The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-20
s7.os5 600. op0 sa.393. 900. ooo
GERMANS ANNUAL EXPORTS
AMOI NJ TO S:iaI 900. 600.

: iorinnny's annual exports TO tho
Western hemisphere have amounted to
about 1891 00c.co0 q ycav
Germany bought from the United
states 10 tho fiscal year OF 1919 goods
TO the value Of over 1891 .0oo. 600 and
sold 10 her goods - the value Of nearly
Slsa.non.0c0.
She shipped TO the United states las,
N"ar chemicals -includinE coal-tar
preparations. alizarin, aniline salts.
indigo, potash. Guirinc and other drugs
90 tho value OF S2i,15". 600. $4,000.
ucr OF cotton goods, 1000. 600 tons OF
potash salts. i5O,coo,0co hounds OF
wOod pulp, 31.0Uo.0 600 pounds OF palm
aud palm kernel oil. $4,000. 400 worth OF
,OYs. G5.o00,oG0 pounds OF rice flour.
'.oco.euo pounds of crude cocoa and i'm
ni"nsc quantities 81 cutlery, antifric
ton balls, gloves. silks. paper goods
nrd clover and sugnr-bcct seed.
Among the articles wh!ch Germany
has been cNoorting in large quantities
TO South America, Central America.
Mexico and Canada are cement. coke,
hl2sting caps and decorators, primers.
blasting fuse. cartridges, firearms.
chemical and pharmaceutical prepara-
lions, velvet. plush and partly silk ma
tcv!ai, trimmings and edgings. yarn.
carpets and rugs, WOODEN piece goods.
clothing material, cotton thread. cot
ton tissues, cotton piece goods, socks
and stockings undcrclothnr, gloves.
lace tissue. felt womcns and children's
cotton goods, Acknowledgements. leather for
shoes. calf and sheep leather. patent
leather, boots o:d shoes. leather goods.
rubber goods. wrapping paper, printing
r.pcr, paper goods, stationery, tiles
and porcelain ware, glass and glass
ware, icwclry and gold and silver plate,
manufactures of gold and silver. cast
itou manufactures, Kitchen utensils,
hathtubs, stoves ranges nnd heaters,
mallcabie iron goods. bar and hoop
iron. iron and stee! sheets. iron and
steel wire. iron and steel pipes tubes
and couplings. rails, railway supplies.
switches wheels and aXlcs milk cans.
steel cylinders and other manufactures
~ iron and steel sheets and plates,
iron and steel tools. steam boilers and
i:as engines, steam and GAS nXturcs
cutlery, Industrial machinery, wire
rQpc, barbed wire, woven wire. netting
and springs, iron building material,
printing machinery type and supplies.
copper wire and iron and copper wire
combined. castings OF copper and brass.
manufactures OF copper and other al
Toys, electro technical wires, locomo-
lives. steam motors and tractors. water
car motors and turbine machinery, en-
zines and motors of all kinds. dynamos
ana electrical machinery, sewing ma
chimes and parts, metal working and
wood working machinery, agricultural
machinery. four-mill and sawmin ma
chincry. pumps and cXhausting ma
crushing machinery. electrical appara-
rus, electrical supplies. electrical nX-
lures. Insulating pipe. AUTOMOBILES and
truck motors, vehicles. carriages and
wagons. clocks. watches and their parts.
pianos and their parts. toys and their
parts. manufactured wax candles and
soap.
Virtual MONOPOLY
TX Held ny GERMANY
There are certain articles Of COM
m,erce In which Germany holds a vir-
tual monopoly. She produces practical
" the worlds entire supply OF potash.
30 largely used in making fertilizers.
There is plenty of potash all over the
world. II exists In the form, OF slicatcs
OF potassium every where in the earth's
crust. But Germany has n monopoly
OF the potash trade by reason OF the
fact that the immense deposits at
S;rassf:."t are readily soluble in water
and easily aincnablc TO chemical opera
tons This condition has not so far
been found To exist where else
Cyanide. so largely used Ia the re-
covfry Of gold. has hitherto been al
most exclusively supplied from Ger
HanN
~ the present time America is pro
ducing about\20 per cent OF the colors
aud dyestuffs which she uses The rest
have been coming largely from Ger
many which exercises Il monopoly in
certain Of the so-callcd coal-tar pro.
duets. Owing to tho long start SIN,
got I'm this branch Of Industry, to the
skill Of her chemists and the protcc-
ton cf her patents. Germany has been
supplying The world with dyes Many
of the chemical products, with The cy-
ception of those concerned In the man.
ufacturc OF n few shades of color. can
he made in this country. and one or
Two firms have alI ready begun To on
toud their operations IN this dircc-
ton
Some years ago the Germans, after
many wears OF Experimentation and tho
continued ON Third I'agc)