The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-12
EUB0RE SHOWS
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the United States, showed, In the fiscal
year which ended June 30. 1044. =
smaller gain IN its enutrfbuti ions e
general merchandise than any other
grand division except Afriea AZ
|Cnfdfng to official figures OF The De-
pertinent Of Commerce imports from
Europe were three million dollars
greater than In the previous year,
compared with gain OF i've million
IN those from Asia. 65 million IN
those from North America and q loss
OF seven million In those from Africa.
France. Italy. Germany. switzeriand'
and Spain showed gains. while the
United Kingdom. the Netherlanes
and Russia were among the import
ant European countries the imports
from which decreased during the
year.
The character of goods imported
from Europe has been the subject OF
so many inquiries reaching the Blu
|reau ar Foreign and Domestice Com
|merce that the following summarize
ton has been prepared by that once
showing the principal 1nanu1act ~
and manufacturing materials Tor It's
chief supply OF which the United
States has usually looked to Europe
CONSIDERING the seven countries
which contribute IS per cent by
value Of all goods imported from Eu-
|rope. IL is found that they furnished
Hast year the classes OF merchandise
specified In each case. Certain OF
the articles mentioned below az I'M
ported from Europe are. derived IRON
other parts OF the world this being
time Of tobacco. spices ana tin from
|the Dutch and other East indies. d1a-
monds from South Africa, wou1 from
New zealand, Australia, Asia ana
south America. rubber from the East
Indies and other tropical countries
and tea from India. China and ia
pan.
England Imports from gianG
included nearly 20 million dollars
worth of cotton goods, comprising %
,oillion mounds of yarn, and nine mill
lion dollars worth of 1aces and e0ge
linrs. nine million dollars worth OF
chemicals. among which was mil
lion pounds of bleaching powder, ~
million pounds of ammonium SUI
phate. ten million pounds OF giycer-
in. two million dollars worth OF c0at-
tar products and considerable
AMOUNTS acids, gums and opium;
mfiIion pounds Of hides and skins; z
nI5IIion dollars worth of iron and
steel. such al cutlery, machinery etc.
81 million pounds of block tin: 70
million pounds of wool II million
hounds OF tea; and miscellaneous
manufactures, such as chinaWare,l
linens. gloves. Hneleum, precious
stones and silk and worsteds goods.
Germany is our chief source TOT
imported Chemicals, It's contributions
thereof exceeding twenty million 6Ot-|
| iasI value. Last years imports in-l
cInded coaI-tar preparations, alizarin,
aniline salts. indigo potash. Quinlne
and other drugs Co the value Of = y.
million. Other important articles
we're 4 million dollars. worth OF cot
ton goods: one million tons of potash
salts, used largely as fertilizers: 100
million pounds of wood pulp. 80 NIL
lion pounds Of palm and palm kernel
| oil. million dollars worth Of toys.
and numerous manufactures. fnclnd-
ing machinery, cutlery. antifricttpn
balls, gloves, silks, paper goods ana
clover and sugar beet seed. Certain
food pordnctH were also imported
from Germany IN large quantities,
the leading item being 60 million
pounds Of rfce Hour. seven milhon
Ipopunds Of crude cocoa ana TWO mil
lion dollars worth of spirits. wines
and malt HauCrz.
France is the largest source Of our
Imported silk goods, art works. auto
mobiles and wines. The more Inn
portant articles included last year
% million doIlara' worth OF art
works :fsye million o. chemicals,
chiefly lacterfne, argo1e, gfyeertne3
and essential oils. 10 million dollars
worth Of silk good. eight million q
| cotton, laee8 aud entbrotdeffeS. and
large sums for perfumes. dtamoH6s,
tmetIon-utotu films and other manu-
Efatcures, az we'll ~ 7 9 mtltion pounds.
| OF eo-caIled Euglfsh wainuts
Italy Supplies large Quantities OF
lra2caronf, fruits and nutA olive Olssi
Eprepnred vegetables, chees. stu
vines art work hats, aEgols and dtsI
lti1led ei5a
: Netherlands Il 4 leading source Or
diamonds and wraDper tobacco, ana
j also sends us hides. aslf, SPICES. TIN
land paper stock.
Belgium 81 our largest source or
diamonds, aud SENDS us n3uch rub
her. hides and furs and linens.
i Switzerland leads as OFT source Of
Efmnorted cotton laces ana watches,
land is Important IN the matter OF
! cheese, SILK goods and coal-tar COLI
ors..
ireland is hrst In its supply OF
linens.
The foregoing arg merely HeDre-
i sentative facts selected from Trade
loe tie Unffed States with tho WoYlcg|
t-NHfsaaIIanAoua Series No. To- sold by
i the suneriutondent Of Documents
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