THE MARKETS OF BRITISH COLONIES
BY JOHN HOLT SCHOOLING
1. MARKET
ART'S
IS DEA, APS TRAFT SETTLE TRALIA, CANADA, THE
MENES, TIL CAPE OF GRIP HOK.
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The purpose of this article is to ascertain whathe the Fat King dan is holding its place as eller in the markets of British Chats no Pasession, relatively to the prerinn, shredders in the emme markets, of the other tions that supply goods to British Colonier and l'ossessions,
The order of precedenes of the markets now j to be mad may coas niently reord with the valle imports from AB Countries Poss som daring intoenels beiði- 'Any r
tha perial Pipe The Batter year is the tust pecent year for which all the facts are availalife.
The three Huding markete paided us lih places for pesetandise a British Indie, die Ausfindian Con us with, and Demition of Canada
Thore, the
We give to our rivale a free markt of £1,000,000 persons in the United Kingdom, to add to their own Free merke 1 in their own country. For example, F United States poster an opnu market of persons in the United States plus an open market of 1300 persons in the United Kingdom: todel, 125,000,000 Bat the United Kingilon posse an open market of 43,11,990 in the United Kingtun, which moreover is prosents we hay considerably interfered with by the foreiga
rivala & great tradle, advantage.
TABLE HI
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 8TMæ, 1907.
TABLE V.
JMPTA INTO THE CAPE or doon BorF FROM ALL COUNTRIES AND FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM, ISOLISM, Yearly Averag during bath Deonde,
Test Imports Imports from
Parcentag T'aited from All Countries. Kingdom. Proportion
of B to A Per cont
903
Docade.
11-22
א
79
A. Million £
Million U
1890-1941
6.80
1884-3800
742
6.03
8:3
1882-1891
731
816
The intries.
A. Million L
IMPORTS INTO THE POMINION OF CANADA FRES ALL COUNTRIES AND FROM THE
NED KINGDOM, ISSO 1945. Yearly Averages during vask Decado.
TEST. Imports Imets Trein alt from United Percentage Kingdom. Proportion of P. te A. 13. Million & Percentage.
1883.1899
སྣ་ །
1884-1890)
691
1846-195 1887-1896 18-8-7897
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1890-1890
1432
1483
1-01-1900
15-28
1892-1901
162
12-
119 1587 1889-1891
3
424
1345
--
9-11
1894-1983
2068
171
681
5
194
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23-4
1495-1901 17
15:29
1806-1995
1486
55.1
1894 1895
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1886-189
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380
Course A largo
1>KG-1995
376
of Trade, Rien,
A largo
Ric
A large Fall
18871-946
36-0
ENON THAT
344
1981-1990009
18-19!
Thread Countries.
Imports from alt
Imports
from site Kiopetus.
A
11
of B.to A.
'I ENE Percentage 1894-1900 Prepetion. 1895 1904
4-98-1
1993. Hing
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27·1 26-1
34-2
374
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Mill
Per
Course (
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3771
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Ris
1880-1989 PALEO
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1842.4091 ROLLIN
714 750
544
757
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188-190
kate will be dealt with first.
TABLE 4.
IMPORTS INTE BRITISH INDIA FROM AL COUNTRIES AND FROM THE UNFIED KING THIS, IN 1945
Yearly Averages during each Dreade
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1800-1909
1991-1993
1895-1904
WE-1905
Contras of Trade. i
A MIZ
and
'entin
Rise
1997
71
A
A Large
Nourly L'afinurns -
Rist
Fall.
419
26
247
A Fall and A hargaand
Continuous then
Full. Risa
*Logouts Bar startupesa in Uscado, including
*Includingoallion and square, but not including
In
FEAR.
A NOTABIM NEW POSM
Four? Yes, I fent,
1irth dowered we
With terror of the world's bigh mystery I fear.
The will omnipotent that fashioned me, And led me, "anul and lawy, with desire Unfameable, nt, yearns towards the stars. White slara Elin: langhapon a fairy sex. And givax desirw no incompouse; the will That made mys of a scret from myself, Competing to search, fromver marcis Tis purpose, fill in the eternal quest. I ree', and still majestically weaves,
luscrutable and wholly mute, I fear,
But there shall full
Nor sigt nor FAST.
