The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-06-10
NEAR A BILLION
FROM THE WAR
Exports OF Food and Munitions
Stupendous in Value.
HUGE SHIPMENTS YET TO GO
Figures OF Actual Shipments Show
Enormous Increase Over Record
In 1914 - Automobiles In
Crest Demand.

Washington. - Warning Europe's
purchases OF food supplies and muni.
tions Of war in the United States dur
Ing the first nine months of the titanic
conflict raging on that continent have
totaled nearly billion dollars. An
idea of the stupendous size of these
purchases can be gathered from the
fact that they represent an increase of
$685. ,O00,0 600 over the normal exporta-
tions Of the same months OF the pre-
yious year, when peace prevailed.
Figures furnished by the Bureau OF
Foreign and Domestic Commerce show
that the expectation OF munitions of
war and articles that 20 into their
manufacture from the United States
totaied at the end OF April the sum of
sSSl,5O4,000, an increase OF s13s,025,.
600 over the corresponding period OF
the previous year. The expectation OF
foodstuffs has reached $657, ,402 900, an
increase OF 1896, ,416, 900.
These figures represent only the ac-
tual expectations. Other large pur-
chases have been made, which have
not yet been delivered. OfHclals at
the Department of Commerce today
declared that they believe exporta-
tions Of war materials and food sup
plies will increase rather than
diminish with the entrance OF Italy
into the struggle and on account Of
the difficulty the Allies have in manu-
featuring war munitions.
The value of the horses exported
has jumped from s2,91S,OOO to SAL.
7S4. 1000 and the value OF mules has in
creased from s614,935 to S7,47S,OO
The exports of explosives have ad
vanced from s5,471. 900 to s21,163, 900,
while harness and saddles have leaped
from El,57l 900 to S1O.769,772. The
total exports of leather goods have in
creased from $177S7,OOO to s44,129,
SIS.
An enormous gain in zinc exports
has also been made. Last year these
totaled only s327.7O2, but since the
war began they have reached s15,799,
S67 Last year no pig lead was ex
ported at all, but this year the exports
have reached $6,153,474. Barbed wire
has jumped from S3,424,721 to S5,1S7,
sos.
The exports Of wearing apparel
knit goods, cotton cloths and yarns
also have increased enormously. The
total wearing apparel exports, repre-
senting clothing. has jumped from S.,
100000 to s24,953 900, while knit goods
have increased from s2136,1 to $40.
476,S64, yarn from 1888, ,12O to 1898,
$50 and yarn manufactured products
from S4,79O,772 to $6,S5S,5S9.
Commercial automobiles are also in
enormous demand. Last year the ex
ports Of these machines totaled 1894,
$50, while this year they have jumped
TO S23,97796S. Only $4,000 in aero.
planes and parts of aeroplanes were
exported last year but this year the
value of these exports has reached
sS74.77S.
Brass scraps, bars and plates have
been doubled, this years exports being
s12,154,254 The expectation of cars.
wagons and carriages has increased
f10,OOO,OO0, the value so far this fiscal
year being $50 600. Firearms have
jumped from sS,O12,237 to S745s,O7s
cartridges from S3,O23,3l5 to s12,21s,-
744, gunpowder from s236,73S to $685..
SS6 and all other explosives from 1896.
500 to $7395,S99. Horseshoes have
Jumped from $S6,S62 to s1,4O4,275.
The biggest jump has been made in
breadstuffs, which have leaped from
s13S,S91, 900 to s496,64O,O 900 during the
last 10 months, while meat products
have increased from. S122,054.O 900 TO
S160,S21 900. Copper and copper.manu-
factured products have fallen of. Last
year the values OF these exports was
1922 $685. 900, against SSO,S44,110, de-
spite the demand for copper for shells.
One OF the curious features of the
comparative exports in the decrease in
dynamite, which has fallen from ST.
415,O0O TO $4,000.