The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-20

% tiAt IN spite OF tn0 great 0rn-
culties and hasards' quoted in the re-
port, the United States trade in raw
cocoa has increased sevenfold In thu
last year.
8. Leaving tho figures Of British ex.
ports OF raw. COCOA Mr.. Skinner, still
presumably developing the theory that
British trade has bepefted at the OK
pense OF American trade, continues as
follows:
Growth Of Cotton Exports,
|. Exports OF cotton. as reported under
the cotton statistics act Of 1866. were
as follows UP TO August 6:
{. American Exports.
70 Husust ,lsi3...... 2:0,s<I <&5.s43
10 jug 81. isis.. iiSsM sits..sss
Now when IL u considered that the
United states exports Of cotton In July
last alone were 244,%7+ bales. or more
Than the total number OF bales Of Ameri-
can cotton exported from Great Britain
during the seven months ended August
o. 1915. and that during these seven
months the United States exported some
o'o0o,ooo bales OF cotton. as against
o,'oo'ooo during the same period last
year. the Increase OF $4,000 bales IN
British %reexports OF American cotton
during the inst seven months OF 1915,
as compared with the same period a veal
ago.. and OF $1,000 bales. as compared
with N same period two years ago, ap-
pears relatively insignificant.
A large proportion of this increase con-
sisted OF cotton originally consigned
rom the United States to Swedish firms.
purchased by the British Government
from the American shippers under mis-
representations as to the real ownership
and subsequently released and forwarded
to Swedish firms who established their
, titles to II.
Moreover. Il Is 10 be noticed that
United States exports OF cotton to other
Europe" t.. e.. Europe except Austria
] Hungary. Belgium. France. Germany,
Italy. Russia Spain and the United
Kingdom. for the twelve months ended
June 30 have increased In value from
S5.00o.ooo IN 1914 TO $50. 600. 900 l 1915.
As tho amount OF cotton exported 10
Portugal. Switzerland, Turkey and the
Balkan States Is negligible, this increase
of SIS, 900, 900 must have beer derived
from exports to Norway. Sweden, Dem
mark and the Netherlands.
Sees No Basis for Charge.
In the light OF these figures Il is
I difficult to see what foundation there In
for the suggestion that British trade is
attempting TO establish Itself in the
cotton markets OF neutral European
countries At the expense OF the United
| States.
I. The report gives a table showing
the exports OF British products and
manufactures and OF colonial
and foreign merchandise from the United
Kingdom during the months OF July.
1914. and July. 1915. indicating In some
cases the quantities exported to different
countries.
Among the British products all articles
, show "A decrease In the total quantity
, reported with the few; ~unimportant ex-
ceptions OF maxi. rice. lard, cocoanut oil
and palm oil. The exports to allied and
neutral countries show. however. an In
crease In certain cases. Press summaries
OF the report laid stress upon the IN
creased exports of cotton goods TO
France. Russia. Norway. Sweden. Den
mark and the Netherlands, although ex-
cept In the case OF France these In
creasee are !n~considerable.
But Il cannot be maintained that any
OF this increased trade Is gained at the
expense OF American trade. seeing that
the United States trade IA cotton goods
compares In size and importance with
the British trade In about the ratio that
British ~reexports OF raw cotton compare
with the United States exports OF raw
cotton, The manufacture OF cotton goods
In the Lancashire distric; is one OF the
greatest OF British industries. Just as the
production OF the staple In the United
States Is the creates, industry Of the
South. and there a therefore be no
possibility OF compet!t!on between the
two countries. Moreover. OF American
cotton goods not more thar about I per
cent. soes 10 Europe.
Wool and woollen Goods Exported.
8. Other papers remark on the In
creased British exports OF wool and
woollen goods 10 tho allies OF Great
Britain n TO neutral countries, Though
the United states has had great difficulty
in getting wool and wool products to
neutrals."
Tho figures Of British trade IN July
quoted in Mr.. SINNERS report show
that British reexports OF raw wool fell
from 100000 to 5000. 900 pounds.
with a slight increase in the quantity
Netherlands. and a considerable de-
crease in the exports to France. Total
exports Of wool tops have fallen from
1000. 900 to 1.500.0 900 pounds ono sep.
arate countries given) total Exports OF
worsted yarn have fallen from 5000
600 to 100000 pounds, exports TO Rus
sia Sweden. Norway. Denmark. Hol-
land n the United States having all
decreased. while those OF France have
risen from $1,000 to $4,000 pounds
total exports OF woollen tissues have
decreased from 1900. 900 to 1000, 600
yards. exports TO Sweden showing an
increase of $4,000 yards, to Norway OF
5000 yards. to Denmark of $1,000
yards and to France Of nearly 5000. OOo
yards. while exports to tho Netherlands
and the United States have decreased
total exports Of worsted tissues have
fallen from 100000 to 100000 yards
exports to Norway having increased BY
$4,000 yards. to Denmark by 5000
yards and to France 100000 yards
while exports to Sweden. the Neither.
lands and tho United States have de.
creased.
The Increased exports to neutra'
countries are comparatively insignin.
cant. a. In the case OF cotton goods. and
tho Increased exports to Franc prob.
ably consist largely Of war orders. The
figures Of the Department of Commerce
show that during h Month Of July thu
United States exported to France wool.
len wearing apparel to tho value OF
s725.531, as against mono for the same
period OF last year. The total amour,
Of raw wool reexported from the United
States during the twelve months ended
June 80. 1916. has Increased from
1000 900 10 1000, 900 pounds.
l~ncPease OF u. q. Wool Exports,