Evening star., 1915-10-02

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commodity.
| As to Exports Of Rubber.
| "Re-exports of rubber from the Unite,
Kingdom to Scandinavia and the Meth
erlands declined from 1927 centals o
100 pounds in January-May, 1914, t.
1858 centals in January May, 1915; OF
the other hand, exports of rubber from
the United States to the same destina
tions increased from 1879 centals t.
5.040 centals. Larger re-exports of rub
Der to the United States from this coun
try have indeed taken place. but al
other re-exports of rubber have de
clined during this period.
| 1t will, therefore, be seen that thi!
country has actually been supplying
| more rubber to the United States a.
| the expense of other neutrals, while
American exporters have taken advan'
tage of this to ship increased quaint.
ties of rubber to Scandinavia and the
Netherlands
I'm the case of lubricating oils, the
increase of United Kingdom exports tt
Scandinavia and Holland was 703.37t
gallons: the increase of the United
months was 3,S57.593 gallons. being five
times as great as the British increase.
The increase in the re-exports of un.
| manufactured tobacco from the United
NiibsuoH TO tne same countries anC
over the same period was 2,937,244
pounds: the corresponding United
States increase was 6,0S1,S4s pounds
The British increase is mainly due te
the diversion of tobacco grown in the
british dominions from continental
to United Kingdom ports. The re-ex-
ports of manufactured tobacco from
the United Kingdom have actually de-
clined, while exports of this commod.
ity from the United States to Scan,
dinavia and the Netherlands have
hitherto been relatively insignificant
1t is, therefore, altogether improbable
that the United States can have lost
trade in tobacco in consequence of the
measures taken by his majesty's gov
ernment.
Cocoa Exports Increase.
United Kingdom re-exports of cocoa
have risen from 2,976,143 pounds in
January May. 1914, to 14.504, ,013 pounds
in January-May. 1915, an increase, in
round numbers, of 11.500.O00. Exports
from the United States for the same
months have risen from 1890 pounds
in 1914 to 16,016,000 pounds in 1915, an
increase of 16,000,000. These figures
speak for themselves.
"In the first five months of 1914 the
United Kingdom re-exports of coffee
to the same countries amounted to
S0,407 hundredweight, and the exports
from the United States to 1876 hun
months of 1915 the United Kingdom
re-exports were 263,4SS hundredweight
while the imports from the United
States were 2S5.760 hundredweight
showing that the United States ex-
ports. which were formerly much less,
United Kingdom.
I'm the case of rice, the increased
re-export from the United Kingdom,
which amounted to 193,45S hundred
was entirely due to the diversion to
the United Kingdom ports of the large
trade in Indian rice formerly carried
on through Hamburg and other con-
tinental ports. The exports from the
United States have increased from 262
to 1880 hundredweight in January
May. 1915, an increase of 1855 hun
dredweight.
Exports Of American Flour.
The United Kingdom increase in the
export of wheat flour to Scandinavia
and the Netherlands during January
May. 1915. compared with 1914. was
47.o45 hundredweight: the United States
increase was 2,555,593 hundredweight
for the same period.
For the same period the United
Kingdom increase in the export of bar
ley to Scandinavia and the Neither
lands was 249,512 hundredweight; the
United States increase, 2,016,892 hun
dredweight.
Il could point to many other in
stances of similar proportionate in
creases in the exports of the United
States to Scandinavia and the Neither
lands as compared with exports to the
same countries from the United King
dom during the last five months. In
respect to the great majority of arti-
cles for which figures of United States
trade can be given the increases in
this trade are greater, and in some
cases very considerably greater. than
the increases in the United Kingdom
trade.
I'm many cases increases In United
Kingdom re-exports are due to the
dian and colonial products which for
merly went direct to continental ports,
such as Hamburg, Rotterdam or Co.
penhagen, are now sent to the United
Kingdom and thence distributed to old
customers in Scandinavia and the
Netherlands.
Products Of East Cited.
Among such may be mentioned pep
per, cinnamon and other spices Clarge-
ly the product of the British East In
dies), Indian tea, palm kernels (mainly
from British West Africa) and copra
(mainly from the Straits Settlements
and Australia). The direct trade of
the British overseas dominions with
the port of Hamburg alone is very
great in normal times.
'In many other instances our re-
export trade for the first five months
of this year shows a large decline.
Everything in the statistics I have
quoted tends to show that the mer-
camille community of the United States
has made profits proportionately equal
to or greater than those of the mer-
camille community of Great Britain
in respect to all those demands which
have inevitably arisen in Scandinavia
and the Netherlands as a consequence
of the closing of German ports The
total volume of the trade of the United
States with these countries has In
creased 300 per cent, as your excellency
will see from the accompanying table,
taken from the United States official
Monthly Summary of Foreign Com
merce,' which shows the comparative
value of the total exports of the United
States to Scandinavian countries and
the Netherlands during the first five
months of 1914 and 1915. The value
of the total increase in those exports
during this period amounted to $145,-
65S,000."
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