The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-23
'GAINs AND LOSSES IN EXPORTS.

WASHINGTON. Sept 27.-The distri-
button OF the merchandise exported In
The first seven months Of 1910 has lately
been reported by the Bureau OF Sea-
tistios. In comparison with the business
OF the same months in 1910 gain Of tss.-
Ooo.OoO 10 shown in sales in the Western
Hemisphere and a shrinkage OF go. 900 900
in sales To the rest Of the world. A de-
cline Of nearly SCI 600 600 appears in the
European account. and a gain OF about
5000, OOO appears in the accounts Of Asia,
Africa and Oceania. Il happens that In
the alphabetical list OF markets and ship
ment values CanAds. China and Cuba APP
pear in that order. thus:
ieo, 1910.
Canada. .. .... noaISa ,IT VniS sis
Chinese Empire isSas.Os5 Sno.s:s
cuba .. SIN AL 7iS
II also happens that Japan and MEXICO
appear in close association. thus:
ieno 1910.
Japan .. u.ITsotA UIi1sssa
MEXICO O07s.TI= SSAUs
Argentina and Brazil appear in their
proper places. and the results ~ those
countries may he compared with the
above figures Of the japanese and Chinese
accounts
Argentina ........ YsTT1sn ~ aeS.sns
Brazil iOT,s.IIs ias77 40
That Is. Brazil bought as much as did
japan and nearly 90 per cent. more than
China, while Argentina bought as much
a. did China and Japan together, and the
purchases OF Cuba and ~ Mexico were
far in excess Of that Oriental combination
sales to Canada were nearly sig times the
sales to China and Japan combined. The
gain alone in the Argentine and the Bra
lillian accounts 10 equal 20 not far from
% per cent OF the total sales To China.
sales TO Great Britain show a decline Of
t22 .OOO. 900. and sales to Germany show a
gain 81 ~. 10000 There is a decrease n
about IS .OOO 600 in the accounts Of both
Italy and the Netherlands, and OF about
SO 900 O0O in the French account. De-
tails are not yet available. but IL is appar-
snt that large part Of the decline in the
European account il due 20 decrease in
shipments Of raw cotton and foodstuhs.
The preliminary statement Of imports
shows the United Kingdom as the country
in which the heaviest purchases were
made. the ball being SIS. 90. 600 for the
hHNNh ubiNN-s an llNINhHV W eaofpF's'-''
over the purchases in the correspond
ing term last year. cuba stands second
with a bill Of SiOO OOO. 600 and Germany
IL third with a bill Of SOS OOo. ooo. Nv the
close Of the year the German account will
doubtless considern bly, eIcced the Cuban.
for the reason that most 81 Cuba's sugar
output Of the last season must have come
TO market already Sales 60 Europe are
$40 600 on below those 81 last year. but pur-
chases from Europe show an increase ~
$50 90 90. Purchases in the markets
of the Western Hemisphere show a SIS.
ga. 600 increase. 5000 600 In the zen
tine account. 5000 OOo in the Cau f''An.
sI7 90 m in the Cuban and s. 90 OOo in
the Mexican. while the Brazilian account
shows "A s. 600 ON decr-ase due 20 smaller
takings ~ coffee 4 small increase APP
pears in the China account and there has
been practically no change in buying from
la pan Thew Is an increase u s. 0oo an
in purchases from Germany. while the
French account shows no change
In tho total commerce. ~ tho seven
months there j. q balance - 81 8ds 3eA
In orr favor. a. cptu "a r,-l with So S7i go
last v~ar and tI52 llo IU IN Is'S