The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-16
WILSON GETS FOREIGN
TIPS ABOUT TRADE
President Says His Mail Advices
Indicate a Developing
Demand.
L. s. COMMERCE IMPROVES

WASHINGTON, Oct I5.--President Will
son told callers to-day that he was with
out official information in regard TO the
general foreign trade situation OF the
United States, but that no was in receipt
Of bulky mail of a semi-private char
acter
He said this mail indicated that there
is n developing demand in foreign nations
for American substitutes for goods here
tofore imported from certain OF the ma
lions whose output has been eithor cur
tailed or altogether eliminated by reason
OF the war
From Scandinavia, Spain and South
America this demand ia evidently arising,
according to the Presidents ihtormans,
and there are suggestions OF demand
from other quarters. The larger part OF
this demand Is believed to apply to loom
products mostly cotton fabrics.
Trade balance shifts.
Statistics made public to-day by the
Department OF Commerce show continued
Improvement Ia commerce In favor OF the
United states In September the trade
balance was again shifted In favor or the
United States the exports having exceeded
the imports By &l6,isi.oOO. whereas In
Angus, the balance was $lo,40O,OOO
against this country. The following state
ment IL made by the Department OF Com
merHc:
The foreign trade Of the United States
in September showed marked recovery
from the extremely low levels touched In
August, but is still below the figures OF
september OF last year September i'm
ports were s9.436.377 more than those OF
August. while September exports were
s45s2l, 296 more than In the preceding
month.
preliminary figures just issued by the
Department Of Commerce through the
bureau OF foreign and domestic commerce
give the following r-,Ilis;
September imports. sl3s 2O4.267, com
pared with t17l,0s4st3 .sst year and
slNSl9,I93 two years ago nine months
imports 10 September 30, tl.409. 585. $50.
compared with si,327.3s5,O71 in 1913 and
t.332. S94.727 in 1912. September exports,
slhf.lSN.190, against S2lS,240. 00i In the
same month OF 1919 and Si99,s7S.062 in
1919 nine months exports to September
80, s1,i67, 53s4I6. against S1,7S3.422, 1855
in 1913 and sl,6l6.O24.i91 in 1919.
"Of the September imports so per cent
entered fire OF duty, as against 53.77 per
cent. In september. 1919. and b2.S3 per
cent. In September, 1912.
Gold Imports.
Gold imports In September were
September ~ last year. while nine months
Imports % september 80 were <39.g4l.-
gas against S4Cl99.6 SOS last year. Gold
exports in September were S2l. ss7. 2O2.
against S496.037 in September. 1913 while
gold exports In the nine months 20 Sep
temher 30 were l51,65677s, against ga
O7S,279 In the same period last year
In September the balance OF trade
again shifted 10 the export side. exports
exceeding imports by tl6,9St523 ss
against an excess Of Imports amounting
TO Sl9,400.356 In August For the nine
months to Septenber 80 the excess OF ex 70
ports over imports was s57.9729l6, com
pared with sIO6,O37. Os7 in 1919 and s2sS.-
l2s,Tsi in 1912.
The imports into and the exports from
the port Of New York FOR the weeks
ended October 3 and 10. 1914 were: I'm
ports. October 3. &ls,515.0l1: October 10.
slS.S46. l6s. Exports. October 8. slS,27O.
sos october 10, sl7.96ggs3 Exports FOR
the week ended October I. 1918, si4.655.-
ijS. and FOR the week ended October II.
1913, s13,l2l.933."