The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-09-05
TRAD RECORDS BROKEN
UNITED STATES EXPORTS LAST
YEAR WERE OVER FOUR
BILLION DOLLARS.
HUGE GAIN MADE OVER 1912

Figures just Published by Depart
ment of Commerce Show Great
Britain to Be Our Best Customer,
With Canada Second.
The detailed figures just given out IN
Washington by the department of COM
merce show that the fiscal year ended
June so, 1913, was the banner year in
the trade of the United States with
foreign countries. the. total trade ex-
ceeding $4.2750OO,OO0 and SURPRISING
the total trade of the fiscal year 1872
by over S421, 100000.
Imports into the United States in the
year exceeded $1,S12, 100000 and eX-
ports from this country exceeded 81
465, 100000, making a balance of trade
in our favor of over $685., 100000. The
imports surpassed those of the fiscal
year 1912 by over $159,70O,000, and the
exports were more than 1851, 100000
greater than those of last year.
Exports of manufactured and partly
manufactured articles in the fiscal year
1918 exceeded $500, 100000 in value
and show an increase of more than
$16S,000,000 over the preceding year.
Comparison of Exports.
The total exports of the three classes
Of manufactures for the fiscal years
1912 and 1913 We're as follows:
1912 1913
Foodstuffs partly or
wholly manufac-
tured .............. $81S, 88s, 493 1920 4O1. ASP
Manufa ctures for
further use in man
ufacturing .......... 348,149,524 4O8. 992, lii
Manufactures ready
for consumption. 672, 268, 163 IT'S zoos, 349
Total $3.50 256, $50 81, 507 40l, 942
A survey of the above table shows
that the greatest gain in exports is in
manufactures ready for consumption,
in which class there was an increase
of more than 100000 over 1912.
There was also a substantial gain of
over $60O00O00 in manufactures for
further use in manufacturing, but the
increase in foodstuffs partly or wholly
manufactured was only a little over
$1,5O0,0OO.
Looking at the figures by grand di-
visions it will be seen that the aggre-
gate trade of the United States with
Europe in the fiscal year just ended
was over $2,371,0 100000, or more than
one-half the total foreign trade. This
was divided into over $780,, 100000
worth of imports and S1,479, 100000
worth of exports. a balance of trade
in favor of the United States of more
than 1886. 100000.
Trade With Our Neighbors.
The aggregate trade with the other
countries of North America exceeded
$979,OOO.OOO, of which over 1851, 100000
were imports, and over S61T 100000
were exports. The remainder of the
foreign trade, amounting to about
1925, OOO,O 900, was divided among Asia.
South America, Oceanica and Africa
in the order named.
The United Kingdom maintains its
position as the United States best GUS
toner. having purchased from us over
S597, 900. 900 and sold us over 1926 ,0OO,-
600 in the year, an aggregate trade OF
more than S892,OOO,OO0. The second
best customer is Canada. which bought
over S415, 100000 and sold US over $780,
100000, a total trade exceeding $685.
100000. Third comes Germany, which
bought over S331,OOO,OO0 and sold US
only little less than $1S9,0OO.OO0, an
aggregate trade of more than $500
100000. France is fourth, with pur-
chases in excess of $146.OOO,OOO and
sales in excess of $780, 100000, total
trade of over $282,OOO.OOO.