Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-23
ONE BILLION IN TEN MONTHS
Business with British Lands Shows
Great Increase.
BIG PROFIT TO UNITED STATES
For Every Dollar sent to England
and Possessiona for Goods Two
Are Received In Return
for Exports.

W ACIllNIIONt IDecs Y over q uliiluu
dollars worth OF merchandise passed be-
tween the United states and British ter
ritory IN the ten months ending with
October for which statistics have been
compiled. The bureau Of statistics Of the
Department Of Commerce and Labor re-
ports that exports rom the United
states to British territory ia the period
named aggregated t75g.OO0,O00 and imports
therefrom 1888, 900 900. thus indicating that
sor every dollars worth OF merchandise
imported from the territory in question
81 worth Of American products are ex-
ported thereto.
The growth Of American commerce
with countries and colonies under the
British flag has been steady and In the
case OF certain countries, notably Can
ada, very rapid. In 1906 the ten months
record Of imports from British territory
was 1888, 10000 and I'm 1911 $SSS.O0O,0oo. an
increase Of 100000 The 1911 figures
arc however. slightly less than the
total for 1910 when the ten months i'm
ports aggregated slO5 coo. Exports to
British territory for corresponding
periods OF the years named meantime
grew from $5S3OO0,0oO IN 1905 to $3.50 0OO,900
in 1911, an increase Of Sl76.oOO,OOO The
share Of the imports into the United
States brought from british territory is
about 20 per cent. while about i5h per
cent of the exports go thereto, and Of
the total foreign trade approximately ~
per cent is with British territory. The
term British territory here used includes
England. Scotland. Ireland, Canada,
Australia, New Zealand. India and other
British East Indies. British Honduras
British Guiana. Alden, Gibraltar. the
Falkland islands. Hong Kong, British
Africa. Newfoundland and Labrador, the
British West Indies and other British
islands. To all these, with unimportant
exceptions, the exports from the United
states arc larger in 1911 than in 1910 or
earlier years.
Growth General.
To the United Kingdom, the largest
market for American products, our ten
months exports Increased from $685., 600 900
In 1910 TO Sil9, 100000 IN 1911; those 10
Canada, next In rank. the exports I'm the
ten months period advanced from S20l,-
coco I'm 1910 20 S249 900 900 In 1911, a figure
more than double the total for the corre-
spending period In 1905. Australia and
New Zealand rank third among the
British dominions as market for Ameri-
can goods with ten months total Of
sac, 900 600, compared with $9OOOO,OOO and
S2l, COO 600 in 1905 for like periods. To
British Africa the ten months exports
increased from 81 100000 in 1905 to Sl2O0O,-
900 I'm 1910 and Sl3 100000 IN 1911; those 20
the British West Indies from IS, 100000 In
1905 to $9,OOOOO0 in 1910 and $40, 10000 In 1911
and those TO India A750,00O in 1906 to &c.
500 900 in 1910 and 100000 in 1911 The re-
naming BcitiEh communities which show
in each case a total in excess OF 81 200, 900
In tho ten months include Hongkong, 10
which our exports In ten months were
valued at N,OOo0OOi Newfoundland and
Labrador, s4.OO0.OO0; the straits Settle
ments. $i,750,OOO: British Guiana. $i.bOoOoO:
British Honduras 81. 10000 and Alden and
Bermuda each about 81 200, 900. To Gibral.
tar the total was about $4,000, 20 Malta.
Coca, etc. about 100000. and TO British
China. the Falkland Islands and mis-
ceilaneous other British possessions as q
whole about $4,000.
some ofiImpOrts.
As sources OF imports into the United
states. Great Britain is again first among
the British communities. with a ten
months record of 500, 100000 in 1911. com
pared with S225. 100000 in 1910 and sl5s, COO 900
In 1906; Canada is second with $4,000 900
In 1911. against SS3,OOOOO0 IN the like period
Of i9io India, Sil 200. Co., compared. with
sSS 100000 In the preceding year; the
Straits Settlements, s2o,OO0,0OO; other
British East Indies. s7.5O0,0O British
West Indies il5OoOO0: Australia, New
Zealand, etc, $4,000, 900; British Africa.
%, 10000; Hongkong, s2,OOO.OOO; Alden. ST.
10000, and British Honduras and New
foundland each Sl,OOO.O0O
Raw cotton meats and breadstuffs
form the bulk OF the exports from tho
United States to the United Kingdom.
though certain manufacturers. such as
agricultural implements. leather, ma
chinery and pig copper are important
Items In the yearly sales TO that country.
Our exports to Canada cover very wide
variety, including manufactures of iron
and steel, automobiles, Illuminating oil.
corn, cotton, coal, tobacco and practically
every article enumerated Ia the export
schedule. Australia and the various
colonies OF the United KINGDOM offer
large and increasing markets for our
manufactures, On the other hand. Brit
ish territory supplies a large proportion
OF our import requirements-manuf actures
OF various kinds from the United King
DOM and foodstuffs and raw materials
such as cocoa, tea, tropical fruits. india
rubber clothing wool and fibers from the
British colonies.