The Detroit times., 1914-04-08
In First Four Months Since En-
actment Of New Tariff They
Have Fallen of
TIN PLATES ALONE SHOW
REMARKABLE INCREASE
Cutlery. Bar Iron and shotgun
Barrels Alone SHOW Great
Strength


of iron and steel into the United
States during the nrst four months
since the enactment OF the present
tariff law show q decrease OF nearly
$l,00O,000 when compared with those
of like period year ago. For the
period from Oct. 4, 1913, to the end Of
January last, the total was $t0,2l9,.
600, compared with $11,077 900 In .
like period ending with January, 1913.
Most Of this decrease occurred In the
last month Of the period under re-
view; October showing q decrease OF
$4,000: November, "a decrease Of
$29S, 900; December, an increase Of
$l66.OO0, ana January, q decrease Of
$526.OOO In comparison with the re-
spective months OF the preceding
year
Decreased imports, according to
compilations of the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce. department
Of commerce, are shown 70 have &C.
Cured during January In nearly all
classes OF iron and steel except cut
lery, tin plates and bar iron. Ma
chinery and parts thereof fell from
$74S.000 In January, 1913. to $532. 900
In January. Of the current year:
while in the same period imports OF
pig iron. including ferrosilicon. de-
creased from $4,000 to $153.OO0: in
gots. blooms. billets. etc.. from $321,-
600 to $764.000; antifriction balls and
bearings. from $4,000 to $4,000;
enameled or glazed table and cooking
utensils. from $4,000 to $4,000;
needles, from $500 to $4,000: build
Ing forms and ell other structural
shapes, from 81, 900 to $31. 900: sheets
and plates, from $4,000 to $4,000:
scrap. from $4,000 to $4,000; and
miscellaneous iron and steel, report
ed as AL other" from $4l1,O00 to
$4,000.
Tin plates alone show a marked In.
crease, from $31 900 In January, 1918.
to $4,000 In January OF the present
year. This figure, however. Is about
100000 below the January imports Of
1908 and 1910. Other articles with
Increased imports during January In
clude cutlery, which advanced from
$144.600 in January, 1918 to $202, 900
In January, 1914; bar iron. from $780,
900 to $4,000; wire, from $4,000 to
100000, and shotgun barrels, from
$1,000 to $4,000. i..,,.
Both Germany and the United King
dom exceeded the United States in
imports AZ well as In exports OF iron
and Steel Imports Of iron and steel
manufactures during the calendar
year 1913 into three principal manu-
featuring nations Of the world are a.
follows: The United States, $780,
600; Germany, $4,000, 900; the Uni
ted Kingdom, $145.0OO,00O. Compared
with 1912 the foregoing figures repre-
sent, In the case of the United States,
an increase OF $1,000, 900; Germany. q
decrease Of 81 .O00, 900; and the United
Kingdom, an increase Of SIS .OOO, 900
Imports Of iron and steel into the
United States and Germany are, In
each case, but about one-tenth a. much
az their exports Of that character;
while those into the United Kingdom
are over sonefOurth the value OF its
exports Of iron and steel products.
Most OF the pig iron imported into
the United States IL shipped from,
England; scrap iron IL mostly from
Canada, with England. Cuba and Pan
anna - the next largest sources.
Practically oil imported antifriction
balls come from Europe, three-fourths
OF them from Germany alone, which
country also supplies nine-tenths Of
our imported rasors. pen knives. and
other cutlery. Belgium usually takes
first rank IN the shipment OF 6rearms
to this country, though In certain
years Germany has been the leading
source. Tia plates are most largely
imported from England. ename1ed
ware. from Germany, Sweden and
Austria: shotgun barrels. from Bel.
ginm; and embroidery and lace-mak-
Ing machinery, from England, Francs
and Germany. In most cases, how.
ever, Germany II the Leading source
Of the manufactures OF iron and steel
imported into the United States.