The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-05-12
DUR TRADE WITH
A, DC. COUNTRIES
Argentina, Brazil and Chile
Buy Largely From The
United States
SALES TO THEM LARGE
SALES TO THEM LARGE
Brazil Sells us Over Twice
What We Buy From It-Ex-
ports To Argentina Larger
Than This Country's Imports
From It-BaIance Also in
ChiIe'S Favor
tBy the Associated Press.)

Washington, ID. g., May 81
Recent events have directed special |
attention to the trade of the United !
Chile, and the comparative rank of
those countries as international mar
Eets. They possess an aggregate area
of 4,723,000 squar miles. or one and
%one-third times that of the United
States. have a combined population
Of SO, 500, 600, or slightly less thar
that of France, and a foreign trade
Of 1900 million dollars, approximately
equal to to a Of Belgium, or nearly
one-half that of the United States. A
recent analysis made by the Bureau
of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
Department of Commerce, shows h
as markets for American products.
Argentina. Brazil. and Chile taken as
a group buy from us four times as
much as China, twice as much as
Japan, one and one-half times as
much as Mexico, one-third as much
as Germany. one-fourth as much as
Canada and one-fifth as much as
England.
our trade with the "A. B. c. eroup
above named, amounting last year to
267 million dollars, represented about
Is per cent of their total imports and
tNl'i we SOtu " AIScnIInd las
year 55 million dollars worth of pro-
ducts; to Brazil, 40 million; and to
Chile, Is IL million. On the other
hand, we bought from Argentina
% IL million dollars worth of pro
ducts; from Brazil, 1O1 million; and
from Chile, % 1-2 million These
three countries supplied owe so per
cent of all the merchandise entering
our ports from South America and
took a lilo f
70 that continent.
Official returns for the opening
quarter Of 1914 indicate a sharp re-
cession in exports to the "A. b. c.
group and practically stationary i'm
ports therefrom in comparison with
hgures for he preceding January
March period. An important excep-
zion to this general statement is found
IN imports from Argentina, unprece-
denled shipments of corn and fresh
Aeef. coupled with heavy receipts OF
cattle hides and wool, having Drought
the three months imports from tina,
coontry up to a total more than dou.
Ole that for the opening quarter C1
last year.
ctr imports from Argentina in tht
hscal year 1913, the latest period fnl
which details have been completed
ny the Bureau of Foreign and DO
nestle Commerce, included cattl,
'NC' 4 - llllIOH uOildIS value
wool, 5 Million; and quebracho woot
ana extract, over 3 million. The larg'
expectations of corn and beef began
after the close of the fiscal year ant
immediately following the enactmen
ut the new tariff which transferre,
,hose articles to the free list. Il
me six months beginning with DC
tober last, their imports ave aggre
gated > IA million and 2 IA million
uotiars, respectively. Our sales I
ARGENTINA cover-a wide range of ar
tlcles, mostly manufactures. Export
thereto Of agricultural implement
were valued at 8 million dollars: irO
and steel goods, 10 million: automO
piles cars. and carriages, 4 million
lumber. 3 Million: mineral oils, > /
million; leather, 2 Million; and boot
ana shoes, clocks and watches, cleo
'rlcal goods, explosives, cotton good
anu many other articles in consider
able amounts.
brazil easily maintains it's posi-
,loh OF leadership among Sou
american countries contributing I
our import requirements, despi1
smaller and cheaper shipments
coffee. We bought from her la.
year IS million dollars worth of co
Zee, 26 million of crude rubber. | .
million of cocoa, and d like value
Goatskins. Both Brazilian coffee an
rupoer show Il downward tendency
''b'i pllCtS. the loGtf1eT IToi1 ID
cents To a little over 10 cents. and IL
'auer from 20 cents to less than
cents per pound i'm the period fro
rsl2 To the opening quarter of 191
'iour, illuminating oil. and miscellar
Gus manufactures comprise our chi
sales TO Brazil.
Nitrate of soda. with "a total of
million dollars last year. supplies ov
tn~ree-fourths of our imports fro
,hlIe; while iron and steel goods. ra