Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-22
AMERICAN TRADE WITH
BRITISH TERRITORY IS
RAPIDLY INCREASING

| RAPIDLY INCREASING
Over a billion dollars worth of mer-
chandise passed between the United
States and British territory in the ten
months ending with October, for
which statistics have been compiled.
The bureau of statistics of the de-
partment of commerce and labor re-
ports THAT exports from the United
States to British territory in the pc
riod named aggregated $4,000, 600,
and imports Hherefrom 1888 200, 900,
THUS indicating that for every dollars
worth of merchandise imported from
the territory in question two dollars
worth Of American products are ex-
ported thereto.
The growth of American commerce
with countries and colonies under t0e
British flag has been steady and In
the case of certain countries, notably
Canada, very rapid In 1905 the 10
months record of imports from Brit
ish territory was $289,000y000, and
in 1911, 1888, 900, 900, an increase of
1900, 900. The 1911 figures are,
however, slightly less than the total
for 1910, wnen the 10 months imports
aggregated $405, 100000. Exports to
British territory for corresponding
periods of the years named meantime
grow from 1888 600, 900 in 1905 to $780,
0OO. 900 in 1911, an increase of $780,
100000. The share of the imports
into the United States brought from
British territory is about 80 per cent,
while about As IL per cent OF the ex-
ports goes thereto; and of the total
foreign trade, approximately 40 per
cent is with British territory. The
term British territory here used in
Cludes England, Scotland, Ireland,
Canada, Australia, New Zealand, In
dia and other British East Indies,
British Honduras, British Guiana,
Alden. Gibraltar, the Falkland Islands.
Hongkong, British Agrica, Newfound-
land and Labrador, the British West
Indies, and other British islands. To
all these, with unimportant excep-
tions, the exports from the United
States are larger in 1911 than in 1910
or earlier years.
To the United Kingdom, the largest
British market for American products,
our 10 months exports increased
from 1898 900, 900 in 1910 to $419, 000,-
900 in 1911; those to Canada, next In
rank, the exports dn the 10 months ad-
vanced from $2o1, O00, 900 in 1910 to
$249, 600, 900 in 1911, figure more than
double the total for the correspond
ing period of 1905. Australia and New
Zealand rank third among the British
dominfons as market for American
goods with 10 months total OF $780,
900, 900, compared with $50, 900, 900 and
$21, 90; 900 in 1905 for like periods. To
British Africa the 10 months exports
increased from $11,000,000 in 1905 to
$12, 900 in 1910, and $4,000. 900 in
1911; those to the British West In
dies, from S., 1000, 900 in 1905 ito $9,0O0,-
600 in 1910, and 10 million in 1911;
and those to India 81, 10000 in 1905 TO
$6,500,000 in 1910 and 100000 I'm
1911. The remaining British commu
mites which show in each case a to
total in excess of 81 100000 in the 10
months include Hongkong, to which
our exports in 10 months were valued
at $7,000,0O0; Newfoundland and
Labrador, $4.OOO,000; the Straits Set
Elements, $1,750,000; British Guiana,
81, 900; British Honduras, $780,
900; and Alden and Bermuda, each
about $1,O00,O 900. To Gibraltar the to.
tai was about 100000; to Malta,
Gozaels about 100000, and to British
China. the Falkland islands, and mis-
cellaenous other British possessions
as "a whole about 100000
As sources of imports into the
United States, Great Britain is again
first among the British communities,
with 10 months record of $20S, 000,-
900 i'm 1911, compared with $225, 000,-
600 in 1910, and $15S, 900, 900 in 1905;
Canada is second, SIG, 100000 in 1911,
against $4,000, 900 in the like period
Of 1910; India, $41 900, 900, comparing
with $3S,O0O,00O in the preceding
year; the Straits Settlements, $780,
600, 600; other British East Indies,
$7,5OO,0O0; British West indies, $11,-
500, 900; Australia, New Zealand, etc..
SO, 100000; British Africa, $1,000, 900;
Hongkong, $2,OO0,O0 Alden, $780,
900; and British Honduras and New
,foundland, each $1,000,O00.
Raw cotton, meats and breadstuffs,
form the bulk of the exports from the
United Kingdom, though certain
manufacturers, such as agricultural
implements, leather, machinery and
pig copper are important items in the
yearly sales to that country. Our ex-
ports to Canada cover very wide va
riety, including manufactures of iron
and steel, automobiles, illuminating
oil, corn, cotton, coal, tobacco and
practically every article enumerated
i'm the export schedule. Australia and
the various colonies of the United
Kingdom offer large and increasing
markets for our manufactures. On
the other hand, British territory sup
plies a large proportion of our import
northumberland of vari-
GUS kinds from the United Kingdom,
and foodstuffs and raw materials,
such as Cocoa tea, tropical fruits, in