Evening star., 1914-10-11

key reach $7o.0oo.ooo. and the market
cles.
Servia, when the war is over. will not
be compelled to submit to the control
of her agricultural products that here
by means Of hostile tariffs and shut
ting her OF from access to other mar
kets. Others OF the Balkan states have
not suffered quite in the same proper
ated. hut any kind of a Balkan politi-
cal coalition will keep in mind the com
mercial relations. This. however, is not
apt to affect the sale Of Austrian
manufactured products.
Whether Hungary is to remain a part
of the Austrian empire is a question
for the future. but it is one of consid-
erable commercial Importance. The
hatred of the Maygars for the Serbs
caused them to enter very heartily into
clared against Servia. The feeling ex-
tends to the other Slavic populations.
as is shown by the Hungarian attitude
toward the Slovaks and Croatians who
are part Of Hungary.
Yet a condition may arise where Hun
gary will no longer be a part political
ly of Austria. Commercially at pres
ent 1t is practically Independent of
Austria While the Austro-Hungarian
tariff applies to all the world. in SO
far as relates to imports into the dual
kingdom, in their relations Austria
and Hungary are not a single nation.
Though there is no frontier custom
house, Hungary has it's own statistics
of foreign commerce and its own trade
balance.
For example. the total foreign trade
NF
this "foreigh trade 10 per cent In both
exports and imports was credited to
Austria. Some of this trade was transit
commerce.
tective tariff in so far as its industries
go, for the Austrian tariff Is protective
in many features. Hungary goes far
ther, however. and has national
nestle Industries. The state subsidises
glove manufacturing and some other
manufactures.
Trade relations between the United
never been extensive. yet they are i'm
portant. Austria must have certain
raw products. such as cotton and cop
per, which the United States is best
able to furnish.
On tho other hand the iron furnaces
of this country call for Austrian mag
nestle in as large quantities as they
can get 1t and the importations in
peace IlnIcS dIS $1sUOVsVOV anu upW dHu
Bohemian hops are also a necessity to
American brewers, although Pilsener
beer, which Is imported in large guam
titles, might be dispensed with.
American iron furnaces and breweries
feel the interruption to commerce due
to the war almost as severely as do
the Austrian textile mills and cleo
trical industries, which are dependent
on the United States for cotton and
copper.
The Austrian government in its to-
bacco monopoly draws on Virginia.
There is a demand in some Of the Aus
trian industries for asbestos material
which has been treated in the United
States. although Canada Is the source
Of the supply of crude asbestos.
The balance Of trade is always large
ly in favor Of the United States. be-
cause Of the preponderance of raw ma
terials which Austria consumes The
Austrian imports from the United
States range from sec, 900 900 to $40, ,O00.-
900. and OF this raw cotton constitutes
by far the largest item. In 1918 the
raw cotton imports from the United
States were 10000 tons. valued ap-
proximately at $37, 7,000,0 900, but in the
previous year they had been 1470OO
tons. valued at $45.000,000
Copper imports range in value from
100000 to $12,000,0O0
Tobacco for the government monop-
oily amounts to 100000 and upward.
Considerable quantities of rosin from