The Calumet news., 1914-10-03
GERMANY SHIPS
HER EXPORTS IN
DUTCH BOTTOMS
Products Are Finding Way to
Markets of the U. S.

New York. oct. S.--Outward and vis-
ible signs that the import trade of the
United states is rapidly picking up
have been abundant about the custom
house in this city during the week Just
closed. Imports from Japan are APP
parently Increasing, favored by war
conditions: England's imports while
not no To the normal, continue exten-
sive: some German goods are COMING
into New York: France is sending
across seas some of her products;
Switzerland. after month Of iuactiV-
ity, has resumed expectations, and
Holland. Norway and Sweden are
sending considerable quantities Of
goods to America.
The labor situation in European
countries at war. difficulties of financ-
ing commercial propositions and the
difficulties OF land transportation are
the greatest factors against foreign
commerce at the present time None
OF the nations involved is denied the
use Of the seas by war circumstances,
I in the opinion of those best acquainted
with the situation.
Big Cargoes Already Here.
Germany is shipping her products in
Dutch bottoms, out OF Rotterdam and
other ports of Holland. The Dutch
vessels are great immigrant carriers
and have not carried heavy cargoes in
times OF peace This space Is now
| available for German goods If the Ger
man merchants place them in Dutch
territory for transshipment to the
United States.
In the German room OF the New
| York custom house are TO be seen
great packages Of glove leather dyes
chemicals and big cases OF crockery
| These have been brought in in Dutch
vessels. Ii is expected that soon this
avenue OF trade will be more and more
utilized by the German producers and
| merchants.
Switzerland has just begun again tc
export embroideries. For more than a
month not "A single importation had
| previously been received from this
source. France maintains IA much
smaller part OF her trade with the
United States than is normal. but there
is confidence that her imports will
| increase steadily.
| British Exports Coming.
Great Britain keeps sending in hei
products of every variety. The British
| room, at tho custom -bpuSa 10 crowd ad
| with wares. The customs men, how
4 ever, say that il will be some time be-
fore the quantity approaches normal
The greatest surprise is to he found
in the Japanese room. The New York
customs house is receiving regularly
large quantities of japanese goods in
bond shipped via the Pacific, through
Vancouver and San Francisco. and
CONSIGNED to New York dealers. Ship
ments almost as large are coming also
by way of Europe. transshipped al
Southampton, England. While the in
crease in japanese imports is not esti-
mable, it is recognized by the customs
experts as marked.
A good sign is the great number OF
triplicate invoices being received from
consuls abroad representing imports
in transit. These tripliCate invoices
required by customs regulations, us
ually arrive ten days or a week ahead
OF the shipments, That they have in
creased is a positive sign that the i'm
ports OF the near future will be in
creased.
Import From Every Country.
Dutch ships usually carry only a
quarter of the cargo that their cargo
space would allow. They are confident
that this space will be utilized for the
shipment OF products OF Germany
Looking over the shipping in New
York harbor at the present time. il is
found TO be the expert opinion that
there is no shortage in cargo space &c
carry the normal volume OF imports
or course, ii is recognized that tn,
apportionment OF shipping would not
meet the normal requirements, but
there is belief that imports can FIND
"A means Of transportation to the Unit.
ed states from every country
The customs experts hazard no sta.
tistical conjectures qualifying Their
optimism with the knowledge that
there is no basis but experience to in
dicate the trend OF things, and that
experience is not wise under existinl
conditions. Nevertheless, it seems tC
be the concensus OF opinion that tn,
outlook for the import trade is stead
lily growing brighter and that there is
undoubtedly enough shipping plying
the seas to American ports to carr,
the normal imports OF the United
States
Warehouse Withdrawals, which have
represented large part OF customs re-
ceipts since the beginning Of the war
are now beginning to fall Off Resump-
ton Of imports it is expected, soon
VIII compensate in large measure for
; this falling off in receipts from exhaus-
ton of warehouse supplies.
Il
GERMANS DENY HAVING
GIVEN INSULT TO PATTI
Rome, oct. 3.-According TO infor-
. nation reaching Rome. the cer,n,r