The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-05-18
TRADE IN AUTOMOBILES.

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mand for that article. March exports
| of automobiles and parts thereof
| showed an increase of 63 per cent
when compared with those of March
| year ago, while the exports during
the nine months ending with March
| than those for the corresponding
period of last year. The total of au-
tomobiles and parts thereof exported
| from the United States in March, 1911,
was $1,6S8,947, again $l,007,3S7 in
March, 1910, the increase of $631 $50
being especially interesting in view
of the fact that during the past year
the Bureau of Statistics of the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor
has adopted effective measures to
prevent the reporting as exports by
collectors of customs, of such auto
mobiles as leave the country for tour
ing purposes only Under the in
structions of the Bureau of Statistics,
only those automobiles are reported
as exports that are actually intended
for sale in a foreign country.
The growth in the exports of auto
mobiles and parts thereof has been
especially rapid in the last three
years. the figures for the nine months
ending with March having increased
from $3,279,036 in 1909 to $6,3S2,27l
in 1910, and $9,S37,1S1 in 1911, sug-
costing that the total for the fiscal
year which ends with next month will
be about $14,000,000. In addition to
the figures above quoted of automo-
biles and parts thereof exported, the
exports of automobile tires, shown
separately under the head of manu-
features of indian rubber, amounted
for the nine months ending with
March to $1,325, 903.
This growth in the exports of auto
mobiles and parts thereof occurs in
the trade with nearly all the principal
countries. Comparing the move
ments out of the country during cor
responding nine months periods of
the last three fiscal years, exports to
Canada have increased from $923,475
in 1909 to $2,509, $40 in 1910, and 3d.
S84,447 in 1911; those to the United
Kingdom, from 1891 1874 in 1909 to ST.
344, coo in 1910, and $1,657 $50 in 1911;
those to France, from $215, $50 in 1909
to $376,166 in 1910, decreasing now
ever, to $34j, 222 in 1911. Other Eu-
rOpean countries, except Italy, show
substantial gains. To Mexico the eX-
ports of automobiles have also in
nine months period of that year
standing at $279,739 compared with
$4O6,S7O in 1910, and $454 Gal in 1911,
Marked gains are noted in the eX-
ports to South America, British
Oceania, and other countries of Asia
and Oceania. To British Oceania the
exports have increased from SS0,30S
in months of 1909 to $297,30 in
1910, and 1905, 1854 in 1911; to Asia
and other Oceania, from $S2,14 in
1909 TO $2O6,452 in 1910, and 1850
in 1911; and to South America as
whole, from $105,947 in 1909 to $23l,-
S34 in 1910, and $594,2S4 in 1911.
Canada leads all other countries as
the total exports to that country in
the nine months of the current fiscal
year having been S3,SS4,447 compared
with 1857 $50 to the United King
dom, $345,222 to France, SlS5, 699 to
Germany, $545, Gal to Mexico, and 49,
837, lS1 to all foreign countries. Dur
ing the month of March alone, an
even larger proportion of the exports
went to Canada-$77S,402 out of
total of $1,63S,947.
France is the worlds leading eX-
porter of automobiles, the figures of
the five leading countries being, for
the calendar year 1910, the latest per-
iod for which comparative figures are
available: from France, $34, $4,000;
United States, second in rank, $13,-
1926; United Kingdom, 1864, 900;
Germany, $755S,OOO; and Italy, S4,-
341 900.
The United Kingdom ranks first in
the importation of automobiles, the
figures for the calendar year 1910 be-
ing $24 $4,000 against $2,737 ,208 for
the United States, $2,457 900 for Ger
many, $1,SG4,OOO for France, and ST.
O24, 900 for Italy.
Imports of automobiles into the
United States are decreasing, the to-
tai for March, 1911, having been but
$l20,S29, against 1901 1886 in March of
the preceding year; and for the nine
months ending with March, 1911, ST.
583,2l8, compared with S2,979,75G in
the corresponding period of 1910, and
2,G22, 1924 in 1903.
Most OF the automobiles imported
into the United States come from
France, that country being credited
in the calendar year 1910 with 1866
35G worth out of a total importation
of S2,0S0,555, exclusive OF parts of
The next largest impor-
tation was from Germany, S314,577,
followed by s312,47S from Italy, $2l2,-
500 from the United Kingdom. and
STATS from all other countries.
Prices of automobiles imported into |
the United States are gradually in |
creasing. while those of automobiles
exported are decreasing. The LIE |
complete automobiles imported into |
the country during the nine months |
ending with March, 1909, had an av-
Q or.