Though lind, 1 stoatly maseh, and bold
my fear
In thrall,
In this doth man's immortal glory lie
Not in the heart antroubled that asenils
The throw of fortune, aud is unafraid, But in the onl that locks nos from its way, Though pist about with perd of the night And pale with dread: this is the strength that
stamps
gold brought into the Cage for shipment at app man's brew the diguity of Gol, forts finding gek impattat the Cape Bal And sets bigu, Frail and sacrul unbroken still,
Magnifie ui in conquest of the world trust in the interion of South Afrien cluding stood fother than gadis imported, over Iand into the Caps
Table V. is an instance of a large increase in purchases from The United Kingdom ascom- panied by a still Irger increas in parchuse from countries other than the United Kingdom. For despite the Capes increase in purchases from ne, we we cleats that nur slurs in the markers of the Cape of Good Hope has largely fallen. During the first decade our share was per Efe of the Cape's purchase from All Countries, but during the last decade ur share 142 bio ad seein
toponda's Futish Proberential Tayiff can info had fallen to 1574 per 10. And the fult has
The Culian Julkar has hon | Feen continuous sina the decade 1841-1895.
In August, 10-3, the South Afrieni Customs ture is M. envetted mat . at the envorsing value of
fad, during Union car into fores, by which imparts
British production from the United Kingdom Alluring 1880-07-1, at an
receive a Preferential frentent in the Cape, Natal, Southera desia, the Transvaal, and The Orange River Colony. This period siven 1:23 is, of our to shock to producs any appreciable effect apon the course of truko shown
Tub's V.
This trade advantage given by us to ourdrade rivals at the 1: pestua uper a large selena sell rails, unywhere in Andre on reason why For example, And that'
and continous fait the large in ur share of australian markets show in the tax column of Tables II. This wir part is, of course, highly procedure in
truistie, luat is it wise fise us to be altruistic in comuneres, knowing, as we do know, that inforrn. tional trading is a daily ding-dong fight for the world's markets, and tige devil fake the hindmos! lighter?
Table 1 shows the couges of trade ja
fosports by sea, including bullion and spre Canada's market.
froutier Not including imports by est trachs"; fren various Asixtio Stres
At the par valne of the rupes, 18 rapes But the version sulae of the rupee us fall considerably below 2-
1
Thero has un large increase in Carala's purchases from Autine, aurousa lumiil recut penes by a fall in Canada's rebuses from the Faited Kingdom. The net result simple in the lust coinma of Tuhla III. share was 1 - par Table 1. Leinleg to British Turin, which is namely, laste and entirangs fall in mar stare monch the biggest inpirter of all British Co. of Canadian markets.
Mr British India 110 of Connda's purses during the first mi and busi is the largest ensiemer of the United Kingdom, donde and) £21,5 per £100 during the insa decaties, figoted that Canada's British of all the latter's foreign or Colonial customers,
The thing that we are concerned tresse is the Preferential Tariff came into foren in 18 If courer of fiadencia a long pericul. The forts; sogn, gener in Judad af before me after 188 Thy we see a conlinmts yearly bol: cbangs into a for this or that year are of no arenaret.
mutinuous yearly rise as a Canada's cap track as nothing.
Table 1 shows the renise of finds in the purchases from the United Kingdom. ·And, A large rise in looking at the decennial average in Table II. Ja volim, was that the rate of fall it ens
lexand. INTkets of British India
But imports from All Countries, and a large orice în
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Ab: This is genit. To fea", ot dare.
To tremble, yet to how ant to despair Or Fate.
JOHN DRINKWATER,
In almost every walk in life instances can be found af simple incidents that bare materially change the course of the world's history. Tako the case the ricity, for example. To the evident thing of haber is pasbably due the away in electricity it would be diffi mult to say To the cor Then again with feel and drink. birth of that arises. How much the world now
sulable, a due the growth of that,indu-try. The afparatively simple fact of rembring
foncer of the firm of Vallonten was the dis is will raised us the best Grunghont, the world. It pure soluble, easily digested, and overur of this proses and Van Honter's Cara
I there not all sport highly as wishin zen.
The concluding part of this article will deal with the markets of other British Colonies and
(Take retinał next voorka
DINNER.
Dinner is the triumph of leje drer experience. A mendacious protech declares the a Inert You child dreads this tee It is not tran
night as well way that the ice dels à tart
your wrist.col.
your dorm.
mrs from the United Kingdom But what akure has ben terena "given to its has overhang with flowers
does the best endnum, disclose?
