The Washington times., 1914-10-08
-ARGE WAR ORDERS
SWELL j. s. TRADE
Allied Nations Call for Thou
sands of Tons of Steel and
eohed Wire.
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lake most of their purchases in TN
Nest, and indications are the horses VII
sent into Canada.
Some Of the animals will go out IRON
5Outhern ports, including New orleans
ralveston, and Mobile.
Two steamers, the Raeburn and the
Eomney. of the Lamport & Holt Line
ow are being fitted out to carry thcm
I is understood the Raeburn will he
loaded in New Orleans and other near
ny ports, and will proceed direct u
T,ngland or France. The Romney. now
cver. will go to Montreal for loaj.
S1so.ooo Order for Shoes.
ere by agents is Greece. That agen;
slready has placed an order for shoes
o cost about $3.50. 900. to go forward
u ten lots of equal size. The first 10.
probably will be shipped this week.
Reports current here yesterday were
hat one concern in Texas has accertei
an order for 3ooo0 sets of artillery
harness and the same number of sad
lies
Heavy sales of wire nails and barbed
wire have been made, but details are
n available for publication.
Exports of wheat from New York
!esterday totaled lS6. 900 bushels. Corn
exports amounted to 205,00o bushels.
oats for export amounted to 5000
hIshels. Flour exports were 25,oo0 :'ar-
Is.
There was little evidence of important
.Nquiry for export wheat. but re-
Irted decrease of about 2,011.0D0 bushels
the European visible supply 'ast
eek encouraged hope that foreign
lying would increase.
Wheat for Export.
L is estimated by the Price Current
at the amount of wheat which will
as required by accessible countries will
! 40, GD0, 600 bushels in the twelve months
lowing August ] last, and So 600 90
shells more for other than European
untries.
OF the total 550QoOOo0 bushels this
'untry and Canada can supply 5000 900
fGshels. The supply will be ample II
e crops in Argentine, Australia and
ldla are normal.
american wheat and -four imports
10 Great Britain in September were
alued at about sl2,750oC0 compared
tn about 81 ,0DO 600 in September year
80.
a shipment OF $4,000 bushels OF wheat
"a the steamer Hubert went out of Gal
.estoT on Monday, bound for Greece.
was the first shipment of wheat that
rver cleared that port for Greece.
The total amount of wheat going out
e New York. Boston, Philadelphia. Bal
timore, Newport News. Galveston. and
New Orleans yesterday was $4,000
iUshels. So far this week. 2.S51. coo
bushels have been shipped. compared
" tn 2.6O7. 800 bushels for the first three
lays Of last week.
Only $1,000 barrels OF -four have been
exported from those ports this week,
compared with 1S9, 900 barrels for the
corresponding period last week Exports
amount with those of last week, the
total being $1,000 bushels. compared
18th 2,G29.0o0 bushels. On the other hand.
only 100 bushels of corn were exported
.u the first half OF last week. and so
ar this week $4,000 bushels have been
"Xported.
Switzerland Importing.
Purchase of 10000 bushels of oats
II Chicago is reported. 1t is under
-tood this was for France.
cable advices from Zurich, Switzer-
and, say the Swiss government is now
importing American grains by way of
bordeaux through Berne. Credit con-
'itions there are said to be becoming
1ore nearly normal, and money. which
as boarded. is gradually being re-
:rned to circulation. Transportation
outes are open through Rotterdam,
Icnoa. Bordeaux. and Marseilles, and il
IS asserted exports to America again
are becoming normal. This informa-
n0 was TpCelNeu lHe OHlIeQ
: ates consul IN Zurich.
Italy is expected to obtain supplies Of
ard wheat in this country. 1t is used
here chiefly for making macaroni and
Their pastes.
Exports of cotton from this country
esterday totaled 22.2lO bales. OF this
is understood 1880 bales went to
he Continent and 3.S05 bales to Great
;ritain.
SO far this week Great Britain has
p ken 25.3S bales and the Continent
most as much.
Total exports. exclusive Of specie.
rom New York to England last week
ere valued At s3,345, 1863. France took
-oods amounting 10 S.l91. $50. Ship
ents to Denmark totaled sI.4SS.3l1. and
cthe-lands. Greece took supplies al
I'd at t6.-.lT, and shipments 10 Italy
ere valued at 1856. .S35. Exports to
-cOtland were si3L4g to Norway s322, ,5iS
81 nd TO Sweden s27S,lS0
II was reported Yesterday that about
900 bags OF refined sugar mad been
old for export since Friday. most of
D. being for the United Kingdom.
The monthly report of the Eritish
oard of trade. made public Yesterday.
nports from the United States in Sep
ember, and decrease OF q per cent in
vports to this country.
Foreign inquiry for American iron and
.teei products is Increasing. and so far
ctual orders are in fairly heavy Tol-
ne.
Sounding the Market.
Far Eastern consumers who hitherto
nave done little buying in this country.
re sounding the market for galvanized
heets China. the Philippines and South
Africa are showing a fair degree OF IN
luIry. Prospective orders for American
mills are coming from Cuba and South
American countries.
Foreign demand for barSed wire is &C
i've, the French government placing o.
iers for 5000 reels with the Pittsburgh
Steel Company and the sharon Steel
Hoop Company. The last named COM
iany also has inquiries from South
American cities for steel hoops.
England has taken about 2,0IC tons