Weekly journal-miner., 1913-11-26
PICTURE BUSINESS IS
 LARGE
EXPORTS OF FILMS SUE FICIENT TO STRETCH AROUND THE GLOBE AT THE EQUATOR

WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 24 |-Twenty-fi thousand miles of motion-picture films, enough to stretch around the globe at the Equator, will be the export record of the United States in the calendar year 1913 The United States is the worlds greatest manufacturer of motion-picture films. probably three fourths of the entire films of the world being manufactured in this country. Large quantities of films are sent out of the country, both as blank or unexposed films. and IS finished films ready for use in the stereopticon.
 The rapid increase in this branch of the export trade of the United States resulted in the establishment Oy the Bureau of Foreign and Do nestle Commerce, Department of Commerce, of a detailed record which shows the quantity, measured 1y feet, and the value of films ex- ported from the country; the plain ,ilms and those ready for use, separately stated; the countries of
 stination; and the ports through
 h this distribution is made This -eeord shows total exportation in he nine months ending with Sep ember of 65H million feet of un- ,xposed or plain films to be used n other parts of the world in talk ng motion pictures, and 23H mil ion feet of exposed or finished ilms ready for use in the stere- opticon, making a total of S9 mil ion feet during the period. For the jingle month of September, how
 yer, the total was l419 million feet, md should the remaining months If the year make a similar record,
 he total exports of the year which
 Aiuo NAli iNNN lliOllNll NOulu OC lOO million feet, or slightly more than 5000 miles, the distance around
 he earth at the Equator In 1912,
 he first Hull calendar year for which. igures are shown, the total length # films exported was 62H million eet, or less than half the prospect we total of 1913.
 The stated value of the films ex- rorted in the nine months ended with September, 1913, Is about 315 million dollars, being $l,Sll,0OO for he 651 million feet of unexposed 'ilms. and S1656,OOO for the 23Ez million feet of exposed films ready or use in the stereopticon; or an !verage of 2A cents per foot for he unexpOsed and of 7 cents per oot for the exposed films.
 England is by far the largest pur- 'haser of films from the United States, and this applies especially to he unexposed films. Of the SOI million feet of filns of both classes 'xported in the fiscal year 1912, 70I million feet went to England, 51-3 million feet to Canada, a little over million feet to France, three-quar- CTS of a million to the Philippines. ,ver a half million to Brazil, nearly half million to Newfoundland and Labrador, a quarter. Of a million uo' Australia, and slightly less than a Iuarter of million to Japan. Most pf the films going to Canada, New | ;oundland and the Philippines are exposed.
 The importation of motion-picttirc films amounts to little more than | million feet per month, the total for the nine months ended with 1913, being l0H million feet and for the corresponding months of 1912, 12H million feet. Nearly all of the imported films are n the finished state ready for use. he import price averaging from 5 to 6 cents per foot. About one-haif of the total importation is from France, which supplied approximate y 7 million feet out of 141I million eet imported in the fiscal year 1912. italy supplied 2A million feet; Eng and, 21-3 million: and Denmark. H million; while S4,00O feet came rom Japan and S3,OOO feet from ndia.