Canila's unrequited"
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child. The dinner-out is na babitual martyr. When you receive an myitation to dinner, you Hope springs eternal in the buman stomach
You hops with for. With lay the tattering union of anticipation to
The executioner mean the fresh-mown far you in your tie, soit lausomto fat ber-taken four cast and hawls your Bain". You wonder you smile bravely at them. whith white shoulder will be the captic f Your bust and hostess smile barely at you, and
Then two by twe, like 1 kaifs and fork. Modi's guest, you march raliamily into the s you unfold your shroul- 1 ment your napicin you glass down the long lining yom vista of new paved with Silver and erystal ad vers The faces ar teisty not been in force leag enough materially to exportant. The bloom of hauter tinget flet,
Von begin to arrange 11 shows that chung the first dersler war setur shat Moreover, welave time in check and pravdered-ness. There is a plied British India with Qui per pay party, wind that Carla has been largely invest tinkly of swati-tull.
ber purtases from count les oth that the your inpirmptos and marsi all your arealers f Betish India's purchases for all congees
Cafed Kingdon This is somption's Yound your right oraya h ohr warily And that during the last decade our Surin
1 sauce hor If you are elles nut ense British Julie's marka te had fallen så gi per perduke and it ends for hinder one share of like ferrers. If you are modest, think
landened, you ask yourself. Will close And the tail was confit cons us wollte Cunda's purchases from intrrasiap.
Being a mind the great and growing
17h ash pisu gadi consitletaks
Thois, although British To pasos fror of Canals as a buy of mer. She is asking the sum question. Ten
banimal looking as at the longes can see it in her eye as tree increased (Colman 1 of Table 1. wol
nr share of grade's markets. it. I sip sour soup and your sherry, and and your third best card. Perhaps she ratarus year four!.
• fall in see pleiniy that we have considerably failed to)
Periaps she revokes. Then you try another. is really mesirable feat anyone in Lola our place as a seller. Other sous bel
If the last now play dous net draw, you fall delay with Brit din hate mad.
for
If you are a relatively, then we have unde as a tramtry en hesituds to grasp the secerat y
upon Preferential T wie with Canada. Audour back on the hast bowl. Then you British lua.
You have law reached the 'critical moment. Wiecme now to the ran kets of the Australian present refusal could not mee bean s if this tiously bad the Silī rangardians.
What have you let to talk about? Will you Commonwealth, which ranks second to, but far question of Preferentis Trade had not be the lucky, these may carry go into the hook.
Aperfidy of circumstances be degraded to the below, British ludia ne an importing country.
waste your sumsition and squander your level of party podities.
unge holes. It is wise to kill fan birds with en Pat yourself outside of these islands. Lork at IMPORTS"ES TO THE AUSTRALIAN plazhis time as a formgur weld ok at it,
first to the lady on his sight and then to
If it is modrenely! Regard it fer the brol sa upoint of Imperial: The trapal neelatial fells his story WTATEM, Aata of STRIPS AND Flex
the lady on his left policy. If you will do that there is only car THE UNITED KINGDAL, INS0-1506
-wer to this question of Protegential Trade Fresh, the ladies will reps it to the neigh bones until it mes itse hall-way rul Yearly Averages during fach. Dicado)
Lupups Jupirts T-30 Test. Per; with British Coloney; an unqualBied agwat.
I pen tot Upit
As I am taking 1 -- Lalogies and Possessions the ubles. If you tell it only one lady, centage
It was quite! Kingdom Propertion in the order of their importuner as buying it will come back to gon.
Antre, with at regard to the meiler of self- story to my lefthand neighbour. Min Million C
Per Calverntent, the Saits Settlements come next. mye, for I had invested it in the mah. Twenty- minutes after the paner in my right band tolt bug, crippled, points take at which I
I by! I PORT INTO THE STRAITA SEPTL laughed with westin duplicity. As
MENTS SINGAPORS. PESANO, AND MA-awake always ng awak after a dinner party
-Iard the cleksi ing two, and uldly it ! LACCA) FROM ALL COUNTRIES AND TRU32 THE UNITED KORPION, UNSA1965. Yenly Avenges during each. Drende.
Impert Imper from all from United
Kingdom. Confries.
Million
TALE 1.
Diede.
Countries.
A.
1880-1880 1851-1990 347
150
1882-188
18-3-1992
1885 1894
Course of
213
A long Fail. A Tange | 1884-1
Con-
401
monter
TABLE IV.
