits, 30I .HS.'S. -iik
yarn ,sS Oco $50. cotton fabrics. 2Ss. on. O's':
mach,n~rv :5S.nao.,s1 rubber. cr .noo. o'o
skins al .uH.S timber. iss.@",0aa. coffee.
i,S.9p,oCo vine. ls3 .W".""- copper. l32 600
90
Twenty export commodities passed the
hundred million mark. a. follows Cotton
coo 80" raw wool. 3aS."""H. w""ll-n t"x
4 0.n Ill and .tlk