The trade of the world . na, 145, 168. Wage scale in Belgium, 125; inJapan, 256. West Indies, steamship line to,55. Westphalian coal fields, strikein, 69. Wheat, 343, 380, 385. Wilson, President, 392, 418, 422. Wine, French and German, ex-ported to the United States,114. Woman in industry, 127, 255. Wool, duty on, 18. Yamamoto, 242. Yuan Shih-kai, 266, 269. f 11 1, , it!yf, fl 1, ;* ^^^Ti 1 ^^^ 1 i;.l Pi aiA li 1 ? ll ^m it5sl:^j HiiP. Photograph by Brown Bros. The Stock Exchange, New York. THE TRADEOF THE WORLD BY JAMES DAVENPORT WHELPLEY AUTHOR OF THE PROBLEM OF THE IMMIGRANT, ETC. LONDON CH


The trade of the world . na, 145, 168. Wage scale in Belgium, 125; inJapan, 256. West Indies, steamship line to,55. Westphalian coal fields, strikein, 69. Wheat, 343, 380, 385. Wilson, President, 392, 418, 422. Wine, French and German, ex-ported to the United States,114. Woman in industry, 127, 255. Wool, duty on, 18. Yamamoto, 242. Yuan Shih-kai, 266, 269. f 11 1, , it!yf, fl 1, ;* ^^^Ti 1 ^^^ 1 i;.l Pi aiA li 1 ? ll ^m it5sl:^j HiiP. Photograph by Brown Bros. The Stock Exchange, New York. THE TRADEOF THE WORLD BY JAMES DAVENPORT WHELPLEY AUTHOR OF THE PROBLEM OF THE IMMIGRANT, ETC. LONDON CHAPMAN & HALL, Limited 1913 i- Copyright, 1911, 1912, 1913, byThe Centuby Co. Published, October, 1913 CONTENTS PAGE I Trade Strategy 3 II The Commercial Strength of Great Britain . 38 III Germanys Foreign Trade 64 IV The Trade of France 92 V Belgium, the Balance Wheel of Trade . . 118 VI AUSTRLA-HUNGARY—ThE EUROPEAN ENIGMA . 143 Vn Italys Economic Outlook 172 VIII The Trade of Northern Africa 199 IX Japans Commercial Crisis 228 X The Trade of China 263 XI The Trade of Russia 304 XII Progressive Argentina 340 XIII If Canada Were to Annex the United States 362 XrV The Foreign Trade of the United States . 391 Index 429 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS The Stock Exchange, New York .... Frontispiece. FACINGPAGE London Royal Exchange 4 The Bourse, Berlin 4 The Bourse, Amsterdam 13 The Bourse, Rotterdam 13 The Paris Bourse 24 The Vcu31924030150761


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