1: Ore
T'est
1
of B to A crisis of di quer.
2.81
t-shed in that oth the predo'e, mora!
I is a Ti น might "chaders of my can
Why storyteller who knows his own story. pre mes mate in tell a story without for That is th Percentage ratting the point? But I am disgressing. Where Proportion ans Ital, at the mospagne
You either sink we swip Mut men shom-lexly strike themselves dumb, and dive deep into Lithe 1893. If you are wine. proof you may do so, and let your neighbour fade seng of the nightingale. I know *way like the many subalit diners cut of both sexes. But if you are not wine-proof Heaven hely Now you get only a repriori of half nù hour at most. Sometimes it is ten minutes. What is that for a broken heain and a altered digestion? Then you go back to the drawing room feeling like the Light Brigada, 1t is all very wel te walk on can you talk empty tomach, but how
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1996-1997 19-746 18.1807
304
215
3
20
1891-1800 1892-1901 1993-1902
69
ATA
Devante.
A.
31-0
2015
Million £
Per cent.
1834 193
214
139-14 1890-1905
217
365 Fluctus.- ion and
29-1
620) 613
INSKIRST 628 1881-1890 1882-1891
18-1
18-1
376
204
196
3-86
39.5-
201
9-76
1883-186
20st
207
3-19
170
1885-1894 1890 189
3-35
160
39
324
152
Rise
-221-6 1987 19
319
147
1988-1997 iss sign 11-1 1892-101
217
219
305
149
1
1996
132 12-5
93 R
49
5-94
114
1894-193
268
બની.
11-1
1895-19004
27-6
2-92
106
1896-1998-
395
31:1
14-5
A coating-
A Full,
Course
Ons Rise.
Trade.
with Slight
Fat. Rreesery.
Not including The Inter-State trade of the is parts of the Comewealth.
Lochading Inffion and specie.
Otsere that "able II. dues not include the Tater-Siste rada of the six parts of the Austra: 1893.75. ban Corwenkl. It relates to Australia's "outside" purchases,
What has been the cents of trade during 1880-19-52
Australia's purchases from All Counties have risen, and Australia's purchases from thos United Kingdom have fallen. The latter were 43 million yearly during the first decade, daring the last decade,
144
you
on a full one. Animals know better. They sleep. Som mer om sleep with their eyes epen and their mouths shut. If you are not a rend skeper, you la Lelute is worse than your First
You born and are bored by a new talker. A large and If she is pretty you may try to flirt with her. continuour But after dinner firiations are not gay. The
Fall, F Trudo
brain is Wood'oss. All itenergy has been
•Inetuning taillion pasi perie. Not including borrowed by the gastriz juies. It is painful to swerking at high pressure. e dollar his L
twenty digestions Mest modern wonen are too lazy to fire. You motivated intek ai entes deerasing from 3. FAL Interesatlement Tride
nibble. Only the senile or the juvenile pay cou
We take no plausare These two opposite
Fliments Tablo IV., which relates to the markets of the combination the result disclosed in the last coinma of Iable II. A luge and Cortinous fall has occurred in the United Kingdom's share Straits Settlements, shows the same course of
trade in the self-governing parts of the work our jaws a hard at a dinner-piety to have the pluck to give a dinner party without a of Australian markets. For example, during the first decade our shure was 1727 per £100 of | British Empire whose representatives are vou
But during the last in this country, and to whom Sir Henry Comp-1 dinner. It could be taken as eaten.—James Australia's purenses decade our share had fallen to £613 por £100.-Bannerman spoke on April 15th of the Danglas, in M. A. P‚“ And the fall was contignons. Net only ure we desire to streden every point that can be stretched in order to meet the views of each! inking less advapes in foreign markets than is made by our trade rivals, be also we are losing constituent part of the Empire," our place as a seller in the markets of Briti-E Colonies
and 44 million ses of trade preduce in ! per dollar during 19rt. I a. per dollar during | may bowl your best oftweaks without getting a
One of the causes of this loss of position by us in foreign markets and is warkels of British Colonies is the fact that we give to each of our
The course of trade in Table IV. is a largo and continuous fall in the United Kingdom's share of the markets there named.
The Cape of Good Hope takes the fifth place as a buying country.
iu
Praceful in the plain truth is that we
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MONTGOMERY,WARD & CO.
CHICAGO. U. 5. A.