The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-09-02
FOREIGN TRADE
RECORDS BROKEN
Our Exports Last Year Were
Over $4,000, 100000.
HUGE GAIN MADE OVER 1912


of Commerce Show Great Britain tc
Be Our Best Customer, With canads
Second-N atoms Manufactures Ex-
ports Shown to Be Growing Fast.
The detailed figures just given out in
Washington by the department of com.
merce show that the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1913, was the banner year In
the trade Of the United States with
foreign countries, the total trade ex.
ceeding $4,275, 100000 and SURPRISING
the total trade OF the fiscal year 1912
by over S421. 100000.
Imports into the United States in the
year exceeded $1,S12.0OO,000 and ex.
ports from this country exceeded ST..
465, 900 900, making balance Of trade
in our favor Of over $652, 100000 The
imports surpassed those OF the fiscal
year 1912 by over $3.50, 700 900. and the
exports were more than $261, 100000
greater than those of last year.
Exports of manufactured and partly
manufactured articles In the fiscal year
1913 exceeded $1,500,0O0,OOO In value
and show an increase of more than
$16S,O00,0o0 over the preceding year.
Comparison of Exports.
The total exports Of the three classes
Of manufactures for the fiscal years
1912 and 1913 were as follows:
1872 1919
Foodstuffs partly or
wholly manufac-
tured ............. ss1s, ,sSs, ,4ss $500, 4O1, ,4s2
Manufactures for
further use In man.
ufacturing .......... S4S, ,624 40e. 1872 Ill
Manufactures ready
for consumption. 672, 26s, ,l63 77S,00S 34s
Total ............ .ss9. 25e 1so 81 bo7. .4Ol, ,s42
A survey OF the above table shows
that the greatest gain In exports is In
manufactures ready for consumption,
In which class there was an increase
OF more than $1O5, 100000 over 1912.
There was also substantial gain of
over S60,000.OO0 In manufactures for
further use In manufacturing, but the
increase In foodstuffs partly or wholly
manufactured was only a little over
$1.bO0.OOO.
Looking at the figures by grand di-
visions 1t will be seen that the aggre-
gate trade Of the United States with
Europe In the fiscal year just ended
was over $2,371, ,0O0, 900, or more than
one-half the total foreign trade. This
was divided into over 1892, 900 900
worth Of imports and $1,479, ,O00, 900
worth Of exports, a balance Of trade
in favor of the United States of more
than $3.50, 100000.
Trade With Our Neishbors.
The aggregate trade with the other
countries of North America exceeded
$979, ,0O0, 900, of which over $361, 300, 900
were imports. and over $617, 400, 900
were exports. The remainder Of the
foreign trade, amounting to about
1926 ,O00, 900. was divided among Asia,
South America, Oceanica and Africa
In the order named.
The United Kingdom maintains its
position as the United States best Gus
toner, having purchased from us over
$507 ,000, 900 and sold us over 1926 ,O0O.-
600 in the year. an aggregate trade Of
more than 92,0O0,0O0. The second
best customer Is Canada. which bought
over SALE. .0O0, 900 and sold us over $780,
100000. total trade exceeding $685.
100000. Third comes Germany, which
bought over 1891 900, 900 and sold us
only little less than $3.50. 600, an
aggregate trade Of more than $780,
100000. France Is fourth. with pur-
chases In excess Of $4,000, 900 and
sales in excess of $136, ,OO0. 900, a total
trade OF over 1882 100000.