The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-01-28
EXPORTS FROM
GERMANYTOU.S.
FOR THE YEAR "A
ACCORDING TO STATISTICS CON-
PILED BY AMERICAN CONSUL
AT BERLIN, TOTAL FOR PAST
YEAR SHOWED FALLING OFF
COMPARED WITH YEAR 1918.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Berlin, Jan. 27-(yia Londonl-
Exports from Germany to the United
States in 1914, according to statistics
compiled by Julius Lay. American
consul here, amounted to 59,051, $50.
This total shows falling of OF $751;,
552, 1875 as compared with 1913 That
this decrease falls entirely within the
period of the war, is proved by q
comparison Of the last six months OF
1913 with the same period OF 1914.
This change is due perhaps not SO
much to general trade depression as
to the prohibitions on the export OF
articles of military value.
Hides and leather alone account for
$12. 600, 900 OF the decrease, there hav-
ing not been a single shipment OF
these goods during the last quarter
of the year. Cotton manufacturers
and the exporters of electrical ma
chinery supplies suffered generally,
but certain other lines Of trade
showed surprising activity or even
gained during the war. 1t should be
borne In mind that the supply Of raw
cotton was for a time interrupted and
that it dropped fifty per cent and
that copper enters largely into the
manufacture OF electrical equipment
A falling of Is to be expected, how
ever, in 1915 as a considerable por-
ton Of the exporting at the present
time Is due to the filling of incom-
pIete contracts. Little new business
Is being contracted for, and the usual
run Of American buyers in the winter
season is not to be noticed this year.
The decision to hold the usual spring
fair at Leipsic from March 1 to March
perhaps will attract buyers In great
er numbers.
The freight rates for exports. owing
to the necessity Of finding return car
goes for American cotton ships, are
favorable. According to the list OF
expected steamer arrivals, cotton Is
coming in at the rate of $4,000 bales
month to meet the estimated yearly
demand of 1000, 900 bales. This 1ndi
Gates that the number Of steamers
engaged in this traf1c Is likely to In
crease rather than decrease as the
year gets older. The opportunity re-
Gently afforded to import turpentine
and rosin also viii stimulate ship
ping.
American trade with Germany, how
ever, is still suffering from several
incomprehensible difficulties. Ameri-
can agents fnd 1t hard to understand
why they cannot get supplies of car
pet sweepers. typewriters and wo-
mems shoes, the military availability
Of these particular goods not being
clearly apparent. to them. The Diff
Guilty of obtaining American photo
graphic supplies is throwing this
branch Of the trade into the hands OF
German manufacturers. The British
embargo on copper, according to ar
guments advanced here, is likely to
have a permanent effect on the Ameri-
can copper trade after the war. Ger
man manufacturers of articles in
which copper is largely used and the
spur OF necessity or influenced by
the high price OF the metal, are find /
ing that zinc or alloys. or even steel
and cast iron can be substituted In |
a number of cases. It is believed that /
the lower cost Of these materials will
induce manufacturers to continue with |
them even with the return of peace |
restores normal conditions.