The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-05
WAR CARGOBS NOW
$S,OOO,OO0 A DAY
Big Part Of &57,712,825 Elk
ports in q Week Are for
Use on Battlefields.
BRITAIN LEADS IN BUYING

Figures compiled BY the foreign trade
department Of the National City Bank
show that the exports Of war material
from the port of New York for use on
the European battlefelds averaged eS.-
oo0. 900 a day for tho week. ended
November 27. 1915. This Is an increase
Of approximately $i,ooO.o 900 q day over
h average In me previous week In
November. Total exports from the port
OF New York for the week ended Novom.
Der 81. 1916. were valued at 357.712.-
So. las compared with $l7.2S4.503 In the
corresponding week In 1914.
During the i've business days Of the
week ended November "a more than l10.-
0O0.o In explosives NC projectiles
were exported from this port. including
approximately 100000 O worth Of
empty shells. The larger items forming
this Sl0.000.0 900 Of exports wero (:
Smokeless powder. S3.+57.535. which was
about equally divided between France
and England S2,5O0.000 worth Of ioaded
projectiles. all To England nearly $780,
900 worth OF gunpowder. divided be-
tween England and Italy: $250.0oo
worth of ~trinitrotoluol, divided between
England. France n Italy; $3.50, 900
worth OF gunootoon, sent chiefly to
France, and approximately $500. 900
worth OF cordite. OF the 81 1000, 900
worth Of empty shells practically all
went to England. while practically all
OF tho 100000 worth Of rearms went
to Russia The other war material for
the bdttlefelds included about $500, 900
worth Of automobiles. going chiefly to
Russia, rance and England $780, 900
worth of barbed wire for Russia. and
$4,000 worth Of aeroplanes, chiefly for
England
Dr1taan sim Largest Buyer.
Great Britain. as In the previous
week. remained this countrys largest
customer. Sl7.954.360 worth OF goods
being exported to that country from this
port In the week ended November "a,
as compared with S4.462.SSO worth in
the same week last year. rance came
second on the list, taking 3s,1ls,77S
worth, against S3.472.577. while Italy
WAS third. with Exports from New York
amounting to 36.662,s91. against $2.371.-
407 in tho corresponding week in 1914.
Russia was a heavy importer from this
port last week. taking s+.+22.sss worth
OF our goods. against $5ls.063 in 1914.
Tho exports from this country 70
v~iad!vostok continue large despite tho
| closing of the Panama Canal. by which
most Of the shipments to that port have
gone In tho past. Last week's records
OF the port OF New Fork show exports Of
nearly So. 900. 900 worth Of merchandise
to N~lad!vostok, chiefly war supplies and
railway material. The shipments from
all ports Of the United States to v1adi.
vostok mou to about 325. 900. 900 In
the current year.. against about $1,000
900 per annum under normal conditions.
Automobile exports are nov running
At the rate Of considerably more than
800, 600, 900 q year In value. From the
port of New York alone in the week
ended November 81 exports were nearly
$1,000 900 worth of automobiles and
parts thereof.
That this country's exports to South
America are making rapid gains Is
shown by the statistics which show that
In five business days Of the week ended
November 81 the total exports to South
American countries amounted to S3,-
$50. 900, against less than 81, 900. 900 in
the same week in 1914 and $500. 900
In the Same week In 1918.
Increase In Imports Too.
The total imports Of the port Of New
York also showed a considerable In
crease when compared with the corre-
spending week in 1914. The imports
amounted to &3l.127,o4s for the week
ended November 81. 1915. against &c.
224. 364 for the same week a year ago.
Following is q table of war order
articles exported from this port during
the week ended November 27. 1915, an
compared with tho same week In 1914: