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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1745, 16 August 1905, Page 65

The latest “ Trade Review ” gives some interesting figures concerning the trade between New Zealand and the United States. The value of opr exports to the States and our import# from that country are set out in detail for a period extending over four years, concluding with the figures for 1904 and all interested in the great question of trade preference must look with contain alarm at the manner in which wo are leaning to a greater extent each! year on the arm of Brother Jonathan. The value of our exports to the United! States during the years mentioned were as follows:—1901, £519,079; 1909, £489,964; 1903, £669,649; 1904, £598,921. The principal products exported have been" kauri gum (the value of which for the successive years mentioned was £290,510, £322,978, £362,890, and £296,787), and hemp) (£20,424, £64,129, £125,425, £106,871). These figures indicate in both cases a decline for the past year. The import traffic is a large and steadily-expanding one In 1891, we imported goods to the value of £1,415,260 ; in 1902. £1,318,937; in 1903, £1,441,358; and last year, £1,527,915. The largest items are oils and kerosene, tobacco, and boots and shoes. During the year ended December 31st last, New Zealand imported American oil and kerosene to the value of £140,055, an increase of £18,151 in three years; tobacco to the value of £105,931, a decrease from the 1901 figures of £5021, nnd boots and shoes v.ducd at £90,232, as compared with £59,419 in 1901. Taking last year’s figures only, a. Lis? item was agricultural machinery (£55,837). not so large e amount, however, as the previous '"•t, and hardware accounted for £43,543