The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-29
Shipments of Materials Need
ed by Belligcrcnts Not Yet
in Full Swing.
OrTGO IN SEPTEMBER
OR OCTOBER NOT BIG
Statistics for November EX-
pected to show Much Larger
Outward Movement.
DEMAND FOR HORSES
Is 4 STRIKING FEATl RE

IL \ 81 III NIANN iS.h Y W.
w,sutscroN, Nov. 2s.-While large
o,ders for munitions OF war. bread
Gums copper. iron and steel products.
rear,nc apparel and other commodities,
urgently needed by the belligerent ma
,ions OF Europe, have been placed in the
United states in recent months, figures
inst made public by the Bureau OF For
sirn and Domestic Commerce Of the
DEPARTMENT Of Commerce show that
export shipments are not yet in fun
swing.
The figures tend to disprove state
ments that have been made in various
quarters that there were heavy ship
ments OF munitions of war from the
United States in September and Octo-
her. The authorities say their advices
Indicate that such shipments increased
this month, but the figures for Novem-
per will not be compiled for several
weeks.
Is inc Etlltl al tAPNNN.sN'N'' N''N'N ~''
Government statistics for November,
which will be made public the latter
part of next month. will show largely
increased outward movement, made up
of munitions OF war and other articles
IN demand abroad.
The trade figures for September and
October prepared by the Bureau of For
eign and Dom. ste Commerce show
generally only slight increases in the
shipme mt of munitions compared with
shipments Of such products in the cor
responding month in 1913.
Fir~srm. shipments Doubled.
The shipment Of firearms doubled,
but there was decline in the quantity
Of gunpowder exported. \ sharp de-
cline took place in the export Of dyna
mite and an increase in the shipment
Of articles enumerated under the head
OF all other explosives" There was an
increase of more than S2,U0O,OOO in the
Shipment of gasolene.
The shipment OF fuel oil more Ian
doubled, but there was a sharp decline
n the exp TT price. The figures for Oc-
,cber show a decline IN exportat ons OF
b.tuminous coal although unofficial ad-
tremendously in November.
Despite reports to the contrary. De-
partnent OF Commerce officials say the
bulk Of war materials were shipped from
New York and are not going by way OF
PdChc ports AS reported. This conten-
ton ~ the officials is fully borne out by
the figures prepared in the bureau oi
Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
The figures for October, which show
American commerce at a comparatively
low eDb. are in line with the returns foi
September. Neither month registered alb
-ormal shipments in either munitions o'
var or Other articles, but as indicates
me officials are convinced that the out
ward movement began on a large scale
! November and IS expected to increase
by leaps and bounds from row on,
More Horses shipped.
Ono Of the striking items in the bu-
reau's figures is the Increase in the snip
-nert Of horses Mare than 1000 mounts
went abroad in October. 1914, as com
pared with less than 1000 IN October
1919. or the shipments this year more
than 1000 went 10 Great Britain.
Despite III. low shipments IN Septeth-
bel and OctC Der the figures indicate a
heat Y growth In the export trade. FOR
example, the excess Of exports in Septem-
hNr this year as compared with sep
ismber, 1913 was s47.l55.l5s. The eN-
cess Of EXPORTS IN October, 1914, as com
pared with the corresponding month OF
1913 was more than s51,00O,0OO.
TIE balance 81 trade is stll In favor
NJ the United States. For example en-
rori, ig October last aggregated sl95.'
"4.f30. Imports. sl3S. 32+.llo. For the
'se months ended with October this year
the balance Of trade in favor of the
United states was more than $4,000 900
Exports were a .6G2. s06,6l9 imports, 81
jiE53l .3Hi. However. exports dropped
ron zoos, 2s3,622 in the ten months
reroi al 1913 10 Sl.s62, s06,6ls in the
tea months period ended with OCTOBER
this year.
An analysis ~ American sales abroad
recent months shows some surprising
IN" ctppmauts. The same is true OF me
npurt business. For example, In octo'
'er 1913, American sales To Germany
represented s4s 433.396 they dropped to
loss than $4,000 In October Of this year
IN October. 1918, Americans bough
Near,y sl5 000 600 worth Of goods from
Germany. German sales to the United
States this year dropped to less thar
'.oooo0o This tells the story OF wha
has happened to German trade as result
- 'Hc war
On the other hand. the trade Of Grea
tain has not suffered since the out
t'eaf Of uoStllities. In October, 1918
u. United states sold Great Britain
goods 10 the value of s70,99l,350, a
.omptrad with s72.t7i.22l in October o
'N'' year The United States bought from
''ca' Britain m October 1913, goods 4
b" value Of SO 1850, as compare
P.h i25.Ui7,59 in october, 1914. u
''0 tan months period OF the two year
"Hr sales to Great Britain were: 1871;
'.'"oo. 900; lali. sii6.75G693
p".als insist that the trade figure
sYr -r"0uraglug for the future. They ar
- ..ed for on" thing that IN" halanc
90 'rtd' IS with this country. They ex
'aJ that the comparatively small shlr
H''s ~ september and October wcr
patty due to unsettled conditions hrough
q. pv the war but more largely to IA
d. 'ty 81 the time to get bottoms Il
',"-, American goods. They declare ina
'EnI~'s nave vastly increased In NoNembe
e viii show sim greater increase
be ctolth.