New-York tribune., 1915-11-23
With Balance of $1S6, lOS,'
578, Total Years Surplus
Is S1,17,7S6,SO7.
TARIFF REVENUE
STILL SHRINKING
Government Issues New Regula'
tions to Insure Accuracy OF
Exporters Declarations.
fr,o,, Tn. Tribune Buresu.l

Washington, Nov. 22.-Octooer es'ap'
rshed two new high level records IN
the foreign commerce OF the oniteo
States. with exports valued at soS9''
s3s.57S and a favorable trade balance
Of sIsS.iOs.57s. The total foreigl'
trade for the twelve months ended "i'''
October was also a record breaker ex-
ports aggregatiug sS.3lS.634,6o6, an IN
crease of SLIT, 1885, ,sOf over the CORE
spending period Of a year ago. ana I'm
ports totalling 81 SOL, ,74S,olS, decrease
Of s1ss, s,6s6, ,4ss.
The export trade of October was the
largest ever recorded, but 1t was pre-
dicted at the Department of Commerce
to-day that November would show an
even larger aggregate.
The favorable trade balance for the
twelve months ended with OCTOBER TO-
tailed s1,626, 1856 ,62S. as compared win
$3.50 O.433, 1928 in the corresponding
period last year. he export oaIanee
for October alone showed an increaS'
OF APPROXIMATELY oloo'V""'"N"' - n,
Free merchandise comprised IV.si
per cent OF the total imports OF Octo.
Der, as against 62.si per cent OF 'nose
Of October, 1914. o
Gold imports amounted to S79,669,-
35e. against s5,945,003 in October last
wear, and gold exports were valued a,
S2, ,93s 300 in October, 1915, compared
with S5O.30l ,972 in October, 1914: Oc,
tober thus showed a net inward gold
movement of S76,73l ,059, instead of q
net outward gold movement OF S44,'
356.969 in October last year.
For the twelve months ended with
October gold imports aggregated $780,
O61.1 compared with S58.OOl ,OoS IN
the preceding period; and gold export
for the twelve months ended with Octo-
ber amounted to S30,532,3S6, agalns;
1925 5.l94 ,301 a year earlier A net out
ward gold movement OF sl67 7,l93,2l5
in the twelve months ended with Octo-
ber last year has been followed by
net inward gold movement of S326,52s,- ,
779 in the twelve months just ended.
New regulations relative to export
procedure. which will become effective
on January | next, were made public
to day Ali shipments to foreign coun-
tries or to Alaska, Hawaii and Porto
Rico will be affected.
Accuracy OF statement and complete
ness Of description in export statistics
are the primary objects of the new
procedure. Heretofore the data has
frequently been lacking in these re-
spects. largely because interior ship
pers consign for export goods unac-
companied by adequate descriptions.
The new regulations seek to remedy
this defect.
Following is a summary OF require
ments of the new regulations govern
ing export procedures:
I. A simplfied form of shippers ex-
port declaration has been prescribed
alike for exports by rail and by vessel.
Il is so drawn up as 10 prevent the dis
closure Of the value Of goods to per-
sons outside the customs service.
.. The oath TO shippers declarations
for export by water may be taken be-
fore any person authorized to admins
ter oaths, and not, as heretofore, eX-
clusively before the collector Of Gus
toms at the port Of expectation.
3. The requirements on the part OF
common carriers have been somewhat
simplifed, and hereafter copies of the
waybills will be accepted from the rail-
road companies in lieu Of car mani
tests. In vessel manifests, a notation
that the values are as stated on the
shippers declaration will be accepted
in lieu of a detailed statement of the
value Of each shipment.
4. On and after January !, 1915, the
legal requirement that goods shall not
pass out of the jurisdiction of the
United States until shippers declara-
tions are presented in due form will be
strictly enforced. Exception Will be
made only when the carrier gives bond
to produce within fifteen days export
declarations Originals or duplicates
for all shipments.