Middletown transcript., 1915-06-12
NEAR 4 BILLION
FROM THE WAR
Exports Of Food and Munitions
StupendOus in Value.
HUGE SHIPMENTS YET TO GO
Figures OF Actual Shipments Show
Enormous increase over Record
In 1914 - Automobiles In
Great Demand.

Washington. = Warning Europe's
purchases of food supplies and NUM-
tions of war in the United States dur
ing the first nine months of the titanic
conflict raging on that continent have
totaled nearly a billion dollars. An
idea of the stupendous size of these
purchases can be gathered from the
fact that they represent an increase of
$635,000.00O over the normal exporta-
tions Of the same months of the pre-
vious year, when peace prevailed.
Figures furnished by the Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce show
that the expectation of munitions Of
war and articles that go into their
manufacture from the United States
totaled at the end of April the sum of
S331,b04,000, an increase of $13S, ,O25,-
900 over the corresponding period of
the previous year. The expectation Of
foodstuffs has reached 1851, ,4O2 900, an
increase of 1895, AIS, 900.
These figures represent only the ac-
tual expectations. other large pur-
chases have been made, which have
not yet been delivered. Officials at
the Department of Commerce today
declared that they believe exporta-
tions of war materials and food sup
plies will increase rather than
diminish with the entrance of Italy
into the struggle and ON account of
the difficulty the Allies have in manu-
featuring war munitions.
The value Of the horses exported
has jumped from $2,918,0O0 to $47,-
$4,000 and the value of mules has in
creased from $614,9S5 to $7,478, 8,O00
The exports of explosives have ad-
vanced from $5,471 900 to $21, 1853. 900,
while harness and saddles have leaped
from $1,571, 900 to $1O,769,772. The
total exports of leather goods have in
creased from $17,7s7,O0 to $44,129,-
S75.
An enormous gain in zinc exports
has also been made. Last year these
totaled only $327,702, but since the
war began they have reached $780,
867. Last year no pig lead was ex-
ported at all, but this year the exports
have reached $6,153,474. Barbed wire
has jumped from $3,424,721 to $5,187,-
S9S.
The exports of wearing apparel,
knit goods. cotton cloths and yarns
also have increased enormously. The
total wearing apparel exports, repre-
senting clothing, has jumped from 49,
100000 to $24,953. 900, while knit goods
have increased from $2,136,147 to $1O,-
476,864, yarn from $583,120 to $1,233,-
882 and yarn manufactured products
from $4,79O,772 to $6,359,589.
Commercial automobiles are also in
enormous demand. Last year the ex-
ports of these machines totaled 1884,
$50, while this year they have jumped
to $23,9T7, 1868. Only $190,000 In aero
planes and parts of aeroplanes were
exported last year, but this year the
value of these exports has reached
$874,773.
Brass scraps, bars and plates have
been doubled, this years exports being
$12,154,254. The expectation of cars
wagons and carriages has increased
$10,000,00O, the value so far this fiscal
year being $52,644,OOO. Firearms have
jumped from $3,O12,2S7 to $7,459 ,O78
cartridges from $3,O23,315 to $12,21S,
744, gunpowder from $236.738 to $SO8,
1856 and all other explosives from $795,
800 to $7,395,399. Horseshoes have
jumped from $s6.S62 to $1,4O4,275.
The biggest jump has been made IL
breadstuffs, which have leaped from
$1SS, ,891 900 to $496.64O, 900 during tht
last 10 months, while meat products
have increased from $122,O54,O0O tt
$16O, 1921, 600. Copper and copper-manu
factured products have fallen off. Las
year the values of these exports wa
$122 1928. 900. against $S0,344,110, de
srite the demand for copper for shells
One of the curious features of tn,
comparative exports in the decrease ii
dynamite, which has fallen from 81
415, 900 to $4,000.