The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-21
FRANCE PROVES BEST
US. WAR CUSTOMER
Gets S2J. 1925. O81 Of Goods in
December Against Great
Britain's S23,596, 525.
BIG ARGENTINE GREASE

The Increased buying OF supplies by
France and England IN this market the
largest totals Yet shown, II revealed in the
statement OF exports from New York for
December by countries made public by
Collector Malone at the Custom House
Yesterday.
Franc, took m consguments from New
York S25,42j.OS1 Of goods. against S1l3I,.
400 IN December. 1918. England whose
commerce In exports from New YORK ~
normally more than vice that Of France
took s23,i96.j25. against Sl7ISl'S' in
December. 1913.
Exports to Siberia showed Russia's de-
mands by way of the siberian railroad
which is the principal route at TINS tlme
OF year. to be sl,O72.jjI against VIZ
J3i Ia December. 1918.
Total December exports from New YORK
were s9lS26,ls2. against SSo42623" IN
December. 1913
The neutral European cOun.rits showed
large gains over normal year ltaly leau-
ing Exports to Italy were $S,4oG'S3S'
against s250iajO: Denmark. S3,S56ls4'
against ti2S.2s2: sweden S2,Iai 'is2'
against SGOS,t7i NorwaN, SAiO6Sl.
against S53IGOs Netherlands. Sj.lS2,sIl,
against S5,419.07O.
Germany and Austria Were not COM
pletely LEFT out IA the export list as was
the case until the beginning Of cotton
shipments Germany getting Fl8,265.
against S7,OSO,2g2 in December. 1913. and
Austria t2.7OO. against sss2,3ts.
south american Losses.
While export. to Europe advanced to
| S1j.O7l1lO for the month from $4s.-
345.79S In December. 1913, shipments TO
| south America declined to ti333.5SS
! from S1O.2SO.426. the decrease being
largely In exports to Argentina.
The great showing made IN exports
! In December will probably be ouIdistdnced
by January, according to Custom House
| authorities Exports reported Yesterday
for ships sailing in the last seven days
were sl,sSS''5S, the largest exports re-
1 ported in a single day since the Custom
House began to compile these figures last
, fall.
The detailed statement OF imports for
. December shows that Germauys trade
with New York for the month was not
injured TO any greater extent than that
I OF France and England. Imports from
Germany were S62Ol7is against Sll-
sO5l7G In December, 1913. Imports
from France were tt.s36,262. against
tl5,23s.2iS Imports from England were
s7,273.S6O, against N4G7j,7S Austria
also showed comparatively well in
the import ngures--s7Sll3i. against
sI3js.777.
The chief item in the reduction Of M
ports from France was in art works the
decrease being about s45OO,OOO from De-
cember a year ago. The larger total OF
December. 1913, was largely due TO the
receipt OF part Of the Morgan collec-
tion.
More Toys From Germany.
Germany's trade for tho month was
MOSTLY In hons coal tar colors. chemicals
knit goods sugar beet seed. wool cloth
and toys. the toys amounting to 1921 4S6
against SS7.Si6 the year before. The
largest items In the list from Austria
were hops, malt liquors. glass and china
ware. The bulk OF Austria's trade was
carried in Dutch ships
The value OF the champagne imported
from France was sl59O62, against $3.50
6si ia December, 1913. lmportations OF
tin from England were reduced 30 pei
cent
lmportations OF cane sugar from The
, Philippines and CUBA were much In
creased over 1919, from the Philippines
the importations being tSsS,9l6, agains
! s23.9l0 the previous year, and from Cuba
s2,GO6.S43, against Sl.S05,76l. Beef ant
, veal from South America came In 10 th'
amount of Sl,520,2+l, against $s3l,749,