The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-11
NEAR A BILLION
FROM THE WAR.
Exports Of Food and Munitions
StupeTdous ID Value.
HUGE SHIPMENTS I!'' {: YET 70 GO
FigaFss o. Actual Shipments Show
Enerrncps increase Over Record
lsa In 1914 - Automobiies,tn
Fl So Great Demand. i3

Washington. Warning Eurcpe's
purchases OF food supplies and mum
lions OF war in the tinted States dur.
ing the hrst nine months OF the titanic
conflict raging on that continent have
totaIed 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
$685., 100000 over the normal exporta-
tons 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
1881 100000, an increase OF $13S. 025,-
goo over the corresponding period of
the previous year. The expectation Of
foodstuffs has reached 1851, 402, 600, an
increase of $396, 416, 900. 4
These figures represent only the ac-
tusl expectations. Other large pur-
chases have been made. which have
not yet been delivered. Ofacials at.
the Department, of Commerce today.
declared chat they believe exporta-
tons 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 dificulty the Allies have in manu-
featuring war munitions.
The value of the horses exported
has jumped from $2,91S,00O to SAT-
$4,000 and the value of mules has in.
creased from $614.935 to $7,47s,O
The exports Of explosives have ad-
vanced from $6.471, 200 to $21. 1863 600,
while harness and saddles have leaped
from 1851 900 to $1o.769.772. The
total exports of leather goods have in
creased from $17,7s7, 900 to $44,12s,-
S75.
An enormous gain in zinc sexports
has also been made. Last year these
totaled only $327.7O2. but since the
war began they have reached $15,79
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 $5,1S7,-
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 3d.
100000 to $z4.953 900. while knit goods
have increased from $2,136. 147 to $10,-
476.864, yarn from $583,120 to 81, $780,
882 and yarn manufactured products
from $4,790,772 to $6,359,5S9.
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 $23,977,s68. Only $4,000 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
$i2,154,254. The expectation of cars,
wagons and carriages has increased
$10,000.000, the value SO far this fiscal
year being $52,644,00O. Firearms have
jumped from $3.O12.2S7 to $745s, O7S,
cartridges from $3,02S,315 to $12,2lS,-
744, gunpowder from $236,738 to $685.
386 and all other explosives from $685.
800 to $7.S95,S99. Horseshoes have
jumped from $86,S62 to $1,4OA275.
The biggest jump has been made in
breadstuffs, which have leaped from
$1SS.S91. 900 to 1896, SAC, 900 during the
last 10 months, while meat products
have increased from $122.054. 900 to
&160,821 ,000 Copper and copper-manu-
featured products have fallen on. Last
year the values of these exports was
$122,92S,0 900, against $s0.344,11O, de-
spite the demand for copper for shells.
One of the curious features of the
comparative exports in the decrease in
dynamite, which has fallen from ST.
415. 900 to &74O,0OO