The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-15
EXPORTS FOR OCTOBER
MAKE NEW HIGH RECORD
Total, S83. 100. Ia, Shows Bic
Increase Since August's
S33,559,42i.

Exports from the port ~ New York for
the month Of October reached H new high
record According to the official figures
issued by the Custom House they
amounted In value TO sSS199l44 only
In four other months has the total ever
surpassed the $50, 000. 900 mark
The tremendous total of exports IL Of
course due to the heavy movement OF our
products TO European countries. including
special cargoes OF war materials and other
supplies. The proportions that this out
ward movement has assumed are shown
by the extraordinarily rapid Increase in
exports since the month OF August. when
foreign trade was for a time practically
at n standstill In that month the total
OF exports was s33.559i2i In September
II increased to S6i,s59,606 and last month
to ssS,199.i4i
Despite this rapid increase in the past
three months and despite the fact that last
months total exceeded that of year ago
by S3.Sl2, 1000. the total for the ten months
liz still long way behind that of 1918.
showing n deficiency Of $l2l,334,963.
Imports for october showed only a
trifing advance over those OF September.
but exceeded those for the same month
year ago by s4,462.000. For the ten
months imports are si572,Ssi over those
OF the corresponding period of last year.
The table OF duties collected exhibits
another striking falling off in the public
revenues from this source The total for
last month WIS 1892, 900, as compared
with sl2.l43,O93 in September. The total
ir October a year ago was S20.270 02l.
This comparison is especially interesting
because II was In October, 1913, that the
new tariff law was put in effect. A desire
to escape the new law made the revenues
for that month especially large Since
then they have declined unnterruptedly.
Thu rapaintS NJ ba fEolI.,tnrsu ,fff
terday for duties were S2S0072S So which
ls nearly 500 600 under the usual receipts
for IA Saturday. when the Custom House
closes at noon. The amount paid yes
terday for duties on goods withdrawn
from the bonded warehouses was $751;
s20.36 and the amount paid for duties on
recent importations was Sl52,152.t9.
The customs receipts for the week ended
yesterday were S3.0Sl ,O5iOS. but little
more than half the usual receipts for a
week before the European war.
Coal mining and exporting companies in
this city said yesterday that while the
exports of United States coal to Argen-
tina have been increased both before and
after the European war began the total
exports OF coal to all countries for the
first nine months OF the year have shown
a great decrease this year as compared
with the first nine months OF last year.
Reports were tabulated at the office OF
the Coal Trade Journal yesterday, based
on figures received from all parts OF the
United States, which show that the eN-
ports OF bftumlnous coal to all countries
for the nine months OF 1918 ending
September 30 were ln.2S3.0ls tons
against 7,2il,S5l tons in the same period
OF 1914. The exports to Argentina IN the
same months increased from 5j,Sl7 tons n
1918 to 1876 tons in 1914 The ship
ments of coal TO Argentine for Septsmhe?
1918. Were 1881 tons and this year they
were 55.567 tons for the same month
Except to Canada very little anthracite
! IL exported to other countries. During
September. 1918. 3l9.4l9 tons Of anthracite
were exported to Canada, against 3S9.2lJ
exported TO that country IN september
| 1914. the increase for this September being
due to a fear In August that the European