Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-18
The Lesson. Of Our Trade.

Canada have practically doubled in the
last three years according to the Off
cial figures of the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce, Department
of Commerce. Canada is now larger
purchaser of the products of the United
States than any other country except
the United Kindom. The total value
of the exports from the United States
to Canada for the fiscal year 1913 was
AIS million dollars, against PIG million
in 1910. The gain for the single year
1928 was Sc million dollars-a larger
increase than in amy earlier year.
Manufactures form about two thirds
of the American merchandise exported
to Canada, and were the chief factor
in the remarkable gain by which that
trade has practically doubled in three
years Passenger and freight cars, for
example, increased from half million
dollars to 1-S million i'm their exporta-
tons to Canada in the three years I'M
der review: automobiles. from 1-S
million to IA million dollars; copper
pigs, bars, etc, from less than l million
to over s 1-2 million dollars: steel rails,
from less than / million to nearly
million dollars cotton cloths, from
three quarters of a million to 2l-2
million dollars; locomotives, from a
quarter of a million dollars to over l
million; lumber (boards, deals, etc.)'
from S million to Is 1-3 million dollars,
structural iron and steel, from less
than 3 million to over million dollars;
metal working machinery, from one
third of a million to 2 1-3 million; agri-
cultural implements, from 1-3 million
to practically Z million dollars; pipes
and fittings. from 1 1-2 million to over
million dollars; leather boots and
shoes, from a million to over mil
lion dollars; and Illuminating oil. from
about half million dollars in 1910 to
over 1 million in 1918
In raw materials and foodstuffs the
gain is less pronounced. Raw cotton.
of which the exports to Canada am
ounted to nearly million dollars in
1918. shows practically no increase in
value during the three years in ques-
ton, though a slight increase in guam
tity. Corn, which amounted to mil
lion dollars in 1910. was "a million in
1913; manufactured tobacco. ia
million dollars in 1910. 2 ga million in
I313 oranges, million dollars in 1910,
ga million in 1915: lard, IA million
dollars in 1910, 1 Ia million in 1913:
wheat, 21-3 million dollars in 1910.
hree- quarters of million in 1885,.
.oal shows marked increase, from
L 1-2 million dollars in 1910 to So IA
million in 1913. the values being about
divided between anthracite and
The gain in our exports to Canada
r 1913 exceeds by far that in exports
% any other country. or to any grand
iivision except Europe. The actual
,ain in exports from the United States
c Canada in the fiscal year 1913 was.
S already indicated. Sc million dollars;
hat in exports to the United Kingdom,
3 million; Germany, IS million; Meth
rlands, % million; Belgium, Is million;
tally, II million; to Europe as whole,
81 million; to all South America, IA
,illion; to all North America, except
anada, Is million; to Oceania, mil
on; and to Africa, practically mil /,
On dollars; to Asia there was slight
ecline.
The United States supplied. accord
~ to Canadian figures, SO per cent. OF
ne imports of Canada in 1912. against
IA per cent. in 1902, decade earlier.
On the import side the growth LII
,ade with Canada is less ssriking, thel
,tals being 95 million dollars in 1910,
nd t21 million in 1913. The chief ar
cles in which the growth in imports,
;curred are hides of cattle, which in
'eased from s1-2 million dollars in
10 to 6 million in 1918; copper pigs,
.rs,i etc, from ga million dollars to
ga million: copper in ore. from less
ian 1 million to over million dollars;
hitting paper, from 1-2 million dol
rs to 51-2 million: hay. from three
larters of a million dollars to liz
illion; nickel, from 3 IL million dol
RS to 5 "a million; and faxseed, from
t-2 million to over million dollars.
mong the important articles of inn
,rtation from Canada are lumber
oards, deals, etc.), which shows
ght decline, being practically IL mil
IN dollars in 1913. and 10 million In
10; wood pulp, IA million dollars IN
10 and practically million in 1913;
AL, IA million dollars in 1910 and
ghtly less than "a million in 1913;
RS and fur skins, million dollars in
IN