Bisbee daily review., 1914-10-07
STEADY INCREASE OF IMPORTS POINTS TO
 MORE PROSPERITY
Proof That Trade Is Rapidly Pick ing Up Is Furnished By Renew al Of Activities In New York Custom House

NEW YORK. Oct. 6.-Outward and visible signs that the import trade of the United States is rapidly pick ing up have been abundant about the custom-house in this city during the week just closed Imports from Japan are apparently increasing. favored by was conditions; Engands imports, from Japan are apparently increasing, favored by war conditions; Englands imports. while not up Co the normal continue extensive. some German goods are coming Into New York France ifs sending across seas some products: Switzerland after a month of inactivity, has resumed exporta tions. and Holland, Norway and Swe den are sending considerable quanu- ties of goods to America.
 The labor situation in European countries at war, difficulties of fnan- cling 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, in the opinion of those best acquainted with the situation.
 Germany is shipping her products in Dutch bottoms. out of Rotterdam and other ports of Holland. Dutch vessels are immigrant carriers and have not carried heacy cargoes in times of peace. This space is now available for German goods if Ger man merchants place them in Dutch territory for trans-shipment 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. It is expected that soon this avenue of trade will be more and more utilized ythe German producers and merchants
 Switzerland has just begun again to export embroideries. For more than a month not a single importation had previously been received from this source. France maintains a much smaller part of her trade with the United States than is normal but there is confidence that her imports will increase steadily.
 Great Britain keeps sending in her products of every variety. The Brit. ish room at the custom-house is ! an.4~H1H men, however. say that it will be some time before the quantity ap- | breaches normal
 The greatest surprise is to be found in the Japanese room, The New | York customs-house is receiving reg ularly large quantities of Japanese
 goods in bond shipped via the Pa cific through Vancouver and San | Francisco, consigned to New York | dealers. Shipments almost as large | are coming also by way of Europe
 trans.shipped at Southampton, Eng land. While the increase In Japanese imports is not estlmable. 1t is recog- nized by the customs experts as marked
 A good sign is the great number Of | duplicate invoices being received from
 consules abroad, representing im-
 ports in transit These triplicate in- voices. required by customs regula
 tions, usually arrive ten days or a
 week ahead of the shipments That i they have increased is a positive sign
 that the imports of the near future
 will be increased.
 Dutch ships usually carry only a
 quarter of the cargo that their cargo
 space would allow They are conf
 dent that this space will be utilized
 for the shipment of products of Ger
 many. Looking over the shipping in
 New York harbor at the present times,
 it is found to be the expert opinion that there is no shortage in carg space