Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-06
IBy Latest MALL.


WASHINGTON, ID. C.-Europe,
which in recent years has supplied
about 20 per cent of the manufactured
goods imported into the United States,
showed, in the fiscal year which eu.l4I
June. 80, 1914, a smaller gain in its
contributions Of general merchandise
than. any other grand division except
Africa According to official figures
81 the Department of Commerce, i'm
ports from Europe were three million
dollars greater than in the previous
year, compared with gain of five mil.
lions in imports from South America,
five millions in those from Oeeania, 10
millions in those from Asia, g. MILL
ons In those from North America, and
loss Of seven millions in those from
Africa. France, Italy, Germany, Swift
zerland and Spain showed gains, while
the United Kingdom, the Netherlands
and Russia were among the important
European countries the imports from
which decreased during the past year.
The character of goods imported
from Europe has been the subject of
so many inquiries reaching the Bureau
of Foreign aud Domestic Commerce
that the following summarizatien has
been prepared by that Office showing
the principal manufactures and manu-
featuring materials for its chief supply
Of which the United States has usual
~ looked TO Europe. Considering the
seven countries which contribute So
per cent by value of all goods import.
ed from Europe, it is found that they
furnished last year the classes of mer-
chandise specified in each ease. Ger
tain of the articles mentioned below as
imported from Europe are derived
from other parts of the world, this be-
ing true of tobacco, spices, and tin
from the Dutch and other East Indies:
diamonds from South Africa, wool
from New Zealand, Australia, Asia and
South America, rubber from the East
Indies and other tropical countries,
and tea from India, China and Japan.
ENGLAND.--Imports from England
included nearly 20 million dollars
worth of cotton goods, comprising 36
million yards of cloth, 5 million pounds
OF yarn, and 9 million dollars worth
of laces aud edgings; 9 million dollars
worth Of chemicals, among which were
"a million pounds Of bleaching powder,
81 million pounds of ammonium sui.
phate, 10 million pounds of glycerin,
million dollars worth of coal-tar
products, and considerable amounts of
acids, gums. and opium; AS million
pounds Of crude rubber; AS million
ponnds Of hides and skins; II million
dollars worth Of iron and steel, such
as cutlery, machinery, etc; SO million
pounds Of block tfns rs million pounds
of wool; IA million pounds of tea; and
MISCELLANEOUS manufactures, such as
chinaware, linens, gloves, linoleum,
precious stones and silk land worsted
goods.
GERMANY is our chief source of
supported chemicals, its contributions
thereof exceeding 20 million dollars
value. Last years imports included
eoal-tar preparations, alizarin, aniline
salts, indigo, potash, quinine, and 9TH
eI drugs to the value of 81 "a MILF
on. Other important articles were Is
million dollars worth Of cotton goods;
] million tons of potash salts, used
largely as fertilizers; 80 million
pounds of wood pulp; 35 million
pounds of palm and palm kernel oil;
million dollars worth Of toys; and
numerous manufactures, including ma
chinery, cutlery, antifriction balls,
gloves, silks, paper goods, and clover
aud sugar-beet seed Certain food
products were also imported from Ger
many in large quantities. the leading
items being 65 million pounds of rice
flour, million pounds of crude cocoa,