The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-23
TRADE LARGE
WITH CANADA
As Shown by Figures Just
Prepared by the Bureau
of Statistics.

Prepared by the Bureau
of Statistics.
! Pubic interest in the pending rec
'proety treaty with Canada lends
tnteress 70 some figures just pre-
pared Ivy the Bureau OF Statistics,
Department of Commerce and La
Dor showi, g the trade OF the United
States with Canada during a term
CT years and the principal articles
forming the trade in the latest avail
able year, 1910. The total value of
imports from. and exports to Can
ada at decennial years since 1850 is
as Follows;
Total imports into United States
from Canada-1S5O, $5,179, 500;
1850, s2S,572, 796; 1870, $S5, S54,-
l247; 1880, sac ,sSS.5s4; 1890, s3s,-
o42,s77; 1900, ss9,86sO74; 1910,
sos, 12S,SlO.
Exports to Canada from the
United states-1S50, domestic ST.
725,247; foreign $1.790, 744; total
is9,51t5,991. 1S60-domestic, s1S,-
657.o92; foreign. s4,O3s, Sgs; total
s22, 6s5I98S 1S7O-domest.c, s17,-
9OO,7O1 foreign. s3.sS1 ,525; total
1927, 1872 ,226. -domesl e $685.
757.47s; foreign, s2,7O2.7 total
$29,4so,257. 1SsO-domestic, sS7,-
S27,96S; foreign, s2,s54, 145; total
s4o,2s2,10S 1s00-domest'c, $685.
oSo, 1886; foreign, s7,2ss,6S4; total
$s5,319,97o. 1910 ~ domestic,
$I2O2,54S,OeS; foreign s13,441,s9S:
total s215, s9O,O21.
Note.-This statement includes
trade between the United States and
all the area now known as the DO
minion Of Canada and in addition
thereto. from 1850 to 1870, New
foundland and Labrador, not sepa-
rately stated prior to 1879.
| OF the 203 million dollars worth
of domestic merchandise exported
to Canada from the United States in
1910, 81 million represented the
value of foodstuffs; so million crude
materials for use In manufacturing,
81 million, manufactures for further
use in manufacturing, and SO mil
lion, manufactures for consump-
ton.
The principal articles forming The
imports from, and exports to Canada
in our trade with that country are
shown In the accompanying figures.
Value of principal articles I'M
ported from Canada. fiscal year
1910:
Boards, deals and planks sis, O4S,S S7
Pulp wood .......... 6,392,O23
Hides and skins, ...... 5,255,951
Coal, pituminous. ... S,71O,OO6
Copper pigs, ignots. etc. S,S72,S3l
/ Nickel ore and matte. =. S,574,442
Seeds ..,.............. 3,2S4,SO4
WOOD pulp ...... 4,2G4,5OO
Chemicals and drugs. ). 2,S19.1S9
Furs and skins $3.50. 2,O97,465
Household and personal
effects ............. 2,o74a32
shingles ............. 1,750,S97
Timber ........... 1,696,9O2
Paper and manufactures 1,S1O,5G5
1.obsters .......m... 1,196,136
tons. osc. .......,. 1,179,S SOS
Asbestos ..... 1,Os7.O9S
IBreadstuffs, other than
wheat, rye and barley 1613,945
Value on principal articles Of do
nestle production exported to Can
ada from the United states, fiscal
year 1910:
Coal. bttuminous. 800, .$17,Sl7,SS6
Coal, anthracite, ~. 14,S24,S74
Cotton S,g36,O0G
Steel sheets and plates 4,S79,4e6
Automobiles ........ 4,S63,6s4
Corn 4,O46,OO6
Horses 49,. 3,216,S1s
Books. maps, etc, .. S,S22 '42S
structural iron and steel 2'S2S,SSS
Fprs and fur skins. 49,. 2,7SO,l2s
Bars Of rods OF steel
except wire rods. -. -. 2,"9O,2S5