Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-02

lands have been than those of Great
Britain have been during the first five
months Of this year, not only In the case
of cotton. but that OF most every other
important commodity.
Figures IN Rubber.
"Re-exports of rubber from the United
| Kingdom to Scandinavia and The Meth
erlands declined from 1925 centals OF 100
| pounds In January to May. 1914, TO 1888
| centals In January TO May. 1915; on the
other hand exports OF rubber from the
United States to the same destinations
increased from 1873 centals 20 300 CEN
tails. Larger re-exports OF rubber TO the
United States from this country have in
deed taken place. but all other re-eN-
ports Of rubber have declined during this
period.
1T will therefore be seen that this
country has actually been supplying more
rubber 10 the United states at the ex-
pense OF other neutrals, while American
exporters have taken advantage OF this
TO ship Increased quantities OF rubber TO
Scandinavia and The Netherlands.
"In the case OF lubricatlng oils, the In
crease OF the United Kingdom exports to
Scandinavia and Holland was 7O3,S1O gal
Ions; tho increase OF the United States
exports during the same five months was
1851. 1893 gallons. being five times as great
as the British Increase.
"The increase in the re-exports OF un-
manufactured tobacco from the United
Kingdom to the same countries and over
the same period was 1881 ga pounds the
CORES aonding United States increase was
an ars lso -. fIsa. aafU s.N
iactured tobacco from tine United King
dom have actually declined, while ex-
ports OF this commodity from the United
states to Scandinavia and The Ne,ner-
lands has hitherto been relatively insig-
nlfioant II Is therefore altogether i'm
probable that the United States can have
lost trade In tobacco In consequence OF
the measures taken by his majesty's
government.
Cocoa and Coffee.
United Kingdom re-exports of cocoa
have risen from awaits pounds In Janu-
ary-May. 1914. TO ll,5O4.OiS pounds In Jan
uary- May. 1916. an increase in round
numbers OF 100000. Exports from the
United states for the same months havp
risen from 1880 pounds in 1914 to 100000
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These figures speak for themselves.
I'm the first five months of isi4 the
United Kingdom re-exports OF coffee 10
the same countries amounted TO sO4ol
hundredwelEht and the exports from the
United states to 1876 hundredweight In
the corresponding five months OF 1915 the
United Kingdom re-exporta were 96S,4SS
hundredweight. while the imports from
the United States were sS5.56O hundred
weight, showing that the United States
exports. which were formerly much less.
are now greater than those OF the United
Kingdom.
Rice and FIOuF.
TN the case OF rice, the increased re
exports from the United kingdom. which
TO ig3 46S hundredweight Tor
the period under review. 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 continental ports. The exports from
the United states have increased from
~ hundredweight I'm January May. 1914,
q = SEQ hundredweight IN January May,
1915. an increase OF 2iBSS hundredwelght.
''The United kingdom Increase In the
export Of wheat flour 10 Scandinavia
and The Netherlands during Janu-
1915. compared with lsi4 was
t,oi5 hundredwcight the United States
increase was s.SSlS99 hundredweight for
the same period.
Il could point 20 many other instances
OF similar proportionate increases In the
exports OF the United states TO scandi-
navla and The Netherlands. rs compared
with exports 10 the same countries from
the United KINGDOM during the last five
months. In respect h the great majority
OF articles for which figures OF United
states trade can be given. the incnease
in this trade IL greater. and I'm some
cases very considerably greater. than the !
increases Ia the United Kingdom trade. !
Trade Routes Changed.
In many cases Increases Ia United |
kingdom re-expOrts are due to the fact /
that the products Of British Indian and /
cqlonials provinces, which formerly went /
direct b continental ports such a. Ham
burg, Rotterdam or Copenhagen. are /
now sent 70 the United Kingdom and I
thence distributed to old customers IN /
scandinavia and The Netherlands. Among
such may be mentioned pepper. cinnamon
and other spices dargciy the PR duct Of
The British East lndiesl, Indian tea, palm
kernels (mainly from british West Az
real. and eopra ,rna'niy frlm the Straits
settlements and Australia The direct
trade Of the British overseas dominlons
with the port OF Hamburg alone is very
great In normal times
In many instances our re-export