The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
EXPORTS IN COMMERCIAL
AUTOMOBILES INCREASING
Conditions Improving in Foreign Trade
Cotton and Woolen Goods, Rub
her Boots. Shoes, Sole Leather and
Some Metals Show Big Gains

Washington, D. c., Feb. 9.-Decem.
Der, 1914, exports of manufactures re-
gained the level shown by December
OF the preceding year, decrease of 10
per cent. in finished manufactures be.
ing more than Offset by the gains in
manufactured foodstuffs.
In certain lines of manufactures, how
ever, the exports during the month Of
December, 1914 show phenomenal
gains over those of December a year
earlier, as, for example, in the case
OF commercial automobiles, the value
of which advanced from one hundred
and one thousand to three and third
million dollars; cotton knit goods, from
two hundred and ninety-fve thousand
to over two million dollars; woolen
clothing, from one hundred and eighty
three thousand to one and one-third
million; other wooden goods, including
blankets, from one hundred and three
thousand to two and three.fourths mil
lion dollars, and rubber boots and shoes
from eighty-four thousand to eight hun
dren and sixty.four thousand dollars.
Leather goods also made marked
advance, sole leather exports increasing
from three hundred and fftyfour thou
sand dollars in December, 1918, to
three and three-ffths million dollars in
December Of last year; upper leather,
from one and three-fourths million dol
lars to over three million, and boots
and shoes from 1854 thousand to
1888 thousand dollars, while harness
and saddles exports increased from
forty-three thousand to ore and one
half million dollars.
Zinc continues the large export move
ment which began during the fall of
1914. During the month of December,
last, thirtv-six and .wo-thirds million
pounds were exported, as against only
one hundred and thirty-seven thousand
pounds in December a year ago. Metal
working machinery nearly doubled in
value of exports. from 1850 thousand
dollars in December, 1913, to 2,432
thousand in December of last year;
wire increased from ISL thousand to
951 thousand dollars; bars or rods of
steel, from III thousand to LOIS thou-
sand dollars, and horseshocs, from n
quarter of a million to three aud three
fourths million pounds.
Europe is taking an unusually large
proportion of the manufactures now
being exported from the United States
OF the four and sne-third million dol
lars worth of automobiles, including
both passenger and commercial ve-
hicles, exported during the month Of
December. 1914, two and one-half mil
lion dollars worth went to France and
one million dollars worth to the Unit
ed Kingdom. Those two countries also
took practically all of the metal-work.
ing machinery and England q prepon-
derating proportion of the sole leather
exported. Denmark was the chief mar
ket for the cottonseed oil cake and
meal exported and England and the
Netherlands the chief markets for the
cottonseed oil which left the country
during the month of December. Prac-
tically all of the seventyfour million
pounds of sugar exported during De-
cember went TO France, and England
and France were the chief destinations
of woolen clothing, blankets and other
manufactures exported during the
month to the value of over four mil
lion dollars.
Facts in addition TO these herein
enumerated will be published in the De-
cember, 1914, "Summary Of Foreign
Commerce, which will contain a com
plete survey of the years trade, show
ing tho significant changes in move
ments of specified articles and in our
trade relations with the various eoun-
tries