Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-22
UNITED STATES
CLEARING HOUSE
FOR FOREIGNERS
Millions of Dollars Worth of
Merchandise Imported An
nuaIIy for re-ExpOrtatiOn to
Other Counties.

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Washington, March 21-Foreign
merchandise ranging between $685.
100000 and Si5,OOO.OOO worth an
nually is imported into the United
states and re-exported In It's original
condition. In the last fiscal year ex-
ports Of foreign merchandise. accord
ing to the reports issued by the de-
partment of commerce through the
bureau Of foreign and domestic conf
merce, aggregated $35.O00,OOO, about
$l5,OOO,OOO worth going to Canada
and the remainder chiefly to France,
United Kingdom, Germany. Belgium.
Mexico, Cuba and the Netherlands. in
amounts ranging downward from
100000 to about 100000.
The expectation of foreign mer-
chandise by the United States is much
less than that OF most of the leading
commercial countries OF Europe. For
example, the United Kingdom during
the last calendar year exported $685.
100000 worth Of foreign colonial
merchandise, as against $42,50O,OOO
worth exported from the United
states in that period. Great Britains
exports Of foreign merchandise were
thus ten times as great as those of
the United States, though her ex-
ports Of domestic merchandise only
exceeded those of the United States
in the same period by per cent. In
1913 Germany exported $1S9.OOO,OOO
worth Of foreign merchandise and in
1912 France exported $357.OOO,O 600
worth these shipments in each case
representing chiefly the products of
Of the colonial possessions Of those
countries.
The exports Of foreign merchandise
from the United States do not in
clude the entire exports OF goods
brought into the country. since a
considerable proportion of the raw
materials imported are subjected to
processes Of manufacture or refining |
and when exported are technically de- |
nominated domestic"
Many lines of articles appear in |
the list Of foreign merchandise ex-
ported from the country, but the /
leading factors are chemicals and l
drugs, $3,194,O00; nbers. S3,522.OO0:
fruits and nuts, $3.O15,000; art works,
S2,59O,000. and India rubber. $685.
600. Another group of which the re-
spcctive exports during the fiscal
year ranged between $3.50, 600 to
little over $l.5OO,0O0 each includes
breadstuffs, leaf tobacco. lead, hides
and skins, and coffee Exports of for
eign wood and manufactures thereof !
during the year in question aggregat-
ed $l,000,000 I'm value. silk, cocoa.
sugar, cotton goods, oils, iron and
steel and manufactured fbers each
approximated $500,000 in value.
Practically the entire world is
drawn upon for the many lines of
foreign merchandise that are
from the United States We
import horses chiefly from Mexico
and Canada and export them, not
only to those countries, but also to
various countries in Europe. We ex-
port about 100000 pounds of for
Netherlands, China and Hong Kong.
Df coffee we export annually about
100000 pounds, obtained in most
part from South and Central Amer
lean countries. Henequen, which is
exported from the United States
'hiefly to Canada, Belgium and other
European countries, is brought most
" from Mexico. The India rubber
which is exported from this country
comes chiefly from Brazil and the
British East Indies and is exported
argely to Canada. The foreign tobac- !
70 which leaves the country. chiefly |
consigned to the Netherlands and |
canada, is produced principally in
1uba, Turkey and the Dutch East |
indies. The 100000 pounds of block
in which we export to Canada rep
'esents less than z per cent of the
otal imports of that article, brought
nto the country in part direct from
he British East Indies and in part
ia England.